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West Of Tulsa ShowZ Owners Unite: A Conversation with Jeffrey Willerth - West Of Tulsa Show #0015Join us for an #exclusive conversation with Jeffrey Willerth as we delve into the resurgence of the #Z Club of America. Discover the history, impact, and future of this iconic organization within the cultural landscape. Gain valuable insights and behind-the-scenes stories from a key figure in the Z Club community. Don't miss this in-depth exploration of the enduring legacy of the Z Club.
This week on the West of Tulsa Show, the team welcomes Jeffrey Willerth. He’s the Vice President of the Z Club of America and has been a member since the early 1980’s. He give...2024-04-1757 min
The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #290: Feedbackapalooza FarewellThank you, everyone, for allowing our love of Babylon 5 to help fuel your own love for the show, and we are grateful that our efforts to explore a show we love also provided entertainment and enjoyment for you. Your voices and support over the years have meant a lot to us, and that you still want to hear us keep talking about everything B5, and not just Day of the Dead, warms our hearts.
Source2019-12-132h 16The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #289: Interview with Jane KillickInterview: Tim and Summer chat with author Jane Killick, whose Babylon 5 Season Guides are a vital resource for any fan of the show.
Source2019-12-041h 03The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #288: Interview with Tracy ScogginsInterview: Tim and Summer welcome Tracy Scoggins, whose command of the station in Season 5 and Crusade was a welcome addition to the field of leading lady military roles in science fiction television.
Source2019-11-211h 19The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #287: Interview with Mira FurlanInterview: Tim and Summer swoon in the presence of Mira Furlan, whose regal stature on Babylon 5 made an impression to last beyond the end of time.
Source2019-11-161h 19The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #286: About “Becoming Superman”Discussion: Tim and Summer discuss most of the contents of J. Michael Straczynski's memoir, Becoming Superman.
Source2019-11-0749 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #285: Interview with Marie MarshallInterview: Marie Marshall ("Dodger") stops by to talk about her brief but passionate and impactful appearances on Babylon 5, about how one short stint turned into such a long-term fan favorite, acting in New York, and so much more.
Source2019-10-3146 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #284: The Babylon 5 Preservation ProjectInterview: The Jason Davis stops by to talk his current project, "The Babylon 5 Preservation Project", to preserve the history of BABYLON 5 using archival paperwork and interviews with cast and crew to create a definitive making-of book.
Source2019-10-241h 26The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #283: Interview with Marshall R. TeagueInterview: Marshall R. Teague ("Ta'Lon") stops by to talk about the philosophy and wisdom of the warrior-sage Ta'Lon, the talks he had with JMS about expanding that character beyond the unnamed Narn who, along with Sheridan, survived being kidnapped by the Streib (S2E11 "All Alone in the Night"), how the creation of Ta'Lon's sword played a role in that development, the fun of being a cowboy, and so much more.
Source2019-10-171h 10The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #282: Interview with Josh CoxxInterview: Josh Coxx ("Lt. David Corwin") stops by to talk about his time on C&C, the character growth over all 5 seasons and the movies, and so much more. He even chats about his time as a Frost Giant in Thor.
Source2019-10-1053 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #281: Visiting from The Rim7 years ago, in December 2012, Tim and Summer closed the book on that particular journey, having spent nearly 300 episodes and quite likely well over 500 hours of discussion and more with the many cast, crew, creators and fans on all sorts of topics about and around Babylon 5.
Today, we're back from beyond the rim, for just a little while.
Source2019-10-0315 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #280: Farewell, Old FriendIt's not goodbye, it's farewell... we'll meet again, and if we don't, we will see each other again in the place where no shadows fall.
We've always been here, and so have you all.
Jeffrey returns from his explorations along the Rim to join Tim, Summer and Jeremy for the final official episode of The Babylon Podcast.
Source2012-12-021h 01The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #279: Feedbackapalooza FinaleFeedbackapalooza: Gary from Jacksonville, quite likely the most prolific feedback producer the Babylon Podcast has ever had, joins us to go through the messages for the last official feedbackapalooza. He may have to replace Babylon Podcast with Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas on his voicemail speed dial...
