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Archive: September 2008More interesting finds on eBay
A few items caught my eye today. They’re way out of my price range these days, but it’s interesting to see what sort of things are popping up… security door card access screen used prop Also, a Markab mask!! Babylon Podcast: Show #130
Welcome to Show #130! Jeffrey’s sick, Summer’s remote, and Tim’s on the landline from hell. Mike couldn’t even stay in the room, and Brad gritted his teeth the entire editing time. Deep Geeking: This week, Tim and Summer chat about “Conflicts of Interest”. Tim points out how much more CGI was in this episode than usual, and appreciates how the heightened tensions were played out between characters. We discuss how much of Garibaldi’s alienation of his friends is likely the result of the programming “enhancing” some of his natural tendencies, and of the machinations that both Sheridan and Delenn must start putting in motion to save their resepective homeworlds. Go check out Deep Geeking when you get a chance, and if you want to contribute a geeking essay, send a note to Summer. Discussion: Jeffrey hacks up a lung. We have a response on the choices for who’d throw Sheridan his bachelor party. Not only do we want to know what a Vorlon does to throw a party, we discuss the possible ramifications of having space-faring races getting dead drunk and playing with the various buttons on spaceships. Starstuff writes in that the Babylon Podcast has been her ray of sunshine all year, and shares her appreciation. Yes, we can make people laugh, both intentionally and by accident, so tell us your tales of when our plucky little show made you laugh, or shared new knowledge with you. And X-Wings would lose to both Starfuries and Vipers. Second Life Info: FarPoint Media’s Second Life space is now the penthouse suite of Third Life Books. You can find the castle at http://slurl.com/secondlife/beraudes/203/151/49. Come see the castle roof pool, and more! Babylon 5 Information Gathering: If you know of a dead or abandoned B5 related website that may be in need of a new home, let Summer know! Maybe we can mirror it here or house it on a sister site. If you can, please Donate… moving the studio took a big hit, and Mike needs to replenish the coffers. Promo: Pop Syndicate: News and Reviews for Everything Takei weds, Psi Corps sends representative
Listener Robert Shimbo sent the Babcast a link to a news article about George Takei’s wedding. What’s interesting is the photo. It shows Takei, his partner Brad Altman, Nichelle Nichols, and Walter Koenig. Everyone is making the Vulcan hand salute - except for Mr. Koenig, who - well, take a look at the picture.
I wonder if Mr. Koenig had us Lurkers in mind. Babylon Podcast: Show #129
Welcome to Show #129! Jeffrey is under the weather this week, so Brad Bowyer of PodCulture joins us for his birthday! Tim relays some brief JMS and B5 related tidbits that filtered in this week: JMS confirms that the Jeremiah finale “Interregnum” was meant to be a finale for him (and where is Jeremiah Season 2 on DVD, anyway?); “World War Z” has been picked up by Brad Pitt’s production company (script written by JMS… I wanna read a copy too!); JMS explained more about the “no more Lost Tales” statement (standalones are harder to budget than series); and Tim is disappointed by no new Lensman news yet. Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Brad chat about “Lines of Communication”. The funny thing is, Tim has no recollection of seeing this episode ever before. There must be a rogue PsiCop around doing mind wipes, because it’s very very hard to forget the dancing Drakh scene. We discuss the influence the bombardment of anti-B5 propaganda on Sheridan’s state of mind, the repurposing of the War Room, and the urgent need of Delenn’s intersession on Minbari affairs, which have deteriorated since her dissolution of the Grey Council, and the connections Frankling and Marcus are making on Mars. Truly, Summer can empathize with the crew’s seemingly perpetual lack of sleep. Go check out Deep Geeking when you get a chance, and if you want to contribute a geeking essay, send a note to Summer. Discussion: Summer promotes the newly available “Chronologies of Babylon 5″ (available now from Babylon 5 Scripts); James in Dallas sent in an email in just to double-check Mike’s jello-wrestling preferences; Arkle really wanted to submit a question to JMS about “A Call To Arms” because he didn’t like the music… both Summer and Tim liked the music that Evan Chen composed for that movie and for Crusade, so we aren’t sure what specifically Arkle didn’t like. Second Life Info: FarPoint Media’s Second Life space is now the penthouse suite of Third Life Books. You can find the castle at http://slurl.com/secondlife/beraudes/203/151/49. Come see the castle roof pool, and more! Babylon 5 Information Gathering: If you know of a dead or abandoned B5 related website that may be in need of a new home, let Summer know! Maybe we can mirror it here or house it on a sister site. If you can, please Donate… moving the studio took a big hit, and Mike needs to replenish the coffers. Promo: The Company: An Alternative Heroes Podcast Babylon 5 on The WB
