A couple of months ago, while partaking in some tasty whiskies, my drinking buddies were taken aback that I’d only just recently started watching Star Trek: The Next Generation for the first time, but were downright shocked—verging on horror—by my confession that I had never seen Babylon 5.

I vowed to watch it as soon as I finished ST:TNG, but it wasn’t on any streaming services I had.

That’s changed, as Babylon 5 is now streaming on YouTube for free (with ads) as part of a marketing push by Warner Bros., reports Luke Bouma at Cord Cutter News:

The uploads started with the pilot episode, “The Gathering,” which serves as the entry point to the series’ intricate universe. This was followed by subsequent episodes such as “Midnight on the Firing Line” and “Soul Hunter,” released in sequence to build narrative momentum. The strategy involves posting one episode each week, allowing audiences to experience the story at a paced rhythm that mirrors the original broadcast schedule. This approach not only encourages weekly viewership but also fosters online discussions and communal watching events, much like the fan communities that formed during the show’s initial airing.

I’ll give the first few episodes a gander (in my Apple Vision Pro, now that YouTube is finally available there). If the series captures my fancy—as my friends confidently assure me it will—I may have to buy the series on Blu-ray, because there’s no way I’m watching 111 episodes of TV on a weekly basis. This isn’t 1993, and ain’t nobody got time for that—binge or GTFO.

Wait… is that the point? Curse you Warner Bros. and your diabolical marketing team!