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/2011/07/22/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/2011/06/18/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/2011/03/17/babylon-podcast-show-229/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/03/17/babylon-podcast-show-229/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:30:21 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=555 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2011/03/17/babylon-podcast-show-229/feed/ 14 1:07:55 Summer has Stone Levitation, Bret has Jack Daniels and Diet Coke, and Tim is drinking red wine and eating M&Ms. That explains a lot about Tim, doesn't it? It's Feedback Time Summer has Stone Levitation, Bret has Jack Daniels and Diet Coke, and Tim is drinking red wine and eating M&Ms. That explains a lot about Tim, doesn't it? It's Feedback Time Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/08/05/babylon-podcast-show-207/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/08/05/babylon-podcast-show-207/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 05:20:37 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=520 Babylon 5, and how much it did or didn't influence the story as a whole.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/08/05/babylon-podcast-show-207/feed/ 5 0:57:13 This episode is all about the justice, law, and the legal system as portrayed on Babylon 5, and how much it did or didn't influence the story as a whole. This episode is all about the justice, law, and the legal system as portrayed on Babylon 5, and how much it did or didn't influence the story as a whole. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/05/07/babylon-podcast-show-198/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/05/07/babylon-podcast-show-198/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 21:24:49 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=507 Listener Feedback: Tim, Summer, Jeffrey and Bret lend their expertise and their podcast-juice filled opinions to the many voicemails that have been waiting for us.]]> http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/05/07/babylon-podcast-show-198/feed/ 2 0:59:38 Since we are an equal opportunity platform for B5 Geeking, we are planning an all-girls "Men of Babylon 5" (from here on out to be called the B5 Beefcake episode). Well, Bret may join in, too, because he's got an equal opportunity pleasure threshol[...] Since we are an equal opportunity platform for B5 Geeking, we are planning an all-girls "Men of Babylon 5" (from here on out to be called the B5 Beefcake episode). Well, Bret may join in, too, because he's got an equal opportunity pleasure threshold. Listener Feedback: Tim, Summer, Jeffrey and Bret lend their expertise and their podcast-juice filled opinions to the many voicemails that have been waiting for us. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/04/16/babylon-podcast-show-195/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/04/16/babylon-podcast-show-195/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:54:19 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=501 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2010/04/16/babylon-podcast-show-195/feed/ 13 1:04:40 Tim, Summer and Bret weigh in on "Thirdspace", the good the bad and the ugly of the movie. One of the TNT projects, it was much anticipated, but contained a few more warts than the die-hard B5 fans had become accustomed to over the previous seasons. Tim, Summer and Bret weigh in on "Thirdspace", the good the bad and the ugly of the movie. One of the TNT projects, it was much anticipated, but contained a few more warts than the die-hard B5 fans had become accustomed to over the previous seasons. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no 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 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 1:02:21 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[...] 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?. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no 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 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/11/27/babylon-podcast-show-181/feed/ 6 1:03:55 Welcome to Show #181! Happy… Koshgiving? And all of us here send our thoughts and prayers to Peter Woodward and his family, wishing them well after the passing of Edward Woodward. Space Station. Deorbiting. Flying Debris splashing down. Summer[...] Welcome to Show #181! Happy… Koshgiving? And all of us here send our thoughts and prayers to Peter Woodward and his family, wishing them well after the passing of Edward Woodward. Space Station. Deorbiting. Flying Debris splashing down. Summer is befuddled, Tim and Jeffrey not so much. 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. And yes, Summer really does want to know if Garibaldi’s BFG-10000 survived production and is squirreled away somewhere, or if it was broken down and recycled after the episode was done. Feedback: …and the “Day of the Dead” theories continue! We will wear Tim down eventually, and make him one of us. We also take a trip down the voicemail rabbit hole and end up skirting the Star Trek universe along the way. Submitting your own Feedback: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know! Call 206-338-2259, or just email us a comment you’ve recorded yourself! Second Life Info: FarPoint Media’s Second Life space can be found on the Third Life Books island in the Wind River Territory. Find the island here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Wind%20River%20Territory/50/129/22 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 to the show! Promo: Bird House Rules: Ten Minutes on Twitter with Tee Morris Promo: Variant Frequencies: Hath a Darkness Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no 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 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/11/20/babylon-podcast-show-180/feed/ 4 0:51:05 Welcome to Show #180! The crew chat a bit about whether Space Shuttle Atlantis’ November launch will or will not be the final Shuttle launch. And stay tuned to find out more about when Tim will join in on a discussion about the 40th anniversa[...] Welcome to Show #180! The crew chat a bit about whether Space Shuttle Atlantis’ November launch will or will not be the final Shuttle launch. And stay tuned to find out more about when Tim will join in on a discussion about the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 12 mission! Visit GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts for a FREE 30 day trial!! Hey, if you want to check out the live video stream of this show, head on over to the Babylon Podcast UStream page!! 