http://www.babylonpodcast.com Our Last, Best Hope for Babylon 5 Fans Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:32:07 +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/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/2008/12/03/babylon-podcast-show-139/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/12/03/babylon-podcast-show-139/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:30:43 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/12/03/babylon-podcast-show-139/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/12/03/babylon-podcast-show-139/feed/ 3 0:51:38 Welcome to Show #139! No Jeffrey again this week, and we are sad. We blame “The Amazing Race”. Tim addresses some of the fan reaction to the news that JMS would be writing the screenplay for the planned remake of “Forbidden Planet[...] Welcome to Show #139! No Jeffrey again this week, and we are sad. We blame “The Amazing Race”. Tim addresses some of the fan reaction to the news that JMS would be writing the screenplay for the planned remake of “Forbidden Planet”. It will not be retro, as rumored earlier, and hopefully such an honored icon for scifi fans will not be mistreated in his hands. Even so, a lot of JMS fans and “Forbidden Planet” fans are more than a little grumpy about the prospect of it being remade by anyone. Deep Geeking: This week, Tim and Summer discuss “The Exercise of Vital Powers”, and Tim continues to exercise his right to vital puns. Summer’s appreciation of this episode comes from the complete break from what had been the traditional storytelling style in the series, and diving into old school hard-boiled pulp detective thriller territory. From Garibaldi’s opening monologue, through his working for the power player who’s suspiciouly far beyond his usual clientele, to his having to resist the damsel in distress who almost always lures the private eye to his doom… this episode is all pulp, all the time. And even though Summer’s seen this episode quite a number of times, she still discovered something new in this most recent viewing combined with a tidbit from Volume 10 of the scriptbooks… a new meaning in Garibaldi’s closing monologue. Want more? Visit Deep Geeking, and if you want to contribute a geeking essay, send a note to Summer. Discussion: Tim reads an email from Stu about the Revell models due to be released in 2009: a Starfury and a B5 station. Whee! Summer wonders why there was never a model for B4, and Tim breaks bad with the puns again. We also dream of a Lego B5 environment, complete with zocalo and aliens. If you’re gonna dream, dream big, baby. Edmund leaves us a voicemail with more news and reviews for Changeling. 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 Weird Show Promo: Future Traditions: A Jericho Podcast Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/10/06/the-parliament-of-dreams/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/10/06/the-parliament-of-dreams/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:31:41 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=284 Babylon 5 collection that I'd mentioned on the show? The one published by the Science Fiction Foundation? My search for a copy of it yielded zero hits on eBay at the time, and the handful of copies available on Amazon.com were over $100, which was way more than I wanted to spend. But, interestingly enough, copies of it were available at Amazon.co.uk for less than half of that, including shipping to the US.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/10/06/the-parliament-of-dreams/feed/ 6 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/08/12/claudias-new-blog-merchandise/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/08/12/claudias-new-blog-merchandise/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:33:38 +0000 Jim C http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=268 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/08/12/claudias-new-blog-merchandise/feed/ 0 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/05/28/babylon-podcast-show-113/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/05/28/babylon-podcast-show-113/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 19:00:43 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=245 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/05/28/babylon-podcast-show-113/feed/ 3 0:56:50 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 unti[...] 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: Tale Chasing: For writers and readers of Urban Fantasy Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/05/18/technomage-trilogy-on-ebay/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/05/18/technomage-trilogy-on-ebay/#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 04:36:51 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=240 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/05/18/technomage-trilogy-on-ebay/feed/ 6 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/03/30/it-was-the-last-of-the-jms-babylon-5-script-books/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/03/30/it-was-the-last-of-the-jms-babylon-5-script-books/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:18:50 +0000 Gary http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/03/30/it-was-the-last-of-the-jms-babylon-5-script-books/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/03/30/it-was-the-last-of-the-jms-babylon-5-script-books/feed/ 1 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/03/10/more-b5-stuff-from-claudia-christian/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/03/10/more-b5-stuff-from-claudia-christian/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:12:33 +0000 Jim C http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/03/10/more-b5-stuff-from-claudia-christian/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/03/10/more-b5-stuff-from-claudia-christian/feed/ 0 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/12/19/babylon-podcast-show-93/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/12/19/babylon-podcast-show-93/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:34:22 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/12/19/babylon-podcast-show-93/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/12/19/babylon-podcast-show-93/feed/ 8 0:59:35 Welcome to Show #93! Tim, Summer and Jeffrey are joined by Brad Bowyer for tonight’s discussion. It really is all about Santa Kosh, and we discuss JMS’ thoughts on the current WGA strike. Summer lists many B5 print resources, including [...] Welcome to Show #93! Tim, Summer and Jeffrey are joined by Brad Bowyer for tonight’s discussion. It really is all about Santa Kosh, and we discuss JMS’ thoughts on the current WGA strike. Summer lists many B5 print resources, including novelizations and guides… and if you are interested in buying/trading the books currently in the B5 library, leave us a comment! Deep Geeking: Tonight’s geeking focuses on “Ceremonies of Light and Dark”, and some of the undercurrents simmering below the surface story. B5 Audio Drama: The Three-Edged Sword Episode 21: “Across the River of Fire” (TS: 47:48-52:38) What you’re hearing here on The Babylon Podcast is just a small part of the story… the full audio drama can be heard at Voices of Babylon, so what are you waiting for? Head over and check them out! Babylon 5 