http://www.babylonpodcast.com Our Last, Best Hope for Babylon 5 Fans Sun, 05 May 2013 15:52:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/02/24/babylon-podcast-show-190/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/02/24/babylon-podcast-show-190/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:00:34 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=492 Interview: The Jason Davis, Senior Editor at Synthetic Worlds Publishing, chats with Tim, Summer, and Bret about Crusade: Behind the Scenes, which is available for purchase right now at Babylon 5 Books.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/02/24/babylon-podcast-show-190/feed/ 5 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/02/17/babylon-podcast-show-189/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/02/17/babylon-podcast-show-189/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:30:59 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=490 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/02/17/babylon-podcast-show-189/feed/ 5 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/02/10/babylon-podcast-show-188/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/02/10/babylon-podcast-show-188/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:35:06 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=487 Interview: Jerry Doyle stops by to chat with Tim, Summer, and Bret about his time on Babylon 5 and his memories of working on the series, his new career as a talk show host, his observations on the political and financial state of the country, and his new book Have You Seen My Country Lately?]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/02/10/babylon-podcast-show-188/feed/ 10 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/02/04/babylon-podcast-show-187/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/02/04/babylon-podcast-show-187/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:46:40 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=488 Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer, Bret and Arkle discuss the "Objects at Rest". Depending on how you choose to look at the "novel" structure of Babylon 5, this is the finale, with "Sleeping in Light" acting as the epilogue. Either way, doors are closing, lives are changing, and time is marching on.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/02/04/babylon-podcast-show-187/feed/ 4 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/01/30/babylon-podcast-show-186/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/01/30/babylon-podcast-show-186/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:20:33 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=486 Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Bret delve deeply into "Objects in Motion".]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/01/30/babylon-podcast-show-186/feed/ 6 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/01/21/babylon-podcast-show-185/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/01/21/babylon-podcast-show-185/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:51:06 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=485 Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer discuss "Wheel of Fire", somewhere in there amidst the many game show inspired puns. While the public reveal and fallout over Garibaldi's drinking will have a farther reaching impact amongst the crew and even out to Mars than initally expected when this episode first aired, was it truly breaking ground in terms of the television portrayal of someone struggling with alcoholism beyond the stereotypes built in previous decades?]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/01/21/babylon-podcast-show-185/feed/ 3 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/01/13/babylon-podcast-show-184/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/01/13/babylon-podcast-show-184/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:17:08 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=484 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/01/13/babylon-podcast-show-184/feed/ 2 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/01/06/babylon-podcast-show-183/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/01/06/babylon-podcast-show-183/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:34:31 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=483 Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer discuss "Movements of Fire and Shadow". Tim believes the episode doesn't quite pull together in as good a cohesive satisfying whole as it could have been, saving graces of the ability of various bipedal races to fart on command notwithstanding.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/01/06/babylon-podcast-show-183/feed/ 5 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/12/31/babylon-podcast-2009-holiday-special-3/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/12/31/babylon-podcast-2009-holiday-special-3/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:25:35 +0000 Tim http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=482 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/12/31/babylon-podcast-2009-holiday-special-3/feed/ 3 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/12/24/babylon-podcast-2009-holiday-special-2/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/12/24/babylon-podcast-2009-holiday-special-2/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:11:33 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=480 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/12/24/babylon-podcast-2009-holiday-special-2/feed/ 6 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/12/17/babylon-podcast-2009-holiday-special-1/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/12/17/babylon-podcast-2009-holiday-special-1/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:12:26 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=479 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/12/17/babylon-podcast-2009-holiday-special-1/feed/ 1 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/12/10/babylon-podcast-show-182/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/12/10/babylon-podcast-show-182/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:40:47 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=478 Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer discuss "And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder", including production questions that Jeffrey can lend insight to. I bet you didn't know that it took a technician to create that perfect "bed head" look, didja?]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/12/10/babylon-podcast-show-182/feed/ 5 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/11/27/babylon-podcast-show-181/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/11/27/babylon-podcast-show-181/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:45:53 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=474 Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Jeffrey discuss many of the consquences and the subtexts in "Darkness Ascending". We argue for quite a bit about the nature of Garibaldi's dream, how much was dream and how much was or wasn't influenced by Lyta's telepathic curiosity (and whether or not that itself was real or dream), and talk a bit more about Lennier and his mission, and of the telepath DNA deal between Lyta and G'Kar.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/11/27/babylon-podcast-show-181/feed/ 6 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/11/20/babylon-podcast-show-180/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/11/20/babylon-podcast-show-180/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:23:26 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=472 Feedbackapalooza: It's mondo feedback time again, with voicemails and emails a-plenty... complete with sake bombs and cartoon pajama pants. But seriously, if anyone does know if any Book of G'Quan or Book of G'Kar prop replicas were made for the true die-hard collectors out there, or if anyone who has the original copies would be willing to take pictures for us, definitely let us know!]