Since there’s not going to be a live feed on July 4th, and we neglected to address an email that we wanted to chat about.

Mitch wrote in:

Can we please have one single podcast that’s free of Jarsto and Edmund? They’ve taken over and this “captain jarsto” and “operative 6″ thing is getting ridiculous. It’s making me regret downloading each podcast.

Tim responded:

thanks for the feedback. I’m sorry that you’re put off by their submissions; and perhaps there will be a show where we give it a rest. But we’ve been pleased with the content they’ve provided; I for one am impressed with the way they’ve managed to take hold of some implications of the show and spin those off into plot points of their own. It’s fanfic of high caliber, IMNSHO. So, you could try to stop listening once Summer announces it’s listener feedback time, or not.

And we wanted to talk about it a little bit on the show, because if one listener feels that way, maybe a few others share the same feelings. But we ran out of time, and Tim forgot to print out Mitch’s email so we could talk about it.

So, what do you say? Do you think the EAS Netherlands skits should be separate from the main show, say live in their own separate spinoff feed? Do you have another opinion? Let us know!

Welcome to Show #71! It’s our longest show yet. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

Tim and Summer welcome Jeffrey back, and apparently he’s lost his underwear. Or something like that. Tim gives us a report that JMS has turned in a draft of the eagerly anticipated Silver Surfer movie, and how he might not have as much time on his hands to devote to upcoming volumes of The Lost Tales.

Deep Geeking: This week, Tim and Summer talk about “The Fall of Night”. Once again, the geeking runs long. There really is too much here to contain in one tiny podcast, but we do try to cover all bases, including a dive into the deeper end of theology when Mike wonders whether the vast pantheon of Centauri Gods means that as a race they don’t have enough faith to have seen Kosh’s manifestation of a divine being.

Yes, we forgot to talk about Keffer and his untimely yet domino-toppling demise.

Keffer is gone now, but his exploits and his sacrifice will not be forgotten, at least not for a few more episodes into Season 3. As with everything else, it’s the thought that counts.

Listener Feedback: Remember, the FarPoint tag is officially spelled “boohkie”, all because Google kept pulling up websites for bookmakers. Make a note of it. And we really really start to plant the seeds of temptation to get Tim to move to Phoenix, thanks to Valerie’s bliss.

Cooking with Kosh. The Voting Pebbles Action Committee. All your Vote are Belong to Us. ‘Nuff said.

Are you waiting for a Babylon 5 audio drama? Let us know…

Hey, if you know of a dead B5 website that may be in need of a new home, let Summer know!

Summer would also like to find the long versions of the B5 promos that ran on TNT prior to Season 5, the ones narrated by Keith David… anyone have any old VHS copies of S5 they taped from TNT?

Jerseys Are Go! Interested? Let us know if you’d place a pre-order!

Your feedback does matter, and is welcome! You can call us at 206-338-2259, or email us and tell us what you think… and likely hear it played or read on the show. Please try to keep the voicemail comments as brief as possible.

Shameless related begging: Summer’s working to convince any publisher to do an essay collection on Babylon 5. If you’d be interested in buying one if they did do a B5 collection, let Summer know, either here in comments, or over in the Babylon Podcast forums.

There’s a box of Babylon 5 novels sitting here, books that were rescued from unknown fates at used bookstores in his area by Brad from the PodCulture podcast. The B5 library collection grows… if you have a request, send it in.

Promo: Heaven, Season 3: Earth by Mur Lafferty
Promo: PodCulture

 

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Here’s a special treat for Babylon Podcast listeners, and Babylon 5 fans in general: SciFi Smackdown Episode 5: X-Wings vs Starfuries.

Always a fun discussion between Star Wars and Babylon 5 geeks, and this discussion has an extra added bonus for Babylon Podcast fans: Jarsto’s in the debate on behalf of the Starfuries!

Go listen to the show, and feel free to leave them a comment on the show, or call into their voicemail line with your opinion, 206-495-1737.

As a teaser, I’ve included a voicemail that Trampas sent in about his experience debating Jarsto… it’s too good to save for a future Babylon Podcast episode.

 

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There I was, checking email in one of the sliceofscifi.com accounts, and I see the following subject:

“A member of the religious caste, Delenn’s belief in fate and destiny is often evident.”

The name of the email sender was a little suspicious, so I knew it was spam, but I was curious, so I opened it anyway.

It was one of those image spams, and I have no idea what the image was since I have those automagically blocked, but I thought it was rather ingenious and assholish to go to the level of targeting spam with subject lines that might entice recipients to open them.

F*cktards.

Welcome to Show #70!

Tim and Summer ask Jeffrey about his Mexico trip, and whether or not he was truly investigating the dwindling agave crops there, and Jeff lets us know about some possible upcoming interview guests for the show.

Deep Geeking: This week, Tim and Summer talk about “Comes the Inquisitor”. The geeking runs long, because there are many theories about the methods and motives of the Vorlons for sending in a self-professed killer to test the motivations of others who aspire to greatness in the Vorlons’ quest again the Shadows.

Listener Feedback: Remember, the FarPoint tag is officially spelled “boohkie”, all because Google kept pulling up websites for bookmakers. Make a note of it.

Is the Babylon Podcast spinning off its own audio drama fanfic? You listen and decide.

Hey, if you know of a dead B5 website that may be in need of a new home, let Summer know!

Summer would also still like to find the B5 specials that aired on TNT and SciFi Channel, especially the long versions of the ads that ran on TNT, the ones narrated by Keith David.

Jerseys Are Go! Interested? Let us know if you’d place a pre-order!

