His main point is DS9 originally wasn't originally going to be like Babylon 5 so they couldn't have stolen anything. But if anything that's evidence in favor of them copying; they changed what they were doing to be more like their competitor as production loomed and as they had more opportunities to hear about their plans.
Second point is some DS9 principals worked at different companies at the time so they wouldn't have helped a competitor, but personal and backroom stuff happens all the time in Hollywood. That just means the companies didn't officially have a policy of stealing B5 ideas, which is like saying water is wet; nobody thinks DS9 writers got a corporate letter saying "just copy B5".
Ultimately B5 came first and DS9 has many things in common with it, so DS9 is the copy - whether intentional or not.
I watched it earlier. I like both series, I think Razor proves there was no stealing.
Razorfist didn't prove shit.
His main point is DS9 originally wasn't originally going to be like Babylon 5 so they couldn't have stolen anything. But if anything that's evidence in favor of them copying; they changed what they were doing to be more like their competitor as production loomed and as they had more opportunities to hear about their plans.
Second point is some DS9 principals worked at different companies at the time so they wouldn't have helped a competitor, but personal and backroom stuff happens all the time in Hollywood. That just means the companies didn't officially have a policy of stealing B5 ideas, which is like saying water is wet; nobody thinks DS9 writers got a corporate letter saying "just copy B5".
Ultimately B5 came first and DS9 has many things in common with it, so DS9 is the copy - whether intentional or not.