Comments | angiedub: Babylon 5, faith

angiedub

Babylon 5, faith

Jun 02, 2012 20:17

I'm going to watch some Babylon 5 because I have all the seasons now. It's funny because I used to believe in B5 the same way that I believed in the Bible. Which may explain why I no longer really believe in the Bible. It was another set of stories that I tried to find meaning in, not realizing that mostly we make our own meaning by how we live. I ( Read more... )

faith, fun, babylon 5

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tigerweave June 3 2012, 02:50:55 UTC

Lol about people being people whatever time it is.

I haven't watched babylon 5 much. So can't compare it to Star Trek, but just warning you, I've been a major trekky in my time :-P

So right about trying to find meaning in stories.

angiedub June 4 2012, 00:25:24 UTC

That's okay. I forgive you.;)

Roddenberry was visualizing an Earth where people had transcended the petty differences that mess up our lives. Straczynski's version is that really? we haven't, but we want to. Not to mention, way cooler aliens and awesome spaceships. But one of the things that I liked is that B5 had a whole story, beginning, middle and end. As he said, something that hadn't been done in a series previously. Other than both shows being scifi, though, they are just different shows. I still love Star Trek, but I think B5 is great!

Now, instead of trying to find meaning in stories, I compare the meaning that I've found in life against the stories that I read.

tigerweave June 4 2012, 03:28:53 UTC

*phew ( ... )

angiedub June 4 2012, 21:10:54 UTC

What I'm thinking of is how everyone on board would have sexual relationships (implicit and explicit) with each other and when they ended, there wouldn't be any lingering hard feelings. Almost as if it had never happened except in a way to have a laugh over later on. As if no one ever really had a broken heart. I'm not so sure that's an improvement. Because sometimes the disappointments in life are what help along growth, if we'll see it that way ( ... )

tea_drinker77 June 4 2012, 20:59:07 UTC

I love Babylon 5 and watch it endlessly

angiedub June 4 2012, 21:15:43 UTC

As noted in my recent posts, I've just acquired all 5 seasons. I haven't watched them since they aired, but they definitely lived on in my imagination. And they hold up on watching again.

When I say that I 'believed' in them, I'm literal in that. I used to have discussions with my ex (who apparently was as credulous as I) about if those were the demons and angels mentioned in Christianity. *blushes* I've gotten over that, thankfully. My head is much clearer now. I couldn't distinguish between fantasy and reality.