I've just finished watching the entire first season on DVD (my first viewing ever since I don't have Showtime) and I must say that I enjoyed it immensely. I just wish they'd straighten things out with the second season. It's a very different, cerebral show that works off an interesting premise - something that is lacking in most of today's fare.
But one thing I couldn't help noticing was the odd phrase or ten lifted out of a certain other JMS-produced show. Most notably, Jeremiah's father being quoted as coining the Narn axiom about responses and answers.
I understand that Jeremiah is directed at a somewhat different audience than B5, and there's good lines that are just as effective when applied to different situations. (After all, there are certain bits of dialogue that are repeated or paraphrased within B5 itself.) But I have to admit, as someone who has watched B5 countless times, Elizabeth's deathbed scene was a bit much. The dialogue was almost word for word the same as Ivanova's (almost) death scene, with subtle differences to change Ivanova and Sheridan to Elizabeth and Kurdy.
It was a good, heartfelt scene in B5, but knowing what was going to be said kind of ruined it for me in Jeremiah.
But one thing I couldn't help noticing was the odd phrase or ten lifted out of a certain other JMS-produced show. Most notably, Jeremiah's father being quoted as coining the Narn axiom about responses and answers.
I understand that Jeremiah is directed at a somewhat different audience than B5, and there's good lines that are just as effective when applied to different situations. (After all, there are certain bits of dialogue that are repeated or paraphrased within B5 itself.) But I have to admit, as someone who has watched B5 countless times, Elizabeth's deathbed scene was a bit much. The dialogue was almost word for word the same as Ivanova's (almost) death scene, with subtle differences to change Ivanova and Sheridan to Elizabeth and Kurdy.
It was a good, heartfelt scene in B5, but knowing what was going to be said kind of ruined it for me in Jeremiah.