The Name of the Pod - A Babylon 5 Podcast Jon Cassie and Chris Tatro

Jon and Chris discuss the recent news of Babylon 5 being rebooted for The CW Network.

We noted with great sadness the passing of Mira Furlan on January 20, 2021. She brightened so many lives with her extraordinary work.













































































































































































































Obituary from BBC.
Obituary from The A.V. Club.
Obituary from USA Today.
Obituary from CinemaBlend.
Remarks from Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cruse, from Lost.

Episode 114 - Series Finale

Chris’s Bottom 3
3) By Any Means Necessary
2) Voices of Authority
1) Phoenix Rising

Jon’s Bottom 3 
3) Eyes
2) Soul Hunter
1) Grail

Chris’s Top 5
5) Passing Through Gethsemane
4) Severed Dreams
3) In the Shadow of Z’ha’Dum
2) The Long Night
1) The Coming of Shadows

Jon’s Top 5
5) Chrysalis
4) In the Shadow of Z’ha’Dum
3) War Without End
2) Z’ha’Dum
1) The Coming of Shadows

Episode 113 - The Lost Tales
Synopsis: In which Colonel Lochley encounters an ancient evil, and President Sheridan meets one from the future.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0871427/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/us/guide/118.html























































































































“When the quacking has begun it is too late for the ducks to swim” is the new “I shall go into the West and remain Garibaldi.”

The Wandering Earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lsOwtKNsAA&vl=en-US

Episode 112 - The River of Souls
Synopsis: In which the sins and arrogance of the Soul Hunters catch up to them

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146247/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/master/guide/114.html

Martin Sheen: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000640/?ref_=tt_cl_t6
His 90s oeuvre was fairly dire. Including a role in Jon’s least favorite comic book related movie of all time, 1997’s Spawn.

Ian McShane: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574534/?ref_=tt_cl_t5

In Space: 1999

Episode 111 - Thirdspace
Synopsis: in which an ancient Vorlon artifact nearly unleashes terrors from beyond space

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121804/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/us/guide/112.html

Jon is correct on the pronunciation of “squamous.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b-tLBZJKCw

We spend a lot of time dithering about when this film takes place, sounding like complete idiots. The Lurker’s Guide says it pretty puch has to take place *during* Atonement due to who was on the station at the time and Zack’s new uniform.

David Sedaris “Barrel Fever” https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0026IUOHI/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

The Babylon 5 Wiki has some really nice screenshots of the Artifact https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/Thirdspace_artifact





















































































































An “Old One” from the 3rd edition Call of Cthulhu rulebook. Something about this drawing gave Chris nightmares for years.




















































































































“It’s so beautiful!”




















































































































Iain Banks’ Excession https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excession

Event Horizon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_Horizon_(film) Rotten Tomatoes: 27%, Metacritic: 35, CinemaScore: D+
The Wild World of Batwoman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_World_of_Batwoman

Wrestling Women vs the Aztec Mummy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058304/