Same, my friend. I'm years overdue for a rewatch. Every time I do, I dream about how amazing it would be if Babylon 5 could have an FX update (hell, even if they did the FX update like they did for Star Trek TOS--but there they had film stock to work with, so a lot of resolution they could squeeze out. Not so for B5.) One of the really interesting things that I've noted about sci-fi series between B5 and now is that the extra budget is just not...very large any more. Sci-fi series tend to feel really sparse. But B5 was cram-packed with extras, background characters, people in full make-up that only walked the Promenade.
But gosh did it make the world feel amazing, and large, and lived in; like stories happened that we didn't even see, because they were outside the purview of the serial format. For real, that's one thing I wouldn't want to lose in a reboot. I'd want to have that same sprawling, populated world. I'm not sure if any channel would have the budget for it! O:
(Plus the SFX would be SO GOOD NOW. :D)
MAYBE IF WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH WE COULD HAVE A MOVIE REBOOT.
/laughs
oh god no, nevermind, that would be TERRIBLE. Can you imagine them trying to tell even one of B5's story arcs in a single film???? D: D: D:
(but if it looked pretty, i probably couldn't even be mad)
TEN THOUSAND TIMES YES to all of this. BRILLIANCE. PURE BRILLIANCE. orz
I should probbbbbbably prompt this. I can't fill this. I CAN'T FILL THIS. Oh god. *stuffs idea quietly into idea folder*
i need more than two writing days a week, for real. I'm so amazed at what you and sparring!nonny can get done in a week.
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Same, my friend. I'm years overdue for a rewatch. Every time I do, I dream about how amazing it would be if Babylon 5 could have an FX update (hell, even if they did the FX update like they did for Star Trek TOS--but there they had film stock to work with, so a lot of resolution they could squeeze out. Not so for B5.) One of the really interesting things that I've noted about sci-fi series between B5 and now is that the extra budget is just not...very large any more. Sci-fi series tend to feel really sparse. But B5 was cram-packed with extras, background characters, people in full make-up that only walked the Promenade.
But gosh did it make the world feel amazing, and large, and lived in; like stories happened that we didn't even see, because they were outside the purview of the serial format. For real, that's one thing I wouldn't want to lose in a reboot. I'd want to have that same sprawling, populated world. I'm not sure if any channel would have the budget for it! O:
(Plus the SFX would be SO GOOD NOW. :D)
MAYBE IF WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH WE COULD HAVE A MOVIE REBOOT.
/laughs
oh god no, nevermind, that would be TERRIBLE. Can you imagine them trying to tell even one of B5's story arcs in a single film???? D: D: D:
(but if it looked pretty, i probably couldn't even be mad)
TEN THOUSAND TIMES YES to all of this. BRILLIANCE. PURE BRILLIANCE. orz
I should probbbbbbably prompt this. I can't fill this. I CAN'T FILL THIS. Oh god. *stuffs idea quietly into idea folder*
i need more than two writing days a week, for real. I'm so amazed at what you and sparring!nonny can get done in a week.