Babylon 5

[oddbox83]

Originally Posted by MarcelS1

I so much like Gideon as the captain, he was a different kind of captain, perhaps out of necessity, but I really liked him. Would have loved to see more of him as captain and I think Max Eilerson would have become a fan favorite.
And I love that scene between Gideon and Lochley about her former husband Sheridan. Breaks me everytime!

All this stuff is why I suspect it was going to be a repeat of B5 season 1. Setting things up to give big payoff later on. Some of this foreshadowing is obvious, other bits we will never know.

I do wonder where Lochley would have gone in this? I'm damned sure that was setting something bigger up longer term way beyond the romance element, and was more than just giving Scoggins another contract.

Screwed over before the show was even canned. Last time I rewatched it, it was really striking how it's not just the costumes they'd buggered about with, but characterisations. Eilerson was neutered by TNT. Sort of ironic given what they wanted the show to be.

[MarcelS1]

Originally Posted by oddbox83

All this stuff is why I suspect it was going to be a repeat of B5 season 1. Setting things up to give big payoff later on. Some of this foreshadowing is obvious, other bits we will never know.

I do wonder where Lochley would have gone in this? I'm damned sure that was setting something bigger up longer term way beyond the romance element, and was more than just giving Scoggins another contract.

Screwed over before the show was even canned. Last time I rewatched it, it was really striking how it's not just the costumes they'd buggered about with, but characterisations. Eilerson was neutered by TNT. Sort of ironic given what they wanted the show to be.

Yes, I believe it would have gotten the same kind of treatment as B5, I have every confidence that it would have become a great piece of television. I'm not sure either what would happen with Lochley as a character, but one thing I know is that these two really had chemistry together.

Such a shame it didn't even got the chance to shine. Well all we can do is rewatch it every few years.