Posted by Bob on 10/07/05 19:51

On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 07:05:18 +0100, Paul Hyett
<pah@nojunkmailplease.co.uk> wrote:

>AIUI, it is something to do with tidal friction.

Yeah, the Moon is heating up the oceans on Earth which causes it to
lose orbital energy.

>>No, I am watching Babylon 5, the greatest science fiction ever
>>produced.

>Not Star Trek...?

Star Trek is for kids. Babylon 5 is for adults.

To be fair, ST had to put up with the rules of broadcast TV. B5 was on
cable so it could be adult. I am not implying that B5 is pornographic
- far from it. But it was free to be much more expressive, more
creative, and therefore more realistic.

In the case of ST they put a wuss like Nelix with little girls. In B5
they would never let Londo around anything with a skirt and female
glands.

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