Source2012-11-2359 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #278: Penultimate PaloozaTim relates an article from io9's Charlie Jane Anders article, Please explain Babylon 5 to us!, and the offer is still out to Charlie if she wants to join us some day for a roundtable Q&A, where we'd do our best to answer her questions, and to keep those responses to under 5 minutes each.
And then, the Feedbackapalooza!
Source2012-11-091h 11The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast SE #10: Jeffrey Willerth Remembers Michael O’HareAs heard in the previous episode, this is the video Jeffrey Willerth made in honor of the passing of Michael O'Hare.
Source2012-10-2100 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast SE #9: Absent Friends, In Memory Still BrightIn quick succession, the Babylon 5 universe lost two of its stars at the end of September, Michael O'Hare and Turhan Bey.
We take a moment to remember them, and their all too brief moments here with us and on Babylon 5.
Source2012-10-1929 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #277: Babylon 5 CollectiblesDiscussion: Oh, the humanity! Even with Warner Bros being inconsistent with licensing terms, pulling licenses before items were completed or in some cases, had even gotten off the drawing boards, there's still a LOT of stuff out there for a dedicated Babylon 5 fan to search for and immerse themselves in.
Source2012-10-121h 46The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #276: The Babylon 5 Short StoriesDeep Geeking: This episode, Neil and Edmund join Tim, Summer and Jeremy to talk about the 3 short stories from the Amazing Stories magazines: "Shadow of His Thoughts", "Genius Loci", and "Space, Time and the Incurable Romantic", all three of which were written by J. Michael Straczynski.
Source2012-09-281h 28The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #275: The Psi Corps TrilogyDeep Geeking: This week, Tim, Jeremy and Agent 6 go in-depth discussing The Psi Corps trilogy, written by J. Gregory Keyes. The books in the series are "Dark Genesis: The Birth of the Psi Corps", "Deadly Relations: Bester Ascendant" and "Final Reckoning: The Fate of Bester".
Source2012-09-211h 04The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #274: The Technomage TrilogyDeep Geeking: The Technomage trilogy, written by Jeanne Cavelos, is subtitled The Passing of the Technomages. The books in the series are "Casting Shadows", "Summoning Light" and "Invoking Darkness".
Source2012-09-141h 17The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #273: The Centauri Prime TrilogyDeep Geeking: Legions of Fire, The Centauri Prime trilogy written by Peter David, is the topic for this episode, and the crew on hand really digs in.
The books in order are "The Long Night of Centauri Prime", "Armies of Light and Dark", and "Out of the Darkness" (the third book is out of print, but not quite as hard to find as it had been in previous years). This was the second of the Babylon 5 trilogies that are considered canon.
Source2012-09-081h 12The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #272: Red Hypergiant PaloozaWe lament the passing of science fiction master Harry Harrison, recounting some of the classics that he'd written over the years.
Feedbackapalooza: Tim, Summer and Jeremy dive into the messages that you've sent us, and we appreciate your messages to us and for us! We have a lot to go through, so settle in, kids...
Source2012-08-251h 14The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #271: The Shadow WithinDeep Geeking: The Shadow Within is Book #7 in the original series of novels, and the other of the two from that series that have been acknowledged as canon.
Talk about this book delves deeply into Anna's story, and into the character and motivations of Morden, of the Psi Corps mission to eliminate a threat to the telepaths, and how these events mesh into the main Babylon 5 storyline as a whole.
Source2012-08-1758 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #270: To Dream in the City of SorrowsDeep Geeking: To Dream in the City of Sorrows is Book #9 in the original series of novels, and one of the two from that series that have been acknowledged as canon.
Talk about the book ranges from the cover art, the story arcs for Sinclair, Marcus, Catherine and Neroon, the accuracy of the character "voices", the nagging feeling that this book's pacing was too fast, and very likely could have been a much better book if it had been allowed to be longer, and more.
Source2012-08-111h 11The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #269: Chatting about Babylon 5 Novels, #1-6, 8Deep Geeking: Discussions begin with the Babylon 5 novels... the books, the books, the books! Where to begin with the commentary and the criticism?
