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ThoughtCriminal

(14,047 posts) Tue Nov 3, 2020, 04:14 PM Nov 2020

Za'ha'dum G'Kar's Monologue

“There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way. The war we fight is not against powers and principalities, it is against chaos and despair. Greater than the death of flesh is the death of hope, the death of dreams. Against this peril, we can never surrender. The future is all around us, waiting in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future, or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.”

― Book of G'Quan

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Za'ha'dum G'Kar's Monologue (Original Post) ThoughtCriminal Nov 2020 OP

Always upvote G'Kar. Salviati Nov 2020 #1

That's funny - I was thinking about this as I clicked on the link to get here. n/t whopis01 Nov 2020 #4

That's so very appropriate for today... WePurrsevere Nov 2020 #2

Babylon 5 was the thing that made Star Trek fans cry. Earthshine2 Nov 2020 #3

Huge Star Trek fan here - and I absolutely loved Babylon 5 whopis01 Nov 2020 #5

Star Trek's durability ... B5's storyline ... Earthshine2 Nov 2020 #6

So disappointing that they were never able to continue it. n/t whopis01 Nov 2020 #7

G'Kar! 💖 What a great character. What a fantastic... electric_blue68 Nov 2020 #8

Salviati

(6,008 posts)

1. Always upvote G'Kar.

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 04:24 PM

Nov 2020

Though another G'Kar clip has been running through my mind lately...

whopis01

(3,510 posts)

4. That's funny - I was thinking about this as I clicked on the link to get here. n/t

Reply to Salviati (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 06:16 PM

Nov 2020

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)

2. That's so very appropriate for today...

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 04:43 PM

Nov 2020

Babylon 5 was of the best Sci-Fi shows ever written IMO and G'kar became one of the best and deepest characters.

Earthshine2

(3,994 posts)

3. Babylon 5 was the thing that made Star Trek fans cry.

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 05:02 PM

Nov 2020

It was the only thing to ever threaten Trek as the greatest sci-fi TV of all time.

whopis01

(3,510 posts)

5. Huge Star Trek fan here - and I absolutely loved Babylon 5

Reply to Earthshine2 (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 06:23 PM

Nov 2020

Star Trek still wins for scope and vision in my opinion. But I think Babylon 5 was the best story ever for sci-fi TV.

Watching the clip made me miss it.

Earthshine2

(3,994 posts)

6. Star Trek's durability ... B5's storyline ...

Reply to whopis01 (Reply #5)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 07:03 PM

Nov 2020

Star Trek's Discovery and Picard are some of the best TV ever.

B5 could not spawn a successful sequel. Crusade had tremendous potential with deep mysteries to be uncovered, and then the "suits" tore it away from Straczynski.

whopis01

(3,510 posts)

7. So disappointing that they were never able to continue it. n/t

Reply to Earthshine2 (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 07:33 PM

Nov 2020

electric_blue68

(14,886 posts)

8. G'Kar! 💖 What a great character. What a fantastic...

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 02:06 AM

Nov 2020

... show - B5! 💖

Oh, I've been watching Trek since it's inception. Later I had to borrow DVD's for Discovery, but I have a smartphone and get all the Treks I couldn't before - Discovery, Piccard.
Some fans are not so fond of - but I love DS9, Voyager, and Enterprise! I really enjoy CBS All-Acess and being able to watch all the Treks in batches.

I guess I'd have to place B5 somewhat above Trek. The imagination, and breathe of it. The characters!

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