Eh, bits of it were. I loved it at the time, but in retrospect season 1 was a slog, but necessary for the back story. Seasons 2 to 4 were good. Season 5 and all the TV movies were not. Even then the episode quality varied wildly within the series.
The spinoff series Crusade was a fucking dumpster fire that should have been canned far earlier than it was.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Fri 5 May 2023, 11:07,
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It was a weirdly fascinating series
A lot of the acting was excruciating, but there were some real superb performances. Jakar and Molari being the obvious choices. It starts slowly but the the big story unfolded into something awesome.
I've watched the whole series 3 times now =) It's a kind of cosy friendship.
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simbosan is too tired, Fri 5 May 2023, 12:28,
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Sat down and ploughed through all five seasons again a few years back
In general it stood up OK. The story was strong enough to carry the wobbly sets and early CGI.
I'll agree with you about the acting, but would say that some of the actors were let down by having to deliver some pretty hammy dialogue.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Fri 5 May 2023, 14:48,
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JMS does great plots but clunky dialogue.
The actor who played Ivanova was terrible, and everyone's hair was always too clean. Those rogue telepaths living down below, for example, should have been stinking, grubby, unkempt, but apparently there's a load of free showers, shampoo and conditioner down there.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Fri 5 May 2023, 15:20,
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