There are some promotional trailers for Babylon 5 being available online at TheWB.com Thanks to RapidEye for finding this one posted at BoingBoing: Jamaican space cruise vacation… it’s either brilliance or madness! (But didja notice they spelled Adira’s name wrong?) More: Feed Updates
I have been remiss in noticing that the shows going out on the feed have been missing the FarPoint Media tags since mid-January. That problem has now been resolved, so if you want to redownload any previous episodes and get your boohkie back, feel free. (Almost a year and a half later, and the memory of Mike cracking up at “boohkie boohkie boohkie” just never gets old) Babylon Podcast: Show #128
Welcome to Show #128! Do Over! Cellphones, Dodger games, stadium organs, and podcast recordings just do not mix. Honestly, it sounded like a good idea in theory… Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer talk about “Racing Mars”, delving into the abundant humor playing around the relationship between Franklin and Marcus and their cover story for going to Mars, in Ivanova relieving Sheridan of duty and in trying to make deals with smugglers in the hopes of opening up new supply lines for the station. We also talk about the possible machinations behind the programming that’s driving Garibaldi to make the choices he’s making, and how much influence over him the programmed parts are having over him, and we get a small glimpse deeper into the Keepers and how deeply they embed themselves in their targets. Woo. Hoo. Go check out Deep Geeking when you get a chance, and if you want to contribute a geeking essay, send a note to Summer. Babylon 5 Extra: Just Mr. Londo by the great Luke Ski Discussion: Tim wonders if the Drazi party that Ivanova attended was really another Green-Purple ambush, and apparently Tim never attended one of those 3-day parties while in college. Gary from Jacksonville joins in to give a Dragon*Con report on the Jerry Doyle and Walter Koenig panel that he attended. Second Life Info: FarPoint Media’s Second Life space is now the penthouse suite of Third Life Books. You can find the castle at http://slurl.com/secondlife/beraudes/203/151/49. Come see the castle roof pool, and more! Babylon 5 Information Gathering: If you know of a dead or abandoned B5 related website that may be in need of a new home, let Summer know! Maybe we can mirror it here or house it on a sister site. If you can, please Donate… moving the studio took a big hit, and Mike needs to replenish the coffers. Promo: Young Junius Babylon Podcast: Show #127
Welcome to Show #127! This week’s show was slightly delayed because of Dragon*Con. Thank Brad for imbibing in the Red Bull to speed his post-con recovery and get the editing done. Vorlons and political tangents do not mix. The puns are too much, it’s too late for the sane ones to vote. That, and the smoke machines. Let’s hear it for the Hollywood Wafters Guild! Deep Geeking: This week, Tim and Summer talk about “Atonement”, and we pick nits about the pacing and some aspects of the execution in this episode… notably on why Delenn’s clan waited so long before taking issue with her relationship with John Sheridan, and what exactly is the purpose of the assistant in The Dreaming, anyway? Was Lennier’s guidance colored by his feelings for her, and his subconscious hopes of separating Sheridan and Delenn? Tim doesn’t care for the “genie in the bottle” element of The Dreaming as a plot device to reframe some badly needed exposition and back story. For the weight and potential impact of what was revealed in this episode, could it have been pieced out to viewers differently? The mandate of summoning Delenn home for this questioning was mostly a surprise, and some breadcrumbs about this being a looming issue might have taken care of some of that. Go check out Deep Geeking when you get a chance, and if you want to contribute a geeking essay, send a note to Summer. Discussion: In an email for Jeffrey, Gene from Greenville wants to get his opinion on the real impact of JMS’ statement on current or future collaborations with WB; James in Tallahassee agrees that BSG’s Vipers would indeed wipe the floors with B5’s Starfuries and Thunderbolts (warning… serious geeky tangent approaching!); Rod in Nashville sent in a voicemail in praising JMS’ out-of-the-box resolution to the Shadow War, a victory of wills and philosophies, rather than resorting to a shoot-out in space. Second Life Info: FarPoint Media’s Second Life space is now the penthouse suite of Third Life Books. You can find the castle at http://slurl.com/secondlife/beraudes/203/151/49. Come see the castle roof pool, and more! Babylon 5 Information Gathering: If you know of a dead or abandoned B5 related website that may be in need of a new home, let Summer know! Maybe we can mirror it here or house it on a sister site. If you can, please Donate… moving the studio took a big hit, and Mike needs to replenish the coffers. Promo: Movie Mantras 
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