Information Gathering: Can we and should we mount a Babylon 5 propaganda campaign, in order to get sales of The Lost Tales to the point where Warner really really wants to greelight more volumes of TLT? Let us know… Also, if you know of a dead or abandoned B5 related website that may be in need of a new home, let Summer know! Summer still wants to find the long versions of the B5 promos that ran on TNT prior to Season 5, the ones narrated by Keith David… anyone have any old VHS copies of S5 they taped from TNT? Specifically, the :30 spots, one featuring Ivanova and the other G’Kar… they were part of the series of ads TNT ran promoting the addition of B5 to their lineup. Yes, we really are still working out logistics on the Jerseys. We’ll keep you posted on when you can place your pre-order! Your feedback does matter, and is welcome! You can call us at 206-338-2259, or email us and tell us what you think… and likely hear it played or read on the show. Please try to keep the voicemail comments as brief as possible. Shameless related begging: There’s a box of Babylon 5 novels sitting here, books that were rescued from unknown fates at used bookstores in his area by Brad from the PodCulture podcast. The B5 library collection grows… if you have a request, send it in. Promo: The Scapecast Link: Voices of Babylon Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/10/12/never-surrender-dreams-limited-print/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/10/12/never-surrender-dreams-limited-print/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:39:47 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/10/12/never-surrender-dreams-limited-print/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/10/12/never-surrender-dreams-limited-print/feed/ 0 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/10/11/b5-price-guide/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/10/11/b5-price-guide/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:57:58 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/10/11/b5-price-guide/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/10/11/b5-price-guide/feed/ 4 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/08/17/how-lucky-is-brad/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/08/17/how-lucky-is-brad/#comments Sat, 18 Aug 2007 05:49:21 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/08/17/how-lucky-is-brad/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/08/17/how-lucky-is-brad/feed/ 4 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/05/30/babylon-podcast-show-67/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/05/30/babylon-podcast-show-67/#comments Wed, 30 May 2007 07:10:21 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/05/30/babylon-podcast-show-67/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/05/30/babylon-podcast-show-67/feed/ 10 1:10:06 Welcome to Show #67! Summer, Jeffrey and guest commentator Edmund Boys talk about Tim being missing in action this episode, and also open the doors to the burgeoning availability of Jeff’s B5 collectibles. Summer will have to figure out a way [...] Welcome to Show #67! Summer, Jeffrey and guest commentator Edmund Boys talk about Tim being missing in action this episode, and also open the doors to the burgeoning availability of Jeff’s B5 collectibles. Summer will have to figure out a way to arrange travel to Los Angeles, so she can catalog Jeff’s stash and help him sell those items to Babylon Podcast listeners and then to the greater B5 collector community. And Jeff proposes that we need to have sex. A lot of it. For a week or so… nothin’ but sex. As a platform for “Kosh for President”. On the Green ticket (not on the Purple ticket). Discuss. It’s out of hand, but try to discuss anyway. Deep Geeking: This week’s episode is “Divided Loyalties”, and even though Tim has been vocal in the past about his displeasure with this episode, he really has a good reason for not being present to voice his reasons live. So Summer and special guest Edmund Boys discuss the episode, and Tim submits his opinions and comments via a pre-recorded statement. Since Tim isn’t there to rebut our refutations to his explanations, Summer and Tim win this round of the argument. In “Divided Loyalties”, we see Rangers go to desperate measures to warn the station’s command staff of the presence of a spy, including bringing Lyta back to the station, at risk to her freedom since she’s been reclassified as a rogue. We also see a little more interaction and deepening of the relationship between Sheridan and Delenn. The sudden heating up of the relationship between Susan and Talia, and the unmasking of the spy (as well as how they’d remained hidden so long) are all wrapped up a little too fast for the tastes of most die-hard fans, but given the pending cast changes at the time, JMS did a pretty fine job with what he had to work with in such a short time frame. Listener Feedback: Just for the record, the FarPoint tag is officially spelled “boohkie”, all because Google kept pulling up websites for bookmakers. Make a note of it. Jerseys Are Go! Interested? Let us know if you’d place a pre-order! This week we field voicemails from John in NC about batting cage sound effects; Kurt from the ScapeCast chimes in on the appropriate equipment for the Narn Bat Squad; Kurt again, back to recount the story on how he missed seeing “Knives” the first time around; Kurt one more time, with details on what happened to Sol to cause the events we see in “Deconstruction of Falling Stars”; Eric from NY wants a Purple football jersey with “E. Smith” as the name; Jim from Brookline on football jerseys over baseball jerseys. Nerf Bats or Pugil Sticks? Your feedback does matter, and is welcome! You can call us at 206-338-2259, or email us and tell us what you think… and likely hear it played or read on the show. Please try to keep the voicemail comments as brief as possible. Shameless related begging: Summer’s working to convince any publisher to do an essay collection on Babylon 5. If you’d be interested in buying one if they did do a B5 collection, let Summer know, either here in comments, or over in the Babylon Podcast forums. There’s a box of Babylon 5 novels sitting here, books that were rescued from unknown fates at used bookstores in his area by Brad from the PodCulture podcast. The B5 library collection grows… if you have a request, send it in. Promo: Mike’s Hotdish Promo: Moldawer in the Morning Link: Podcast Junk Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/04/13/declaration-of-principles-print-offer/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/04/13/declaration-of-principles-print-offer/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:18:15 +0000 Tim http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/04/13/declaration-of-principles-print-offer/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/04/13/declaration-of-principles-print-offer/feed/ 5 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2006/07/12/metal-armour-stilettos-on-b5/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2006/07/12/metal-armour-stilettos-on-b5/#comments Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:30:37 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2006/07/12/42/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2006/07/12/metal-armour-stilettos-on-b5/feed/ 9