Afleveringen
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In This Episode… through the power of space-goat-christ all things are possible.
This week's guests are Adam Tod Brown and Jeff May. Together, they help us finish our coverage of Babylon 5 with the series finale "Sleeping In Light"
Adam Tod Brown runs the "You Don't Even like..." podcast network. Check out his shows at youdontevenlike.com
Jeff May has several shows on Patreon, patreon.com/jeffmay - including Nerd! with Dre Alvarez.
In a fitting twist of fate, Babylon 5 is no longer available for free or with a subscription on any service. We suggest looking for the DVDs at your library. Or if you live near Dre or Mike, we'll likely loan you our copies.
For the next full episode, we wrap up out coverage of Babylon 5 with Karl Wolf and reveal where the podcast will be going next.
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In this episode… Pete and the Babylon 5 Genie, Dre’s Fresh Prince Theory. Extended talk on tarnishing the legacy, some fans want the butt stuff, and Carin confirms that it wasn’t a trick on Dre the whole time.
In a strange turn of events, Babylon 5 is no longer available for free or with a subscription on any service. We suggest looking for the DVDs at your library. Or if you live near Dre or Mike, we'll likely loan you our copies.
For the next full episode, we cover the Babylon 5 final episode "Sleeping In Light" with Jeff May and Adam Tod Brown. Coming to you Sunday, June 28th.
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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In This Episode… “Touched by A Vorlon” a very after school special of Babylon 5, my kingdom for goo eyes, proper deployment of a “Scarlet Witch” scene, can you tarnish a legacy, in my world we land planes, bring it on connections, and Mike wedges Hickman into the discussion.
This week's guest Pete Johnston is a director and film professor at MSU. You can read all about him and his film projects at the cleverly named <a html="https://pizzageni.us" target="_blank">pizzageni.us</a>. <a href="https://pizzageni.us/jeopardy/" target="_blank">Pete was a quarter-finalist on the 2025 Jeopardy second chance tournament</a> and can be seen there whenever the Jeopardy gods decide to put that one on streaming.
Pete recommends the movie "<a href="https://www.joybubblesthemovie.com/" target="_blank">Joy Bubbles</a>" set in the world of the phone phreaks.
Dre recommends "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_It_On_(film)" target="_blank">Bring It On!</a>". Yeah, the cheer-dance movie.
In a fitting twist of fate, Babylon 5 is no longer available for free or with a subscription on any service. We suggest looking for the DVDs at your library. Or if you live near Dre or Mike, we'll likely loan you our copies.
For the next full episode, we cover the Babylon 5 final episode "Sleeping In Light" with Jeff May and Adam Tod Brown. Coming to you Sunday, June 28th.
This episode is about women’s health care.
Rats off to Ya!
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In this minisode... B5 at Commonwealth Books, key people who don’t die in space, Londo’s bombing maneuvers, Londo old yellers everyone, breaking sci-fi technology with Dre, weapon proliferation at the round table, building a fictional universe, and introducing Melvin Summers
Where’s My Wife?
In a strange turn of events, Babylon 5 is no longer available for free or with a subscription on any service. We suggest looking for the DVDs at your library. Or if you live near Dre or Mike, we'll likely loan you our copies.
For the next full episode, we cover Babylon 5: Season 5 Episode 19 "Wheel of Fire" with Pete Johnston. Coming to you Sunday, June 14st.
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In this episode... Mike and Dre get back to regular episode coverage with Episode 18 "The Fall of Centauri Prime"!
In a fitting twist of fate, Babylon 5 is no longer available for free or with a subscription on any service. We suggest looking for the DVDs at your library. Or if you live near Dre or Mike, we'll likely loan you our copies.
For the next full episode, we cover Babylon 5: Season 5 Episode 19 "Wheel of Fire" with Pete Johnston. Coming to you Sunday, June 14st.
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The Babylon 5 Season Five Blitzcast Outtakes
In this blitzcast… Megan explains One Piece, Mike practices Podcasting by telling Carin about B5, David is a Monkey, David hates Superman, Monkeys all the way down, Singing in a “Row”, composing a “No Genocide” theme with Logan, Treating Dre like a kitten, Macho Man voice is all in the Chest, Dre opens a Guitar Center, Dan’s Babylon 5 ASMR, Video Speedsters, remaking Babylon 5 the right way, and Dan weighs in on Superman but Mike makes it about Marvel.
In a fitting twist of fate, Babylon 5 is no longer available for free or with a subscription on any service. We suggest looking for the DVDs at your library. Or if you live near Dre or Mike, we'll likely loan you our copies.
For the next full episode, we cover Babylon 5: Season 5 Episode 18 "The Fall of Centauri Prime" with Bill Johnston.
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The Babylon 5 Season Five Blitzcast Part III
In this blitzcast… Logan reports from the Gotham Currency front, Colin strings Mike along six times, Adam is Chicago John and Dan harmonizes with Mike.
