Did Babylon 5 rip off DS9?

It isn’t that Deep Space Nine was written to be a Babylon 5 rip off, but that executives used their creative control to bring elements from the show they liked to Deep Space Nine. However, that is belied by the fact that many of the similarities seem very pointed and include names and specific plot points.

Why was Deep space 9 Cancelled?

That was one of the reasons it eventually ended. As the documentary What We Left Behind reveals, the show was perceived to suffer from “middle child” syndrome, enduring rather callous indifference from the fans and struggling against the studio establishment that didn’t want it pushing too many boundaries.

How many seasons of DS9 are there?

7
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine/Number of seasons

What are the similarities between Babylon 5 and Deep Space Nine?

The Babylon 5 one is a powerful telepath that plays a key role in the war, the Deep Space Nine one is a dabo girl (basically a cocktail waitress at a casino) that was mostly seen as a romantic interest. Other similarities are likely the product of having two shows with similar premises being made at the same time.

Will Babylon 5 ever become a Star Trek HD Blu-ray?

It was the commercial failure of the very expensive 2012-2014 (true) remastered Star Trek: The Next Generations Blu-ray releases for pretty much the same reasons why Babylon 5 will never become a Star Trek, that makes a true HD version of Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Babylon 5 for that matter, increasingly implausible with each passing day.

When did Babylon 5 start airing on TV?

However, Babylon 5 ‘s first full season wouldn’t begin airing until 1994, a full year after Deep Space Nine would begin. As a result, JMS began to get worried that, even though he had been working on his series for nearly a decade at this point, it would be seen as a cheap knock off of Star Trek.

Why is Star Trek and Star Trek Deep Space Nine controversial?

While preceding it in development by half a decade, it was produced and aired at the same time as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, resulting in back and forth recriminations of plagiarism, which led to a fierce competition between the two franchises at the time.