Jumpgate: The Babylon 5 Re-Watch Podcast

By Andrew Eigel

What's Jumpgate: The Babylon 5 Re-Watch Podcast about?

A look back at J. Michael Straczinski's epic Sci-Fi TV show! Where it started, how it got there, where it went, and why we still adore it, even 20 years later!

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Jumpgate: The Babylon 5 Re-Watch Podcast episodes:

03.16.2020
SO THIS IS GOODBYE - 16 March 2020
Hey Jumpgate fans. Andy here. There is no easy way to say this, so I'll just come out and say it: Jumpgate will be removed from our host Podomatic immediately. We will archive the complete show on the Jumpgate...
12.22.2014
THE SEASON ONE DRUNKCAST - INFECTION
WARNING! THIS EPISODE IS TOTALLY NOT SAFE FOR WORK! We aren't joking! Seriously! This completely useless and unnecessary episode of Jumpgate has Andy, Jinny and Nick letting their hair down (as the Earthers say) and getting their spirits up... specifically, Cap'n Morgan's...
11.25.2014
Jumpgate Episode 24 - Season One Wrap-Up
We've reached the end of season one last week, and this week we kick back and get all nostalgic and retrospective about each character on the show and their arc for the season. Where did they start? How did they...
11.10.2014
Jumpgate Episode 23 - Chrysalis
Working on a tip given by a dying informant, Garibaldi races against time to prevent the death of President Santiago, only to be betrayed by his second in command. Delenn embraces a prophecy and activates a machine that will bind...
10.27.2014
Jumpgate Episode 22 - The Quality of Mercy
Doctor Franklin investigates a woman using an alien machine to perform healing miracles in Downbelow. Talia Winters goes into the mind of a psychotic killer, sentenced to "brain wiping" for his crimes. Meanwhile, Londo and Lennier go on a wacky...
10.15.2014
Jumpgate Episode 21 - Babylon Squared
A surge of tachyon emissions heralds the re-appearance of Babylon 4, which disappeared mysteriously years ago. Garibaldi oversees an evacuation of the half-crazed skeleton crew, while Sinclair and Babylon 4's commander interrogate a squirrelly little man named Zathras. We LIVE for...
09.29.2014
Jumpgate Episode 20 - A Voice in the Wilderness PT2
The conclusion of the two-parter! As Delenn, Mollari and Draal race against time to calm the Heart of the Machine, a mysterious alien race appears to claim it! Can a new caretaker reverse the impending destruction of Epsilon III, defeat...
09.29.2014
Jumpgate Episode 19 - A Voice in the Wilderness PT1
Seismic disturbances on Epsilon III, the planet below B5, prompt an investigation from the station. Can Sinclair and Ivanova discover the source before the planet shakes itself apart? Join us for Garibaldi's budding career in magic, this week on Jumpgate!
09.14.2014
Jumpgate Episode 18 - Legacies
A Minbari warship arrives at Babylon 5 bearing the body of their greatest military leader, but when the body goes missing it could threaten to start another Earth-Minbari war! Join us for Pak'ma'ra jokes that stink worse than their stomach...
08.31.2014
Jumpgate Episode 17 - Eyes
Sinclair is once again targeted by his political enemies when Earthforce Colonel Ari Ben Zayn attempts to discredit every decision made by the Commander. Things get ugly when the Colonel reveals a longstanding grudge, and and forces Sinclair into a...
08.18.2014
Jumpgate Episode 16 - Grail
Babylon 5 is visited by one who seeks the Holy Grail, while a man who suffers a curse desperately tries to save the station... by never leaving. Join us for new babies, speculations on faith, and a CGI NOPEtopus, this...
08.03.2014
Jumpgate Episode 15 - TKO
Garibaldi's friend, a fallen prizefighter, arrives on the station to reclaim his lost honor in the Mutai, while Ivanova sits Shiva for her father with an old family friend. Join us for Rocky references and crunchy fried treeworm, this week...
07.22.2014
Jumpgate Episode 14 - Signs and Portents
Londo accepts delivery of an ancient Centauri artifact as the raiders press their assault on Babylon 5 in order to acquire it. Meanwhile, a mysterious man named Morden asks the ambassadors a very important question. Join us for historical bad-assery, a...
07.07.2014
Jumpgate Episode 13 - By Any Means Necessary
An illegal dockworker's strike shuts down commerce on Babylon 5. As tensions mount, the Senate votes to invoke the Rush Act to empower Sinclair to break the strike by any means necessary. Join us for discussion of epic Centauri trolling...
06.23.2014
Jumpgate Episode 12 - Survivors
Garibaldi is implicated by an injured worker when an explosion rocks the Cobra bays a few hours before an important visit by Earth President Santiago. With time and leads running out, Garibaldi must struggle to find the real culprit, while...
06.08.2014
Jumpgate Episode 11 - Believers
An alien family brings their terminally ill child to Babylon 5, but will not allow a lifesaving operation for religious reasons. Dr. Franklin's medical ethics slam full-force into Sinclair's edict of non-interference, with life-changing ramifications. Join us for a gloppit...
05.26.2014
Jumpgate Episode 10 - Deathwalker
When a wanted War Criminal from the extinct Dilgar race arrives on the station, she reveals a secret that could throw the galaxy into chaos! Join us for chick fights and Jovian Sunspots in the Hour of Scampering, this time...
05.12.2014
Jumpgate Episode 9 - And The Sky Full Of Stars
Sinclair is kidnapped by a mysterious duo bent on extracting secrets deep inside the hole in his mind, locked away since the end of the Earth-Minbari War. Join us for gentle retrospectives about war, this week on Jumpgate!
04.28.2014
Jumpgate Episode 8 - The War Prayer
When a racist underground group called Homeguard threatens the mission of Babylon 5 with increasing attacks on the station's alien population, it's up to Sinclair and Ivaonva to bring them to justice. Meanwhile, Londo plays cupid for a pair of...
04.13.2014
Jumpgate Episode 7 - Mind War
When radically augmented telepath Jason Ironheart comes to Babylon 5, the Psi Corps isn't far behind! Can Talia and Sinclair protect him from capture and dissection? This episode marks the first appearance of fan-fave Al Bester, a psi-cop with a...
03.30.2014
Jumpgate Episode 6 - The Parliament of Dreams
Sinclair invites all the major races on Babylon 5 to participate in a festival of religious celebrations to promote peace and understanding, but a deadly assassin is sent to the station to kill G'Kar! Join us as we discover mysterious...
03.17.2014
Jumpgate Episode 5 - Infection
Dr. Steven Franklin's old mentor smuggles an unknown biological samples aboard Babylon 5, and asks his protege to help him assess their value. Before long, the samples infect his murderous assistant, unleashing a deadly biological monstrosity upon the station! Join...
03.03.2014
Jumpgate Episode 4 - Born to the Purple
During an important negotiation with the Narn, Ambassador Mollari falls victim to a sexy slave girl, who steals his Purple Files, which have enough dirt on the great Centauri Families to bring down the Empire. Join us as we discuss...
02.16.2014
Jumpgate Episode 3 - Soul Hunter
A mysterious alien is rescued from a wrecked ship that emerges from the Jumpgate. He is a Soul Hunter, a race feared by the rest of the galaxy, and told as bedtime stories to Minbari children. Awakened and loose on...
02.02.2014
Jumpgate Episode 2 - Midnight on the Firing Line
When the Narn attack the peaceful agrarian colony of Raghesh 3, Londo becomes enraged and threatens to sink the entire sector into war! We digest the actual first televised episode, talk about Ivanova being naked, and the marvels of Spoo!
01.19.2014
Jumpgate Episode 1 - The Gathering
In which we discuss the Babylon 5 TV movie pilot, The Gathering. Some say it's the most boring work of the whole series. What do we say? Listen, and find out!
12.31.2013
Jumpgate Episode 0
Welcome to Jumpgate, the new Babylon 5 Re-watch Podcast! It's been 20 years since breakthrough CGI and a few million tons of spinning metal captured our young fannish souls in a little glowing sphere and showed us that televised SF could...

