Babylon 5: 30 Years Later
SAFE FOR FIRST TIME VIEWERS.Starting on January 19, 2024, Jon M. Wilson and W. Blaine Dowler take a look at every episode and movie of Babylon 5, released 30 years after the original airdate (with the only exceptions being The Gathering, since that aired almost a year before the next episode aired, and the final movies, which also came several years apart.)Babylon 5 is also easily spoiled, because there is a definite plan and a lot of foreshadowing. We will spoil the episodes as we discuss them only. The playwright Chekov said something along the lines of, "if you're going to use a...
Accusations (Babylon 5 Novel #2)
Ivanova is accused of murder in the second Babylon 5 novel. Jon and Blaine accuse author Lois Tilton of being very good at her job.
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Babylon 5 Comics #5-8
Jon and Blaine discuss the next arc of the comic series, and have some positive things to say about Warren Keffer.
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Feedback Special #6
Jon and Blaine share all feedback received on or before June 8, 2025. (Sorry Douglas; your email will come in the next feedback special!)
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2.18: Confessions and Lamentations
Jon and Blaine take a detailed look at the Markab for the first and last time.
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2.17: Knives
Jon and Blaine take a look at Larry DiTillio's final episode of the series.
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2.16: In the Shadow of Z'Ha'Dum
John Sheridan and Jon Wilson learn that Mr. Morden was on the Icarus for the mission that left Anna Sheridan presumed dead, and now he's on the station.
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2.15: And Now For a Word
Jon and Blaine have great seats to watch as ISN does a report on the station.
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2.14: There All the Honor Lies
Jon and Blaine look into the time John Sheridan was framed for murder by a lying Minbari.
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Voices (Babylon 5 Novel #1)
Jon and Blaine discuss the first novel published as an official tie-in to Babylon 5.
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Feedback Special #5
Jon and Blaine return with your feedback!
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Babylon 5 Comics #1-4
Blaine and Jon look at tie-in media for the first time, but far from the last time. This time, it's the first four issues of the DC Comics series.
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2.13: Hunter, Prey
Jon and Blaine discuss House (1985), Due South, amateur electrical work, and a little show called Babylon 5. President Clark's doctor is on the loose, and different people want him for different reasons.
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2.12: Acts of Sacrifice
Jon and Blaine look at various acts of sacrifice with an undercurrent of eugenics.
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2.11: All Alone in the Night
Jon and Blaine look at Babylon 5's take on alien abduction.
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2.10: GROPOS
Jon and Blaine discuss a sudden influx of "ground pounders", en route to a suicide mission led by Dr. Franklin's father.
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2.09: The Coming of Shadows
John Siuntres of WordBalloon joins us to discuss the episode which is the namesake of the second season.
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2.08: A Race Through Dark Places
Jon, Blaine, and a couple of birds get together to discuss the return of Alfred Bester.
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Feedback Special #4
Jon and Blaine respond to all feedback received by the end of 2024. Stay tuned past our sign off for additional information and corrections, as well as a surprise guest.
Blaine would like to apologize for the small reduction in audio quality. We have a 150 MB limit on our podcast host, and the original file was 192 MB, so I had to tinker with quality settings to make it work.
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2.07: Soul Mates
Jon and Blaine take a look at Babylon 5 marriages: current, former, unhappy, and.... no, they're all unhappy.
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2.06: Spider in the Web
Jon and Blaine discuss secret Psi Corps projects and some impressive guest stars.
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2.05: The Long Dark
Jon and Blaine discuss the time Franklin gets involved with a patient right after she finds out her husband is dead, even though that patient is the prime suspect in murders on the station.
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2.04: A Distant Star
Jon and Blaine check out meal plans and mysteries in hyperspace when D.C. Fontana makes her final contribution to Babylon 5.
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2.03: The Geometry of Shadows
Van Allen Plexico (of the White Rocket Entertainment Network) joins Jon and Blaine to discuss this early season two episode. Perhaps it's named the "White Rocket Network" because the green and purple rockets were already taken.
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2.02: Revelations
Jon and Blaine discuss the fallout from the second season premier.
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2.01: Points of Departure
A new season brings a new station commander. One the Minbari don't like.
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1.22: Chrysalis
Trey Hooks joins Jon and Blaine as we discuss the final episode of season one, where stuff most definitely happens.
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Special - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Jon and Blaine are joined by Trey Hooks (and some random birds) to discuss Straczynski's first paid work in television: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
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Feedback Special #3
Your feedback has been received, and Jon and Blaine are ready to respond!
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1.21: Quality of Mercy
Jon and Blaine discuss the limits of medical ethics and Centauri appendages.
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1.20: Babylon Squared
Jon and Blaine discuss a visitor from the past of our future.
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1.19: A Voice in the Wilderness, Part 2
Jon and Blaine look at the second half of our first two part episode.
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1.18: A Voice in the Wilderness Part 1
Jon and Blaine discuss the first part of our first two part episode, along with tangents into WKRP in Cincinnati and more.
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1.17: Legacies
A latent telepath spawns and the body of a Minbari VIP disappears.
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1.16: Eyes
Jon and Blaine discuss a visit from Internal Investigations, as well as Star Trek, Lost in Space, and a brief history of television on DVD and VHS.
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1.15: Grail
A man comes through the station looking for the holy grail, at the same time that it seems Kosh is attacking people on behalf of a mobster.
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Feedback Special #2
Jon and Blaine read the latest batch of feedback, up to and including that for episode 1.14: TKO.
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1.14: T.K.O.
Jon and Blaine discuss a mixed martial arts tournament and Ivanova's personal choices.
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1.13: Signs and Portents with Bethany Kesler
Bethany Kesler of The Superman and Lois Tapes and more joins Jon and Blaine to discuss "Signs and Portents".
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1.12: By Any Means Necessary
Jon and Blaine talk about the effects of taking employees for granted.
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1.11: Survivors with episode writer Marc Scott Zicree
Jon and Blaine discuss Survivors, and are elated that episode writer Marc Scott Zicree was able to join them for the conversation!
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