• more about #babylon5
    Chip Overclock: I'm reading yet another book about John Boyd, the U.S. air force officer who, among many other amazing accomplishments any one of which would have bee... more »
    Chip Overclock: Ghod, I miss FARSCAPE. It wasn't a television show. It was frelling Grand Opera on a galactic scale. more »
    gods-n-clods: For how hinky the B5 CG was, there were moments of awesome scale with incomparably-designed ships. The White Stars (the whole Minbari fleet), Vorlons,... more »
    I_Like_TDs: One of the most stunning moments to me ever is when the Odyssey goes through the Wormhole and during retreat is savaged by a Dominion suicide run. Sud... more »
    aspasticninja: its too bad we can't expect SGU to give us any big battles any time soon more »
    Jeb_Hoge: The Freespace 2 computer game also had some rather awesome massive space battles, both in cutscenes and in the gameplay itself. I was flying one missi... more »
    mordicai: So sweet. The sad irony is that real space battle would probably look even "faker." & way less interesting. Just vast empy spaces, fully black... more »
    MrFlake: Y'know I had fairly noble intentions for this weekend. I was going to tidy the flat, do some painting maybe finish off a book or two. I now realise ... more »
    PVIII: Fake? Those were clearly all real! But no, in all seriousness, as a kid, and now as an adult, I still really love those cheesy CGI battles. I remember... more »
    AmishJohn: How about video game battles that aren't cutscenes? Although dramatized and prettied up (I never came out of jump in formation), it is the game en... more »
    HalOfBorg: You want space battles? Big fleets? Spacebattles.com more »
    Jesse Astle: In many ways its just as much a difference in philosophy as in technology. Many of these space battles of the 90's were about grand battles against bi... more »
    Roklimber: I never really liked the way the ships looked in B5. They truly looked too artificial, partly because there was a specular reflection quality to the t... more »
    Shell_Krackerश्रमण: The best space battle of all time is in Babylon 5's "Shattered Dreams" - best Babylon 5 episode ever. Its such a turning point in the series - when e... more »
    dermot: I remember reading about the pilot of Babylon 5. The FX were done on Amiga 2000s, using Lightwave. The machines didn't have enough juice to render the... more »
    Canoehead: One thing that was interesting about B5 was how utterly outclassed the humans were in most of the battles on their lumbering, AG-lacking ships while t... more »
    WaR_HaWk: DS9 and Stargate battles have always been awesome. in my book DS9 is the best ST show especially the last 4 seasons rocked. this is my fav. space ... more »
    closeencounter: OK, someone define "fake-looking" for me. Is it the way these ships maneuver during a battle while in the weightlessness and vacuum of space? I get th... more »
    Bill-Lee: You know, I didn't get into B5 until it was on DVD. I loved those '90s space battles and I didn't care that the exterior shots were cheesy CGI f/x mad... more »
    AngriestGeek: You kids. You don't know what a fun, cheesey space battle is....Buck Rogers, Battlestar Galactica (the original), Star Trek (the real one), Space 199... more »
  • #rant

    Why Fake-Looking CG Space Battles Are Beautiful

    Television used to be full of space skirmishes... that looked kind of bogus. And yet, they're totally beautiful and make our inner children giggle with excitement. Here's why we love the faux space battles. More »
  • #mediatieins

    Untold Adventures: The Complete History Of Tie-In Novels

    Some of science-fiction's greatest writers have stepped into ready-made universes and created media tie-in novels. From small beginnings some forty years ago, media tie-in books have become a huge part of our publishing universe. Here are some of the highlights. More »
  • #thewalkingdead

    10 Favorite Faux Deaths In Science Fiction

    Death really isn't the end in science fiction... It just depends on whether or not it can be written around later. Here are some of our favorite NotDeaths that prove that the Grim Reaper should really up his game. More »
  • #dreamsequences

    40+ Lurid, Bizarre Science Fiction Dream Sequences

    Science fiction takes place in a world beyond our own reality, but sometimes you need to go just a bit further — into the realm of the crazy, surreal dream sequence. Here are 40 or so of our absolute favorites. More »
  • #rant

    What's The Matter With Story Arcs On Television?

