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You are quite right. It was an underwhelming episode. I might not have gone on myself if I hadn’t been importuned by a friend in Philadelphia who so desperately wanted me to make videos of the show. She handed me her entire first generation tapes on the condition that I make videos, so I had to watch. And fell totally under the spell of the show. There are some massive losers in the series, but not as many as in Star Trek.

I'll resolve myself to seeing several more episodes. With all the people i've heard during my life telling me how good it is, I must believe they are correct, and I just haven't given it enough time.

I remember Babylon five took awhile before it started getting good. I think it was the second season before I actually started liking it quite a lot.

For a while, I ran an analysis letterzine for the series, with invited subscribers who were the best analyzers and artists I could find. It was such a fun period. And the Horizon society distributed my music videos all over the UK, which was also fun.

That sounds like a very interesting portion of your life. :)

We are bombarded by shows (TV & movie) that are all action and little to no characterization.(and I am as guilty as anybody in liking action!) When we watch a show that is more on character development, at first it’s jarring, maybe boring. If we are a just a little persistent we’re then hooked. I think that’s called theatrical art. Blake’s 7 & Babylon 5 were that way. At least for me!

https://youtu.be/WA5OaVFePbU

That’s one of my absolute favorite Blakes 7 videos that gives a flavor of the whole show.

Blakes 7 - Comedy Tonight from “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”