The Babylon Podcast

First up, we have Stephen Furst, who's stopped by to promote his latest directorial project, the new SciFi Channel original movie, "Basilisk". Next, Pat Tallman talks a little about her Be A Santa charity, a holiday fundraiser supporting Penny Lane, a Southern California charity providing services and support for children's social services. Source

Tim, Jeffrey, and Michael talk some guy stuff in Babylon 5, which pretty much covers motorized and mechanized toys, sexually suggestive scenes, and the fifth season tendency to get Tracy Scoggins in her underwear as often as possible. Source

Interview: Claudia Christian is only in the US for a short time, and we are giddy that she joins us for a time! She talks to us about her fond memories of the show, of the mutual on-set fondling, of working with Bill Mumy for various music projects, and much more. Source

Interview: Tim, Summer and Jeffrey enjoy a lively chat with Peter Jurasik. Peter regales us with tales of auditioning for the role, of the evolution of the Centauri hair styling, the costuming and more. He also shares his memories of Andreas' performances as G'Kar, and the in-costume smoke breaks, and the fun he had in seeing Londo's prosthetic genitalia paraded around the set for comment and feed...

Tim and Summer continue the Season 2 episode discussion with "Revelations", a busy yet important episode, in that many secrets from the first season are brought to light, and the seeds for more secrets are sown. Source

Tim, Summer and Jeffrey discuss the bit of news that's been trickling out about the pre-production status of "Babylon 5: The Lost Tales", but we may have to wait until November for filming to begin before getting solid info to speculate on and dream about. Also for today, we have another Listener Feedback Extravaganza on tap this week... sit back and enjoy the geeking. Source

Interview: We talk with Carrie Dobro, best known for her role of Dureena Nafeel on Crusade , but she also portrayed a medic in the third season episode "Exogenesis" alongside Jeffrey and The Snackman . Source

Jeffrey, Tim and Summer talk with Patricia Tallman and John Radulovic about their memories of acclaimed actor Johnny Sekka, who portrayed Dr Benjamin Kyle in "The Gathering", and who passed away on September 14th. Source

Tim and Summer jump full force into discussion about Season 2, and all the changes heralded by the arrival of Captain John Sheridan in "Points of Departure". Source

Continuing with our talk with John Copeland, we get his impressions on production costs then and now, we find out about his fascination and appreciation of The Flying Tigers and aviator history, and much more. Source

Interview: John Copeland, producer for Babylon 5 After a little bit of Dragon*Con recap discussion, Tim, Summer and Jeffrey have an engaging and entertaining talk with B5 producer John Copeland. Source

Tim and Summer focus this entire show on the Season 1 finale, "Chrysalis". Given the many depths in this episode, that much time and more is needed. Source

Jeff's amusement at how we warm up pre-taping leads to the throwing open of the live feed doors. So the question now goes out to the fans: do you want to listen to us live, as we record the shows? Source

Tim and Summer's episode discussion this week is about "The Quality of Mercy". Source

Tim and Summer's episode discussion this week is about "Babylon Squared". Source

Tim and Summer dive deep into episode discussion again with "A Voice in the Wilderness" parts 1 and 2. Source

Tim, Summer and Jeff explore the wheels behind the wheels, the true secret success that really kept Babylon 5 running: the food. Steve "Snackman" Thorpe drops by to tell us all about the food that kept production going. When you're hungry, you're hungry. Source

Tim and Summer dive deep into episode discussion again with "Eyes" and "Legacies". Source

Jeffrey introduces Tim and Summer to Louise Kleeba, NASA Payload Engineer and super B5 fan. While the show was still on the air, Louise was not only one of the big fans inside NASA, but she also occassionally consulted on the accuracy and physics of movements in space used in the show. Source

Tim, Summer and Jeffrey chat with John Vulich, owner of the special effects house that created all of the B5 aliens we've all come to love. John tells us about creating the show's new aliens and refining the ones established in the pilot, about working with the prosthetics to make them less invasive for actors, on designing and creating robotic creatures, and much more. Source

First up, episode discussion about "TKO". Tim and Summer struggle to come up with admirable moments and high points in this episode. Next, Tim and Summer dive into "Grail", and scratch the surface on some of the subtexts found here. Source

First up, episode discussion about "By Any Means Necessary". Tim and Summer revel in how well the A and B stories tie in together, and delve into whether or not the B story could have been the better choice for the A story. Next, Tim, Summer dive into "Signs and Portents", technically the first of the WHAM episodes. Source

Tim and Summer find themselves flying without Jeffrey, and Sandra Bruckner joins them for a chat. Sandra runs the indepth and informative online resource ISN News: The Zocalo Today , currently keeping Babylon 5 fans updated on where their favorite B5 cast and crew members can be found in current projects. Source

Interview: First up, Tim, Summer and Jeffrey chat with David J. Eagle, director of 13 episodes from Seasons 2-5, including the Hugo Award winning "Severed Dreams". Next, Tim and Summer discuss "Survivors", one of the first set-up episodes that has major repercussions throughout the rest of the series. Source

Interview: Tim and Summer continue the extended edition of the chat with Jason Carter. Here in part two, Jason talks about being a convention whore, his time at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, the acting workshops he runs in various parts of the country, and The Pirates of Penzance . Source