Grey Sector: A Babylon 5 Podcast

This week we review the season four premier The Hour of the Wolf.

Sarah wonders if G'Kar and Londo might actually share the same intelligence network on a time share, Mike philosophizes on the greater meanings of Londo's various coats, and Joe notes that the Trilumanari might actually be Shadow tech. 

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:07:45
Spoiler Zone: 1:07:45 - 1:14:55
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 1:14:55

Music from this episode:

• "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "Please Define The Error" By Delta Centauri is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "The Haunted McMansion" By Megabit Melodies is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

This week we watch JMS' first live action show ever, Captain Power!

Sarah wants to be a commodore, Joe teaches us all about Sven Thorsen, Mike thinks the plinth is a little gay, and Davey explains why the strobe lights are actually designed to sell you more toys, not to give you seizures.  

What were we thinking: 0:00:00 - 1:13:39
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 1:13:39

Music from this episode:

• "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "Please Define The Error" By Delta Centauri is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "The Haunted McMansion" By Megabit Melodies is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

This week we have a special interview with none other than Jason Carter, aka Marcus Cole!

Jason tells us what his final scene with Claudia Christian was like, how good Richard Biggs looked with his shirt off, and what it was like to watch Adreas Katsulas and Peter Jurasik film the elevator of death scene. Did we mention he played James Bond that one time?

Jason tells great stories: 0:00:00 - 1:11:51
Outtakes: 1:12:23

Music from this episode:

• "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "Please Define The Error" By Delta Centauri is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "The Haunted McMansion" By Megabit Melodies is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

This week we do the season 3 wrap up awards, the Anna Sheridan Awards.

Joe, Sarah, and Mike discuss the best capes, best fisticuffs, and the most evil mega-corporation. We discuss the velvet painting in the bar, what the Shadows and Vorlons did as room mates a million years ago, the WTF-iest moment of Season 3, and give out the ever coveted Human J Crewmember award.

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:40:014
Outtakes: 0:40:14

Music from this episode:

• "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "Please Define The Error" By Delta Centauri is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "The Haunted McMansion" By Megabit Melodies is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

This week we review the season three finale Zha'Ha'Dum.

Sarah thinks the Shadow's capital city might have bad feng Shui, Mike thinks the Sheridans are in a polycule, and Joe thinks the Shadows are very anti-labor.

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:01:31
Spoiler Zone: 1:01:31 - 1:05:39
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 1:05:39

Music from this episode:

• "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "Please Define The Error" By Delta Centauri is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "The Haunted McMansion" By Megabit Melodies is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

This week we review the season three episode Shadow Dancing.

Joe gives us fun vampire facts, Mike almost deploys Bayes' Theorem, and Sarah reads from the Babylon 5 Visitor’s Guide that she just made up.

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:04:01
Spoiler Zone: 1:04:01 - 1:07:30
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 1:07:30

Music from this episode:

• "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "Please Define The Error" By Delta Centauri is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "The Haunted McMansion" By Megabit Melodies is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

This week we review the season three episode And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place.

Mike notes that the door made of bars is not a cone of silence, Joe expresses opinions on AI, and Sarah wonders if the minister thinks he's tipping the valet at security check in.

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:02:25
Spoiler Zone: 1:02:25 - 1:04:54
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 1:04:54

Music from this episode:

• "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "Please Define The Error" By Delta Centauri is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "The Haunted McMansion" By Megabit Melodies is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

This week we review the season three episode Grey 17 is Missing.

Sarah wants to know what the Warrior Caste would look like on the picket line, Joe does a fairly convincing Clint Eastwood impression, and Mike tries to determine which group dies first in the horror movie trope hierarchy.

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:10:11
Spoiler Zone: 1:10:11 - 1:13:30
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 1:13:30

Music from this episode:

• "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "Please Define The Error" By Delta Centauri is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "The Haunted McMansion" By Megabit Melodies is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

This week we review the season three episode Walkabout.

Mike points out that all warlocks and vampires look the same to him, Joe explains Vorlon existence, and Sarah ponders instruments from the Mos Eisley Overstock Catalog.

Note: Make sure to listen to the end, we had a lot of fun in outtakes this time.

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:51:29
Spoiler Zone: 0:51:29 - 0:56:32
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 0:56:32

Music from this episode:

• "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "Please Define The Error" By Delta Centauri is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "The Haunted McMansion" By Megabit Melodies is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

This week we review the season three episodes War Without End Parts 1&2.

Sarah tries to carefully track the time pancakes, but then gives up, Joe figures out why all the Fusion™ reactors are melting down when that should be impossible, and Mike rants about Lost and shitty storytelling generally.

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:34:45
Spoiler Zone: 1:34:45 - 1:46:15
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 1:46:15


Music from this episode:

• "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "Please Define The Error" By Delta Centauri is licensed under CC-BY 3.0
• "The Haunted McMansion" By Megabit Melodies is licensed under CC-BY 3.0