    Used to be, your television heroes explored the edges of the universe and confronted unimaginable nightmares. And then they'd end up back where they started. Now television gives us arcs, that continue from week to week. Is that really better? More »
  • #top10

    Dirt-Cheap Aliens Who Still Look Awesome

    Just because science fiction has a low budget, doesn't mean its alien creatures need to look silly or ho-hum. Here are 10 low-budget alien spectaculars that blew our minds. More »
  • #triviagasm

    Seven Things Your Future Self Can Teach You

    When you travel through time and space, you're bound to run into yourself occasionally. These meetings can be awkward, embarrassing, or lead to uncontrollable fainting, but there are some things your future self can teach you better than anyone else. More »
  • #rant

    Top 10 Silliest Alien Prosthetics

    Movies and TV have made huge strides towards giving us awesome-looking superheroics, but let's face it: aliens still mostly look like Hare Krishnas after a candle-related accident. Here are the 10 most ridiculous alien head modifications from classic scifi. More »
  • #jmichaelstraczynski

    J. Michael Straczynski Teaches You How to Make Money Publishing Scifi

    J. Michael Straczynski, known for everything from Babylon 5 to Changeling to Thor, led a workshop yesterday offering advice to aspiring writers. He stressed the importance of being true to one's passions... although a little compromise goes a long way. More »
  • #triviagasm

    Where's The Bathroom On The Enterprise? 9 Space Toilets


    With the toilet on the International Space Station busted once again, we can't help but wonder whether humanity is doomed to a space-faring future without working facilities. Fortunately, there are plenty of fictional, functional space toilets to ease our minds. More »
  • #storyarcsarebad

    Did JMS Ruin Television SF?

    Babylon 5 has been credited with many things before, but ruining science fiction television wasn't one of them... until British television writer Jonathan Wright started thinking about Torchwood's new season. More »
  • #thestartrekdebt

    5 Favorite Star Trek Rip-Offs

    Ahead of next Friday's release of the new JJ Abrams take on Star Trek, it's worth taking some time to remember some other movies, TV shows and comics that boldly followed in its warpdrive trail.
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  • #springmatingseason

    Most Embarrassing Alien Mating Scenes Of All Time [NSFW]

    In this scene from the movie Decoys 2, an evil alien transforms into a sassy dominatrix so she can mate with a young guy. It's just one of the most embarrassing alien mating scenes ever. More »
  • #springmatingseason

    Great Unsung Slash Fiction Heroes

    When it comes to slash fiction - fans' illicit writings about same-sex hook-ups - people always talk Kirk/Spock. Or Snape/Everyone. But here are some valiant science-fiction heroes who secretly rule the world of slash fiction. More »
  • #triviagasm

    What's Up, Doc? (Twenty of the Best Physicians in Science Fiction)

    Some of these upstanding members of the medical profession are the epitome of the Hippocratic oath, while others have found less ... traditional... methods of drawing blood.
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  • #triviagasm

    The Craziest Space Racists Of All Time

    In the distant future, most our problems will be solved - except racism. Science fiction is full of crazy bigots, who hate aliens, robots and mutants. We list SF's most monstrous racism allegories, below. More »
  • #triviagasm

    10 Greatest Science Fiction TV Show Endings Ever

    With Battlestar Galactica rocking to an end Friday, the show's producers promise a bravura conclusion that will knock our socks off. But it's got some stiff competition - here are science fiction television's greatest endings. Spoilers! More »
  • #triviagasm

    Digging Deep: 24 Science Fiction Archaeologists

    What's the best part about living in the distant future? There's so much more past for you to explore! We take a look at some of science fiction's most illustrious antiquarians. More »
  • #triviagasm

    Our Alien Origins: 21 Panspermia Tales

    Planet Earth might be home sweet home, but is it really humanity’s birthplace? We explore science fiction stories where humans come from everywhere but Earth, be it by colonization, alien experiments, or good old-fashioned panspermia. More »
  • #forbiddenplanet

    Babylon 5 Creator's Forbidden Planet Another Slice Of Retro