Much of the dissatisfaction that we feel with these books likely comes from a combination of the main characters authentic voices being slightly off, plus the impression that the events of the books didn't matter, that they fell into the trap of hitting the "reset" button after the end of the "episode", which is one of the things that we loved about Babylon 5 that the various Star Trek series couldn't adhere to most of the time.
...2012-08-0456 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #268: The Parliament of Dreams Essay CollectionDeep Geeking: And so it begins... the last leg of the Babylon Podcast journey starts with us talking about one of the rarest books in the Babylon 5 realm, and a very interesting collection of thoughts, opinions and examinations about the the show we all love. Who knew that "Fasten, Zip" was really a metaphor for the paradox of time travel?
Source2012-07-261h 19The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #267: Feedbackapalooza, Guest Cast Edition pt 2Feedback: Tim, Jeremy and special guest Michael Dymond (Stormknight) tackle the second batch of voicemails, and it's 100% Neil from Bowie, because that's how we have to handle it whenever he gets on a roll.
Are there official blueprints and cutaways for Babylon 5?
Source2012-05-2452 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #266: Feedbackapalooza, Guest Cast Edition pt 1Feedback: Tim, Jeremy and special guest Michael Dymond (Stormknight) tackle the first batch of voicemails covering the recent Crusade unproduced scripts and more.
Stay tuned next week for the rest of the feedback from this batch, and the people joining us to review and discuss the novels with us (or for us) should be preparing to step into the on-deck circle!
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Speaking Of Wealth with Jason HartmanSOW 54 – Niche Podcasting with Jeffrey WillerthJoin Jason Hartman for an interview with podcaster, Jeffrey Willerth, executive producer of Slice of SciFi. Jeffrey is a television producer by trade and worked on the sci-fi show, “Babylon 5” during which he helped produce content for the Web. His experiences led to the creation of Slice of SciFi video and audio podcast, which [...]2012-04-2633 min
Speaking Of Wealth with Jason HartmanSOW 54 – Niche Podcasting with Jeffrey WillerthJoin Jason Hartman for an interview with podcaster, Jeffrey Willerth, executive producer of Slice of SciFi. Jeffrey is a television producer by trade and worked on the sci-fi show, “Babylon 5” during which he helped produce content for the Web. His experiences led to the creation of Slice of SciFi video and audio podcast, which [...]2012-04-2633 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #265: Babylon 5 Comics: In Valen’s NameWe celebrate the news that Walter Koenig will finally be receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the ceremony will be held September 10, 2012. While he's the last of the original Star Trek cast to get a star, he is the second Babylon 5 cast member to have a star... and curious fans want to know if his star will have a Federation emblem or a Psi Corps emblem on it?
Deep Geeking: Tim, Jeremy and guest Neil from Bowie discuss the DC Comics miniseries "In Valen's Name".
Source2012-04-2655 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #264: Babylon 5 Comics ReviewDeep Geeking: This week, both Gary from Jacksonville and Neil from Bowie join Summer and Jeremy to discuss the initial 11-issue run of Babylon 5 comics, published originally by DC Comics, and later collected into graphic novel collections by Titan Books and by DC.
Source2012-04-1154 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #263: Overview of Babylon 5 Comics and other CollectiblesDiscussion: Tim, Summer, Jeremy and guest Gary from Jacksonville discuss the plan for talking about the Babylon 5 comics published by DC Comics and by Titan Books. Many issues surrounded the actual creation, writing and publication of the series, and Gary gives us a little bit of that wacky history.
Source2012-03-2155 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #262: Mondopalooza Part 2There's nothing quite like playing Devil's Advocate in a Babylon 5 argument you're having with yourself.
Feedbackapalooza: The Feedbacking continues, as we hack our way through the backlog, clearing the way for future voicemails to come in about the comics, novels, and collectibles.
Source2012-03-1450 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #261: Mondopalooza Part 1The new theme music for Season 7 makes it's official debut, and it's a snippet of the theme created by Stewart Copeland for the original version of "The Gathering" that aired in 1993.
Feedback: Tim, Summer and Jeremy respond to the backlog of voicemails that have come in over the past month or two, and as happens quite often, tangents rule.