In a fitting twist of fate, Babylon 5 is no longer available for free or with a subscription on any service. We suggest looking for the DVDs at your library. Or if you live near Dre or Mike, we'll likely loan you our copies.
For the next full episode, we cover Babylon 5: Season 5 Episode 18 "The Fall of Centauri Prime" with Bill Johnston. Coming to you Sunday, May 31st.
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The Babylon 5 Season Five Blitzcast Part II
In this blitzcast… David asks Supernatural to tone it down a bit, the telepaths get nasty, Evynne offers a counter-punch-up, Karl befriends several English gentlemen, Dre thinks Naj reads Resident Evil novelizations, and Nate sees an episode featuring really bad Russian accents and Walter Koenig but not Walter Koenig doing a bad Russian accent.
In a fitting twist of fate, Babylon 5 is no longer available for free or with a subscription on any service. We suggest looking for the DVDs at your library. Or if you live near Dre or Mike, we'll likely loan you our copies.
On the next episode, The Season 5 Blitzcast concludes in Part III, coming to you Sunday, May 17h.
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The Babylon 5 Season Five Blitzcast Part I
In this blitzcast.. Ait nods his way into NCIS LA, Megan updates us on One Piece, Carin finishes her Star Trek / Babylon 5 unification theory, and David is a monkey.
Megan wants you to check out One Piece (Live Action) & Yuri on Ice.
In a fitting twist of fate, Babylon 5 is no longer available for free or with a subscription on any service. We suggest looking for the DVDs at your library. Or if you live near Dre or Mike, we'll likely loan you our copies.
For the next episode, The Season 5 Blitzcast continues in Part II, coming to you Sunday, May 10th.
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In this minisode... Computer Vision, The White Whale that is Babylon 5, The Star Trek Middle ground that is Ryan, Wing Commander III, breaking down suits, Crusade and the captain Gary Cole, taking a day trip to Za’Ha’Dum, the many Mimbari Sex Rituals, and the Han Solo Prequel effect.
Mike Recommends:
Hey, Have You Read This Yet? Podcast
In a fitting twist of fate, Babylon 5 is no longer available for free or with a subscription on any service. We suggest looking for the DVDs at your library. Or if you live near Dre or Mike, we'll likely loan you our copies.
For the next full episode, we cover the first 17 episodes of Babylon 5 Season Five with almost all our previous guests in the Babylon 5 Season Five Blitzcast coming to you Sunday, May 3rd.
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Babylon 5 Movie - In The Beginning
In this episode... Mike and Dre run an experiment to see if the Babylon 5 TV Movie "In the Beginning" can introduce a new watcher to the show. Ryan Bond helps us... for Science!
Mike Recommends:
Hey, Have You Read This Yet? Podcast
In a fitting twist of fate, Babylon 5 is no longer available for free or with a subscription on any service. We suggest looking for the DVDs at your library. Or if you live near Dre or Mike, we'll likely loan you our copies.
For the next full episode, we cover the first 17 episodes of Babylon 5 Season Five with almost all our previous guests in the Babylon 5 Season Five Blitzcast coming to you Sunday, May 3rd.
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In this Episode… boffing, neither Dre nor Mike get the term “Gambit” right but Mike has a better excuse because unlike Dre he is not an internationally ranked chess player, Mike doesn’t care and introduces Slater’s Gambit to the show, the boys briefly pivot to covering Happy Endings and The Knuckles Show, the creepy peeping peepers of a lizard man, short-cycle generation gaps, Dan stans the Psy Corp, the brothers compete to say their last name in a practice buzzer question, and Dre finally gets in the last word.
Dan Recommends:
Foundation
The Expanse
The only place to stream Babylon 5 is with an Amazon account - we strongly suggest looking for the DVDs at your library. Or if you live near Dre or Mike, we'll likely loan you our copies.
For the next full episode, we cover the Babylon 5 movie "In The Beginning" with Dan Alvarez. Coming to you Sunday, April 19th.
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Babylon 5 - Season 4 Episode 20 & 21 Endgame and Rising Star with Dan Alvarez
In this episode... Mike pits brother against brother in a deadly game of wits over Garibaldi's codenames, we finish out the proper plot of Babylon 5 before entering the "Return of the King" phase.
Dan Recommends:
Foundation
The Expanse
Once again, we have been stymied by streaming services that continually drop Babylon 5 from their platform. Both Tubi and Roku have let them go. The only place to stream Babylon 5 is with an Amazon account - but we strongly suggest looking for the DVDs at your library over giving Amazon more money. Or if you live near Dre or Mike, we'll likely loan you our copies.
For the next full episode, we cover the Babylon 5 movie: In The Beginning with Ryan Bond. Coming to you Sunday, April 19th.
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In this minisode… Dre on how to be hip with the kids, Ait sniffs out Jerry Doyle’s heel turn, Babylon influences across sci-fi, getting into the space fighting business without wanting to fight, "Bonehead? I can tell which half", where Babylon 5 props ended up, blending the past filters, Ait’s actor’s secret from Parks and Recreation and teaching the toolman yarl.
