10 Ways Babylon 5 & Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Are Basically The Same Show

10. Earth Run Stations

At the core of both series are the space stations the stories take place on. That's why each show is named after its respective station. Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5 are the locations for the shows, the driving forces for their narratives. But their biggest similarity is not the venue so much as it is who operates them.

In both cases, it is human run organizations that operate the stations. On Babylon 5, Earth Alliance was responsible for the construction and management of their station. On Deep Space Nine, Cardassians built the station and the Bajorans own it, for all intents and purposes, but it is operated by the United Federation of Planets and Starfleet. There are other races in the Federation, but the driving force is depicted as humanity.

While each station is filled with species from across the galaxy, having these stations under the control of the human run organizations definitely sets the tone. It puts humanity in the driver's seat on Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5, for better or worse.