Source2012-03-0747 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #260: The Lost Tales, RevisitedWelcome to Show #260, and the start of Season 7 of the Babylon Podcast!
Get ready, Babylon 5 fans... the coverage of the comics, novels, guidebooks, games and collectibles is about to commence. But first, we have to find a way to get copies of some of them into Tim's, Bret's and Jeremy's hands... after we digress into a discussion about physical vs digital books.
Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer, Bret and Jeremy discuss the last officially produced Babylon 5 video content, The Lost Tales.
Source2012-02-221h 23The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #259: Legend of the Rangers (movie)Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Jeremy discuss the last Babylon 5 made-for-TV movie, Legend of the Rangers, which aired in January 2002. Yes, ten years ago, people. A treatment for this movie exists in Scriptbook Volume 10, and the full script is in the TV Movies scriptbook, so compare and contrast at your leisure.
Let the nitpicking begin: there aren't many real issues with the actual story, just some execution miscues.
Source2012-02-151h 13The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #258: Little Bugs Have Lesser Bugs (Crusade)Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer discuss the unproduced Crusade script, "Little Bugs Have Lesser Bugs", which was written by Peter Woodward and slated to be a Season 2 episode.
The larger implications from the plot of this script are intriguing, given that it revealed a previously unknown vulnerability in the Drakh, and also gives us a storytelling conundrum, trying to obsessively figure out where in Season 2 this episode would have aired.
Source2012-02-0141 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #257: FeedbackapaloozaIt's been way too quiet on the Babylon 5 front AND the Crusasde Script Books front. What's going on?
Feedbackapalooza Time!
Also, folks preparing to review and discuss the comics and novels with us (or for us), get ready... your turn will be coming up soon!
Source2012-01-1852 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #256: The End of the Line (Crusade)Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Jeremy discuss the unproduced Crusade script, "The End of the Line", which was slated to be the Season 1 finale.
As always, Captain Gideon's dogged pursuit of the truth behind the destruction of his old ship leads him and his crew into knowledge that shakes their trust in their superiors, and Gideon himself to a personal crossroads... and a cliffhanger that could have been as intriguing as Z'ha'dum leading into Hour of the Wolf.
Source2011-12-1452 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #255: The Dureena Trilogy (Crusade)Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Bret talk about the unproduced Crusade scripts that would have made up the Dureena Trilogy (the stories to explain her absence after her initial contract expired): "War Story", "The Walls of Hell" and an untitled story by JMS.
Also discussed are three spec pitches by Richard Mueller, for "Fire in the Blood", "House Odds", and "Mixed Blessings".
Source2011-11-3052 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #254: Tried and True (Crusade)Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer discuss the unproduced Crusade script for "Tried and True", which can be found in the "Crusade: Other Voices, Vol 2" scriptbook.
This would have been a remarkable Dureena performance, and comparisons can be drawn between this draft and what we saw in Season 4's "Intersections in Real Time", especially given the "one room play" stage-like setting in both stories.
Source2011-11-1650 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast SE #8: Jeffrey Willerth Remembers Jeff ConawayFor those who hadn't seen Jeffrey's heartfelt remembrance of Jeff Conaway, here's the full video. I don't think there are many others who could have said it any better.
Source2011-07-0500 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #243: Questions and AnswersJeffrey shares with us a message about what it meant to him to have had Jeff Conaway in his life for a time.
Listener Feedback: Strangely, Tim adored Neil Gaiman's Doctor Who episode, "The Doctor's Wife"... to be expected?
Source2011-07-021h 02The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #198: Feedbackapalooza V1Since we are an equal opportunity platform for B5 Geeking, we are planning an all-girls "Men of Babylon 5" (from here on out to be called the B5 Beefcake episode). Well, Bret may join in, too, because he's got an equal opportunity pleasure threshold.
Listener Feedback: Tim, Summer, Jeffrey and Bret lend their expertise and their podcast-juice filled opinions to the many voicemails that have been waiting for us.
Source2010-05-0759 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #196: The Babes of Babylon 5Tim, Jeffrey, Michael and Bret discuss just about anything and everything about the women of Babylon 5 and the portrayal of sex and sexuality on the show.
