What is better babylon 5 or the new Battlestar Galactica?

Question

I personally love both of these shows, both were well written, and well acted. Both shows had complex characters that were more real life then shows like star trek, the original battlestar galactica.

Answer 1

I do enjoy BSG but for my money I prefer B5 simply because of the aliens and the human's interactions with them. The plots are involved and you can watch the characters go through significant evolution. The political intrigue, the Shadows and Vorlons manipulating from the sidelines, the rise and fall of civilizations, it has it all and it doesn't get boring. Building a giant space station in the back end of no where seems so human. Crusade would have been a terrific followup if allowed to continue. Quite a shame.

Answer 2

If I have to choose between those 2, then Babylon 5. But the ORIGINAL Battlestar Galactica was head and shoulders better than BOTH shows. *shrugs*

The current incarnation of BG is nothing but a frikkin soap opera with lasers. It's NOT sci-fi. And it's depressing as hell. LIFE is depressing enough. Make something where the good guys WIN and the bad guys get massacred.

If I want REAL LIFE, I'll watch the evening news.

Peace.

Answer 3

Never had much for Babylon 5--which I find too "media mainstream" for my sci-fi tastes.

I've been a devoted Galactica fan (both versions) since it's return 5 years ago. This new version is Glen Larkin's real idea--the one mainstream ABC pushed away from in 1978.

The new BSG variant--"Razor"--catches my eye; likely done because the show's writers may have figured out by now that taking over a year's vacation might have been a bad idea after all....

.....ought to prove interesting, to say the least.

Answer 4

I prefer Battlestar Galactica to Babylon 5.

Partly it's due to the reason I saw the orginal ones back way back when and I wanted to see what the new one is like. I got hooked. LOL! Babylon 5 never grew on me the way BSG did.