The Babylon Podcast

The Babylon Podcast episodes:

• 08.30.2023

  Babylon Podcast #295: Talking About “The Road Home”

  Tim and Summer have watched "Babylon 5: The Road Home" to enjoy the story, and watched to make note of the hidden nods to die-hard fans, and the details shared in both the audio commentary track and the featurette.

  
• 06.21.2023

  Babylon Podcast #294: First Thoughts on “Babylon 5: The Road Home”

  The full trailer for "Babylon 5: The Road Home" has been released and well received by fans. Speculations on the story have run rampant, and now, we're going to add ours!

  
• 09.22.2022

  Babylon Podcast #293: B5 on The CW in 2023 #B5onCWin23

  Discussion: JMS called. We answered. The hashtag that surpassed The Queen's Funeral on Twitter for a few hours on Sep 20. Of course we had to talk about it. So we answered the call, and hopped in a conference call...

  
• 06.15.2022

  Babylon Podcast #292: A Show and its Writers Room

  Speculation: Time changes us all, in many ways. So given how busy JMS is writing many things other than new stories for the new Babylon 5, it isn't likely he'll want to or be able to do all the writing...

  
• 10.23.2021

  Babylon Podcast #291: The Once and Future Space Opera

  Discussion: Tim and Summer just can't help themselves. We indulge in some wildly unfounded speculation on the announcements about the new Babylon 5 series, plus ask a few questions out loud about what we could be watching on The CW...

  
• 12.13.2019

  Babylon Podcast #290: Feedbackapalooza Farewell

  Thank you, everyone, for allowing our love of Babylon 5 to help fuel your own love for the show, and we are grateful that our efforts to explore a show we love also provided entertainment and enjoyment for you. Your...

  
• 12.04.2019

  Babylon Podcast #289: Interview with Jane Killick

  Interview: Tim and Summer chat with author Jane Killick, whose Babylon 5 Season Guides are a vital resource for any fan of the show.

  
• 11.20.2019

  Babylon Podcast #288: Interview with Tracy Scoggins

  Interview: Tim and Summer welcome Tracy Scoggins, whose command of the station in Season 5 and Crusade was a welcome addition to the field of leading lady military roles in science fiction television.

  
• 11.16.2019

  Babylon Podcast #287: Interview with Mira Furlan

  Interview: Tim and Summer swoon in the presence of Mira Furlan, whose regal stature on Babylon 5 made an impression to last beyond the end of time.

  
• 11.07.2019

  Babylon Podcast #286: About “Becoming Superman”

  Discussion: Tim and Summer discuss most of the contents of J. Michael Straczynski's memoir, Becoming Superman.

  
• 10.31.2019

  Babylon Podcast #285: Interview with Marie Marshall

  Interview: Marie Marshall ("Dodger") stops by to talk about her brief but passionate and impactful appearances on Babylon 5, about how one short stint turned into such a long-term fan favorite, acting in New York, and so much more.

  
• 10.23.2019

  Babylon Podcast #284: The Babylon 5 Preservation Project

  Interview: The Jason Davis stops by to talk his current project, "The Babylon 5 Preservation Project", to preserve the history of BABYLON 5 using archival paperwork and interviews with cast and crew to create a definitive making-of book.

  
• 10.16.2019

  Babylon Podcast #283: Interview with Marshall R. Teague

  Interview: Marshall R. Teague ("Ta'Lon") stops by to talk about the philosophy and wisdom of the warrior-sage Ta'Lon, the talks he had with JMS about expanding that character beyond the unnamed Narn who, along with Sheridan, survived being kidnapped by...

  
• 10.09.2019

  Babylon Podcast #282: Interview with Josh Coxx

  Interview: Josh Coxx ("Lt. David Corwin") stops by to talk about his time on C&C, the character growth over all 5 seasons and the movies, and so much more. He even chats about his time as a Frost Giant in...

  
• 10.03.2019

  Babylon Podcast #281: Visiting from The Rim

  7 years ago, in December 2012, Tim and Summer closed the book on that particular journey, having spent nearly 300 episodes and quite likely well over 500 hours of discussion and more with the many cast, crew, creators and fans...

  
• 12.01.2012

  Babylon Podcast #280: Farewell, Old Friend

  It's not goodbye, it's farewell... we'll meet again, and if we don't, we will see each other again in the place where no shadows fall. We've always been here, and so have you all. Jeffrey returns from his explorations along the Rim...

  
• 11.23.2012

  Babylon Podcast #279: Feedbackapalooza Finale

  Feedbackapalooza: Gary from Jacksonville, quite likely the most prolific feedback producer the Babylon Podcast has ever had, joins us to go through the messages for the last official feedbackapalooza. He may have to replace Babylon Podcast with Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas...

