It's hard to believe that anyone could consider B5 "too expsensive"
since it costs considerably *less* than DS9 or Voyager to produce, by
quite a margin.
                                                                           jms
Re: BABYLON 5 Charges re: PARA
     Yes, stations "have bills to pay," but buying a cheaper show isn't
necessarily the solution if that show doesn't pull ratings.  Because the
money a station earns to PAY those bills comes from advertisers, based on
the ratings.  And B5 is currently rating very well.
                                                                         jms