The only thing missing was a wall full of pinups for them to daydream over.
Fear not, there will soon be a girls night out where we'll discuss sex a little bit more, and also the Babylon 5 beefcake selection!
Source2010-04-241h 02The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #194: Favorite and Least Favorite ThingsDeep Geeking: Tim, Summer, Jeffrey and Bret discuss the story they love, in particular the moments or story arcs that they each would have liked to have seen more of (or seen much less of) during the course of the series.
The missteps, the grand designs, the twists that worked and the ones that didn't, we open several cans of worms, and still manage to leave enough material untouched to continue this discussion at a later date.
Source2010-04-091h 00The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #192: In the Beginning (Movie)Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer, Bret, Jeffrey, and Chuck discuss "In the Beginning", the first of the Babylon 5 TV movies, and how it functions as a vehicle to introduce the series to a brand new audience coming in via TNT, and to the existing fans who may not have been able to see all of the previous four seasons due to inconsistencies in syndicated broadcast times.
Source2010-03-261h 07The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #191: Sleeping in Light (Season 5)Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer, Jeffrey, and Bret embark on the emotional journey that is "Sleeping In Light".
Even after 12 years, the emotional impact of Sheridan realizing that his time is up, and that he has to say goodbye to Delenn still stings us.
Source2010-03-051h 02The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #189: FeedbackapaloozaAt long last, Jeffrey has found his snow. And we're working on having a field reporter out at the next shuttle launch!!
And now, for the voicemails:
Source2010-02-181h 02The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #182: And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder (Season 5)Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer discuss "And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder", including production questions that Jeffrey can lend insight to. I bet you didn't know that it took a technician to create that perfect "bed head" look, didja?
Source2009-12-101h 04The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #181: Darkness Ascending (Season 5)Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Jeffrey discuss many of the consquences and the subtexts in "Darkness Ascending".
We argue for quite a bit about the nature of Garibaldi's dream, how much was dream and how much was or wasn't influenced by Lyta's telepathic curiosity (and whether or not that itself was real or dream), and talk a bit more about Lennier and his mission, and of the telepath DNA deal between Lyta and G'Kar.
Source2009-11-271h 03The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #179: Interview with Brad DourifInterview: Tim, Summer and Jeffrey chat with Brad Dourif, his role as Brother Edward in "Passing Through Gethsemane", and scifi and horror in general.
Brad reminisces about his time on the show, and tells us how much of a fan he was of the show back then, and much more.
Source2009-11-1355 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #177: Meditations on the Abyss (Season 5)Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Jeffrey contemplate "Meditations on the Abyss".
Examinations range from speculations on why G'Kar may have initially wanted his book to only be published after his death and the possible nature of the responsibility for the spirituality and spiritual explorations of his potential students/followers; to the nature of rationalization when deciding between doing the "right" thing and the "true" thing in the cases of both Findell and Lennier; and even a little bit on unrequited love.
Source2009-10-2353 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #176: FeedbackapaloozaFeedbackapalooza: Tim, Summer and Jeffrey respond to lots of voicemail!
We really are going to have to have a special follow-up Geeking on "Day of the Dead", aren't we? I never knew this episode was so polarizing amongst the fans, apparently moreso than Purple-Green!
Source2009-10-1655 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #165: Strange Relations (Season 5)Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Jeffrey discuss "Strange Relations", and how previously unrevealed interpersonal relationships begin to lead to shifting allegiances and alliances.
Source2009-07-2950 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #159: Feedbackapalooza JrFeedbackapalooza Jr: Because of rogue tachyons bombarding the area around Draco Vista Studios, we are experiencing a causality break that threw spatial-temporal ordering into disarray, giving us 3 Summers but no Tim, no Jeffrey and no Mike.
So in order to prevent any permanent damage to the space-time continuum, we bring you a special episode: Feedbackapalooza Jr!
Source2009-06-1059 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #156: Interview with Russ JohnsonInterview: We have found the First Vorlon! Russ Johnson, who wore the glide suit during Season 1, before Jeffrey took over the electraglide harness, joins us to reminisce about the early days on set at Babylon 5, and trying to one up each other for... something smelly?