  
• 11.09.2012

  Babylon Podcast #278: Penultimate Palooza

  Tim relates an article from io9's Charlie Jane Anders article, Please explain Babylon 5 to us!, and the offer is still out to Charlie if she wants to join us some day for a roundtable Q&A;, where we'd do our...

  
• 10.20.2012

  Babylon Podcast SE #10: Jeffrey Willerth Remembers Michael O’Hare

  As heard in the previous episode, this is the video Jeffrey Willerth made in honor of the passing of Michael O'Hare.

  
• 10.19.2012

  Babylon Podcast SE #9: Absent Friends, In Memory Still Bright

  In quick succession, the Babylon 5 universe lost two of its stars at the end of September, Michael O'Hare and Turhan Bey. We take a moment to remember them, and their all too brief moments here with us and on Babylon...

  
• 10.12.2012

  Babylon Podcast #277: Babylon 5 Collectibles

  Discussion: Oh, the humanity! Even with Warner Bros being inconsistent with licensing terms, pulling licenses before items were completed or in some cases, had even gotten off the drawing boards, there's still a LOT of stuff out there for a...

  
• 09.28.2012

  Babylon Podcast #276: The Babylon 5 Short Stories

  Deep Geeking: This episode, Neil and Edmund join Tim, Summer and Jeremy to talk about the 3 short stories from the Amazing Stories magazines: "Shadow of His Thoughts", "Genius Loci", and "Space, Time and the Incurable Romantic", all three of...

  
• 09.21.2012

  Babylon Podcast #275: The Psi Corps Trilogy

  Deep Geeking: This week, Tim, Jeremy and Agent 6 go in-depth discussing The Psi Corps trilogy, written by J. Gregory Keyes. The books in the series are "Dark Genesis: The Birth of the Psi Corps", "Deadly Relations: Bester Ascendant" and...

  
• 09.14.2012

  Babylon Podcast #274: The Technomage Trilogy

  Deep Geeking: The Technomage trilogy, written by Jeanne Cavelos, is subtitled The Passing of the Technomages. The books in the series are "Casting Shadows", "Summoning Light" and "Invoking Darkness".

  
• 09.08.2012

  Babylon Podcast #273: The Centauri Prime Trilogy

  Deep Geeking: Legions of Fire, The Centauri Prime trilogy written by Peter David, is the topic for this episode, and the crew on hand really digs in. The books in order are "The Long Night of Centauri Prime", "Armies of Light...

  
• 08.25.2012

  Babylon Podcast #272: Red Hypergiant Palooza

  We lament the passing of science fiction master Harry Harrison, recounting some of the classics that he'd written over the years. Feedbackapalooza: Tim, Summer and Jeremy dive into the messages that you've sent us, and we appreciate your messages to us...

  
• 08.17.2012

  Babylon Podcast #271: The Shadow Within

  Deep Geeking: The Shadow Within is Book #7 in the original series of novels, and the other of the two from that series that have been acknowledged as canon. Talk about this book delves deeply into Anna's story, and into the...

  
• 08.10.2012

  Babylon Podcast #270: To Dream in the City of Sorrows

  Deep Geeking: To Dream in the City of Sorrows is Book #9 in the original series of novels, and one of the two from that series that have been acknowledged as canon. Talk about the book ranges from the cover art,...

  
• 08.04.2012

  Babylon Podcast #269: Chatting about Babylon 5 Novels, #1-6, 8

  Deep Geeking: Discussions begin with the Babylon 5 novels... the books, the books, the books! Where to begin with the commentary and the criticism? Much of the dissatisfaction that we feel with these books likely comes from a combination of the...

  
• 07.26.2012

  Babylon Podcast #268: The Parliament of Dreams Essay Collection

  Deep Geeking: And so it begins... the last leg of the Babylon Podcast journey starts with us talking about one of the rarest books in the Babylon 5 realm, and a very interesting collection of thoughts, opinions and examinations about...

  
• 05.24.2012

  Babylon Podcast #267: Feedbackapalooza, Guest Cast Edition pt 2

  Feedback: Tim, Jeremy and special guest Michael Dymond (Stormknight) tackle the second batch of voicemails, and it's 100% Neil from Bowie, because that's how we have to handle it whenever he gets on a roll. Are there official blueprints and cutaways...

  
• 05.16.2012

  Babylon Podcast #266: Feedbackapalooza, Guest Cast Edition pt 1

  Feedback: Tim, Jeremy and special guest Michael Dymond (Stormknight) tackle the first batch of voicemails covering the recent Crusade unproduced scripts and more. Stay tuned next week for the rest of the feedback from this batch, and the people joining us...

  
• 04.25.2012

  Babylon Podcast #265: Babylon 5 Comics: In Valen’s Name

  We celebrate the news that Walter Koenig will finally be receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the ceremony will be held September 10, 2012. While he's the last of the original Star Trek cast to get...

