The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast

Bonus episode! It's the "Babylon 5 30th Anniversary Panel from DragonCon 2024"! Raw audio recording of the panel on the Military SF Media track, with Van Allen Plexico, Karen Henson and others. We will cover 522: "Objects at Rest" in just one week. Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS...

Andy and Van are preparing to move their podcast from the Babylon 5 station to the Minbari homeworld--no, check that--John and Delenn are moving the Interstellar Alliance capital there. Meanwhile, Lyta and G'Kar are about to do the Grand Tour of the universe--NOT LIKE THAT!!--and Stephen scores one last time. It's the Big Goodbye, part 1, on this week's White Rocket Babylon 5 Review Podcast! Thank...

Andy and Van try their best to figure out why everyone is so mean to Lyta, and then so surprised when she actually tries to do something about it! Also, Delenn's gonna have a baby--but is it the fabled "David?" And will he look like Ben Browder? Lots to ponder this time around, including a bunch of great comments and questions from the patrons! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like th...

Andy and Van are trapped on a burning Centauri Prime as "Drakh" makes his big move! "Hi, Drakh!" "Hi, Bob!" It's an in-depth look at the conclusion of the Londo Mollari saga on this episode of the White Rocket Babylon 5 Review Podcast! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET...

Andy and Van are stranded in hyperspace as the Drazi and Narn stop by Centauri Prime to help Londo do a little remodeling. Meanwhile, Lyta has had enough and would like to speak to the manager of this Drazi homeworld! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET THE SHOW DAYS EARL...

Andy and Van get arrested on Centauri Prime while Franklin's getting into a fist fight with the Brakiri and Garibaldi is having just one little drink. What could possibly go wrong?? Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET THE SHOW DAYS EARLIER!!! The home of this show:  http:...

Andy and Van have a few drinks with Mr Garibaldi before heading out to Centauri space to find out just what the heck's going on out there! Meanwhile, Lyta makes G'Kar an offer he can't refuse! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET THE SHOW DAYS EARLIER!!! The home of this s...

Andy and Van take a break from Ranger training with Lennier to hack up a produce stand in the Zocalo! Yes, the final major plotlines of Season 5 are starting to come together... sort of... and we are here for it! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET THE SHOW DAYS EARLIER!!...

Andy and Van take a brief break from B5 to check out 2 more episodes of Stargate Universe: the two-parter 104 "Darkness" and 105 "Light." How will Andy react, never having seen the show before? Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET THE SHOW DAYS EARLIER!!! The home of this...

Van and Andy are on the run from the Psi Cops! They've got 273 split personalities between them, and they're not afraid to use them!! Join the lads this week as they break down this interesting one-off episode spotlighting good ol' "Al" and his two young protogees as they visit Babylon 5 in pursuit of a (stop us if you've heard this one before) renegade telepath. One of them liked it, the other......

Andy and Van welcome Ta'Lon back to the station while buying Michael a drink or twelve. Ouch. Plus a discussion of exactly what type of governments the various B5 races actually have--and much more. It's a very fun episode of the podcast about a pretty darned good episode of the show! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supporte...

Andy and Van have reached the conclusion of the Telepath Saga at last--and things go out with a bang! (I guess there WAS a Boom Tomorrow!) How did the lads feel the storyline ended? Did it elevate what came before, or should we dance on the ashes of Byron's severed dreams? Tune in and find out!! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entire...

Andy and Van escape from a long-forgotten prison cell underneath the Centauri Palace to bring you discussion of episode SOMETHING OR OTHER IN THE 500s (!!) better known as "A Tragedy of Telepaths." Just when you despaired of Season 5 getting good, this episode actually moves the needle back in the right direction! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no adverti...

Andy and Van barricade themselves inside the recording studio after demanding a planet just for Babylon 5 podcasters! Unfortunately, Sheridan and Delenn don't seem to think we deserve one! Meanwhile Londo and G'Kar take a road trip like Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, that ends with G'Kar once again sleeping on somebody's floor. It's "In the Kingdom of the Blind," where the one-eyed Narn is king! Thanks...

Andy and Van purchase a section of the station in order to talk to dead people! Or really just to Andy's cat, who shows up partway through to punch Andy in the face. Repeatedly. For not liking Rebo and Zooty. Ok, maybe we made part of that up. But otherwise, it's a mercifully GOOD episode of Season 5! Join us!! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertiser...

Andy and Van discover why the Hyach are dying out. DOH!! And Lyta lets a little secret slip, along with her clothes, and um well cough cough yeah.... It's a very interesting episode of the White Rocket Babylon 5 Review Podcast! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET THE SHOW...

Andy and Van welcome Bester onto the station, to see if he will relieve them of some guests that have perhaps overstayed their welcome. Unfortunately, Sheridan demands that Lochley find a way to get rid of Bester (for now) instead. The episode concludes with Andy and Van singing a happy song about suffering and misery! Just kidding. Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible!...

Andy and Van go off to Ranger Training Camp, but there's quite a steep Learning Curve between what they're expecting and what they end up with! Van has some strong words for Lochley, as well! Here's the link I mentioned in the show, from Drazi Green. Possible spoilers!!! I haven't watched all of it yet but it talks about Byron in Season 5: https://youtu.be/QiMBjVY0Zi4?si=wd8NojcNe33dG3YY Thanks to...

Van welcomes Andy back from his bout with the Drakh plague, and the two of them offer their view from the gallery on A View from the Gallery.  Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! The home of this show:  http://www.b5review.com/ Be a part of the White Rocket Entertainment family by becoming a pat...

Andy and Van blow dry and gel their hair to talk about the TELEPATHS OH BOY WE ALL LOVE THOSE DARNED TELEPATHS DON'T WE as well as a little "mischief" by the Drazi! What a piece of work is this episode of the WRB5RP!! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! The home of this show:  http://www.b5revie...

Andy and Van just have to find that one word to say, that will make this episode of the podcast go better. They will leave it to you, the listener, to decide if things totally go off the rails this week, instead! It's the very long podcast of Londo Mollari! Here's the audio interview (thanks, Emmanuel!) with the designers of the Sierra computer game for Babylon 5, right after it was canceled: http...

No, you haven't missed an episode! We promise! As we have discussed in probably WAY too much detail, the numbering goes all kerflooey at this point in the series. So "502" is the first episode of Season 5. Anyway! This time around, Andy and Van finally embark for the last full season of Babylon 5, where they meet Captain Lochley and "Remember Byron" again for the first time. How well does this one...

Andy and Van go all the way back to THE BEGINNING to review the first-aired TNT B5 movie that shows us how the story began prior to the events of Season 1--including tying John Sheridan into the earlier events. With a budget more than three times the usual episode cost, this movie aimed to bring in new viewers for TNT. Did it work? Do the lads still like this movie? Find out! Thanks to all of our...

Andy and Van travel to Thirdspace to get the lowdown on--and deliver judgment on--the first of the TNT B5 movies to be filmed, prior to Season 5. This podcast is just one of many Vorlon mistakes! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! The home of this show:  http://www.b5review.com/ Be a part of th...

Once again, the lads have reached the end of a season of Babylon 5, and bring aboard Nathan Laws to provide a different perspective on it as they review the entire season as a whole, including best episode, most surprising episode, best villain, and much more! Apologies for the unexpected week off! We will return as usual in 2 weeks with THIRDSPACE!! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows l...