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Science outstrips Science-Fiction. Again.
A few weeks ago we picked up all five seasons of Babylon 5 at CostCo. I've been reveling in them a few episoides at a time (Great Maker, I need to do a Centauri costume) and have reached Season 3.
Where I found a funny.
Passing Through Gethsemane is one of the strongest of the stand-alone episodes of B5, in my opinion. The story concerns the order of monks who have come to B5 to study alien religions. Specifically, Brother Edward, who experiences a series of events that make him question who he really is.
The funny comes when Edward asks the computer to do a search on the following parameters: A black rose, the phrase "Death Walks Among You", the name Charlie or Charles, and a murdered woman. The computer announces that the search will take four hours.
I guess Google went out of business.
Speaking of Google, go there and enter the following: Zodiac, Benicia, San Francisco Chronicle
What comes up, how many hits, and how long did it take? Assuming that B5 has a complete library database, the phrase alone should have led Edward to the answers he was seeking.
Just amusing that they would put up with four-hour searches.
Where I found a funny.
Passing Through Gethsemane is one of the strongest of the stand-alone episodes of B5, in my opinion. The story concerns the order of monks who have come to B5 to study alien religions. Specifically, Brother Edward, who experiences a series of events that make him question who he really is.
The funny comes when Edward asks the computer to do a search on the following parameters: A black rose, the phrase "Death Walks Among You", the name Charlie or Charles, and a murdered woman. The computer announces that the search will take four hours.
I guess Google went out of business.
Speaking of Google, go there and enter the following: Zodiac, Benicia, San Francisco Chronicle
What comes up, how many hits, and how long did it take? Assuming that B5 has a complete library database, the phrase alone should have led Edward to the answers he was seeking.
Just amusing that they would put up with four-hour searches.
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I was psyched on the "lost episodes" till I saw one. and it takes passing through gethsemane and turns it on it's ear. I watched in horror and someone fucked with my usual B5 universe. I didn't like it, and felt it was way too preachy/reaching... (the second episode made me not put the DVD in the microwave)