Your feedback does matter, and is welcome! You can call us at 206-338-2259, or email us and tell us what you think… and likely hear it played or read on the show. Please try to keep the voicemail comments as brief as possible.

Shameless related begging: Summer’s working to convince any publisher to do an essay collection on Babylon 5. If you’d be interested in buying one if they did do a B5 collection, let Summer know, either here in comments, or over in the Babylon Podcast forums.

There’s a box of Babylon 5 novels sitting here, books that were rescued from unknown fates at used bookstores in his area by Brad from the PodCulture podcast. The B5 library collection grows… if you have a request, send it in.

Promo: Tony’s Losing It
Promo: Kosh for President
Link: The Art of Douglas Shuler

 

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Welcome to Show #69!

Tim and Summer are here, but Jeffrey is in Mexico. We think he’s doing research into how the destruction of the agave crops may impact the world’s tequila supply. Summer also mentions that she has a copy of Claudia Christian’s memoir, sent to the studio by Yard Dog Press.

Michael is also fascinated by the pencil sketch of Claudia included in the memoir, drawn by Douglas Shuler.

This is also a show where being in the chatroom listening to the live feed pays off. The universe can do funny things from time to time, and this is one of those times. Instead of having a regular show, tonight will be all talk with chatroom regulars.

First up, is Lambo, co-host of The AstroCast, and he tells us how he got into B5, and how his fascination with the story of “Holy Blood, Holy Grail” led him to assert that Sinclair was truly Valen years earlier than the rest of us.

Next, Jan from Denmark defies the late/early hours and joins us in teasing Tim about his phone connection, and shares how he became hooked on B5. He tells us about how the series was aired in Denmark, making it a little more work to get the story in full. He also laments missing out on the con experience so far, and what appealed most to him about the story presented in the show.

Lastly, we talk to frequent commenter Gary from Jacksonville, who we seemingly have inspired to not only record segments to send in to the Babylon Podcast, but maybe to eventually create a podcast of his own.

Gary tells us about he was a hardcore Trek fan and how his hardline stance against any other SF TV franchise was changed by viewing 5am TNT reruns of B5, and how he went online on dialup to gather the episodes he’d missed to see them. Luckily for him, the DVDs came out and he was able to scarf them all. He also tells us about his comic book collecting, his B5 collecting, and a few things in between.

Hey, if you know of a dead B5 website that may be in need of a new home, let Summer know!

Listener Feedback: Remember, the FarPoint tag is officially spelled “boohkie”, all because Google kept pulling up websites for bookmakers. Make a note of it.

James in Dallas explains his theories on why there’s more than one Zathras, which leads to all sorts of crazy speculation on temporal distortions and duplication of living creatures; Kurt in St George counters Tim’s opinions on “Divided Loyalties”; Edmund phones in a comment about the connections between B5 and events in WWI, WWII, and other historical events; wishes for a History Channel documentary on Babylon 5 like the existing ones for Star Trek and Star Wars. We also intercept a report from Operative Six on the appearance of the alternate personality that we talked to last week, and play a report from Citizen T’jon’s commentary about guests on the show.

Summer would also still like to find the B5 specials that aired on TNT and SciFi Channel, especially the long versions of the ads that ran on TNT, the ones narrated by Keith David.

Jerseys Are Go! Interested? Let us know if you’d place a pre-order!

Your feedback does matter, and is welcome! You can call us at 206-338-2259, or email us and tell us what you think… and likely hear it played or read on the show. Please try to keep the voicemail comments as brief as possible.

Shameless related begging: Summer’s working to convince any publisher to do an essay collection on Babylon 5. If you’d be interested in buying one if they did do a B5 collection, let Summer know, either here in comments, or over in the Babylon Podcast forums.

There’s a box of Babylon 5 novels sitting here, books that were rescued from unknown fates at used bookstores in his area by Brad from the PodCulture podcast. The B5 library collection grows… if you have a request, send it in.

Promo: The Gmail Podcast
Promo: Variant Frequencies
Link: The Art of Douglas Shuler

 

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Welcome to Show #68!

The universe is back to the way it should be: Tim, Summer and Jeffrey joshing around in the open, and the invasion of the chatroom lurkers is held off one more day. Or was that because the studio is too full to hold them?

Tim also gives us scientific reasons why he and Summer should always work together, else the show will remain out of balance… and Jarsto has already provided us an ad for the “Kosh for President: All Sex, All The Time” campaign.

Deep Geeking: This week’s episode is “The Long, Twilight Struggle”, and Tim and Summer talk about the reeling shifts in plot arcs and characterization that we all came to know and love in the series.

Listener Feedback: Remember, the FarPoint tag is officially spelled “boohkie”, all because Google kept pulling up websites for bookmakers. Make a note of it.

Jerseys Are Go! Interested? Let us know if you’d place a pre-order!

Operative Number Six, and Duck Off! by KoshCo. ‘Nuff said.

Your feedback does matter, and is welcome! You can call us at 206-338-2259, or email us and tell us what you think… and likely hear it played or read on the show. Please try to keep the voicemail comments as brief as possible.

Shameless related begging: Summer’s working to convince any publisher to do an essay collection on Babylon 5. If you’d be interested in buying one if they did do a B5 collection, let Summer know, either here in comments, or over in the Babylon Podcast forums.

There’s a box of Babylon 5 novels sitting here, books that were rescued from unknown fates at used bookstores in his area by Brad from the PodCulture podcast. The B5 library collection grows… if you have a request, send it in.

Promo: The ScapeCast
Promo: Comics Radar
Link: Podcast Junk

 

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