Grey Sector: A Babylon 5 Podcast

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This week we look back over season one and talk about the good, the bad, and the hats. Sarah uncovers the secrets of soul-powered antigravity, Mike can't figure out why duct tape is so terrible in the future, and Joe has 👏 so 👏 many 👏 questions 👏 about tentasticularite-based fraud. 

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 00:38:08
Next Episode: 00:38:30-00:40:43
Other Shenanigans: 00:40:44 - 00:43:20

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

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This week we review the season one finale Chrysalis!

Joe questions the coordinate system in the B5 universe because it makes no sense, Sarah desperately wants to subscribe to the Angel One Menswear Catalog, and Mike ponders the size (measured in square miles) of Down Below.

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:14:56
Spoiler Zone: 1:14:56 - 1:22:46
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 1:22:46

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

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This week, we review the season one episode "Legacies."

Sarah finds her long lost Minbari caste generator in GDrive, Joe gets distracted cataloging the incredibly long list of random shit on Sinclair's desk, while Mike laments the lack of a heist scene in this episode that was all about a heist.

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:52:41
Spoiler Zone: 0:52:41 - 0:55:08
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 055:08

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

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This week brings us a special bonus episode, our interview with Julie Caitlin Brown, who played Na'Toth!

Julie recounts her time as Sarah Douglas' stand in on Falcon Crest, reminisces about her experiences in the jungle with Jason Momoa, and reveals what JMS had planned for her character's original plot arc before she left the show.

Julie awesomeness: 0:00:00 - 0:34:29
We attempt to recover from our awe: 0:34:29

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

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This week, we review the season one episode "TKO."

Mike tries to determine if a round is a unit of time or a level of inebriation, Joe observes that fight scenes juxtaposed with shiva are great storytelling and don't feel weird at all, while Sarah wonders if Babylon 5 credits are actually just cryptocurrency.

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:54:08
Spoiler Zone: 0:54:08 - 0:57:15
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 057:15

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

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This week, we review the season two episode “The Quality of Mercy,” with special guest star Tulpa from the No Rangers Allowed Podcast!

Joe notices that all doctors seem to have Stim addictions, Sarah wonders when murder became illegal, Mike is pretty sure Kant would not be happy, and Tulpa recounts the age old question the props department kept asking JMS: Is it veiny enough?

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:15:58
Spoiler Zone: 1:15:58 - 1:21:07
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 1:21:07

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

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This week, we review the season one episode "Babylon Squared."

Sarah wonders if Zathras screwed up the time heist, Joe notices that security is guarding Zathras from the wrong side of the room, and Mike appreciates how Zathras' costume is everything that Delenn's is not.

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:43:06
Spoiler Zone: 0:43:06 - 0:48:32
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 0:48:32

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
• "Do the Math" By Pancho T.N.T. is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

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This week, we review the season one episode "A Voice in the Wilderness, Part 2."

Mike wonders why no one ever tells Sinclair who's coming to dinner, Sarah attempts to graph all the 90s TV series police chiefs to determine how many of them were Ron Canada, and Joe confirms that Terminator definitely took place in the Babylon 5 universe.

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:00:31
Spoiler Zone: 1:00:31 - 1:06:51
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 1:06:51

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

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Bonus Pod! A few days ago on Twitter, JMS sent out a call to arms, causing B5 fans to gather and promptly break Twitter. In response, Scott from @grey17podcast gathered all the B5 podcasts to have a discussion about the reboot. Here is our chat, hope you enjoy!

Mike laments the current fractured nature of Scifi show's writing style, Scott marvels at how we helped bring together the B5 Nerd Avengers, while Ryan just wants the new B5 to be more gay.

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:30:46
Spoiler Zone: 0:30:46 - 1:07:48
Credits and Outtakes: 1:07:48

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

Other podcasts that joined the League of non-Aligned Podcasts, aka the Nerd Avengers:

• The Babylon Podcast
• Grey 17 Podcast
• Yum Yum Podcast
• Who Are You Watchcast
• Babylon 5 for the First Time
• White Rocket Babylon 5 Review Podcast

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This week, we review a season one episode "A Voice in the Wilderness, Part 1."

Joe wins the over/under bet on terrible decisions in this episode (though it's possible he might have cheated), Sarah wonders if Garibaldi's Ex is actually Schrödinger's Cat, while Mike is just really, really confused about Dr. Tasaki's dirty sensors...

Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:51:21
Spoiler Zone: 0:51:48 - 0:55:21
Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 0:55:22

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