I saw an interview with Shannen Doherty in a magazine a year ago. They were asking her questions about a series she was doing and the subject of B5 and its fans came up. She
replied (paraphrasing a bit) "Babylon 5. . .I don't know that show. Does it have a big following and the fans are all nuts about it?"
It kind of bugged me that she had never heard of it. And it got me thinking. . .why can't B5 be one of those shows everyone is familiar with? What is preventing this from happening? Why do so many people react like Shannen did? (like Garibaldi said,
I think about these things!)
Is it the complexity of the story?
The complexity of the characters?
The depth of the writing?
Is it prejudice against SF?
Are people reacting badly to the CGI?
Might it even be (please don't flame me for saying this) the title? I don't mean to bash my precious
but are there people out there for whom the title doesn't roll off the tongue like 'Star Trek' or 'South Park' does?
I would like to hear your theories. . .especially in regard to
what this might mean for the success level of TMoS.
replied (paraphrasing a bit) "Babylon 5. . .I don't know that show. Does it have a big following and the fans are all nuts about it?"
It kind of bugged me that she had never heard of it. And it got me thinking. . .why can't B5 be one of those shows everyone is familiar with? What is preventing this from happening? Why do so many people react like Shannen did? (like Garibaldi said,
I think about these things!)
Is it the complexity of the story?
The complexity of the characters?
The depth of the writing?
Is it prejudice against SF?
Are people reacting badly to the CGI?
Might it even be (please don't flame me for saying this) the title? I don't mean to bash my precious

I would like to hear your theories. . .especially in regard to
what this might mean for the success level of TMoS.
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