It was the Dawn of the Third Age of Mankind

I'm a big Babylon 5 fan. Yes, yes, I know, another Sci-Fi freak but let me tell you that there are more of us than you think so I would keep those thoughts to yourself my friend before I have you disintegrated.

Anyhow, I know it's subjective but B5 was one of those series that had such a great combination of things going for it that it could not fail to impress me. Good effects, great acting (the Londo character was truly astonishing and a marvel to watch), brilliant writing and a constant theme running through it (the coming of the shadows, a race of nasty super spidery things).

The thing that impressed me the most about the writing and acting was the dialog and the way it was delivered; this bit from the Chrysalis episode for instance had me in fits:

Londo: "Now out of that 50, how many gods do you think I must have offended to have ended up with G'Kar's teeth buried so deeply in my throat that I can barely breathe?"
Vir: "All of them?"
Londo: "Sounds right. And now I have to go back to the Council and explain to them that in the interest of peace the Centauri government will agree to give quadrant 37 to the Narns. I think I will stick my head in the station's fusion reactor. It would be quicker. And I suspect, after a while I might even come to enjoy it. But this -- this, this, this is like being nibbled to death by .. what are those Earth creatures called? Feathers, long bill, webbed feet .. go 'quack' .."
Vir: "Cats."
Londo: "Cats. I'm being nibbled to death by cats."