JR on B5

Jeff Riggenbach on Babylon 5:

It seems to me that the point of B5 is precisely that we all must make our own choices about war and peace and creativity and advancing civilization, rather than having The Answer handed to us or imposed upon us from on high. Sheridan manages to convince the Vorlons and Shadows to withdraw to their own boundaries and allow "the younger races" to work out their own approach(es) to these problems.

In any case, I do not base my evaluation of any work of art on how "libertarian" it is. I like B5 because of the excellence of the character writing and the depth of character development. G'Kar [sp?] and Londo (and, perhaps, Ivanova) are my chief exhibits.

JR