http://www.babylonpodcast.com Our Last, Best Hope for Babylon 5 Fans Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:52:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 2006-2012 babylonpodcast@gmail.com (Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth) babylonpodcast@gmail.com (Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth) 1440 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/images/B5150x150.jpg http://www.babylonpodcast.com 144 144 Our Last, Best Hope for the Study and Analysis of Babylon 5 The Last, Best Hope for the Study and Analysis of Babylon 5 Babylon, 5, B5, JMS, scifi, space, opera Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth babylonpodcast@gmail.com no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/03/15/the-place-ponyville-5/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/03/15/the-place-ponyville-5/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:38:30 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=652 Ponyville 5 intro parody that was mentioned in the chat room not too too long ago.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/03/15/the-place-ponyville-5/feed/ 2 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/03/14/babylon-podcast-show-262/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/03/14/babylon-podcast-show-262/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:46:29 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=647 Babylon 5 argument you're having with yourself. Feedbackapalooza: The Feedbacking continues, as we hack our way through the backlog, clearing the way for future voicemails to come in about the comics, novels, and collectibles.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/03/14/babylon-podcast-show-262/feed/ 17 0:50:41 Welcome to Show #262! There's nothing quite like playing Devil's Advocate in a Babylon 5 argument you're having with yourself. Feedbackapalooza: The Feedbacking continues, as we hack our way through the backlog, clearing the way for future voi[...] Welcome to Show #262! There's nothing quite like playing Devil's Advocate in a Babylon 5 argument you're having with yourself. Feedbackapalooza: The Feedbacking continues, as we hack our way through the backlog, clearing the way for future voicemails to come in about the comics, novels, and collectibles. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/03/07/babylon-podcast-show-261/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/03/07/babylon-podcast-show-261/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:44:31 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=646 Feedback: Tim, Summer and Jeremy respond to the backlog of voicemails that have come in over the past month or two, and as happens quite often, tangents rule.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/03/07/babylon-podcast-show-261/feed/ 5 0:47:01 The new theme music for Season 7 makes it's official debut, and it's a snippet of the theme created by Stewart Copeland for the original version of "The Gathering" that aired in 1993. Feedback: Tim, Summer and Jeremy respond to the backlog of voi[...] The new theme music for Season 7 makes it's official debut, and it's a snippet of the theme created by Stewart Copeland for the original version of "The Gathering" that aired in 1993. Feedback: Tim, Summer and Jeremy respond to the backlog of voicemails that have come in over the past month or two, and as happens quite often, tangents rule. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/03/01/poll-would-you-buy-digital-babylon-5-stories/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/03/01/poll-would-you-buy-digital-babylon-5-stories/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:27:15 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=648 Babylon Podcast forums]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/03/01/poll-would-you-buy-digital-babylon-5-stories/feed/ 13 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/02/22/babylon-podcast-show-260/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/02/22/babylon-podcast-show-260/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:42:54 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=645 Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer, Bret and Jeremy discuss the last officially produced Babylon 5 video content, The Lost Tales.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/02/22/babylon-podcast-show-260/feed/ 8 1:23:29 Welcome to Show #260, and the start of Season 7 of the Babylon Podcast! Get ready, Babylon 5 fans... the coverage of the comics, novels, guidebooks, games and collectibles is about to commence. But first, we have to find a way to get copies of so[...] Welcome to Show #260, and the start of Season 7 of the Babylon Podcast! Get ready, Babylon 5 fans... the coverage of the comics, novels, guidebooks, games and collectibles is about to commence. But first, we have to find a way to get copies of some of them into Tim's, Bret's and Jeremy's hands... after we digress into a discussion about physical vs digital books. Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer, Bret and Jeremy discuss the last officially produced Babylon 5 video content, The Lost Tales. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/02/15/babylon-podcast-show-259/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/02/15/babylon-podcast-show-259/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:45:39 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=641 Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Jeremy discuss the last Babylon 5 made-for-TV movie, Legend of the Rangers, which aired in January 2002. Yes, ten years ago, people. A treatment for this movie exists in Scriptbook Volume 10, and the full script is in the TV Movies scriptbook, so compare and contrast at your leisure. Let the nitpicking begin: there aren't many real issues with the actual story, just some execution miscues.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/02/15/babylon-podcast-show-259/feed/ 2 1:13:48 Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Jeremy discuss the last Babylon 5 made-for-TV movie, Legend of the Rangers, which aired in January 2002. Yes, ten years ago, people. A treatment for this movie exists in Scriptbook Volume 10, and the full script is in[...] Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Jeremy discuss the last Babylon 5 made-for-TV movie, Legend of the Rangers, which aired in January 2002. Yes, ten years ago, people. A treatment for this movie exists in Scriptbook Volume 10, and the full script is in the TV Movies scriptbook, so compare and contrast at your leisure. Let the nitpicking begin: there aren't many real issues with the actual story, just some execution miscues. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/02/08/babylon-5-comics-novels-and-goodies/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/02/08/babylon-5-comics-novels-and-goodies/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=643 Crusade and Legend of the Rangers, we'll be talking about the comics first, then some of the specialty books, followed by the novels.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/02/08/babylon-5-comics-novels-and-goodies/feed/ 22 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/02/01/babylon-podcast-show-258/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/02/01/babylon-podcast-show-258/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:05:10 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=640 Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer discuss the unproduced Crusade script, "Little Bugs Have Lesser Bugs", which was written by Peter Woodward and slated to be a Season 2 episode. The larger implications from the plot of this script are intriguing, given that it revealed a previously unknown vulnerability in the Drakh, and also gives us a storytelling conundrum, trying to obsessively figure out where in Season 2 this episode would have aired.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/02/01/babylon-podcast-show-258/feed/ 1 0:41:17 Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer discuss the unproduced Crusade script, "Little Bugs Have Lesser Bugs", which was written by Peter Woodward and slated to be a Season 2 episode. The larger implications from the plot of this script are intriguing, give[...] Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer discuss the unproduced Crusade script, "Little Bugs Have Lesser Bugs", which was written by Peter Woodward and slated to be a Season 2 episode. The larger implications from the plot of this script are intriguing, given that it revealed a previously unknown vulnerability in the Drakh, and also gives us a storytelling conundrum, trying to obsessively figure out where in Season 2 this episode would have aired. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/01/18/babylon-podcast-257/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/01/18/babylon-podcast-257/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:22:48 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=639 Feedbackapalooza Time! Also, folks preparing to review and discuss the comics and novels with us (or for us), get ready... your turn will be coming up soon!]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2012/01/18/babylon-podcast-257/feed/ 8 0:52:42 It's been way too quiet on the Babylon 5 front AND the Crusasde Script Books front. What's going on? Feedbackapalooza Time! Also, folks preparing to review and discuss the comics and novels with us (or for us), get ready... your turn will be [...] It's been way too quiet on the Babylon 5 front AND the Crusasde Script Books front. What's going on? Feedbackapalooza Time! Also, folks preparing to review and discuss the comics and novels with us (or for us), get ready... your turn will be coming up soon! Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/12/14/babylon-podcast-256/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/12/14/babylon-podcast-256/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:47:46 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=637 Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Jeremy discuss the unproduced Crusade script, "The End of the Line", which was slated to be the Season 1 finale. As always, Captain Gideon's dogged pursuit of the truth behind the destruction of his old ship leads him and his crew into knowledge that shakes their trust in their superiors, and Gideon himself to a personal crossroads... and a cliffhanger that could have been as intriguing as Z'ha'dum leading into Hour of the Wolf.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/12/14/babylon-podcast-256/feed/ 3 0:52:08 Welcome to Show #256! Summer waxes poetic about "Intentional Talk" on MLB Network, and Tim talks about the discovery of Kepler-22B, a planet that's believed to be in the "Goldilocks" zone. Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Jeremy discuss the unpro[...] Welcome to Show #256! Summer waxes poetic about "Intentional Talk" on MLB Network, and Tim talks about the discovery of Kepler-22B, a planet that's believed to be in the "Goldilocks" zone. Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Jeremy discuss the unproduced Crusade script, "The End of the Line", which was slated to be the Season 1 finale. As always, Captain Gideon's dogged pursuit of the truth behind the destruction of his old ship leads him and his crew into knowledge that shakes their trust in their superiors, and Gideon himself to a personal crossroads... and a cliffhanger that could have been as intriguing as Z'ha'dum leading into Hour of the Wolf. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/11/30/babylon-podcast-show-255/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/11/30/babylon-podcast-show-255/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:26:33 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=635 Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Bret talk about the unproduced Crusade scripts that would have made up the Dureena Trilogy (the stories to explain her absence after her initial contract expired): "War Story", "The Walls of Hell" and an untitled story by JMS. Also discussed are three spec pitches by Richard Mueller, for "Fire in the Blood", "House Odds", and "Mixed Blessings". All of these scripts and treatments are currently available in Crusade: Other Voices, Vol 2 Also, folks preparing to review and discuss the comics and novels with us (or for us), get ready... your turn will be coming up soon!]