| | Huh, there is a lot to argue and discuss between my last post and now... well, let's start :D
First, Ross, should that be a semi-attempt on speaking German? "Können sie mir mal am Arsch riechen?", would be much beter :)
The fact that Star Trek took some of the nowadays believed to be right assumptions about the how the universe could be work, is the root of stephens assessment that a Star Trek ship could deal with a Star Destroyer, but that only holds true if the damage capacity of a phaser >> a laser. So, I don't want to start that kind of discussion, because we all know where it will end.
Tech-wise, I'd say that Babylon 5 has the most interesting and real techniques that have even been given credit by the NASA. The idea of organic ships, the use of newotnian physics, all those facts clearly speak for Babylon 5. (not to mention the idea of using crystaline structures as a form of hard drive)
Battlestar Galactica had also some interesting points, because of its quite retro-looking workstation and the limit to high-tech-gibberish. (Also a sign for the focus on story, drama and human society)
Star Trek is the best of the rest with Star Wars, Andromeda (was that the shows name?! with this Hercules dude) and Farscape. I never got the hang on Farscape, because the acting and the loneliness were things I thought were stupid. I mean this ship had a crew of 10 people and could travel and fight on its own, not likely. I just watched several episodes and got bored, but perhaps I missed the best ones...
@Clarence:
I grant that the CGI were still in its boots, but I think there were never space-battles that were so realistic and could be so divers, not to mention the architecture on the different race's planets (the mavelous blue of the esoteric Minbari, or the romantic/french Centauri). I also think that as an epic saga, Babylon 5 outmatched most of the Star Trek franchises (except perhaps DS9). It was full of symbolic, prophecies, drama and conflict. It was about the stupidity of being for order or for chaos, but to be for oneself. It was about the rise of a totalitarian movement on earth and about the demise of a religious caste system. Although B5 was not as real and bloody as Battlestar Galactica, it was one of the best shows I have ever watched from start to end. I grant that there are some weak episodes, but the others are trumping that easily.
I'd also like to add Jeremiah to this whole discussion, because I perceive it to be of interest. The setting goes like this, after a virus of the military wiped out all the men and women over the age of innocence (which means adults), the kids are left to fend for theirselves. It shows why anarchic societies are not a solution and why some sort of government might be needed, at least to organize defense. It is again (during its two seasons) about the rise of a free society, while a much stronger force of authoritarian origin tries to oppress them and rule the US.
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