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/11/20/babylon-podcast-show-180/feed/ 4 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/11/12/babylon-podcast-show-179/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/11/12/babylon-podcast-show-179/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:35:02 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=469 Interview: Tim, Summer and Jeffrey chat with Brad Dourif, his role as Brother Edward in "Passing Through Gethsemane", and scifi and horror in general. Brad reminisces about his time on the show, and tells us how much of a fan he was of the show back then, and much more.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/11/12/babylon-podcast-show-179/feed/ 2 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/11/05/babylon-podcast-show-178/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/11/05/babylon-podcast-show-178/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:35:54 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=468 Interview: Tim and Summer chat with Troy Rutter, the original Babylon 5 website wrangler, and more! Troy tells us about the history of the Official B5 website, and his involvement from "The Gathering" on forward, including some rare early promotional items and online goodies, and the birth of "A Very Drazi Christmas".]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/11/05/babylon-podcast-show-178/feed/ 17 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/10/23/babylon-podcast-show-177/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/10/23/babylon-podcast-show-177/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:27:52 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=465 Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Jeffrey contemplate "Meditations on the Abyss". Examinations range from speculations on why G'Kar may have initially wanted his book to only be published after his death and the possible nature of the responsibility for the spirituality and spiritual explorations of his potential students/followers; to the nature of rationalization when deciding between doing the "right" thing and the "true" thing in the cases of both Findell and Lennier; and even a little bit on unrequited love.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/10/23/babylon-podcast-show-177/feed/ 11 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/10/15/babylon-podcast-show-176/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/10/15/babylon-podcast-show-176/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:10:09 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=464 Feedbackapalooza: Tim, Summer and Jeffrey respond to lots of voicemail! We really are going to have to have a special follow-up Geeking on "Day of the Dead", aren't we? I never knew this episode was so polarizing amongst the fans, apparently moreso than Purple-Green!]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/10/15/babylon-podcast-show-176/feed/ 5 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/10/08/babylon-podcast-show-175/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/10/08/babylon-podcast-show-175/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:02:59 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=459 Deep Geeking: This week, we discuss "The Corps is Mother, The Corps is Father", and the special place that the Psi Corps holds in Edmund's heart. We chat a little about seeing a different side of the inner workings of Psi Corps in general and Bester's methods of grooming potential proteges.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/10/08/babylon-podcast-show-175/feed/ 9 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/09/30/babylon-podcast-show-174/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/09/30/babylon-podcast-show-174/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:35:31 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=456 Dragon*Con Report: Gary goes into detail on the handful of B5 panels, and some of the scheduling challenges introduced by the powerhouse event featuring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy; and makes all fans jealous with anecdotes of his interactions with the series attendees Bruce Boxleitner, Tracy Scoggins, Claudia Christian, Peter Jurasik, Stephen Furst, and Julie Caitlin Brown.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/09/30/babylon-podcast-show-174/feed/ 7 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/09/24/babylon-podcast-show-173/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/09/24/babylon-podcast-show-173/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:17:12 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=455 Deep Geeking: This week, we discuss "The Ragged Edge", a pivotal episode in the growth of both the Interstellar Alliance and G'Kar; and in the fall of both Centauri Prime and Michael Garibaldi. And remember... When seeking instant enlightenment, You must put your face in the book.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/09/24/babylon-podcast-show-173/feed/ 8 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/09/17/babylon-podcast-show-172/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/09/17/babylon-podcast-show-172/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:29:01 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=454 Interview: Gary Hasson of Lightspeed Fine Art joins us to chat about how his involvement with scifi television and Babylon 5. He's done art for Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, Xena, Hercules, Farscape, BSG, and many more as well.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/09/17/babylon-podcast-show-172/feed/ 13 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/09/09/babylon-podcast-show-171/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/09/09/babylon-podcast-show-171/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:36:01 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=450 Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer discuss "Phoenix Rising", and the beginning of the fallout from Byron's death and the resulting uprising of rogue telepaths against the Psi Corps. The emotional impact of Byron's death on the free telepaths, and the emotional impact of the manner of the rogues' death on Bester are apparent, so Summer likes the payoff much better than some elements of the story leading up to the conclusion.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/09/09/babylon-podcast-show-171/feed/ 5 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/09/02/babylon-podcast-show-170/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/09/02/babylon-podcast-show-170/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:30:25 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=449 Feedbackapalooza: Voicemail highlights this episode: Arkle theorizes on the real reason for some of the fans' deep dislike of Byron; the three unproduced Crusade scripts are summarized in the Crusade supplement of the Babylon 5 Role Playing Game book... who knew?]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/09/02/babylon-podcast-show-170/feed/ 7 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/08/28/babylon-podcast-show-169/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/08/28/babylon-podcast-show-169/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:30:07 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=447 Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer talk about "A Tragedy of Telepaths", discussing the inevitable turn of events around the telepath situation towards the tragic ending that most around Sheridan feared would come to pass, especially once Bester released the hounds.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/08/28/babylon-podcast-show-169/feed/ 2