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For BG, do you need to watch the mini-series before season 1?

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No. I haven't seen it and it didn't matter much. I picked up mid-season 1 and was lost a little bit, but caught on.

You definitely don't want to just start in on season 2 though without most of season 1 underway. There's so much long term plot and character development.