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! And remember, friends don’t let friends drive the big mixer board while under the influence of sake bombs. Submitting your own Feedback: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know! Call 206-338-2259, or just email us a comment you’ve recorded yourself! Second Life Info: FarPoint Media’s Second Life space can be found on the Third Life Books island in the Wind River Territory. Find the island here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Wind%20River%20Territory/50/129/22 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 to the show! Promo: How to Grow Your Geek Promo: The Gmail Podcast Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no 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 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/11/12/babylon-podcast-show-179/feed/ 2 0:55:29 Welcome to Show #179! Jeffrey, Tim and Mike talk about the recent Aries launch, upcoming final milestone dates in the Space Shuttle program, and more. Visit GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts for a FREE 30 day trial!! Hey, if you want to check out the liv[...] Welcome to Show #179! Jeffrey, Tim and Mike talk about the recent Aries launch, upcoming final milestone dates in the Space Shuttle program, and more. Visit GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts for a FREE 30 day trial!! Hey, if you want to check out the live video stream of this show, head on over to the Babylon Podcast UStream page!! 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. Feedback: Gary wonders too deeply about alternate delivery methods of Zoe’s message from Kosh for Sheridan; Gary still thinks we tagged the WB closing theme to the end of Show #175; Gary seconds Jeffrey’s recommendation that everyone should see at least one Space Shuttle launch in their lifetime; Gary wonders why Jeffrey isn’t mentioned at all in “Babylon 5: A to Z”. Will Gary get his own Voicemail While Driving show? Stay tuned to find out! Submitting your own Feedback: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know! Call 206-338-2259, or just email us a comment you’ve recorded yourself! Second Life Info: FarPoint Media’s Second Life space can be found on the Third Life Books island in the Wind River Territory. Find the island here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Wind%20River%20Territory/50/129/22 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 to the show! Promo: Back Seat Producers Promo: How to Grow Your Geek Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/05/06/babylon-podcast-show-154/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/05/06/babylon-podcast-show-154/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 19:00:51 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=347 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/05/06/babylon-podcast-show-154/feed/ 6 1:02:34 Welcome to Show #154! Tim has joined the modern Internet age, and has a real Internet connection! His FiOS line makes him sound a lot closer than the transfer point off Io, doesn’t it? Jeffrey waxes poetic about “Erth Day” and hav[...] Welcome to Show #154! Tim has joined the modern Internet age, and has a real Internet connection! His FiOS line makes him sound a lot closer than the transfer point off Io, doesn’t it? Jeffrey waxes poetic about “Erth Day” and having two shuttles on the launch pad at the same time… and after that who knows where we went. Can something really run off the rails if you’re not sure the rails were ever there to begin with? Visit GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts for a FREE 30 day trial!! Deep Geeking: This week, the Deep Geeking covers “The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari”. The introspective journey that Londo takes, and the one that Lennier is about to take, all start here. Discussion: Welcome to the Dead Tech segment of The Babylon Podcast! Paul in Vegas comments on the Crusade soundtrack (he didn’t like it), and waxes nostalgic over the B5 laserdiscs, which leads to Summer’s rant about WB’s handling of the laserdisc releases and into George’s email about laserdisc players; Jeffrey still has a (working?) Betamax deck and wonders if B5 episodes were released on Beta… how many dead formats exist that B5 was released on? Mike thinks he can find old RCA 2″ tape cart promos for B5, and Summer seriously considers asking Mike to download them, but we’ll settle for picture proof of existence. Jahi in Ithaca liked Gary Cole’s portrayal of Gideon in Crusade, and had no problems with “actor baggage” from other roles… there are a lot of people out there who want more Crusade, a bit of story closure no matter what the medium. What could be the chances of having a new trilogy of novels based in the Crusade universe? Jeffrey is frightened at the prospect of 3 more years of doing the podcast, but it’s only because he didn’t realize just how much material is still left to cover, and potential interview subjects to track down and talk to! Second Life Info: FarPoint Media’s Second Life space is now part of the village that encompasses Third Life Books. You can find the village 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. Visit Deep Geeking, and if you want to contribute a geeking essay, send an email to Summer. If you can, please Donate. Promo: Geek Survival Guide Promo: All Games Considered Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/03/21/babylon-podcast-show-149/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/03/21/babylon-podcast-show-149/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:05:54 