Ait Recommends:
Parks & Rec Season 6 (he's in it!)
Netflix Miniseries Giri / Haji
Film Independent Spirit Awards - Los Angeles
You can watch "The Face of the Enemy" for free on Roku, or check out Babylon 5 on DVD from your local library.
For the next full episode, we cover Babylon 5: Season 4 Episode 20 & 21 "Endgame" and "Rising Star" with Dan Alvarez. Coming to you Sunday, April 5th.
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Babylon 5 - Season 4 Episode 17 The Face of the Enemy with Ait Fetterolf
In this episode... Garibaldi Betrays Sheridan, Mars tuffs stage a dane fight, Edgars hatches an X-Men Villain plot, Ivonava's badass quotient rises, and Ait becomes a Babylon 5 fan!
Ait Recommends:
Parks & Rec Season 6 (he's in it!)
Netflix Miniseries Giri / Haji
Film Independent Spirit Awards - Los Angeles
You can watch "The Face of the Enemy" for free on Roku, or check out Babylon 5 on DVD from your local library.
For the next full episode, we cover Babylon 5: Season 4 Episode 20 & 21 "Endgame" and "Rising Star" with Dan Alvarez. Coming to you Sunday, April 5th.
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In this episode… Dirtbag Scott Adams, a long convoluted basketball note on bank shots, Shatner guards the log, more horrible ear talk, sitting through the ceremony until everybody is done, seriously we really can’t take these ears, and how telepaths dig into a person’s mind (brain shovel).
Listen to John Reimann
Wrestlemania Podcast with past and future guest Logan Trent
Screamplay Podcast with Tom Reimann
You can watch "Moments of Transition" for free on Roku, or check out Babylon 5 on DVD from your local library.
For our next full episode, we will be covering Babylon 5: Season 4 Episode 17 "The Face of the Enemy" with Ait Fetterolf. Coming to you Sunday, March 22nd.
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Babylon 5 - Season 4 Episode 14 Moments of Transition with John Reimann
In this episode… …Bester creeps on Lyta, Mimbari ears are so unpleasant, a leader is chosen through a game of intergalactic chicken, everyone else is also a creep toward Lyta, and John plugs the concept of unplugging
Listen to John Reimann
Wrestlemania Podcast with past and future guest Logan Trent
Screamplay Podcast with Tom Reimann
You can watch "Moments of Transition" for free on Roku, or check out Babylon 5 on DVD from your local library.
For our next full episode, we will be covering Babylon 5: Season 4 Episode 17 "The Face of the Enemy" with Ait Fetterolf. Coming to you Sunday, March 22nd.
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In this episode… Logan’s early brush with a rude mystery Babylon 5 actor, space chaste banging, x-men is Babylon 5, The Mummy t-shirt is wrong, Lorien of the rings, this show had stupid hair and it still has stupid hair and you know exactly who I’m talking about, Midnight Nation, and the origin of the JMS Walkabout obsession.
Listen to Logan Trent
WNBYay Podcast with Adam Tod Brown
Wrestlemania Podcast with future guest John Reinman
You can watch Babylon 5 for free on Roku, or check out Babylon 5 on DVD from your local library.
For our next full episode, we will be covering Season 4 Episode 6 of Babylon 5: “Moments of Transition" with John Reinman. Coming to you Sunday, March 8th.
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Mike & Dre discuss Season 4 Episode 6: "Into the Fire" with special guest Logan Trent.
In this episode… the CGI levels up... Londo lashes out in pain... Grandpa Shroom Daddy Lorien attempts humor... Vir gives Morden's head the goodbye look... and Mr. Freeze's girlfriend stops by.
Listen to Logan Trent
WNBYay Podcast with Adam Tod Brown
Wrestlemania Podcast with future guest John Reinman
You can watch "Into The Fire" for free on Roku, or check out Babylon 5 on DVD from your local library.
For our next full episode, we will be covering Season 4 Episode 6 of Babylon 5: “Moments of Transition" with John Reinman. Coming to you Sunday, March 8th.
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Mike & Dre have a conversation about strategies for life coaching with professional creative consultant, Hana Michels. And some loose sci-fi talk.
In This episode… Rubber Ducking... Balatro... hunting Pokemon in Rochester MI... people watching as an assigned experience building exercise... tricking yourself out with instruments and pills... backpacks are the devil... leaving spoons on the ring... learning how to practice as an adult,...connecting with students... JMS discovering the muse... a DS9 perspective on the shared B5 origins... and how spoiler culture affects pop culture discourse.
You can watch "The Long Night" for free on Roku, or check out Babylon 5 on DVD from your local library.
For our next full episode, we will be covering Season 4 Episode 6 of Babylon 5: “Into the Fire" with Logan Trent. Coming to you Sunday, February 22nd.
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