Ah, yes. B5 would be a great improvement over most any current "serious" show. But I'd point out that G'Kar had a major enlightening courtesy of the Vorlons & turned into a strong "good guy", whereas it took, what, a couple seasons at least to dispose of Morden (ends up with his head on a pike, as I recall!)
Best / most believable sci-fi show ever made. Hard to believe the guy who wrote it has some of the views he espouses. And too bad Delenn is a fictional character -- would love to see her light into some of these current network nitwits! (As she in effect does, in a late season 5 episode.)
Yep. I got Netflix to see a long list of "oldies" you can't get in the rental stores. When I'd worked through those, though, I decided to do B5 from the beginning, renting only one DVD at a time, and tracking his old Usenet posts as I go along. I'm behind -- a whole DVD to watch & return to get on schedule -- but it's been a great release from work and war, and I've gained a new appreciation for the task they faced...
Delenn and I could have started something really cool, too...