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=333 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2009/03/21/babylon-podcast-show-149/feed/ 3 1:03:08 Welcome to Show #149! Tim, Summer and Jeffrey try their hands at an Irish brogue, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Jeffrey also serenades us with his guitar when he gets a little distracted by our geeking. Tim gives us the news about the contes[...] Welcome to Show #149! Tim, Summer and Jeffrey try their hands at an Irish brogue, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Jeffrey also serenades us with his guitar when he gets a little distracted by our geeking. Tim gives us the news about the contest to name the new ISS module that’s heading up. Read here to see the status of the vote — we here at The Babylon Podcast are supporting the Browncoats and the quest to have the winning name be “Serenity”. the naming contest ended by the time this episode was posted Contest: We’ve come up with a contest to give away a copy of the B5 Chronologies scriptbook! Can you identify all the voices in the podcast opening montage? If you think you can, submit your entries to contest [at] sliceofscifi [dot] com with the Subject line of Babylon Podcast Chronologies Contest, and include your mailing address. We need all 12 voices correctly identified and in order, and a single winner will be selected from all the people who submit fully correct entries, and participants who helped with the lines are not eligible to enter this contest… maybe next time, gang. Submit your entries by midnight Pacific time, March 3rd, and we’ll randomly pick a winner from pool of correct entries live on the live feed on March 4th (extended to March 25th) Check out the hints for the Chronologies Contest — in acknowledgement that many of the voices might have been hard to discern, we have provided hints. Deep Geeking: The team gets involved in geeking on “Rising Star”, and musing on when the cast knew whether there’d be a 5th season, and on if that notice came before or after the initial airing of this episode. Discussion: Summer and Tim succumb to the temptation and try out their best Irish brogues. Tim reads an email from Captain Jaclyn, correcting the info on the release date of the “Asked and Answered” scriptbooks (April 7th, not April 1st). Gary sends us in a scenario on what it might have sounded like if we had heard the opposing commander’s transmissions during Ivanova’s “I am Death Incarnate” speech; Todd from Grand Rapids thinks he’s figured out why Zima seemed to be so popular in the 23rd century; Neil from Bowie remembers the B5 Mall Tour, and he’s going to try to dig up his memorabilia from his visit to it; Brian in NY submits his guess that the new scriptbooks might contain Lost Tales stories (apparently we’re a little behind in voicemails); Johnny from Michigan comments on Lyta’s “I’m gonna sue somebody” interlude, adding it to the “over the top” category. Stay tuned next week for a visit from Stephen Furst! 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. Visit Deep Geeking, and if you want to contribute a geeking essay, send an email to Summer. If you can, please Donate. Promo: J.C. Hutchins’ “Personal Effects: Dark Arts” Promo: Mur Lafferty’s I Should Be Writing Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/04/09/babylon-podcast-show-107/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/04/09/babylon-podcast-show-107/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:25:35 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/?p=232 http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/04/09/babylon-podcast-show-107/feed/ 1 0:57:26 Welcome to Show #107! It’s baseball season again, and Jeffrey has already started in on the Dodgers geeking. The conversation really does take a science fiction turn… B5 loves baseball, and Star Trek does not. What’s up with that[...] Welcome to Show #107! It’s baseball season again, and Jeffrey has already started in on the Dodgers geeking. The conversation really does take a science fiction turn… B5 loves baseball, and Star Trek does not. What’s up with that? Deep Geeking: “Z minus 7 Days”. After the silliness dies down, Tim and Summer discuss “Shadow Dancing”, the episode that culminates in Sheridan’s and Delenn’s goal to get all of the League Worlds to work together in mutual self-defense against the Shadows. The B-story deals with Franklin dealing with the consequences of his actions and his choices, by literally talking things over with himself. And Jeffrey adds his own perceptions on why the cast (and crew?) were starting to look shaggy and scruffy towards the end of Season 3. Feedback: Tim reads a comment from Katie on the website, wondering where Jeffrey’s pants got to in the picture on the website. Jeffrey reveals that budget concerns led to people not getting hair cuts, and needing to share the pants allotment. Is that TMI, or what? Jeffrey also regales us with an anecdote about a guessing game involving Polaroids and boobs. Michael is really trying to insert boobs into every FarPoint Media show… and Summer really doesn’t know if she can make it stop! 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. 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. Summer is still looking for one more of 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. We have a copy of the G’Kar one, now we’re holding out that someone out there has the Ivanova one! Link: Heavens Above Promo: The Three Heroes Podcast: Geeking about Heroes Promo: Podcast Junkie and On the Podcast Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/04/02/babylon-podcast-show-106/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/04/02/babylon-podcast-show-106/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:00:34 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/04/02/babylon-podcast-show-106/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2008/04/02/babylon-podcast-show-106/feed/ 0 1:06:37 Welcome to Show #106! Tim, Jeffrey and Michael geek over some of the latest space flight news, and lament over the lack of space flight and space news coverage on the mainstream news. Tim also lets us know that March 26 is the both Jesus Treviñ[...] Welcome to Show #106! Tim, Jeffrey and Michael geek over some of the latest space flight news, and lament over the lack of space flight and space news coverage on the mainstream news. Tim also lets us know that March 26 is the both Jesus Treviño’s and Ed Wasser’s birthdays. Feedbackapalooza: Lots of voicemail and email. We answer and discuss. 