Russ tells us all about the fun he had as part of Optic Nerve, escapades in both the encounter suit and as the drug-dealing cricket in Down Below, having to repeatedly tell TV fans that he was not the actor who played the Professor on Gilligan's Island, and more.
Source2009-05-211h 05The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #153: No Compromises (Season 5)Deep Geeking: This week, we take the first step into the final arc in the overall 5-year journey, embarking on Deep Geeking for Season 5.
"No Compromises" falls under the bright light of examination, and Jeffrey recounts an impressive Tracy Scoggins audition story.
Source2009-04-241h 02The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #140: The Face of the Enemy (Season 4)Deep Geeking: This week, Brad and Mike join Tim, Jeffrey and Summer to discuss “The Face of the Enemy”.
Summer comments on the Clark's propaganda against The Army of Light. Tim talks about how the tension level is very high due to the compressing of the story arc for season four. The gang go on to talk about cult of personality and how Clark assumes Sheridan is the center of the organization, even though he has always made it about the goal, not the man. Jeffrey reminisces on the Harlan Ellison / Walter Koneig scene.
Source2008-12-201h 16The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #133: The League of Non-Aligned KnittersInterview: B5 fans have always been creative. This week, we are happy to introduce you to the "League of Non-Aligned Knitters"... B5 Fans Who Knit.
Tim, Summer, and Jeffrey chat with Catherine, Heather, Laura, Amanda, and Elizabeth about the convergence of Babylon 5 viewing and knitting (and other scifi shows). There are practical applications for scifi fans to know how to knit... you're going to have to make your own clothing after the zombie apocalyse, ya know.
Source2008-10-1655 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #121: Discussing the JMS AnnouncementDiscussion: We've already reposted JMS' comments on moving forward with more Babylon 5, and the fan reactions are still flying all over the Internet. So Summer, Jeffrey, Gary, Michael and Brad discuss, in great detail and depth, with occassional comment from the chat room.
Source2008-07-2348 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #115: FeedbackapaloozaTim, Summer, Jeffrey and Michael are joined by Anna, live in studio (she's in town for a conference), and she's just in time to experience Feedbackapalooza!
But first, Summer gets to ask Jeffrey about the production side of detonating Kosh's helmet in "Falling Towards Apotheosis", and we learn about the dangers of using too much primacord on a television set.
Source2008-06-1259 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #108: Interview with George JohnsenInterview: This week, George Johnsen, Babylon 5 co-producer (and apparently one of Jeffrey's cohorts in mischief), at last joins us! We talk to George about the show, including some of the questions sent in by listeners, and the anecdotes and production details are both fascinating and fall-down funny.
Did you know George was also an original Cylon? Summer didn't, and that just warms her heart.
Source2008-04-171h 02The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #107: Shadow Dancing (Season 3)Deep Geeking: "Z minus 7 Days". After the silliness dies down, Tim and Summer discuss "Shadow Dancing", the episode that culminates in Sheridan's and Delenn's goal to get all of the League Worlds to work together in mutual self-defense against the Shadows. The B-story deals with Franklin dealing with the consequences of his actions and his choices, by literally talking things over with himself. And Jeffrey adds his own perceptions on why the cast (and crew?) were starting to look shaggy and scruffy towards the end of Season 3.
Source2008-04-0957 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #106: FeedbackapaloozaTim, Jeffrey and Michael geek over some of the latest space flight news, and lament over the lack of space flight and space news coverage on the mainstream news.
Tim also lets us know that March 26 is the both Jesus Treviño's and Ed Wasser's birthdays.
Feedbackapalooza: Lots of voicemail and email. We answer and discuss.
Source2008-04-021h 06The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #105: And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place (Season 3)Deep Geeking: This week, Tim and Summer discuss "And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place", and the intrigues undertaken by Londo regarding G'Kar and Lord Refa, a boost in morale from messages from the Resistance on Earth relayed by several visiting religious dignitaries, and Sheridan and Delenn discovered the method behind the madness that the Shadow attacks that have been plaguing the sector for the past few weeks.
Jeffrey adds some background on William Forward's portrayal of Lord Refa, and the good-natured banter between Mel Winkler and Louis Turenne.
