The decline you've noticed is one of the reason for the reorganization of the
B5-related topics on the board. But let's face it,
some decline was inevitable.
B5 itself has been out-of-production for several years now.
Crusade lasted only 13 episodes, and is not rerun frequently - so new fans who discovered the original series via its Sci-Fi Channel runs or S1 on DVD will not have seen it.
Rangers ended up being a one-shot TV movie. There really isn't a whole lot that is new to
say about some of this stuff. (Believe me, I spent the past couple of days going through hundreds of threads and thousands of messages as I moved things to the new sections, and it is astonishing how many times - and in how many different forums - the same question has been posted over the past couple of years.)
The DVD release is really breathing some new life into the discussions, but a new set only arrives every six months or so. Folks still keep up with what the cast and guest stars are up to and post about that. There are lots of ancillary works like the novels to talk about. Just because a lot of stuff has been out there for awhile doesn't mean it isn't new to
somebody, and those somebodies eventually find there way here after sampling all the inferior boards.
The
B5 audience is still growing, but
very slowly. So new fans are still relatively few, and old fans have already said everything they need to say on the subject. But rewatching the shows anew on DVD, or watching some non-
B5 movie or show, will keep reminding us of things we loved about the series, and that will prompt us to post something new again - just when it looks like Ant should be turning out the lights.
BTW, I live in the 16th District in Florida, so I really hope Doyle decides to go for it. I was in the district he ran to represent on election day 2000, but was only visiting and therefore unable to vote for him. (Now if he'd been running in Chicago or New Jersey, we might have been able to work something out.)
Regards,
Joe