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Babylon 5: 30 Years Later

Babylon 5 30 Years Later Podcast
48 episodes   Last Updated: Apr 26, 25

SAFE FOR FIRST TIME VIEWERS.

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

Jon and Blaine look into the time John Sheridan was framed for murder by a lying Minbari. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jon and Blaine discuss the first novel published as an official tie-in to Babylon 5. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jon and Blaine return with your feedback! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Blaine and Jon look at tie-in media for the first time, but far from the last time. This time, it's the first four issues of the DC Comics series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 01, 2025
2.13: Hunter, Prey
Jon and Blaine discuss House (1985), Due South, amateur electrical work, and a little show called Babylon 5. President Clark's doctor is on the loose, and different people want him for different reasons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jon and Blaine look at various acts of sacrifice with an undercurrent of eugenics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jon and Blaine look at Babylon 5's take on alien abduction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 08, 2025
2.10: GROPOS
Jon and Blaine discuss a sudden influx of "ground pounders", en route to a suicide mission led by Dr. Franklin's father. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Siuntres of WordBalloon joins us to discuss the episode which is the namesake of the second season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jon, Blaine, and a couple of birds get together to discuss the return of Alfred Bester. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.