What's Jumpgate: The Babylon 5 Re-Watch Podcast about?

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Jumpgate: The Babylon 5 Re-Watch Podcast episodes:

SO THIS IS GOODBYE - 16 March 2020

THE SEASON ONE DRUNKCAST - INFECTION

Jumpgate Episode 24 - Season One Wrap-Up

Jumpgate Episode 23 - Chrysalis

Jumpgate Episode 22 - The Quality of Mercy

Jumpgate Episode 21 - Babylon Squared

Jumpgate Episode 20 - A Voice in the Wilderness PT2

Jumpgate Episode 19 - A Voice in the Wilderness PT1

Jumpgate Episode 18 - Legacies

Jumpgate Episode 17 - Eyes

Jumpgate Episode 16 - Grail

Jumpgate Episode 15 - TKO

Jumpgate Episode 14 - Signs and Portents

Jumpgate Episode 13 - By Any Means Necessary

Jumpgate Episode 12 - Survivors

Jumpgate Episode 11 - Believers

Jumpgate Episode 10 - Deathwalker

Jumpgate Episode 9 - And The Sky Full Of Stars

Jumpgate Episode 8 - The War Prayer

Jumpgate Episode 7 - Mind War

Jumpgate Episode 6 - The Parliament of Dreams

Jumpgate Episode 5 - Infection

Jumpgate Episode 4 - Born to the Purple

Jumpgate Episode 3 - Soul Hunter

Jumpgate Episode 2 - Midnight on the Firing Line

Jumpgate Episode 1 - The Gathering

Jumpgate Episode 0