Filibuster

When TNT picked up Babylon 5 for its fifth and final season, the deal also included four TV movies. This gave show creator J. Michael Straczynski the opportunity to tell B5 stories outside the five-year arc. As a result, each movie produced takes place in a different timeframe from the other, spanning from the desperate days of the Earth-Minbari War to the tenth anniversary of the Interstellar Alliance. In this episode of Filibuster, hosts Charlynn Schmiedt and Phillip Gilfus discuss the movies that were produced as a part of the TNT deal, as well as “Legend of the Rangers,” a failed spinoff pilot, and “The Lost Tales,” a straight to DVD release.

 

Were the movies worthwhile additions to the Babylon 5 universe? Listen to what Phillip and Char thought and then let us know what you think in the comments.

 

Babylon 5 Season 6 comic: https://jameson9101322.deviantart.com/gallery/58603023/Babylon-6-Comic

For the 100th Filibuster episode, Lee Hutchison and Dallas King are joined by Shawn Eastridge (Missing Frames) to celebrate the 25th anniversary of 'Jurassic Park'.


The trio share their early memories of watching 'Jurassic Park' and how their love has evolved over time. They also discuss what makes the film such a masterpiece including the characters, music, Stan Winston's creations, action sequences, memorable moments, themes and of course, Jeff Goldblum. 


Thank you to everyone for joining us for 100 episodes, we love you all!

Lee Hutchison & Dallas King are joined by Shawn Eastridge (Missing Frames) & Darren Moser (Ceti Alpha 3) to discuss the latest Star Wars romp, 'Solo'. 


Darren shares his once in a life time experience of being invited to the red carpet premiere of 'Solo' and how he created his L3-37 costume that caught the attention of the cast and Lucasfilm. 


Lee, Dallas, Shawn and Darren discuss their opening night experiences, opinions of the characters new and younger and explore why the movie hasn't connected with audiences at the box office and where next for the franchise. ?

Lee Hutchison and Dallas King have gone through the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2018 programme with their highlighters and picked out a selection of movies and events they recommend booking or seeking out when the festival begins on June 20th.

You can book tickets or browse the festival programming at http://edfilmfest.org.uk

Lee Hutchison isn't coming alone, he's joined by Dallas King and Shawn Eastridge (Missing Frames) to discuss Deadpool 2. The Filibuster-Force share their opening night experiences, initial reactions, memorable moments, thoughts on the plot and frustrations with the sequel. 

The trio also pick their favourite fourth wall breaking moments in cinema from James Bond to Margot Robbie in a bathtub explaining sub-prime loans.

When a filmgoer live tweeted Greta Gerwig's alleged reaction to 'I Feel Pretty', it sparked debate about who was in the wrong and how people should behave when watching a movie. 


Dallas and Lee discuss their frustrations with the modern cinema experience and how they believe it can improved. They also share their favourite cinema stories and what makes it such a special place for them. 

Also, just what do cinemas do with all those spoons from screenings of 'The Room'? 

Lee Hutchison and Dallas King are huge fans of Edgar Wright and give themselves the challenge of picking their 5 favourite moments from his catalogue of work. The duo also discuss the appeal of Wright as a creative talent and their opinions on his work from Spaced to Baby Driver. 

 

Lee Hutchison is joined this week by one of the finest writers in genre television, Robert Hewitt Wolfe! 

In this episode...

Robert shares with Lee what inspired him to become a writer and how he got his start in the industry.

Pitching ideas for Star Trek: The Next Generation and becoming involved on Star Trek: Deep Space under the guidance of Michael Piller and Ira Steven Behr. 

How Ira Steven Behr and Robert wrote scripts together as partners for some of the biggest episode of the series and how unique the writing room was on DS9.

The creative process for writing one of the finest episodes of Star Trek, Trials and Tribble-ations.

Leaving Deep Space Nine and the challenges of working on another Gene Rodenberry series, Andromeda. 

Writing for genre television shows like The Dresden Files, The 4400 and Alphas.

Creating and writing his own young adult book series, The Goblin King. 

Producing and writing one of the most popular shows on television today, Elementary.

Shawn Eastridge (Missing Frames), Daniel Proulx (Ceti Alpha 3) and Matt Hansen assemble to review Avengers: Infinity War. 


With a record breaking opening weekend, the movie has resonated with audiances and comic books on a global level, with our trio of Marvel fans diving into why this movie has become such a success story. 

 

 

Lee Hutchison and Dallas King came together to record their thoughts on Avengers: Infinity War as they overlooked Cockburn Street, one of the locations used during the Edinburgh based scenes. 

Coming off the high of a repeat viewing, Lee and Dallas have a spoiler filled ramble as they talk about the characters, plots, twists, score, where next for the series, the use of Edinburgh in the film and where it lands in their Marvel Cinematic Universe rankings.