Source2008-03-261h 02The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #99: Interludes and Examinations (Season 3)Deep Geeking: This week, the geeking goes for "Interludes and Examinations", and Jeffrey sticks around to give us some behind the scenes info on The Day the Vorlon Died.
Source2008-02-1359 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #94: FeedbackapaloozaTim, Summer and Jeffrey ring in the first Babylon Podcast of 2008 with puns. And some New Year's resolutions broken mere seconds after they're made. But we're playing on the new mixer, so it's all good.
And many props to Brad from PodCulture for editing together the Holiday Specials.
Source2008-01-1047 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #92: FeedbackapaloozaTim, Summer and Jeffrey discuss space travel, future plans for the new kosh.org, and of course, the voicemails and emails that have been piling up behind the scenes.
Source2007-12-1253 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #91: Severed Dreams (Season 3)Deep Geeking: "Severed Dreams". All Geeking, All the Time.
Jeffrey sticks around for the geeking on this episode, and adds some anecdotes from his time on the set during the filming.
Source2007-11-2157 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #88: Exogenesis (Season 3)Deep Geeking: Tim, Summer and Jeffrey talk about "Exogenesis". Don't forget, this is the episode where Steve "Snackman" Thorpe, Carrie Dobro and Jeffrey all appear as med techs (we didn't, and we have a little fun with Jeff about that).
Remembrances: Jeffrey and John Radulovich pay tribute to producer / director Richard Compton, who passed away on August 11.
Source2007-10-3158 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast: Special Edition #3: The Lost Tales EventThis is a video treat for you all... Jeffrey attended the West Hollywood Best Buy "The Lost Tales" release event, which featured Bruce Boxleitner, Tracy Scoggins and Peter Woodward promoting the release of the DVD on July 31, and signing DVDs and other keepsakes for fans.
Source2007-08-2300 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #77: The Lost Tales: Over HereBest Buy Hollywood Event: Jeffrey plays a segment of the interviews he did with the Babylon 5 stars attending the Los Angeles Best Buy release party event: Tracy Scoggins, Bruce Boxleitner, Peter Woodward and Doug Netter.
Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer waste no time in Geeking on the first Lost Tale, "Over Here". Geeking on this story will continue next week.
Source2007-08-1558 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #75: Passing Through Gethsemane (Season 3)Deep Geeking: This week, Summer, Tim the First One and Tim the Younger dive into Deep Geeking™ for the episode "Passing Through Gethsemane". Jeffrey said he'd participate, he may again have been stunned by the geeking details.
Source2007-08-011h 05The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #54: Interview with Maggie EganInterview: Tim, Summer and Jeffrey engage in a delightful chat with Maggie Egan, who was the familiar and comforting face of ISN before and after the Clark Administration ran riot over Earth Gov.
Source2007-02-141h 07The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #45: Interview with Kim Holly, Costume SupervisorInterview: Tim, Summer and Jeffrey welcome Kim Holly, costume supervisor for the entire series save "The Gathering". Kim's work was pivotal in making the look of the uniforms and costumes match up with the creative visions of JMS and Anne Bruice, as well as making them fit all the cast comfortably and colorfully.
Source2006-12-131h 01The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #41: Babylon 5 Cross-Media MadnessTim, 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.
Source2006-11-1556 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #39: Interview with Peter JurasikInterview: 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 feedback.
Source2006-11-0159 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #37: Listener FeedbackTim, 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.
Source2006-10-1856 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #36: Interview with Carrie DobroInterview: 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.
Source2006-10-1150 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #35: Remembering Johnny SekkaJeffrey, 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.
Source2006-10-0445 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #32: Interview with John Copeland, Part 1Interview: 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.
Source2006-09-131h 01The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #24: Chat with NASA Engineer Louise KleebaJeffrey 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.
Source2006-07-1259 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #23: Interview with John Vulich, Optic NerveTim, 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.
Source2006-07-0559 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #20: Chat with Sandra BrucknerTim 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.
Source2006-06-141h 10The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #19: Interview with David Eagle / Survivors (Season 1)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.
