Welcome to Show #121!

Jeffrey has an upgraded studio at FarPoint Media Los Angeles, and boy does it make him sound good. Are they really working on the FarPoint Media Hawaii location? We shall soon see.

Tim had to attend family functions, but we’ve more than made up for it by having Lejon from Chandler in studio, and Gary from Jacksonville joining it to discuss some of the latest B5 news with us.

Discussion: We’ve already reposted JMS’ comments on moving forward with more Babylon 5, and the fan reactions are still flying all over the Internet. So Summer, Jeffrey, Gary, Michael and Brad discuss, in great detail and depth, with occassional comment from the chat room.

Anyone want to investigate the possibility of low budget fan film projects in the B5 universe? We already have fan-based audio projects, and archival projects… wonder what the options are and the chances are of B5 movies coming from a studio other than Warner Bros, or from a funded fan base, a la the many Star Trek and Star Wars fan film projects that are already out there.

And no, we’re not going to re-record the Babylon Podcast Season 3 opening again!

Go check out Deep Geeking when you get a chance, and if you want to contribute a geeking essay, get ahold of Summer.

Second Life Info: FarPoint Media’s Second Life space is now the penthouse suite of Third Life Books, the place for SL versions of Michael A. Stackpole’s writings, and many other goodies, including a Wednesday night writing workshop. 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.

Promo: The ScapeCast

 

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Welcome to Show #120!

We talk about the weather. It’s hot in LA and in Phoenix. It’s hot in Las Vegas, too, and we’re sad because George Johnsen’s work on The Star Trek Experience in Vegas will be gone when the exhibit shuts down on September 1. Go see it, and take one last trip to Quark’s Bar for one final Warp Core Breach.

Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer delve into Deep Geeking on “Into the Fire” the pivotal episode in the confrontation between the younger races and the Shadows and Vorlons. Tim thinks it’s a flawed episode, and so the discussion begins…

Feedback: Ruben in NJ wonders if the alien entity that invaded Sheridan in “Knives” was a remnant of a Vorlon that had been spying on the existing time-space for a Kosh in a different time, but just caught in a time rift (um, no).

Jeffrey wants to hear more messages from new listeners… feel free to call in!

Go check out Deep Geeking when you get a chance, and if you want to contribute a geeking essay, get ahold of Summer.

Second Life Info: FarPoint Media’s Second Life space is now the penthouse suite of Third Life Books, the place for SL versions of Michael A. Stackpole’s writings, and many other goodies, including a Wednesday night writing workshop. You can find the castle at http://slurl.com/secondlife/beraudes/203/151/49. Come see the castle roof pool!

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.

Promo: Second Shift
Promo: Geek Cred

 

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Welcome to Show #119!

Michael, Summer and Jeffrey recap the FarPoint Fool Party for the group, and Tim really wishes he could have visted the heat and enjoyed the fun. Summer still doesn’t understand the appeal and attraction of this game called Washers.

Interview: Amy Guskin joins us to talk about her efforts to organize a group of B5 fans to acquire an original G’Kar mask and donate it to the Museum of the Moving Image in New York.

And you thought the Browncoats were good at organizing rescue efforts…

Discussion: Today, in sector 14, Tim had no emails or voicemails pulled aside, so there’s nothing to discuss. Pay no attention to the live stream from the party… there’s nothing happening here.

And because Jeffrey mentioned wanting 5 more years of doing the series, all of a sudden, Summer’s imagining he and Bruce starring in an updated rendition of Butch and Sundance…

Questions from the chat room: Mike Stark wants to know what Jeffrey liked least about working on the show; Neroon wants to know what the preferred beverage would be if Zima could be replaced (because the beer would go skunky!); what B5 episode without commentary would you have liked to have heard commentary on (we should make a list).

Second Life Info: FarPoint Media’s Second Life space is now the penthouse suite of Third Life Books, the place for SL versions of Michael A. Stackpole’s writings, and many other goodies, including a Wednesday night writing workshop. You can find the castle at http://slurl.com/secondlife/beraudes/203/151/49. Come see the castle roof pool!

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.

Link: Amy Guskin
Link: Museum of the Moving Image
Promo: How To Grow Your Geek

 

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Welcome to Show #118!

Tim, Summer and Jeffrey welcome Brad on the line, and Kris in studio. The puns are out of control.

Interview: We are pleased this week to talk with The great Luke Ski, creator of the new FuMP hit, “No Sleep ’til Babylon”.

Luke tells us about his being a B5 fan, of creating this song and many many others. Luke also tells us about the fundraising drive to help out Tom Smith.

We try to put Luke to the test and come up with potential songs on the spot… will he get back to us later with some gems? We’ll have to wait and see.

Oh yeah… Ding.

Voicemail: Gary from Jacksonville needs clarification on whether the caves where Sheridan met Lorien were real, or metaphorical, being a construct where Lorien “caught” him; Gary needs clarification on when the 20-year deadline was set on the remainder of Sheridan’s life; Arkle gives us his thoughts on why B5 isn’t as high in the public consciousness as Buffy and other shows (and battles his cat in the process), and thinks the teaser ads on PTEN may have been the problem.

