Babylon Podcast: Show Update

This is just a heads-up for all of our faithful listeners. There won’t be a new show on July 26, but we’ll be back in full force on August 2. In the meantime, catch up on the last 4 episodes of Season 1, if you haven’t already done so, and make sure all of your [...]

Babylon Podcast #25: Eyes / Legacies (Season 1)

Welcome to Show #25! Tim and Summer dive deep into episode discussion again with “Eyes” and “Legacies”. In “Eyes”, the political backlash from some of Commander Sinclair’s command decisions come home to roost, in the form of an official Internal Investigation. Colonel Ari Ben-Zayn intends to probe the current command staff to test their loyalties [...]

Metal Armour Stilettos on B5

Thomas in Flagstaff emails us with heads-up about a post he came across today at BoingBoing.net: Metal armour stiletto heels from Babylon 5 by Sword & Stone They were crafted by Tony Swatton, and Sword & Stone can produce replicas for fans to purchase (6-10 week turnaround, $3000-5000 cost). Also, anyone heading to Comic-Con next [...]

Babylon Podcast #24: Chat with NASA Engineer Louise Kleeba

Babylon Podcast #24: Chat with NASA Engineer Louise Kleeba

Jeffrey introduces Tim and Summer to Louise Kleeba, NASA Payload Engineer and super B5 fan. While the show was still on the air, Louise was not only one of the big fans inside NASA, but she also occassionally consulted on the accuracy and physics of movements in space used in the show.

Babylon Podcast #23: Interview with John Vulich, Optic Nerve

Babylon Podcast #23: Interview with John Vulich, Optic Nerve

Tim, Summer and Jeffrey chat with John Vulich, owner of the special effects house that created all of the B5 aliens we’ve all come to love.

John tells us about creating the show’s new aliens and refining the ones established in the pilot, about working with the prosthetics to make them less invasive for actors, on designing and creating robotic creatures, and much more.