“The Birth of the Babylon 5 Story”

In 1999, J. Michael Straczynski allowed his original notes on Babylon 5 to be released via his Last Word column in the Babylon 5 Magazine (Vol. 2, Issue 9). These notes were the first written record of Babylon 5, made moments after he had his inspiration for the series while taking a shower.
Though the magazine [...]

No Live Feed tonight 3/25

Sorry devoted Live Feed listeners. No live feed tonight. Mike has a pet emergency and can’t host and engineer the show tonight.
No need to fear. We’ll return next week with some fresh live feed goodness.
Until then here’s a few thoughts:
Why was Lyta kicked out of her room for lack of space when all of Grey [...]

Chronologies Contest Breadcrumb Hints

As promised, here are the breadcrumb hints for the Season 4 podcast opening:
It was the year of Deep Geeking… he’s one of the Cultured Pod people
the year of Feedbackapalooza… the voicemail line is his and his alone
the year we discussed our favorite show. the Narn is always trying something
It was the year without Zima… she’s [...]

The Vocabulary Conspiracy

The Great Maker has sent out a call to the masses:
From: “jmsatb5@aol.com”
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:01:39 -0700 (PDT)
So here’s the deal. I’m calling on everybody in sight to help me
bring back a word. It’s a conspiracy, see, and you’re all part of it
if you choose to be.
I want to bring back [...]

Babylon Podcast #149: Rising Star (Season 4)

Welcome to Show #149!
Tim, Summer and Jeffrey try their hands at an Irish brogue, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Jeffrey also serenades us with his guitar when he gets a little distracted by our geeking.
Tim gives us the news about the contest to name the new ISS module that’s heading up. Read [...]

 
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Asked and Answered: Surprise gift update

Captain Jacyln wants you to know she hasn’t forgotten about the surprise mailing that she mentioned on the Babylon Podcast.  
“The Scripts Team is most likely going to send the mailing next week instead of this one because the contents of the mailing have changed. Three days ago we got clearance to share something timely with [...]

B5 Mall Tour Photos

On the Babcast forum at farpointforums.com, KaveDweller (aka Mike) posted a link to photos of his visits to The Babylon 5 Mall Experience.
He has photos of various props on display, wall structures, and Jerry Doyle, Tracy Scoggins, and Andreas Katsulas. Go check ‘em out!
And thanks to Mike for graciously sharing these with the Babcast fans!

Chronologies Contest Hints

We thought that the entry requirements for the chronologies contest would be more fun for you guys than this.
Finding the names for all the voices in the open seemed simple enough… but you have mentioned that the requirements for entering the contest were a bit too challenging, given the time frame.
We hear you, [...]

Babylon Podcast #148: Babylon 5 Scripts Team

Welcome to Show #148!
Tim and Summer lament about whether or not the entry requirements are too hard for the Chronologies contest, since we haven’t received any entries yet. Not a one.
Is the contest entry requirement too hard? Seriously, as of 2pm PT, March 11 2009, I have received ZERO entries for this contest. [...]

 
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Babylon Podcast #147: Interview with Frank Garcia

Welcome to Show #147!
Tim, Summer and Jeffrey chat about spring training, the early Daylight Savings shift, JMS winning a writing award from AARP, and the contest.
Mike plays Edmund’s “My Funny Vorlontine” parody for Jeffrey, and there were pulled muscles from the laughter.
Contest: We’ve come up with a contest to give away a copy of the [...]

 
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