Second Life Info: FarPoint Media’s Second Life space is now the penthouse suite of Third Life Books, the place for SL versions of Michael A. Stackpole’s writings, and many other goodies, including a Wednesday night writing workshop. You can find the castle at http://slurl.com/secondlife/beraudes/203/151/49. Come see the castle roof pool!

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.

Link: The Funny Music Project
Link: The great Luke Ski
Link: Dr Demento
Promo: Adventures in SciFi Publishing
Promo: 08.08.08: Buy Tee Morris’ and Philippa Ballantine’s new books from Amazon on August 8th!

 

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Welcome to Show #117!

Tim and Summer are again flying without Jeffrey, but Tim reads some news from JMS posted to the news group about his experience at Cannes, and hinting that more news would be coming soon on a new project. Summer really wants to know more about this “Ninja Assassin” movie JMS has written… it’s an imperative!

Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer jump into Deep Geeking on “The Long Night”. Tim does not like the title of this episode because for him, it doesn’t reflect or evoke anything significant from the episode for him. What do you think?

Sheridan finds a way to make a stand against the Shadows and the Vorlons at the same time, and convinces the League to stand together with him; and Londo’s and G’Kar’s plans come to fruition in an unexpected way. There’s plenty of emotional impact to go around, and despite Tim’s dislike of the episode title, he agrees that it’s one of the better all-around episodes.

Chit-Chat: Jeffrey joins us for the episode closing, and he gives us an update on the Space Station flyby viewing from Los Angeles. Kurt in St George weighs in on Tim’s comments on Shadows vs The Empire… he takes Tim to task, while also risking invoking the wrath of TD-0013, and also has a different view on Shadows vs Borg. Kurt… you need to detox from the Rock Star overdose!!

Also, Tim has wrangled an interview with The great Luke Ski, so stay tuned for that, coming up soon!

Second Life Info: FarPoint Media’s Second Life space is now the penthouse suite of Third Life Books, the place for SL versions of Michael A. Stackpole’s writings, and many other goodies, including a Wednesday night writing workshop. You can find the castle at http://slurl.com/secondlife/beraudes/203/151/49. Come see the castle roof pool!

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.

Promo: Billibub Baddings: The Case of the Pitcher’s Pendant: Order the book from Amazon on 08/08/2008… and not before!!
Promo: On the next Babylon Podcast…

 

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Welcome to Show #116!

We have extra feedback to get through, so you know what that means? Feedbackapalooza, part 2!!

Anna is still here, live in studio, and since we’re on a feedback roll, we just kept it going…

Email: Al recounts a B5 group viewing that included a local TV critic who viewed “Severed Dreams” with them; Mitch O wants to know what favorite part of the show we’d like to have seen expanded upon, and what parts would we have wanted to see less of; George Brickner tells us about his B5 action figure collection, which leads to a discussion of some of the goodies Tim and Summer each have; Bill W recounts B5 airing schedules back in the day; Kazzy wants to know what other awesome episodes to listen to; Paul in Vegas wants to know when to view “In The Beginning”, chronologically speaking; Joe D requests the addition of reviews of the Script Books… all we need is a volunteer who has all 15 volumes and some extra time.

Bill laments the poor portrayal of Nightwatch members in “Ceremonies of Light and Darkness”; Molly adds a theory about the failure (or non-activation) of the Z’ha’dum planetary defense systems; Brendan wants to know how young someone can successfully be introduced to Babylon 5, and we suggest he start listening to How to Grow Your Geek, hosted by Susie the Southern Geek.

Jeffrey joins us for a message from Jason, who wants to know if there were any more music offerings from Andreas besides the collaboration album featuring B5 cast members.

Second Life Info: FarPoint Media’s Second Life space is now the penthouse suite of Third Life Books, the place for SL versions of Michael A. Stackpole’s writings, and many other goodies, including a Wednesday night writing workshop. You can find the castle at http://slurl.com/secondlife/beraudes/203/151/49. Come see the castle roof pool!

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.

Promo: PodCulture: Equal Opportunity Geekness
Promo: FROGGER: THE MOVIE
Music: The great Luke Ski

 

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Welcome to Show #115!

Sorry this is late to the feed… technical issues ran rampant.

Tim, Summer, Jeffrey and Michael are joined by Anna, live in studio (she’s in town for a conference), and she’s just in time to experience Feedbackapalooza!

But first, Summer gets to ask Jeffrey about the production side of detonating Kosh’s helmet in “Falling Towards Apotheosis”, and we learn about the dangers of using too much primacord on a television set.

