Greywind Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 @FrankL: B5: Skip the first and last seasons. Start with Season 2. There's a lot of back story in s1 that's needed for the next 3 seasons. As for s5 and the build up to the Telepath War, the last ep, Sleeping in the Light is needed for closure in a way. It was filmed as the last ep during s4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
薔薇語 Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 I think I started watching b5 with the start of season two. While there are going to be some things that might slip because you missed season one, most of it should be okay. Eventhough it does have a seriea long plot, each episode does its best to be self contained. La Rose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 I'd say skip the first half of season five. Any episode with a long-haired blonde guy can safely be ignored. The second half, dealing with the fall of Centauri Prime and the fate of Londo Mollari, should be watched. As for the first season, it's worth grinding through the occasional standalone author tract episodes to get the backstory necessary for the rest of the series. And if you find that a few of these are thinly-veiled remakes of ST:TOS episodes, you can take some solace in knowing that ST:TNG did the same...and that B5 often did them better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roter Baron Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Camaraderie, mainly. Even though I don't play, I have created many characters in several different systems. And I'm a writer, this place discusses sci-fi, fantasy, and other genres I like. While I can't answer questions about specific rules, I can answer when people ask about creating drama in their setup. And I've asked questions on those lines, too. This place has a whole lot of geeks, and I feel comfortable here. Fair enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 As seen in a long-defunct chat server almost 20 years ago: (x) looks around. (x) sees no one around other than the usual server permageeks. (x) declares that to be damn fine company, and settles down to stay awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 You give us too much credit, sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 What? Destroy geek cred? Well... okaaaaay...! Never watched Babylon Five. When I was a kid I hated Dr. Who (It looked so cheap!). So recently I decided to finally catch a new episode. Better production values but I still didn't care. I've seen half of two Harry Potter movies and never read a single one of the books. Looks fine. No objections. I just can't bring myself to enthusiasm. Haven't read more than a chapter of a book in six years. Can't keep my attention on it! Maybe I need pills... I'm seeing a pattern. I despise transformers. New movies, old tv show, etc. I feel like Tom Hanks in BIG. "I don't get it! It changes into a building! Who wants to play with a building?" It changes into car... wasn't it cooler as a robot than as a volkswagen? BoloOfEarth and Pariah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I despise transformers. New movies, old tv show, etc. I feel like Tom Hanks in BIG. "I don't get it! It changes into a building! Who wants to play with a building?" It changes into car... wasn't it cooler as a robot than as a volkswagen? Quoted for truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. MID-Nite Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Never watched Firefly...watched Serenity and wondered what the big deal was... Never watched Gotham...Have never read any of Tolkien's books... Don't consider Batman to be the greatest superhero ever who can defeat every superhero in the DC universe on a whim. Never saw more than a few episodes of Babylon 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I've never seen an episode of Smallville, Arrow, or Gotham. Or, as Bazza well knows, Game of Thrones. Burrito Boy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I've never seen an episode of Smallville, Arrow, or Gotham. Or, as Bazza well knows, Game of Thrones. I've never seen Smallville or Gotham. Only watched two full episodes of Arrow. One was the Flash crossover. And the other was the Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak. Because, y'know, Felicity Smoak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 To date, I have not seen an episode of Gotham, The Flash, Daredevil, Arrow, or even Smallville. Burrito Boy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 To date, I have not seen an episode of Gotham, The Flash, Daredevil, Arrow, or even Smallville. Well. I've seen the whole series of Smallville despite not being a Superman fan; have seen up to season two of Arrow and all of season one of Daredevil. I take it that you watch Agents of SHIELD as it is not mentioned on your list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankL Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 To date, I have not seen an episode of Gotham, The Flash, Daredevil, Arrow, or even Smallville. Never watched Gotham or Daredevil. Saw a few episodes of Smallville and Arrow. Decided I wasn't missing anything there. Flash; however, has become must-see-tv for me. I highly recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Well. I've seen the whole series of Smallville despite not being a Superman fan; have seen up to season two of Arrow and all of season one of Daredevil. I take it that you watch Agents of SHIELD as it is not mentioned on your list? We watched the entire first season and a couple of episodes of season two, but then we kind of lost track of it. I blame the little ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 I think I sat though 15 minutes of Smallville once. The others, nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 To date, I have not seen an episode of Gotham, The Flash, Daredevil, Arrow, or even Smallville. Me either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 We watched the entire first season and a couple of episodes of season two, but then we kind of lost track of it. This is exactly what happened to me. I quit watching because there was a movie tie-in, I didn't want to spoil anything about the movie, and then I never got around to seeing the movie. Which was either Cap II or Thor II. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrito Boy Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I like Spider Robinson's science fiction. But I just tried reading Callahan's Crosstime Saloon and I was so bored that I quit halfway through the second story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. MID-Nite Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I find The Walking Dead dull dull DULL.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I find anything involving zombies dull and insipid. Except for Plants vs. Zombies. I've invested many an hour into that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Zombie Dice is a fun little table game you can play even with people who know nothing about RPGs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Fun game. For those familiar with Farkle, it's a similar push your luck dice game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 I don't watch any TV show with superheroes. I don't even watch Gotham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. MID-Nite Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 I've never read the LOTR books... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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