Tavia said -
So what are the real strengths of the televisual medium?
A long TV series like B7 has the big advantage of long drawn out character and plot development. And developing the characters, plots and ideas through multiple slightly different 'takes' on the same story. That each item is more or less throw-away, but they accumulate together to create a whole. I don't think you could do that in a film, or even a novel.
Alison