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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