"It was the Dawn of the Third Age of Mankind, ten years after the Earth-Minbari War. The Babylon Project was a dream given form. Its goal: to prevent another war by creating a place where humans and aliens could work out their differences peacefully. It's a port of call, home away from home for diplomats, hustlers, entrepreneurs and wanderers. Humans and aliens wrapped in two million, five hundred thousand tons of spinning metal .. all alone in the night. It can be a dangerous place, but it's our last, best hope for peace. This is the story of the last of the Babylon stations. The year is 2258. The name of the place is Babylon 5."

Do you like quirky science fiction?  Like maybe authors Douglas Adams and Jasper Ford mixed in with a little Doctor Who?  Well, have you ever watched the TV series Warehouse 13?  No?  Then you should give it a try.  Be aware, there will be minor spoilers ahead.

I don’t really care for politics.  I recognize that it’s a necessary evil in any civilized society but I still don’t want to understand or participate.   A more civic-minded friend of mine would probably say that I am failing my duties as a citizen if I don’t take pains to at least understand politics, but in some ways, I’ve always been a slacker.  Any political knowledge I possess was acquired in spite of my best efforts to remain oblivious.

I grew up without a television. No, I didn’t grow up in the 40s…I’m not that old. But my parents made the decision that their children’s lives would be richer (and less contaminated by popular culture, I suspect) if we had to find ways to entertain ourselves other than watching a screen. So, I read books. LOTS of books.

When the X-Files came out in the 90s, I wanted to love it. I really did. And I felt like I should have. But I didn’t. It was icky and creepy and most importantly, I didn’t actually like or care about the characters.