tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post8051129625820078535..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Babylon 5 #20: A Voice in the Wilderness (Part 2)Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-17834202620311382062014-07-28T11:30:13.765-03:002014-07-28T11:30:13.765-03:00This is also the first time that we have a scene t...This is also the first time that we have a scene taking place on solid ground, and it's the first time any of the regulars leave the station in a way that isn't just a Starfury flight. The expansion of the B5 universe over time is a fascinating thing to watch.LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-91472380396172697022014-07-27T12:48:44.788-03:002014-07-27T12:48:44.788-03:00*Slight spoilers-ish* The Epsilon III situation is...*Slight spoilers-ish* The Epsilon III situation is slightly messed up by the inter-season shenanigans causing WWE to be moved from series finale to where it ends up. If it was at the end of the series then we could happily ignore it for the next five years. Because it gets "activated" earlier, it means that they (the characters/JMS) keep having to come up with reasons why it's not used more often. They don't really succeed.LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-28078239786704241162014-07-27T11:59:42.622-03:002014-07-27T11:59:42.622-03:00First of all, I have to point out that it's no...First of all, I have to point out that it's now impossible to watch the "magic trick" scene without expecting a pencil to become involved. Thank you, Heath Ledger.<br /><br />This two-parter was largely designed as a way to test the limits of the show's special effects. B5 was the first television series to make such heavy use of CGI, and the now primitive-looking work becomes a lot more impressive when you realize these people were working on their personal Amigas for the most part. By virtue of the show's five year plan, everyone knew there would be some huge battles coming up, and they needed to know if their current CG capabilities could handle them (this was even a couple years before Beast Wars, which was hampered in its early days by only being able to have a maximum of four characters onscreen at once). Luckily, it turned out they could.<br /><br />That bit with Sinclair getting his comlink stuck in his jacket sleeve? It looks like an outtake that was left in, but in fact the moment comes right from the script, as a subtle realistic touch and something we can all relate to.<br /><br />Very interesting that the guy who's now tacitly working with the Shadows is one of the people pegged as being capable of becoming the Great Machine's new host. As G'Kar said, no one on the show is exactly what they appear.Ryan Lohnernoreply@blogger.com