  
• 04.11.2012

  Babylon Podcast #264: Babylon 5 Comics Review

  Deep Geeking: This week, both Gary from Jacksonville and Neil from Bowie join Summer and Jeremy to discuss the initial 11-issue run of Babylon 5 comics, published originally by DC Comics, and later collected into graphic novel collections by Titan...

  
• 03.21.2012

  Babylon Podcast #263: Overview of Babylon 5 Comics and other Collectibles

  Discussion: Tim, Summer, Jeremy and guest Gary from Jacksonville discuss the plan for talking about the Babylon 5 comics published by DC Comics and by Titan Books. Many issues surrounded the actual creation, writing and publication of the series, and...

  
• 03.14.2012

  Babylon Podcast #262: Mondopalooza Part 2

  There's nothing quite like playing Devil's Advocate in a Babylon 5 argument you're having with yourself. Feedbackapalooza: The Feedbacking continues, as we hack our way through the backlog, clearing the way for future voicemails to come in about the comics, novels,...

  
• 03.07.2012

  Babylon Podcast #261: Mondopalooza Part 1

  The new theme music for Season 7 makes it's official debut, and it's a snippet of the theme created by Stewart Copeland for the original version of "The Gathering" that aired in 1993. Feedback: Tim, Summer and Jeremy respond to the...

  
• 02.22.2012

  Babylon Podcast #260: The Lost Tales, Revisited

  Welcome to Show #260, and the start of Season 7 of the Babylon Podcast! Get ready, Babylon 5 fans... the coverage of the comics, novels, guidebooks, games and collectibles is about to commence. But first, we have to find a way...

  
• 02.15.2012

  Babylon Podcast #259: Legend of the Rangers (movie)

  Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Jeremy discuss the last Babylon 5 made-for-TV movie, Legend of the Rangers, which aired in January 2002. Yes, ten years ago, people. A treatment for this movie exists in Scriptbook Volume 10, and...

  
• 02.01.2012

  Babylon Podcast #258: Little Bugs Have Lesser Bugs (Crusade)

  Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer discuss the unproduced Crusade script, "Little Bugs Have Lesser Bugs", which was written by Peter Woodward and slated to be a Season 2 episode. The larger implications from the plot of this script are intriguing, given...

  
• 01.18.2012

  Babylon Podcast #257: Feedbackapalooza

  It's been way too quiet on the Babylon 5 front AND the Crusasde Script Books front. What's going on? Feedbackapalooza Time! Also, folks preparing to review and discuss the comics and novels with us (or for us), get ready... your turn...

  
• 12.14.2011

  Babylon Podcast #256: The End of the Line (Crusade)

  Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Jeremy discuss the unproduced Crusade script, "The End of the Line", which was slated to be the Season 1 finale. As always, Captain Gideon's dogged pursuit of the truth behind the destruction of his old ship...

  
• 11.30.2011

  Babylon Podcast #255: The Dureena Trilogy (Crusade)

  Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Bret talk about the unproduced Crusade scripts that would have made up the Dureena Trilogy (the stories to explain her absence after her initial contract expired): "War Story", "The Walls of Hell" and an untitled...

  
• 11.16.2011

  Babylon Podcast #254: Tried and True (Crusade)

  Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer discuss the unproduced Crusade script for "Tried and True", which can be found in the "Crusade: Other Voices, Vol 2" scriptbook. This would have been a remarkable Dureena performance, and comparisons can be drawn between this...

  
• 11.04.2011

  Babylon Podcast #253: Captains Challenge

  Deep Geeking: Tim throws out the challenge to Gary and Jeremy: compare and contrast your favorite Captains: Sheridan (Babylon 5), Gideon (Crusade), Reynolds (Firefly) and Kirk (Star Trek: TOS)

  
• 10.28.2011

  Babylon Podcast #252: Neilapalooza 2

  Lots and lots of feedback, speculation, and general random geeking... enjoy! Also, folks preparing to review and discuss the comics and novels with us (or for us), get ready... your turn will be coming up soon!

  
• 09.23.2011

  Babylon Podcast #251: Value Judgments (Crusade)

  Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Bret discuss the unproduced Crusade episode "Value Judgments", written by Fiona Avery. This episode was very close to being shot, with contracts out to Walter Koenig to guest star, and Mike Vejar to direct. That...

  
• 09.16.2011

  Babylon Podcast #250: To the Ends of the Earth (Crusade)

  So, what happens when you have a milestone episode, and everyone forgets to notice? Well, you end up with Tim distracted by shiny toys, with Summer distracted by baseball, and Bret distracted by poking fun at Tim and Summer. Deep...

  
• 09.09.2011

  Babylon Podcast #249: Neilapalooza

  Feedback spill on aisle 5!

  
• 08.27.2011

  Babylon Podcast #248: Appearances and Other Deceits (Crusade)

  Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer delve into discussion on "Appearances and Other Deceits", the final produced episode of Crusade.