Steve Silverwood wrote:   
   > On Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:35:20 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger   
   >  wrote:   
   >    
   >> Charlie E. wrote:   
   >>> but they really just focused on the   
   >>> three 'seminal' series - Trek, Lost in Space and Twilight Zone.   
   >> Every list of three seminal series I've ever heard from a long time fan   
   >> is Outer Limits, Twilight Zone and Star Trek in any order.  Until   
   >> Babylon 5 came out. By then shows were poineers "on" television not   
   >> poineers "of" television.   
   >    
   > B5 really pioneered lots of things.  It proved that a serial show --   
   > not just episodes but a real story arc -- was a viable programming   
   > model.  Since then, several shows have followed suit to some extent,   
   > such as House, NCIS (both versions), JAG, the Law and Order family of   
   > programs, and CSI (all versions).  All of these have completely new   
   > content in their episodes, but there's always a back-story that flows   
   > from one episode to the next.  If B5 hadn't come along, the only shows   
   > that would be doing that would be soap operas.   
      
   I think Lost owes more to B5 than the shows you mention, and more than    
   anyone was willing to admit.   
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