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DavidDvorkin

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9. Stolen from Babylon 5

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 02:17 PM

Jan 2012

Joe Straczynski pitched Babylon 5 to Paramount. They rejected it but assured him that his idea was safe with them. Then they quickly announced the remarkably similar DS9.

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My youngest is home on break working her way through Deep Space 9 - [View all] hedgehog Jan 2012 OP

Loved the story arc cyberswede Jan 2012 #1

We're into the final seasons with some very heavy stories - hedgehog Jan 2012 #2

Have you watched Babylon 5? cyberswede Jan 2012 #3

Turn them on to Farscape next Ohio Joe Jan 2012 #4

I think Deep Space Nine presented a very morally complex universe - hedgehog Jan 2012 #5

Yeah but the characters were pretty much set in stone Ohio Joe Jan 2012 #6

yeah that's not true at all qazplm Jan 2012 #11

I always thought Jake's growing up over the course of the series was one of petronius Jun 2012 #20

Just finished watching the last episode last night quakerboy Jan 2012 #7

Eh qazplm Jan 2012 #12

I just started watching DS9 recently YankeyMCC Jan 2012 #8

Stolen from Babylon 5 DavidDvorkin Jan 2012 #9

B5 fans and Straczynski like to pitch that qazplm Jan 2012 #13

That's what Straczynski says now, but DavidDvorkin Jan 2012 #14

wel qazplm Jan 2012 #16

All I want to know is... salvorhardin Jan 2012 #10

That was kind of a lame ending qazplm Jan 2012 #15

The finale as a whole seemed rushed Posteritatis Feb 2012 #19

How cool is that. SheilaT Feb 2012 #17

One of my other daughters spontaneously noted on her facebook hedgehog Feb 2012 #18