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I think about Earth Alliance President Clark a lot nowadays.
There’s some really poignant lines about following illegal orders. If you like DS9 and don’t like what’s happening under the current US government I implore you to watch Babylon 5.
Spoilers, and the clip hits so much harder when you’ve watched the build-up, but if you need convincing here’s a small sample about how topical this show still is.
If you really need convincing here’s one of the best speeches regarding invasion I’ve ever seen.
I’m currently on my first watch of Babylon 5 and just finished season 2 yesterday. I didn’t check out the first clip for spoiler reasons but I agree about the second one with Londo.
I’m a bit jealous that you get to watch it for the first time haha. Season 2 & 3 are my absolute favorites, so enjoy!
Trump definitely strikes me as the "goes scorched earth when he's cornered" type. All the oligarchs do. There is no enlightenment at the end of their evil journey, only hatred and spite for having it ended.
I completely agree. His spectre will likely haunt us long after he’s gone. Hatred and spite will be his legacy as well, so we have to do what we can to eradicate those symptoms.
Thanks for the reminder to watch Bab5. It's been on the backlog for ages. Might be time.
Watch it. It will drag slightly a few seasons in but is still worth it. Then you get to see how it isn’t the same show at all. Also you get more memes!
Babylon 5 is hands down the best sci-fi tv show.
It hits hard with poignant reminders and leaves you laughing like a maniac at the same time. (The Hokey Pokey scene is legendary.)
Eh, best is subjective, mine changes often and I like that. Top Five (or at least ten) probably for the vasty majority if they see it, writing, acting and production are outstanding, concept rocks. As our society has been influenced, Star Trek (especially TOS & TNG) has the high ground IMO, and maybe that's a good thing, hope is needed and B5 is not foremost that, it's a damn good story. If you like scifi TV and haven't seen it, do, no ifs or buts.
I happen to be doing a rewatch currently and I am reminded to recommend The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5 as an accompaniment to your watch, it captures the 90's internet fan experience brilliantly.
It was a good show though it irks me that one of the major premises for the setting is that an advanced (later portrayed as wise) elder race just assumed some uncontacted aliens must have the exact same social norms they do and then initiated a genocide over a single incident with no further attempts at contact.
I ended up liking the Centauri simply because they're at least very relatable assholes who actually seem to appreciate alien cultures despite being an imperalistic society.
Watching now and the minbari do NOT come off as wise. They try really hard to look that way though. Reminds me of Japan tbh.
I dont think watching something else is the action this post wants us to think about.
So should I have only responded by linking an assassination video? DS9 and B5 are closely linked for many reasons and B5 has an actual Earth v Earth conflict that mirrors our present day. I’m not sure how to respond to this comment except to ask; what did you find so lacking in my original response?
The call to action was to go watch something
I ask again; what did you want from my comment?
Yeah except you'd be asking me this for the first time.
Just a simple link: https://dn720702.ca.archive.org/0/items/Simplesabotage/Simplesabotage.pdf
You don't have to be Worf to help keep Star Trek in our future.
First, I did ask twice. I haven’t edited my comments so you’re free to reread them. Secondly, I’m not sure what I did to make you think I pissed in your Cheerios. We’re on the same page. I never said you had to be Worf in this scenario as that’s completely unrealistic. I was sharing a similar show that included a multi year story line about resisting home grown fascism.
I’m sorry I didn’t pass your purity test while commenting in a science fiction community.
I just thought it funny the content of the post is like "kill your terrible leaders" and your suggestion was just such a contrast to what is going on outside lol
So you're done learning? Cool, now step aside and be quiet while someone else learns something.
Thats a lot of words I didnt say
That's not even a lot of words. Am I talking to a bot?