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May 13, 2021 · Straczynski made it clear that he did not believe that Deep Space Nine creators Rick Berman and Michael Piller had directly plagiarized him, a sentiment that was echoed by Berman and Piller themselves who said they had never heard of Straczynski or his work.
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The story of the shows actually begins in the mid-1980s. JMS, frustrated with shows running over budget and a long-time fan of science fiction sagas, began work on a treatment and a “Bible” for Babylon 5. The idea for the show was straightforward. It was going to be a more realistic science fiction series that would feature a single overarching plo...
The allegations of plagiarism are literally too long to even effectively outline here. Many sites have done deep dives into the similarities between the showsand have found hundreds of things to point to. The alleged similarities range from the very superficial to the very detailed and cover a wide range of the shows’ runs. Examples include: 1. Nam...
Disclosure: I am a long-time fan of Star Trek but am still new to Babylon 5, only recently finishing the main series. However, I’ve enjoyed both shows and don’t have an axe to grind with either. Back in September 2018, I created my own fake plagiarism story comparing The Rocky Horror Picture Show to, ironically enough, an episode of Star Trek. The ...
It’s interesting that, after nearly 30 years, fans still passionately and even angrily debate this topic. Long, long after the shows’ creators have buried the hatchets and found their own voice, the fans keep it alive. The fact of the matter is both shows managed to carve out their own niche and find their own success. They did this by not being si...
May 3, 2024 · Not long after Paramount rejected Babylon 5, they announced Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, suspicious timing that suggested the studio took Straczynski's ideas and adapted them to their new Star Trek TV show .
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The Sci-Fi Series Star Trek Is Accused of Ripping Off. GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT > Movies & TV > Sci-Fi. Did Star Trek Rip Off Babylon 5? By Henry Hards | Published 9 months ago. The relationship between Babylon 5 and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ( DS9) has long been a subject of discussion and controversy within the science fiction community.
Answer: Deep Space Nine did not rip off Babylon 5, despite the fortuitous timing and some very superficial surface similarities which do not withstand detailed scrutiny.
That’s unfortunate because B5 was not only the better of the two shows overall (minus production values), but it was the originator of much of the content that Trekkers seem to like about DS9; Deep Space Nine wasn’t the trailblazer, that was Babylon 5.
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Jul 20, 2020 · My dad claimed he thought it was clear that Deep Space Nine (which premiered on January 3rd, 1993) had ripped-off Babylon 5 (which premiered on January 26th, 1994), and I claimed the...
