Babylon 5 vs. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

icecream · 05-04-2024, 02:23 AM

Deep Space Nine is one of the best dramas ever made, even better than higher profile The Next Generation, both Star Trek spin-offs. I just saw the post about DS9's rivalry with another 90s sci-fi drama Babylon 5 which I have not seen.

Dude111 · 04-13-2025, 05:41 PM

I didnt realise DS9 came out that early (In the 90s)

I picked 'Deep Space Nine' on the poll

icecream · 07-19-2025, 12:34 PM

I have now seen The Gathering pilot movie and the first 12 regular episodes of Babylon 5. I like it some, but Deep Space Nine is still much better. Best part of Babylon 5 is lead actor Michael O'Hare. But he is only a regular in season 1 because of paranoid delusions that did not start until Babylon 5 came. This is the only show he appeared in more than 3 episodes. I preferred the first officer in the movie, was disappointed Tamlyn Tomita didn't continue for the series. (Yet she added nothing to The Good Doctor as one of its original series regulars.) Replaced by a Jadzia Dax clone, but Terry Farrell's Deep Space Nine character was much friendlier. I found out there was a short-lived Babylon 5 spin-off called Crusade, it only lasted 13 episodes.

View Poll Results: Which 90s Sci-Fi Drama is Better?
Babylon 5	0	0%
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	2	100.00%
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05-04-2024, 02:23 AM	#1
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,706	Babylon 5 vs. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Deep Space Nine is one of the best dramas ever made, even better than higher profile The Next Generation, both Star Trek spin-offs. I just saw the post about DS9's rivalry with another 90s sci-fi drama Babylon 5 which I have not seen.
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07-19-2025, 12:34 PM	#3
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,706	I have now seen The Gathering pilot movie and the first 12 regular episodes of Babylon 5. I like it some, but Deep Space Nine is still much better. Best part of Babylon 5 is lead actor Michael O'Hare. But he is only a regular in season 1 because of paranoid delusions that did not start until Babylon 5 came. This is the only show he appeared in more than 3 episodes. I preferred the first officer in the movie, was disappointed Tamlyn Tomita didn't continue for the series. (Yet she added nothing to The Good Doctor as one of its original series regulars.) Replaced by a Jadzia Dax clone, but Terry Farrell's Deep Space Nine character was much friendlier. I found out there was a short-lived Babylon 5 spin-off called Crusade, it only lasted 13 episodes.
	Last edited by icecream; 07-20-2025 at 11:05 PM.

04-13-2025, 05:41 PM	#2
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,988	I didnt realise DS9 came out that early (In the 90s) I picked 'Deep Space Nine' on the poll