Voicemail: Eli from Portland contrasts Vir’s and Londo’s ability to apologize; Gary wonders about the discrepancies between Vorlons creating human telepaths and the assumption that they were created as cannon fodder in the war; Gary again, wanting to know about the state of homelessness on Earth and buying into the government’s statement that no one was homeless; Bethany from OK is angry that none of the BSG people realize that their story’s roots come from trails blazed by B5 and other old scifi shows; Gary disagrees with Tim’s comment that the Shadows didn’t have a Sheridan contingency plan; John from Jersey got his Script Book Volume 15; Gary relays JMS’ comments on the monster in “Grey 17 is Missing”; Starfury spotted at the Air & Space Museum; Gary again, thanking Brad’s editing skills in pulling the finished show together; John from Jersey comments on the B5 episode scheduling during first run (one more time, it was different in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh); Gary wonders why it seems that Morden is still hanging out on the station after the Shadows start moving openly; Josh from Bangor weighs in on the Shadows picking Garibaldi’s Starfury out of the pack that was milling around.

And thank Brad for the musical interlude: “No Sleep ’til Babylon” by The great Luke Ski

Second Life Info: FarPoint Media’s Second Life space is now the penthouse suite of Third Life Books, the place for SL versions of Michael A. Stackpole’s writings, and many other goodies, including a Wednesday night writing workshop. You can find the castle at http://slurl.com/secondlife/beraudes/203/151/49. Come see the castleroof pool!

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.

Promo: Chasing the Bard by Philippa Balentine
Music: The great Luke Ski

 

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Welcome to Show #114!

Tim and Summer are eager for tonight’s episode, but Jeffrey is nowhere to be found. By a twist of fate, our in-studio guest, James Paul (Scicomer), is not only a Babylon 5 fan, he’s also a researcher involved with the newest Mars lander, and he brought Script Book Volume 15 and a bottle of Corralejo with him!

And then, there was much Mars geeking.

Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer, with James, discuss the pivotal events in Falling Towards Apotheosis. Taking on the Vorlons is a bold move, even for someone who’s returned from the dead.

Discussion: James tells us how he discovered Babylon 5, how he was on set to watch the filming of Londo’s arthropod battle scene in “Sic Transit Vir”, his meeting of June Lockhart and of The Great Maker.

In addition to letting Summer stroke and paw his pretty copy of Volume 15, James has also made the Library of Congress aware of the script books to they can acquire copies for the archive. He also wants to figure out how to get a “definitive” collection of science fiction works in the archive as well, so if anyone has any suggestions, take a peek at the online catalog to see if any of your favorite classics or groundbreaking works aren’t in there yet.

Second Life Info: FarPoint Media’s castle is at http://slurl.com/secondlife/beraudes/203/151/49.

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.

Promo: Hypersensitive: A Pop Culture podcast
Promo: The Adventures of Indiana Jim

 

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Welcome to Show #113!

Jeffrey secretly traverses the back hallways of VH-1 in search of quiet place to chat with us, and Tim has questions about the B5 action figures, seeing as how he came across a rare Ivanova variant and didn’t know it until we told him. But he opened it, alas.

Jeffrey also thinks that all of the female action figures on that run all had the exact same faces, so we’re sure someone will investigate. Summer never collected the action figures, and instead focused on the trading cards.

(kudos to Brad for the funny sound effects)

Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer discuss “The Summoning”. There are many levels summoning going on in this episode, so the title is more apropos than initially apparent.

Discussion: Tim asks Jeffrey about the long tracking shot at the opening of this episode, and about how the sets were built to allow for longer shots to be made, and whether or not the crew had fun wrapping Jerry Doyle in a massive amounts of clingwrap. Could it have been the Snackman supplying the cling wrap?

Summer minions: wiki, joomla.

Second Life Info: FarPoint Media’s castle is at http://slurl.com/secondlife/beraudes/203/151/49.

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.

Promo: Chris the Fixed Kitty’s Plea for Help
Promo: Tale Chasing: For writers and readers of Urban Fantasy

 

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Welcome to Show #112!

Jeffrey returns from Hawaii to tease us all about his Vorlon tan, and Tim revels in the fact that he and Bruce Boxleitner share a birthdate. Tim also recounts what he saw at the Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas, and got to see firsthand the Borg Invasion scenario that George Johnsen worked on.

Jeffrey also lets us know what show he’s working on now: Celebrity Rehab on VH-1. So whenever he’s not able to join us on Wednesdays, know that he’s working on Season 2 of this series, and it really is something that’s aiming to help.

Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer contemplate the mysteries and metaphors in “Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?” For a long time… this is a good one.

Listener Feedback: Tim passes on a question from George Brickner: “What does Summer need her minions to do?” First, Summer needs a vacation and some rest, then she’ll need help with wiki setup, and Joomla configuration.

If it matters, Summer would love to see a script book or three solely about “Crusade”. Just sayin’.

Second Life Info: FarPoint Media’s castle is at http://slurl.com/secondlife/beraudes/203/151/49.

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.

Promo: 7th Son: Obsidian
Promo: 2008 Parsec Awards: Nominations Open until June 15th!

 

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