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May 13, 2021 · Published May 13, 2021. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is part of a now-famous rivalry with Babylon 5, whose fans accused Deep Space Nine and Paramount of plagiarism. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5 were involved in a controversy in the early 1990s, with DS9 accused of plagiarism by Babylon 5 fans. Deep Space Nine was the 3rd series in the ...
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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...
Deep Space Nine remains the most unusual of all the Star Trek spin-off shows. Created in 1993 by Rick Berman and Michael Piller, the sequel series focuses o...
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Space Station Deep Space Nine. J. Michael Straczynski (often referred to as JMS), the creator of Babylon 5, added fuel to the fire by claiming that he had pitched his idea to Paramount (the studio behind Star Trek) before DS9 was developed. Though he stopped short of outright accusing them of plagiarism, his comments sparked debates among fans.
May 3, 2024 · While the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5 creative teams were magnanimous toward each other, each show's respective fan communities were far less civil, engaging in arguments about plagiarism and which show was better throughout the 1990s. 30 years later, both classic sci-fi shows can be enjoyed, freed from the petty fan arguments of ...
