As we approach week 42, the list of votes gets shorter, but that won’t make it easier. This week we only have four choices to make. Checking the brackets, we see that Star Trek: Deep Space Nine continues to surprise, but the other voting results were consistent with round one results.
Ugh. Firefly vs. Babylon 5. Ouch.
That was easily the hardest vote for me this time around.
Really, that was the easiest of the week. BSG vs TNG was hard.
Agreed – I was really hoping not to see B5 vs Firefly. Hardest choice yet, for me.
I tried B5 but never got into it. Might try again someday.
Meanwhile, there is hope for B5 fans…
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Babylon-5-Movie-Being-Written-Could-Happen-66684.html
Highly recommend it. While the pilot has definite issues and the first season is cumbersome, it really takes off soon after that. By third season, it’s really amazing what they were able to accomplish.
And I really hope they don’t make that reboot. The wonder of the series was the ability to build character and arc through an extended period of time – what TV is great for, as a medium. A movie just couldn’t accomplish the level of detail, character, and… everything.
I love B5, but I never want to see that movie made.
The real irony here is that a 13 episode show could win this contest. Firefly is the poster child for missed opportunity. In this case Fox (and many others) didn’t know what we had until it was gone. It could have been truly Legendary TV, instead it is only great TV that never really got a chance.
That’s why Babylon 5 got my vote in that contest. For all its season 5 issues, its 4th season was the best season of any TV show ever aired. Note: as a true B5 fanboy, I count the show’s finale as a season 4 episode.
Re: Fox and missed opportunity:
Well, that didn’t work…
Yep, no brainer for me too. Wishful thinking about what might have been isn’t how I’m voting, and even though WB’s tampering meant seasons 4 and 5 were badly compromised the whole is still much better than Firefly for me.
I may be the odd person out here. Good as B5 could be, it suffered at times from mediocre acting and stilted dialogue– neither of which were a problem for the one season of Firefly. Of course, B5 had greater impact and explored more SF ideas than Firefly. Much depends on personal taste and the differing standards by which we vote–
Oddly, this week was easy for me.
I knew Orphan Black was in trouble when it came up against The Twilight Zone. Nevertheless, if you haven’t watched it yet, what are ya waiting for?
Time. *sigh* Just trying to make the time to watch it. :-\
As much as I hate to admit it, I suspect Twilight Zone won out over Orphan Black simply because more people have seen it. Also, the fact that Twilight Zone is an anthology rather than an intensely serial story makes it more accessible.
It is also a foundational, hugely influential SF tv show– but then again, so was Star Trek TOS.
Actually, while I like Firefly, Firefly vs. Babylon 5 is a no-brainer for me.
Now, Farscape vs. DS9 on the other hand…