Babylon 5 is a tribute to Lord Of The Rings

Babylon 5 is a tribute to Lord Of The Rings?

Abso-fraggin'-lutley!

Rangers?
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World/universe saved by miniscule people no-one had previously bothered with?
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Devastating aftermath reflecting "The Scouring of the Shire"
Totally!
Also contains: wizards, telepaths, ancient evil, mad emperors and lost technology used for nefarious purposes.
I think Babylon 5 is a much better tribute to Lord Of The Rings than Peter Jackson could ever conceive of, simply because the Vorlons represent God, personified in Tolkien's mythology of only being able to save the world by destroying most of it and the Shadows represent the Devil or corruption personified by Morgoth, Sauron and the Ringwraiths.