Source2006-06-0759 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #17: Interview with Jason Carter, Part 1 / Believers (Season 1)Interview: Tim, Summer, and Jeffrey jump into an energetic and entertaining chat with Jason Carter, who brought an extra measure of heart and soul to Babylon 5 with his portrayal of Marcus Cole, the determined but haunted Ranger.
Source2006-05-2457 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #16: Interview with Skip RobinsonInterview: Tim, Summer, and Jeffrey talk with Skip Robinson, editor extraordinaire. Skip tells us about his time on Babylon 5, and details his work in putting together the pieces that brought us the cinematic gems we viewed during the series, Crusade and the movies.
Source2006-05-171h 01The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #15: Interview with Walter Koenig / Deathwalker (Season 1)Interview: Walter Koenig ("Alfred Bester") First, Tim, Summer, and Jeffrey talk with Walter Koenig about his time on Babylon 5 and his experiences interacting with the various cast members.
Next, Tim and Summer discuss "Deathwalker".
Source2006-05-1054 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #14: Scott Devine / And the Sky Full of Stars (Season 1)Interview: Tim, Summer, and Jeffrey talk with Scott Devine of New Wave Entertainment, the driving force behind producing the Babylon 5 family of DVDs.
Source2006-05-031h 00The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #13: Mongoose Publishing / The War Prayer (Season 1)Interview: Tim, Summer, Jeffrey and special guest Mur Lafferty join forces to talk to Matthew Sprange, director of Mongoose Publishing.
Source2006-04-261h 01The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #12: Mind War (Season 1)Jeffrey fills in some details on his and Pat Tallman's trip to Italy to attend DeepCon, and hanging out with Anthony Simcoe ("FarScape") and Alexander Siddig ("Deep Space 9").
Next, Tim and Summer chat about "Mind War", the episode that introduces us to the Psi Cops, and gives us our first long hard look at Earth's telepaths and the organization designed to control them.
Source2006-04-1945 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #11: Interview with John IacovelliInterview: John Iacovelli (Production Designer)
Tim, Summer and Jeffrey chat with the man mostly responsible for the look we all came to know and love about Babylon 5, production designer John Iacovelli.
Source2006-04-1255 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #8: Wayne Alexander / Born to the Purple (Season 1)Interview: Wayne Alexander ("Sebastian, Lorien, Drakh")
First, Wayne Alexander kicks back, sharing some wine with Jeffrey, and recounts the differences of the five different roles he played on Babylon 5 and Crusade.
Next, Tim and Summer and Jeff talk about "Born to the Purple", musing on the plight of Londo in a compromised Centauri intelligence situation.
Source2006-03-221h 00The Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast SE #1: Fred McIntyre, AOL In2TVBabylon Podcast Special Edition #1 is an exclusive update on Babylon 5 and it's debut on AOL's In2TV
Jeffrey discusses the launch of In2TV with Fred McIntyre, Vice President of AOL Video, during the festivities for AOL's busy In2TV launch day.
Source2006-03-1709 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #6: Chat with Jeffrey WillerthChat: Jeffrey Willerth ("Kosh", Associate Producer)
Jeffrey joins Summer, Lorrie and Michael in studio to talk about Babylon 5, being a producer, beer, tequila, and more.
Source2006-03-0850 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast #2: Interview with Stephen FurstInterview: Stephen Furst ("Vir Cotto")
Stephen talks to us about his days acting on and directing for Babylon 5, and discusses some of his other projects for television.
Tim, Summer and Jeffrey talk about their favorite B5 seasons, and touch on the themes and how they impacted the way we viewed them.
Source2006-02-0843 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast: Show #1Call this a slightly longer intro show, where the three of us tell you a little bit about ourselves. Tim and I get into some of the reasons why Babylon 5 drew us in and kept us hooked, while Jeffrey tells us about some of the guests you can expect to hear us chatting with in future shows.
Source2006-02-0134 minThe Babylon PodcastBabylon Podcast: Show #0Welcome to The Babylon Podcast Intro Show!
Tim Callender, Jeffrey Willerth and Summer Brooks are pleased and proud to jump into this project, and we can't wait to bring you more discussion, delving deep into the heart and soul of a show that touched us all.
Source2006-01-1609 min