That was a nice scene.
And with all due respect to the OP, I liked Boxleitner far better than O’Hare as the station commander.
My favorite line was Londo trying to kill a bug of some kind that had gotten into his quarters:
“If you see anything this big with eight legs coming your way, let me know. I have to kill it before it develops language skills.”
Usually, reading YouTube comments makes you dumber than before, but there was this tidbit not too far down in the comments section for the above link:
I would say most definitely Sevareid’s line was an inspiration.
I did too, and I always had the impression that calling O’Hare wooden was insulting the wood.
I suppose it could have been the way that Sinclair was written as much as the way O’Hare played him, but I just couldn’t get too interested in Sinclair or relate to him at all. At least Boxleitner imbued Sheridan with a certain humanity and relatability that Sinclair never had to me.
I always got the impression that when not on duty, Sinclair just powered down like a robot and stared at the walls, while Sheridan would believably go get a bite to eat, watch the news, hit some baseballs, etc…
I thought that scene was superb, and Sinclair did it A B C "This is so and so, he’s an atheist, this is so and so, he’s a Baptist, " and so on.
I really like how portrayal of religious belief was considered a normal part of people’s lives. No matter what race, the actions of sentient beings are motivated by their religions, or lack thereof. As a Christian myself I loved the episode from season three “Passing Thru Gethsemane” A Dominican brother learns he was once mind wiped, and had a “previous life” as a serial killer. He asks his superior how he can be forgiven for not confessing sins he didn’t even know he committed. And his superior, Brother Theo, replies, “If you ask God to forgive your sins, He knows what they are, even if you have forgotten. Leave it in His hands.”
Thanks for this. LOL.
Of course, we eventually learn that the alien races all have multiple religions, too. For that religious festival, most of the ambassadors just picked the religion they themselves belonged to, and ignored all of the rest of their race’s traditions.
But yeah, even though they don’t wear it on their sleeves, we do learn something about the religious views of most of the main characters. Sinclair is Catholic, Ivanova is Jewish, Garibaldi is agnostic, Franklin is a member of a small sect that doesn’t exist in our time, G’Kar is a follower of G’Kwan, etc.
I liked Sinclair. He had a quiet thoughtfulness that you don’t often see on TV shows.
O’Hare had two main problems during his time on B5. The first was that he was the main voice of exposition, and he had reams of it to deliver. It’s hard to do that without sounding like a college lecturer.
The second was that he was dealing with the onset of his own mental illness, which (IIRC) involved delusions. I imagine that the energy and concentration he had to bring to bear to stay in the here and now and recognize what was real and what was delusion made him seem a lot stiffer than he normally would in a role. In fact, he wanted to leave the show before the first season was over because he felt he was damaging it. It was JMS who persuaded him to stay for the whole season.
I was lucky to sit near him during a B5 panel (no, I wasn’t on it, just had a good seat). He seemed to be a quiet man with a great deal of warmth to him.
And although I don’t think they ever really said it, I’d be willing to bet that Sheridan was Episcopalian or Methodist. He just has that kind of vibe about him.
Strongly seconded. O’Hare has the range of the guy who played Dad Brady on The Brady Bunch TV show (and style–he sounds JUST like him to me). Boxleitner is, to me, a far better actor.
O’Hare’s character was supposed to be more sedate - he had a Jesuit school education, which came complete with hour-long meditation every morning. I cannot remember where I picked this up, or if saw it in a dream once or what, but I think JMS deliberately set out to make a more thoughtful leader, instead of the traditional bad-ass man-of-action. I’m not sure whether it was ratings pressure or O’Hare’s mental issues that forced teh change, but I think both were present anyway, so the change to a more forceful commander was made.
I like both commanders, but I like them because of the time they were on the show, and how their characters were treated throughout the series. If Boxleitner had started in season one, or if O’Hare went for all five seasons, it just wouldn’t have been the same. It wouldn’t have been as good. It was one of those happy accidents that B5 seemed to have all the way up to season five.
Nothing much to advance to the OP, but anyway. . .
Jon Lovitz and Bruce Boxleitner were in an episode of “Tales from the Crypt” called “Top Billing.” The basic gist is that Lovitz and Boxleitner are both actors, and that although Lovitz is a much better actor, Boxleitner keeps getting the parts because he’s better looking.
Finally, in desperation, Lovitz kills Boxleitner so that he won’t have any competition for getting the title roles in an upcoming production of “Hamlet.” Lovitz shows up for the audition and finds out that. . .
They are not auditioning for Hamlet. They already have a Hamlet. They’re auditioning for Yorick! The scene ends showing that the production is being staged in an insane asylum where the inmates have taken over.
If that is the case, I think Frederico Fellini’s movie 7.5 should be perfect for you.
It may be hard to find. It’s name was changed to 8.5, but if you can find the earlier version, I think it will be well worth the effort.
In any event, it should break up your list of things to do quite nicely.
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j/k - but 8.5 is still an excellent movie and I’m certain that you will like it - for sure!