I guess I’m not the only one!

Many of the posts here are just way to harsh, but there’s some good insight as well. I’m just keeping my fingers crossed for a new series out of the deal. I mean, [[B5]] started with [[The Gathering]], a mediocre effort at best, and look what it got us: the best science fiction series ever put on television!

In sum, I think that Rangers is not a bad effort.

Let’s just hope the series gets the green light!

Possible pilot for a new series, takes place a few years after the events of the main storyline in the original series.

##A good starting point

The [Lurker’s Guide](http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/guide/117.html) has way more information on this than I have. Look there if you want to know more.

The [[SciFi]] channel broadcast the first of its self-produced Babylon 5 stories, *Legend of the Rangers*, and overall it was a passable effort. The story was tight, the acting OK and the production values far surpassed the original series.

All in all, this movie is a good starting point for a series to launch, and hopefully it got enough viewers so that [[SciFi]] descides to move forward with it.

###The Weapons System

I’ve read a lot of stuff bashing the weapons system of the new ship. Personally, I think it’s a really cool idea that wasn’t quite pulled off in the movie, but that has great potential in the future. Take a look at this article on [The VRUI Weapons System](http://www.scifi.com/bboard/browse.cgi/1/5/2414/265.) It goes into great detail as to why what is portrayed is very accurate as to how such a system might be made to work.

##The Hand