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. 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. Summer is still looking for one more of 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. We have a copy of the G’Kar one, now we’re holding out that someone out there has the Ivanova one! Link: Heavens Above Promo: The GeekSpin Promo: Second Shift Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/12/12/babylon-podcast-show-92/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/12/12/babylon-podcast-show-92/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:30:24 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/12/12/babylon-podcast-show-92/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/12/12/babylon-podcast-show-92/feed/ 0 0:53:24 Welcome to Show #92! Tim, Summer and Jeffrey discuss space travel, future plans for the new kosh.org, and of course, the voicemails and emails that have been piling up behind the scenes. Babylon 5 Information Gathering: Can we and should we mount a[...] Welcome to Show #92! Tim, Summer and Jeffrey discuss space travel, future plans for the new kosh.org, and of course, the voicemails and emails that have been piling up behind the scenes. 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: Variant Frequencies Link: Voices of Babylon Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/01/17/babylon-podcast-show-50/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/01/17/babylon-podcast-show-50/#comments Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:30:16 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/01/17/babylon-podcast-show-50/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2007/01/17/babylon-podcast-show-50/feed/ 5 1:03:10 Welcome to Show #50! Wow. 50 episodes. Milestone time! But are the ratings good enough for us to get picked up for our second season? Never fear… Tim recounts an Apollo 12 Tim Conrad anecdote, from Andrew Chayken’s “A Man on t[...] Welcome to Show #50! Wow. 50 episodes. Milestone time! But are the ratings good enough for us to get picked up for our second season? Never fear… Tim recounts an Apollo 12 Tim Conrad anecdote, from Andrew Chayken’s “A Man on the Moon”, in honor of Jeffrey’s gift last week, and musings about our return to the moon. Jeff recounts an interview with Buzz Aldrin about going back out there, and we all wistfully gaze out into space, and stare at the acreage Michael owns, both on the moon and on Mars. Pay no attention to the flurry of domain registrations. Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer move ahead with episode analysis from Season 2 with “Spider in the Web”, another in the line of setup episodes, where some of the threads reach deep into future seasons, and some threads tap dance away, exiting stage left never to be heard from again. Learning more about the political situation on Mars, and what Taro Isogi and Amanda Carter are hoping to achieve by creating an independent Mars, colors many events later that directly and indirectly affect life on the station and the lives of many of our characters. It’s the first example where we see Sheridan dealing with lies told to him by government officials, and exposure Psi Corps conspiracies and experiments that come back around again. It’s also the first in what could be considered a Talia Winters trilogy, so to speak, since she’s a major component of these episodes, as well as her relationship with Psi Corps as more questionable Corps behaviors and practices are revealed. “Spider in the Web” is available for download from iTunes. images courtesy Babylon5.ru and Gateworld.net Listener Feedback: Trampas lets us know about his Koshmas holiday wishes to get more B5, which he received; Randy from Atlanta comments on Show #45, wanting to know if Tim is the most eclectic geek there is; what does count as good SF cheese these days? Jarsto wants Tim and Jeff to do a Bad Puns podcast so they wouldn’t have to do it here, and maybe the creature entered the coordinates for Z’ha’dum into the guidance system of the Copernicus; Edmund tests his microphone and sumbits praise to Michael’s audio editing prowess (check out Podholes if you want to improve your podcasting); Gary from Jacksonville asks if Tim will be updating the podcast intro for our Season 2, and wants to know what Jeff’s been drinking so he can have some. 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. Vote for us! Let’s get this show’s rank into The Pickle’s Top 100! Shameless related begging: Summer’s also really hoping to convince the publisher to eventually do a 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. Link: Lunar Embassy Link: Smart Pop Books Promo: Speaking of Beer Promo: Technorama Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2006/07/12/babylon-podcast-show-24/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2006/07/12/babylon-podcast-show-24/#comments Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:30:10 +0000 Summer http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2006/07/12/babylon-podcast-show-24/ http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2006/07/12/babylon-podcast-show-24/feed/ 5 0:59:26 Jeffrey introduces Tim and Summer to Louise Kleeba, NASA Payload Engineer and super B5 fan. While the show was still on the air, Louise was not only one of the big fans inside NASA, but she also occassionally consulted on the accuracy and physics o[...] Jeffrey introduces Tim and Summer to Louise Kleeba, NASA Payload Engineer and super B5 fan. While the show was still on the air, Louise was not only one of the big fans inside NASA, but she also occassionally consulted on the accuracy and physics of movements in space used in the show. Shows Tim Callender, Summer Brooks and Jeffrey Willerth no no