Or, perhaps, the obvious parallels just become really obvious when I watch the episodes, like, five at a time... I actually corresponded with JMS back while he was floating ideas for B5 on GEnie, the old GE bulletin board service (and I've got the pre-pilot t-shirt to prove it), and I do dig the series, it's just... I had forgotten he actually used that "the eye is looking" line when they went to Mordor -- er. Mt. Doom -- er, Z'Ha'Doom.