The Name of the Pod - A Babylon 5 Podcast

Jon Cassie and Chris Tatro

Babylon 5 is one of the most important science fiction television programs in history. Why? In this podcast, we will explore this claim and discuss Babylon 5's enduring influence.

  1. 10/11/2021

    Rebooted

    The Name of the Pod - A Babylon 5 Podcast

    56 min

  2. 01/25/2021

    Remembering Mira Furlan

    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.

    25 min

  3. 07/03/2020

    Series Finale

    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

    1h 51m

  4. 06/11/2020

    The Lost Tales

    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

    51 min

  5. 05/27/2020

    The River of Souls

    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

    43 min

  6. 04/30/2020

    Thirdspace

    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/

    57 min

  7. 04/02/2020

    In The Beginning

    Episode 110 - In the Beginning Synopsis: In which we learn the history of the Earth-Minabari War. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120711/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/master/guide/111.html Blood Meridian or The Evening Redness in the West: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Meridian Station Eleven: https://ew.com/books/quarantine-book-club-station-eleven-helped-my-reading-slump/ T H E  L A M P ! ! ! ! Ahsokan Farewell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZmxZThb084 “Divorced, Beheaded, Died. Divorced, Beheaded, Survived” - https://www.britain-magazine.com/features/history/tudors/divorced-beheaded-survived-the-wives-of-henry-viii/ The film “Pufnstuf” (1970): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pufnstuf_(film) Octavia Butler’s “Parable of the Sower” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Sower_(novel) Katherine Kurtz’ Camber trilogy (Jon was right, this came out in 1976): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/537107.Camber_of_Culdi The Once-ler:

    53 min

  8. 03/12/2020

    Sleeping In Light

    Episode 109: Sleeping in Light (Season 5, Episode 22) Synopsis: In which old friends reunite to say farewell to John Sheridan and Babylon 5. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0517691/?ref_=ttep_ep22 http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/master/guide/110.html “Arthur Treacher’s Fish and Chips” was, of course, founded in Columbus Ohio. The titular Treacher was an actor who was known for playing Jeeves against David Niven’s Wooster. Facebook page has not been updated since February 2017. https://youtu.be/J45NQOrDq58 Chris is remembering the last episode of Justice League Unlimited “Destroyer.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGbUb-ttL9g The ending scene of the Mary Tyler Moore show: https://youtu.be/ttC_J66WF5A?t=1028 The ending of the Newhart: https://youtu.be/McVWkGWMHKI?t=419 The others we mention are a little too spoilery to link here, but you can find them easily. Chris’s Bottom Three/Top Five 3) Learning Curve 2) Phoenix Rising 1) Secrets of the Soul 5) The Corps is Mother, The Corps is Father  4) Objects in Motions/Objects at Rest 3) The Very Long Night of Londo Molari 2) Movements of Fire and Shadow 1) Sleeping in Light Jon’s Bottom Three/Top Five 3) Learning Curve 2) Objects at Rest 1) Strange Relations 5) A Tragedy of Telepaths 4) The Ragged Edge 3) Sleeping in Light 2) The Fall of Centauri Prime 1) The Very Long Night of Londo Molari

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Babylon 5 is one of the most important science fiction television programs in history. Why? In this podcast, we will explore this claim and discuss Babylon 5's enduring influence.

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