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/11/30/babylon-podcast-show-255/feed/ 1 0:52:07 Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Bret talk about the unproduced Crusade scripts that would have made up the Dureena Trilogy (the stories to explain her absence after her initial contract expired): "War Story", "The Walls of Hell" and an untitled story [...] Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Bret talk about the unproduced Crusade scripts that would have made up the Dureena Trilogy (the stories to explain her absence after her initial contract expired): "War Story", "The Walls of Hell" and an untitled story by JMS. Also discussed are three spec pitches by Richard Mueller, for "Fire in the Blood", "House Odds", and "Mixed Blessings". All of these scripts and treatments are currently available in Crusade: Other Voices, Vol 2 Also, folks preparing to review and discuss the comics and novels with us (or for us), get ready... your turn will be coming up soon! Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/11/16/babylon-podcast-show-254/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/11/16/babylon-podcast-show-254/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:45:21 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=632 Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer discuss the unproduced Crusade script for "Tried and True", which can be found in the "Crusade: Other Voices, Vol 2" scriptbook. This would have been a remarkable Dureena performance, and comparisons can be drawn between this draft and what we saw in Season 4's "Intersections in Real Time", especially given the "one room play" stage-like setting in both stories. Also, folks preparing to review and discuss the comics and novels with us (or for us), get ready... your turn will be coming up soon!]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/11/16/babylon-podcast-show-254/feed/ 6 0:50:29 Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer discuss the unproduced Crusade script for "Tried and True", which can be found in the "Crusade: Other Voices, Vol 2" scriptbook. This would have been a remarkable Dureena performance, and comparisons can be drawn betw[...] Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer discuss the unproduced Crusade script for "Tried and True", which can be found in the "Crusade: Other Voices, Vol 2" scriptbook. This would have been a remarkable Dureena performance, and comparisons can be drawn between this draft and what we saw in Season 4's "Intersections in Real Time", especially given the "one room play" stage-like setting in both stories. Also, folks preparing to review and discuss the comics and novels with us (or for us), get ready... your turn will be coming up soon! Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/11/04/babylon-podcast-show-253/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/11/04/babylon-podcast-show-253/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:03:10 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=631 Deep Geeking: Tim throws out the challenge to Gary and Jeremy: compare and contrast your favorite Captains: Sheridan (Babylon 5), Gideon (Crusade), Reynolds (Firefly) and Kirk (Star Trek: TOS)]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/11/04/babylon-podcast-show-253/feed/ 7 1:05:40 Welcome to Show #253! Deep Geeking: Tim throws out the challenge to Gary and Jeremy: compare and contrast your favorite Captains: Sheridan (Babylon 5), Gideon (Crusade), Reynolds (Firefly) and Kirk (Star Trek: TOS) Welcome to Show #253! Deep Geeking: Tim throws out the challenge to Gary and Jeremy: compare and contrast your favorite Captains: Sheridan (Babylon 5), Gideon (Crusade), Reynolds (Firefly) and Kirk (Star Trek: TOS) Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/10/28/babylon-podcast-show-252/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/10/28/babylon-podcast-show-252/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:31:47 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=630 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/10/28/babylon-podcast-show-252/feed/ 3 0:55:00 Welcome to Show #252! Lots and lots of feedback, speculation, and general random geeking... enjoy! Also, folks preparing to review and discuss the comics and novels with us (or for us), get ready... your turn will be coming up soon! Welcome to Show #252! Lots and lots of feedback, speculation, and general random geeking... enjoy! Also, folks preparing to review and discuss the comics and novels with us (or for us), get ready... your turn will be coming up soon! Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/10/12/we-havent-disappeared-with-the-first-ones/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/10/12/we-havent-disappeared-with-the-first-ones/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:05:27 +0000 Tim http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=626 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/10/12/we-havent-disappeared-with-the-first-ones/feed/ 14 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/09/23/babylon-podcast-show-251/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/09/23/babylon-podcast-show-251/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:00:37 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=629 Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Bret discuss the unproduced Crusade episode "Value Judgments", written by Fiona Avery. This episode was very close to being shot, with contracts out to Walter Koenig to guest star, and Mike Vejar to direct. That it didn't get produced is our loss.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/09/23/babylon-podcast-show-251/feed/ 8 0:54:08 FYI: Bret is not Shatner. Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Bret discuss the unproduced Crusade episode "Value Judgments", written by Fiona Avery. This episode was very close to being shot, with contracts out to Walter Koenig to guest star, and Mike [...] FYI: Bret is not Shatner. Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Bret discuss the unproduced Crusade episode "Value Judgments", written by Fiona Avery. This episode was very close to being shot, with contracts out to Walter Koenig to guest star, and Mike Vejar to direct. That it didn't get produced is our loss. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/09/16/babylon-podcast-show-250/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/09/16/babylon-podcast-show-250/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:57:55 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=628 Deep Geeking: This week, Tim, Summer and Bret discuss the unproduced Crusade script "To the Ends of the Earth".]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/09/16/babylon-podcast-show-250/feed/ 4 1:00:20 Welcome to Show #250! So, what happens when you have a milestone episode, and everyone forgets to notice? Well, you end up with Tim distracted by shiny toys, with Summer distracted by baseball, and Bret distracted by poking fun at Tim and Summer[...] Welcome to Show #250! So, what happens when you have a milestone episode, and everyone forgets to notice? Well, you end up with Tim distracted by shiny toys, with Summer distracted by baseball, and Bret distracted by poking fun at Tim and Summer. Deep Geeking: This week, Tim, Summer and Bret discuss the unproduced Crusade script "To the Ends of the Earth". Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/09/09/season-by-season-podcast-feeds-fixed/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/09/09/season-by-season-podcast-feeds-fixed/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 02:58:35 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=623 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/09/09/season-by-season-podcast-feeds-fixed/feed/ 5 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/09/09/babylon-podcast-show-249/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/09/09/babylon-podcast-show-249/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:28:17 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=618 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/09/09/babylon-podcast-show-249/feed/ 4 1:01:47 Feedback spill on aisle 5! Feedback spill on aisle 5! Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/09/07/io9-top-10-best-sf-smack-talk/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/09/07/io9-top-10-best-sf-smack-talk/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:39:50 +0000 Tim http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=622 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/09/07/io9-top-10-best-sf-smack-talk/feed/ 2 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/08/27/babylon-podcast-show-248/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/08/27/babylon-podcast-show-248/#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 17:39:57 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=615 Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer delve into discussion on "Appearances and Other Deceits", the final produced episode of Crusade.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/08/27/babylon-podcast-show-248/feed/ 19 0:56:50 Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer delve into discussion on "Appearances and Other Deceits", the final produced episode of Crusade. Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer delve into discussion on "Appearances and Other Deceits", the final produced episode of Crusade. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/08/13/babylon-podcast-show-247/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/08/13/babylon-podcast-show-247/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2011 20:35:38 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=593 iFanboy website, and relays to us an article by Ron putting JMS at #10 on his list of "worst things in comics in 2010," and explains where he feels the JMS shortcomings fell. Maybe Tim should be upset about him also dropping the ball on the Lensman movie.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/08/13/babylon-podcast-show-247/feed/ 15 0:58:48 Tim stumbled across the iFanboy website, and relays to us an article by Ron putting JMS at #10 on his list of "worst things in comics in 2010," and explains where he feels the JMS shortcomings fell. Maybe Tim should be upset about him also droppi[...] Tim stumbled across the iFanboy website, and relays to us an article by Ron putting JMS at #10 on his list of "worst things in comics in 2010," and explains where he feels the JMS shortcomings fell. Maybe Tim should be upset about him also dropping the ball on the Lensman movie. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/29/babylon-podcast-video-now-on-blip/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/29/babylon-podcast-video-now-on-blip/#comments Sat, 30 Jul 2011 03:00:21 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=594 Babylon Podcast episodes has been created at Blip, and is moving over there to give everyone a better viewing experience than Ustream has for archived videos.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/29/babylon-podcast-video-now-on-blip/feed/ 2 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/22/babylon-podcast-show-246/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/22/babylon-podcast-show-246/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:37:18 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=590 Tucker Smallwood, who played Mr David Endawi in the S3 episode "Matters of Honor", and Commodore Glen Van Ross in Space: Above and Beyond. Tucker talks about war as used in science fiction and his being a fan of science fiction literature growing up, and how his experience as an infantry commander in Vietnam informed his work and contributions to Space: Above and Beyond. He also talks about studying acting after being severely wounded, about struggling with and working through PTSD years after the fact, and more.