Star Trek: DS9 Changed A Big Detail To Avoid Another Babylon 5 Clash
Star Trek: DS9 changed the name of Cardassian spy ring from Gray to Obsidian to avoid plagiarism accusations from Babylon 5. Both DS9 and Babylon 5 are political thrillers that revolve around intergalactic conflicts. Despite accusations of plagiarism in the 1990s, both DS9 and Babylon 5 can now be enjoyed free from fan arguments.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine changed one key detail of the show to avoid another clash with their arch rivals, Babylon 5. There are various similarities between DS9 and Babylon 5, that go beyond their space station setting. Both shows are political thrillers, dealing with the nuances of intergalactic conflict, be it DS9's Dominion War or Babylon 5's Shadow War. Indeed, the similarities between DS9 and Babylon 5 led to accusations of plagiarism back in the early 1990s.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine writer Robert Hewitt Wolfe avoided further accusations of DS9 plagiarizing Babylon 5...
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine changed one key detail of the show to avoid another clash with their arch rivals, Babylon 5. There are various similarities between DS9 and Babylon 5, that go beyond their space station setting. Both shows are political thrillers, dealing with the nuances of intergalactic conflict, be it DS9's Dominion War or Babylon 5's Shadow War. Indeed, the similarities between DS9 and Babylon 5 led to accusations of plagiarism back in the early 1990s.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine writer Robert Hewitt Wolfe avoided further accusations of DS9 plagiarizing Babylon 5...
- 5/3/2024
- by Mark Donaldson
- ScreenRant
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