Podcast
Babylon 5: 30 Years Later
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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 gun in act 3, you'd better have it sitting on the mantle in act 1". We'll point out the gun on the mantle when it shows up, but that's it; we will not reveal when and where it becomes important, and why. The final segment of each episode is a list of Chekov's guns that you'll want to stick a pin into, but that's where the discussion ends.
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- Episodes
- 99
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 51 min
- On air since
- 2024
- Latest episode
- 6 days ago
Episodes
99 episodes, from the first
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1 min
Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later Podcast Promo Trailer
Show notes
Announcing the goal of this podcast. Join us as we journey through every episode of the original "Babylon 5", as well as the movies and "Crusade".
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Season 1
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36 min
Our Histories with "Babylon 5" Bonus
Show notes
Jon and Blaine detail their previous histories with and exposure to Babylon 5.
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1 hr 33 min
1.00: The Gathering
Show notes
Jon and Blaine wanted to kick off the podcast with something special. They reached out, and like a good neighbour, Paul Spataro was there. In this crossover with Is It Jaws?, the boys discuss the two hour pilot episode for Babylon 5.
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51 min
1.01: Midnight on the Firing Line
Episode 1
Show notes
The Centauri agricultural colony Ragesh 3 is attacked without warning, and the League of Non-Aligned Worlds will convene to determine the next steps.
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42 min
1.02: Soul Hunter
Episode 2
Show notes
Jon and Blaine discuss an episode with surprisingly few regular cast members, as a dangerous alien ends up on the station, with digressions into Doctor Who, current research into particle physics, and more.
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43 min
1.03: Born to the Purple
Episode 3
Show notes
Londo meets the love of his life... he hopes.
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54 min
1.04: Infection
Episode 4
Show notes
An old mentor of Dr. Franklin drops by with some interesting new artifacts. Meanwhile, a reporter keeps trying to get an interview with Sinclair.
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54 min
1.05: The Parliament of Dreams
Episode 5
Show notes
While most races on Babylon 5 are demonstrating their world's primary religious beliefs, G'Kar tries to stay a few steps ahead of the assassin hired to kill him.
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58 min
1.06: Mind War
Episode 6
Show notes
Two Psi Cops, telepaths who police telepaths, come to the station and make their presence felt.
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59 min
1.07 - The War Prayer
Episode 9
Show notes
Blaine and Jon talk about loves that deserve to be lost and loves worth fighting for.
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56 min
1.08 - And the Sky Full of Stars
Episode 10
Show notes
Jon and Blaine break out their freshly cleaned pretzel bowls to gain a new perspective on "And the Sky Full of Stars".
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5 min
"The War Prayer" by Mark Twain Bonus
Show notes
A reading of Mark Twain's "The War Prayer", which was one of the inspirations of the seventh episode of the season with which it shares a name.
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1 hr 13 min
Feedback Special #1 Bonus
Show notes
Jon and Blaine read and respond to the feedback we have received. Thank you to all who contributed!
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46 min
1.09 - Deathwalker
Episode 12
Show notes
Jon and Blaine discuss a space Hitler with an immortality drug, while Kosh and a Vikker discuss, well, something.
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43 min
1.10 - Believers
Episode 13
Show notes
Jon and Blaine discuss David Gerrold's first contribution to the series, as Franklin wrestles with an ethical dilemma and Blaine wrestles with a new microphone stand.
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1 hr 8 min
1.11: Survivors with episode writer Marc Scott Zicree
Episode 14
Show notes
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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38 min
1.12: By Any Means Necessary
Episode 15
Show notes
Jon and Blaine talk about the effects of taking employees for granted.
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1 hr 19 min
1.13: Signs and Portents with Bethany Kesler
Episode 16
Show notes
Bethany Kesler of The Superman and Lois Tapes and more joins Jon and Blaine to discuss "Signs and Portents".
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52 min
1.14: T.K.O.
Episode 17
Show notes
Jon and Blaine discuss a mixed martial arts tournament and Ivanova's personal choices.
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1 hr 28 min
Feedback Special #2
Episode 18
Show notes
Jon and Blaine read the latest batch of feedback, up to and including that for episode 1.14: TKO.
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