Which is best, Star Trek or Babylon 5?

[Jayne]

I love both. But Babylon 5 up until series 5 is probably my favourite. S5 was terrible!
The whole story arc of B5 was so good. I loved the characters, especially Ivanova.
I also run the official site for Bruce Boxleitner (Sheridan) so I am a little biased!!!

I met Bruce (very briefly) when he came to my home town for his book signing (Frontier Earth, aliens at the gunfight at the OK corrall!)
When he entered the room his voice boomed out "lets get this show started " & I went weak at the knees, he's gorgeous on tv but so damn hot in person it's dangerous 
Oh, the things i'd do to him if I had the chance  oops, I think I need an ice cold shower now

Whenever I watch Sleeping in the light I end up crying at his final meal & brief tour of B5, by the time an old friend arrives to take him beyond the rim of known space to meet those who have gone before him i'm a wreck, what an actor & what a man

[ninjaboi]

I met Bruce (very briefly) when he came to my home town for his book signing (Frontier Earth, aliens at the gunfight at the OK corrall!)
When he entered the room his voice boomed out "lets get this show started " & I went weak at the knees, he's gorgeous on tv but so damn hot in person it's dangerous 
Oh, the things i'd do to him if I had the chance  oops, I think I need an ice cold shower now

Whenever I watch Sleeping in the light I end up crying at his final meal & brief tour of B5, by the time an old friend arrives to take him beyond the rim of known space to meet those who have gone before him i'm a wreck, what an actor & what a man

He is a lovely guy, very talented and underrated!

[Keaira]

Also, all Bab5 special effects animations brought to you via a couple of Amigas....got to appreciate that

Yes. B5 used a program called Lightwave, which was developed by NewTek. A program which I am pretty familiar with.B5 was the first to use all digital VFX, and done with Lightwave, But by the time the Defiant appeared on DS9, they were starting to use Lightwave for the starship battles. Incidentally it was also used in the remake of BSG. Here's one of the ships I have made with it. care to guess the name and movie it's from?



Anyway I prefer Star Trek, mainly TNG. yes it was all pretty clean and happy, but it was what I focused on to keep my mind off things. And the Galaxy Class Starship design is very beautiful and elegant. Definitely not the kind of ship I would give to Kirk. I respect Voyager for what it was trying to do with having a female Captain. It was long overdue IMO. Should have had a female CO a long time ago.

[Jayne]

I think all of the federation ships are amazing, my favourites are Galaxy, Intrepid & Akira class (from ST: Legacy on Xbox) but the White Star from B5 is jaw dropping, it combines beauty with power & could kick the ass of any Federation ship.

I recognise that ship & the film it's from is on the tip of my tongue, this is going to drive me crazy 

[Annah]

For me it is Star Trek. I tried to get into Babylon 5. I just couldn't. I didn't like it.

I loved Star Trek: Voyager. Those episodes did not end on happy endings and many prior episodes were always mentioned later to give you a sense of unity. I also loved ST:TNG because of the civility.

However, one show that I loved more than ST was Battlestar Galatica (new series).  That show was the best.

[Keaira]

I recognise that ship & the film it's from is on the tip of my tongue, this is going to drive me crazy 

I'll give you a hint. It was an animated movie, that was almost a rip-off of Star Wars. The ship itself had an intelligent AI, and there was a Magic sword.

[ninjaboi]

Whatever it is, its a cool model! 
We have a Babylon 5 Starfury, still in its box. And we have a ST:TNG shuttle. Love collecting geeky stuff like that.

[kate durcal]

Babylon who?  How many Babylon movies? Roddenberry's creation will be remember as a sociological landmark. Just think how inclusive his narrative was for 1966-69 time frame, truly futuristic. I believe our Western civilization-lead world will morph into something akin to the "Federation."

Kate D

Aboard the USS Enterprise

[Jayne]

Babylon who?  How many Babylon movies? Roddenberry's creation will be remember as a sociological landmark. Just think how inclusive his narrative was for 1966-69 time frame, truly futuristic. I believe our Western civilization-lead world will morph into something akin to the "Federation."

Kate D

Aboard the USS Enterprise

I should have pointed out in my original post that I don't include the 60's series in my debate as it was a sci-fi revolution that enriched us all.
Star Trek may have more movies & spin offs but I believe in quality over quantity, if Roddenberry had skipped past TNG & gone straight to DS9 then my adoration of Star Trek may not have wained but without the event of B5 Trek wouldn't have dragged itself out of it's rut, I'm even willing to overlook the fact that DS9 was a blatent rip off of B5 as regardless of its inspiration it was fun to watch.

Voyager was a quality program, good characters, good stories & good effects combined to make a brilliant show, the only thing that I struggled to get past was that my ex always said that Janeway sounded like a chain smoking munchkin, it's hard to get that image out of your head, especialy as she kept reminding me of it every episode 

[Jayne]

Whatever it is, its a cool model! 
We have a Babylon 5 Starfury, still in its box. And we have a ST:TNG shuttle. Love collecting geeky stuff like that.

I'm with you on that, I have a model Starfury, a Klingon bird of prey & a martian war machine from the classic War of the Worlds.
The rest of my sci-fi/fantasy collection consists of:

Todd Macfarlane Dragons

Every kind of Alien (Queen, dog burster, predalien hybrid etc) & several predators

A large collection of original Star Wars figures & ships including a millenium falcon & AT-ST

over 80 Transformers

Around 30 Zoids

about 15 videogame figures

2 Cylons, a Skegsy (Dark Crystal) & Stripe from Gremlins

[Keaira]

I have over 100 models, and none of the storage issues. Because mine are all digital.
I even had an Enterprise-D model so detailed you can zoom in and see inside the Bridge or the observation lounge.
Anyway, to put you out of your misery, the model I posted was the Star->-bleeped-<-, from Star->-bleeped-<-: The Legend of Orin.
What made this animated feature unique was the star ship battles were rendered in a computer first as models, animated and then artists actually painted over these models, giving them a very smooth animation and yet it all looks like traditional cel animation.

[ninjaboi]

Ive got action figures from LOST, Heroes, ST:TNG, ST:DS9 and Voyager, Resident Evil. Various Ninjas! The X-Files. Loads of action men and GI Joes.

[Keaira]

I actually feel a lot better. I was worried that I would end up having to throw out everything from my old life so people dont think I'm weird. But, I guess I dont. ^_^ Thank you

[Jayne]

I actually feel a lot better. I was worried that I would end up having to throw out everything from my old life so people dont think I'm weird. But, I guess I dont. ^_^ Thank you

I'm planning on keeping most of my stuff, I've got more to worry about in life than what people think of me