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/22/babylon-podcast-show-246/feed/ 8 1:04:45 Tim and Summer enjoy a chat with renowned character actor Tucker Smallwood, who played Mr David Endawi in the S3 episode "Matters of Honor", and Commodore Glen Van Ross in Space: Above and Beyond. Tucker talks about war as used in science fiction[...] Tim and Summer enjoy a chat with renowned character actor Tucker Smallwood, who played Mr David Endawi in the S3 episode "Matters of Honor", and Commodore Glen Van Ross in Space: Above and Beyond. Tucker talks about war as used in science fiction and his being a fan of science fiction literature growing up, and how his experience as an infantry commander in Vietnam informed his work and contributions to Space: Above and Beyond. He also talks about studying acting after being severely wounded, about struggling with and working through PTSD years after the fact, and more. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth yes no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/20/jms-twitter-qa/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/20/jms-twitter-qa/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:33:29 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=592 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/20/jms-twitter-qa/feed/ 3 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/18/need-more-babylon-5-tune-in/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/18/need-more-babylon-5-tune-in/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:05:07 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=591 Tuning Into Scifi Television -- Kevin, Wendy and Brent -- are in the middle of "The Great Babylon 5 Rewatch", currently in the midst of Season 3, and getting to the roller coaster. This week, they're up to "Interludes and Examinations" and "War Without End, Part 1", if you want to check out their discussions: The Great Babylon 5 Season 3 Watch: Week 8]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/18/need-more-babylon-5-tune-in/feed/ 1 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/14/babylon-podcast-show-245/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/14/babylon-podcast-show-245/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:07:53 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=589 Babylon Park website, as well as the expanded materials available there, and you can follow them on Twitter, @babylonpark. Shiny. Bret strongly recommends following @patriciatallman, merely for the hilarious entertainment value, Tim reads us a status update on various JMS writing projects.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/14/babylon-podcast-show-245/feed/ 2 0:54:05 We celebrate the new Babylon Park website, as well as the expanded materials available there, and you can follow them on Twitter, @babylonpark. Shiny. Bret strongly recommends following @patriciatallman, merely for the hilarious entertainment val[...] We celebrate the new Babylon Park website, as well as the expanded materials available there, and you can follow them on Twitter, @babylonpark. Shiny. Bret strongly recommends following @patriciatallman, merely for the hilarious entertainment value, Tim reads us a status update on various JMS writing projects. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/07/babylon-podcast-show-244/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/07/babylon-podcast-show-244/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:35:15 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=588 Walter Koenig at last has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! It's about damned time. Deep Geeking: Tim, Bret and Summer discuss "War Zone", demonstrating amazing feats of recall considering that Summer watched the wrong damned episode this week.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/07/babylon-podcast-show-244/feed/ 14 0:57:40 Walter Koenig at last has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! It's about damned time. Deep Geeking: Tim, Bret and Summer discuss "War Zone", demonstrating amazing feats of recall considering that Summer watched the wrong damned episode this we[...] Walter Koenig at last has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! It's about damned time. Deep Geeking: Tim, Bret and Summer discuss "War Zone", demonstrating amazing feats of recall considering that Summer watched the wrong damned episode this week. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/05/babylon-podcast-se-8/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/05/babylon-podcast-se-8/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:28:17 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=587 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/05/babylon-podcast-se-8/feed/ 0 0:07:41 For those who hadn't seen Jeffrey's heartfelt remembrance of Jeff Conaway, here's the full video. I don't think there are many others who could have said it any better. For those who hadn't seen Jeffrey's heartfelt remembrance of Jeff Conaway, here's the full video. I don't think there are many others who could have said it any better. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/02/babylon-podcast-show-243/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/02/babylon-podcast-show-243/#comments Sat, 02 Jul 2011 20:19:51 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=585 Listener Feedback: Strangely, Tim adored Neil Gaiman's Doctor Who episode, "The Doctor's Wife"... to be expected?]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/07/02/babylon-podcast-show-243/feed/ 13 1:02:06 Jeffrey shares with us a message about what it meant to him to have had Jeff Conaway in his life for a time. Listener Feedback: Strangely, Tim adored Neil Gaiman's Doctor Who episode, "The Doctor's Wife"... to be expected? Jeffrey shares with us a message about what it meant to him to have had Jeff Conaway in his life for a time. Listener Feedback: Strangely, Tim adored Neil Gaiman's Doctor Who episode, "The Doctor's Wife"... to be expected? Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/06/25/babylon-podcast-show-242/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/06/25/babylon-podcast-show-242/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:17:51 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=584 Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer get Marjean's thoughts on "Rules of the Game", particularly the development of the relationship between Dr Chambers and Max Eilerson, discovering what and who Max cares about, and of course, Dr Chambers' impeccable fashion sense and combat timing. And yes, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Once her new project, Three Moon Rising, is ready, we'll be talking with her again about it over at Slice of SciFi!]