I'm a fan of the original Star Trek, but everything else has been crap as far as I'm concerned. The problem with Star Trek: the Next Generation was that every episode was the same episode....
One member of the crew is having a personal problem, meanwhile, the ship is in danger. That one crew member figures out the solution to their problem, and in doing so, gains enough insight to come up with a convenient "treknobabble(tm)" solution to save the ship.
If you haven't watched Babylon 5, I cannot recommend it enough. It is a 5 year long novel for TV, with deep 3 dimensional characters, a compelling story, and writing that is out of this world (pun intended). Also, rumors persist that Paramount rushed to make DS9 in an attempt to hijack the story of Babylon 5 (the creator had even pitched it to Paramount and got shot down). Suprisingly, just after Warner Bros picked it up, Paramount announced DS9. Jerks,
As DS9 went on, the story became more and more a copy of B5... it wasn't even funny.
Babylon 5 is SciFi the way it should be. If you do watch it, pay special attention to the character of Delenn.... she's very Belldandy-ish in some respects.
Larry
"Because what is built, endures. And what is loved, endures. And Babylon 5... Babylon 5, endures." - Delenn, Babylon 5
19-Feb-2005