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/06/25/babylon-podcast-show-242/feed/ 1 0:51:27 Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer get Marjean's thoughts on "Rules of the Game", particularly the development of the relationship between Dr Chambers and Max Eilerson, discovering what and who Max cares about, and of course, Dr Chambers' impeccable fashi[...] Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer get Marjean's thoughts on "Rules of the Game", particularly the development of the relationship between Dr Chambers and Max Eilerson, discovering what and who Max cares about, and of course, Dr Chambers' impeccable fashion sense and combat timing. And yes, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Once her new project, Three Moon Rising, is ready, we'll be talking with her again about it over at Slice of SciFi! Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/06/23/walter-koenig-gets-a-star/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/06/23/walter-koenig-gets-a-star/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:19:53 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=586 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/06/23/walter-koenig-gets-a-star/feed/ 3 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/06/18/babylon-podcast-show-241/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/06/18/babylon-podcast-show-241/#comments Sun, 19 Jun 2011 03:58:35 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=583 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/06/18/babylon-podcast-show-241/feed/ 6 0:59:55 Tim, Summer and Bret chat with Peter David and Kathleen David, with Peter telling us about how he got into writing episodes for the show, how he needed to divert from "writing for Star Trek" in order to get the Babylon 5 feel correct in the episodes[...] Tim, Summer and Bret chat with Peter David and Kathleen David, with Peter telling us about how he got into writing episodes for the show, how he needed to divert from "writing for Star Trek" in order to get the Babylon 5 feel correct in the episodes and the novels, finding character voices, and more. Kathleen talks a little about logistics behind getting the Del Rey B5 novels published, from author selection to publishing schedule and more. And there's stuff people STILL can't talk about, even after all this time. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/06/09/babylon-podcast-show-240/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/06/09/babylon-podcast-show-240/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:56:22 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=582 Lyta Alexander Favorites Poll, how the poll came about, and maybe even a hint about an upcoming book from our friends at B5Books.com. Seriously, who doesn't like seeing chicks kicking butt?]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/06/09/babylon-podcast-show-240/feed/ 9 0:52:10 Tim, Summer and Bret chat with Pat Tallman, mostly about the Lyta Alexander Favorites Poll, how the poll came about, and maybe even a hint about an upcoming book from our friends at B5Books.com. Seriously, who doesn't like seeing chicks kicking b[...] Tim, Summer and Bret chat with Pat Tallman, mostly about the Lyta Alexander Favorites Poll, how the poll came about, and maybe even a hint about an upcoming book from our friends at B5Books.com. Seriously, who doesn't like seeing chicks kicking butt? Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth yes no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/06/02/babylon-podcast-show-239/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/06/02/babylon-podcast-show-239/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:15:32 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=577 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/06/02/babylon-podcast-show-239/feed/ 4 0:59:29 Summer and Gary chat with Carrie Dobro (Dureena Nafeel)! Carrie talks about how much fun she'd had on the show, the challenges of her costume and her contact lenses, about the possible character development paths that Dureena might have gone on w[...] Summer and Gary chat with Carrie Dobro (Dureena Nafeel)! Carrie talks about how much fun she'd had on the show, the challenges of her costume and her contact lenses, about the possible character development paths that Dureena might have gone on with both Galen and Gideon, and much much more. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/05/26/family-of-jeff-conaway-decides-to-terminate-life-support/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/05/26/family-of-jeff-conaway-decides-to-terminate-life-support/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 02:07:23 +0000 Tim http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=580 Grease and Taxi. We will remember him for his portrayal of an average workaday man caught up in the wave of history. ]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/05/26/family-of-jeff-conaway-decides-to-terminate-life-support/feed/ 17 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/05/26/babylon-podcast-show-238/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/05/26/babylon-podcast-show-238/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 21:35:06 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=575 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/05/26/babylon-podcast-show-238/feed/ 9 0:55:10 We get a minor "Thor" report from Bret, who totally forgot to keep an eye out for the JMS cameo, but he liked the movie. Then came the flood of voicemail... We get a minor "Thor" report from Bret, who totally forgot to keep an eye out for the JMS cameo, but he liked the movie. Then came the flood of voicemail... Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/05/19/crusade-other-voices-vol-2/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/05/19/crusade-other-voices-vol-2/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 22:00:05 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=578 This release completes the 2-volume CRUSADE: OTHER VOICES series. If this book weren't already titled CRUSADE: OTHER VOICES, we could have named it "THE LOST TALES" because this volume includes THREE never-before-published CRUSADE scripts]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/05/19/crusade-other-voices-vol-2/feed/ 5 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/05/19/babylon-podcast-show-237/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/05/19/babylon-podcast-show-237/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 19:15:51 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=574 Crusade: Other Voices, Vol 2, and we can't wait for Peter David to join us to talk about them.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/05/19/babylon-podcast-show-237/feed/ 11 0:51:24 Tim, Summer and Bret discuss "Ruling From the Tomb", written by Peter David. Tim has questions about the execution of this episode's premise. While he's good with the cropping up of doomsday cults, the abundance of coincidental meetings and conv[...] Tim, Summer and Bret discuss "Ruling From the Tomb", written by Peter David. Tim has questions about the execution of this episode's premise. While he's good with the cropping up of doomsday cults, the abundance of coincidental meetings and convergent threads doesn't sit well with him. There are pieces of this episode that were changed or removed between earlier drafts and the final shooting, and details about those are in Crusade: Other Voices, Vol 2, and we can't wait for Peter David to join us to talk about them. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/05/09/forgiveness-and-the-path-of-sorrows/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/05/09/forgiveness-and-the-path-of-sorrows/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 13:10:13 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=576 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/05/09/forgiveness-and-the-path-of-sorrows/feed/ 12 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/05/07/babylon-podcast-show-236/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/05/07/babylon-podcast-show-236/#comments Sat, 07 May 2011 22:35:31 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=573 Feedbackapalooza: Telepath smackdown? Either way, this episode seems to be chock full of questions from Adam from start to finish.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/05/07/babylon-podcast-show-236/feed/ 25 0:57:55 Feedbackapalooza: Telepath smackdown? Either way, this episode seems to be chock full of questions from Adam from start to finish. Feedbackapalooza: Telepath smackdown? Either way, this episode seems to be chock full of questions from Adam from start to finish. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/27/babylon-podcast-show-235/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/27/babylon-podcast-show-235/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:14:55 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=570 Crusade's story shift after they'd found the cure but would be chased down to prevent them from distributing it, and the loss of not being able to follow and finish that story. Let's start the rumor mill ourselves: Marjean Holden is on board for that secret Crusade miniseries project!]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/27/babylon-podcast-show-235/feed/ 14 0:56:18 Tim and Summer chat with Marjean Holden, our honorary co-host for this episode! Marjean talks about her ventures into writing for television and film, her love of the science fiction genre, the anticipation of experiencing Crusade's story shift a[...] Tim and Summer chat with Marjean Holden, our honorary co-host for this episode! Marjean talks about her ventures into writing for television and film, her love of the science fiction genre, the anticipation of experiencing Crusade's story shift after they'd found the cure but would be chased down to prevent them from distributing it, and the loss of not being able to follow and finish that story. Let's start the rumor mill ourselves: Marjean Holden is on board for that secret Crusade miniseries project! Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/24/jesus-salvador-trevino-shares-his-life-story-dispenses-advice-to-victoria-community/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/24/jesus-salvador-trevino-shares-his-life-story-dispenses-advice-to-victoria-community/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 02:54:33 +0000 Tim http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=572 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/24/jesus-salvador-trevino-shares-his-life-story-dispenses-advice-to-victoria-community/feed/ 0 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/22/babylon-podcast-show-234/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/22/babylon-podcast-show-234/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 19:17:30 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=571 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/22/babylon-podcast-show-234/feed/ 27 1:02:20 We have more voicemail from you guys to go through! Tim and Summer also lament the fact that they completely forgot to ask David Allen Brooks about the pak'ma'ra porn gag. Kudos to Gary's April Fool's Joke that he posted here... but be wary of pa[...] We have more voicemail from you guys to go through! Tim and Summer also lament the fact that they completely forgot to ask David Allen Brooks about the pak'ma'ra porn gag. Kudos to Gary's April Fool's Joke that he posted here... but be wary of payback in kind, sweetheart! Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/22/jms-comments-on-b5-updates/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/22/jms-comments-on-b5-updates/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 07:05:28 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=569 his Facebook Fan Page]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/22/jms-comments-on-b5-updates/feed/ 4 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/17/is-this-the-jms-april-surprise/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/17/is-this-the-jms-april-surprise/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 21:11:32 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=568 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/17/is-this-the-jms-april-surprise/feed/ 13 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/16/babylon-podcast-show-233/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/16/babylon-podcast-show-233/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 22:05:20 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=567 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/16/babylon-podcast-show-233/feed/ 8 0:58:25 Tim and Summer chat with David Allen Brooks, about how he got into acting, how he approached the character of Max Eilerson, the research into being a scientist and archaeologist, the differences he observed between working on a science fiction drama[...] Tim and Summer chat with David Allen Brooks, about how he got into acting, how he approached the character of Max Eilerson, the research into being a scientist and archaeologist, the differences he observed between working on a science fiction drama compared to "just another" police procedural, the fans of Max, where Max's story arc might have taken him, and much more. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/13/crusade-other-voices-vol-1/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/13/crusade-other-voices-vol-1/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:15:41 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=565 CRUSADE: OTHER VOICES VOLUME 1? A brand new CRUSADE adventure in a never-before-seen -- or even known about -- SECOND SEASON script (What second season? That's our point!). This script was discovered in 2010, 11 years after it was written. Oh, did we mentioned that said script was written by Peter Woodward --as in the fabulous British actor who portrayed Galen the techno-mage? ]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/13/crusade-other-voices-vol-1/feed/ 2 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/13/babylon-podcast-se-7/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/13/babylon-podcast-se-7/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:05:10 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=566 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/13/babylon-podcast-se-7/feed/ 11 0:10:54 The Babylon 5 Scripts Team sent Tim and Summer a surprise this week, and just around the same time that they are releasing this latest scriptbook into the wild, you can hear us give you a sneak peek into the book's contents. The Babylon 5 Scripts Team sent Tim and Summer a surprise this week, and just around the same time that they are releasing this latest scriptbook into the wild, you can hear us give you a sneak peek into the book's contents. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/08/poll-what-are-your-favorite-lyta-episodes/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/08/poll-what-are-your-favorite-lyta-episodes/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:57:50 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=564 you, the Babylon Podcast listeners and Babylon 5 fans, one question: What are your favorite Lyta episodes? Here's your chance to answer that question for her!]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/08/poll-what-are-your-favorite-lyta-episodes/feed/ 21 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/08/lennier-scolds-tim-on-day-of-the-dead/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/08/lennier-scolds-tim-on-day-of-the-dead/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:32:12 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=563 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/08/lennier-scolds-tim-on-day-of-the-dead/feed/ 4 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/07/babylon-podcast-show-232/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/07/babylon-podcast-show-232/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:25:18 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=562 Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer are joined by The Jason Davis and Edmund Boys to discuss "The Path of Sorrows". Questions abound because of this episode, about the pasts of our crew, about how many more secrets may have been revealed to us over time, and much more. Jason talks about how this episode was one of the points of contention between TNT and JMS because it was character building (just not how they asked for it?), and more.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/07/babylon-podcast-show-232/feed/ 6 1:03:28 Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer are joined by The Jason Davis and Edmund Boys to discuss "The Path of Sorrows". Questions abound because of this episode, about the pasts of our crew, about how many more secrets may have been revealed to us over time[...] Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer are joined by The Jason Davis and Edmund Boys to discuss "The Path of Sorrows". Questions abound because of this episode, about the pasts of our crew, about how many more secrets may have been revealed to us over time, and much more. Jason talks about how this episode was one of the points of contention between TNT and JMS because it was character building (just not how they asked for it?), and more. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/01/babylon-5-talk-around-the-internet/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/01/babylon-5-talk-around-the-internet/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 23:05:42 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=556 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/01/babylon-5-talk-around-the-internet/feed/ 16 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/01/april-announcement-by-jms/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/01/april-announcement-by-jms/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:04:53 +0000 Gary http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=560 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/04/01/april-announcement-by-jms/feed/ 8