The Babylon Podcast (Tim Callender, Summer Brooks, and Jeffrey Willerth)

Welcome 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.

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Call 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.

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Interview: 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.

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This week, we talk with Bear Burge, master prop fabricator. Bear tells us all about creating the small details that that go far in creating the illusions that are essential for a good scifi show, and relates some tales about making some of his favorite props. Tim and Summer also discuss "Midnight on the Firing Line" (Season 1, Episode 1).

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Interview: Patricia Tallman ("Lyta Alexander") Pat talks with us about a vast array of topics, including adapting to Walter Koenig's pranks, and her fond memories of the late great Andreas Katsulas. Then, Tim and Summer begin a long discussion about "The Gathering" (Pilot). One long enough that it has "to be continued", and we end up with another heartfelt honoring of Andreas' impact on the show and our hearts.

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Interview: Kurt DeFilipps, Assistant Prop Master Kurt talks with us about his time as a prop wrangler, and the secret recipe behind the Zocalo's spare drink collector. Then, Tim and Summer finish up their discussion and the picking of nits of "The Gathering" (Pilot), including playing the opening sequence from the original version of the pilot, with music by Stewart Copeland.

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Chat: 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.

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Interview: Bruce Boxleitner ("Captain John Sheridan")

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Babylon 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.

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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.

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Interview: Ken Yakkel, B5 Crew Dolly Grip (3 seasons) First, Ken Yakkel joins us, and shares his memories of being on set and framing many of the shots that made Babylon 5 so memorable for fans and viewers. Next, Tim and Summer chat briefly about "Infection", wondering how a substandard Star Trek: Next Generation episode made it into the mix.

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Interview: Julie Caitlin Brown ("Na'Toth", "Guinevere Corey") First, Tim and Summer chat with the energetic Julie Caitlin Brown, who shares her Babylon 5 experience, including memories of working with Andreas Katsulas, and the emotional strain of having to leave the show because of a bad reaction to the makeup glue. Next, Tim and Summer chat about "Parliament of Dreams", picking up off a wonderful lead-in from Julie's first appearance as Na'Toth.

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Interview: 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.

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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.

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Interview: Tim, Summer, Jeffrey and special guest Mur Lafferty join forces to talk to Matthew Sprange, director of Mongoose Publishing.

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Interview: Tim, Summer, and Jeffrey talk with Scott Devine of New Wave Entertainment, the driving force behind producing the Babylon 5 family of DVDs.

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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".

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Interview: 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.

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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.

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Interview: Tim and Summer continue the extended edition of the chat with Jason Carter. Here in part two, Jason talks about being a convention whore, his time at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, the acting workshops he runs in various parts of the country, and The Pirates of Penzance.

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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.

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Tim 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.

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First up, episode discussion about "By Any Means Necessary". Tim and Summer revel in how well the A and B stories tie in together, and delve into whether or not the B story could have been the better choice for the A story. Next, Tim, Summer dive into "Signs and Portents", technically the first of the WHAM episodes.

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First up, episode discussion about "TKO". Tim and Summer struggle to come up with admirable moments and high points in this episode. Next, Tim and Summer dive into "Grail", and scratch the surface on some of the subtexts found here.

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Tim, 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.

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Jeffrey 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.

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Tim and Summer dive deep into episode discussion again with "Eyes" and "Legacies".

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Tim, Summer and Jeff explore the wheels behind the wheels, the true secret success that really kept Babylon 5 running: the food. Steve "Snackman" Thorpe drops by to tell us all about the food that kept production going. When you're hungry, you're hungry.

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Tim and Summer dive deep into episode discussion again with "A Voice in the Wilderness" parts 1 and 2.

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Tim and Summer's episode discussion this week is about "Babylon Squared".

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Tim and Summer's episode discussion this week is about "The Quality of Mercy".

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Jeff's amusement at how we warm up pre-taping leads to the throwing open of the live feed doors. So the question now goes out to the fans: do you want to listen to us live, as we record the shows?

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Tim and Summer focus this entire show on the Season 1 finale, "Chrysalis". Given the many depths in this episode, that much time and more is needed.

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Interview: 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.

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Continuing with our talk with John Copeland, we get his impressions on production costs then and now, we find out about his fascination and appreciation of The Flying Tigers and aviator history, and much more.

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Tim and Summer jump full force into discussion about Season 2, and all the changes heralded by the arrival of Captain John Sheridan in "Points of Departure".

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Jeffrey, 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.

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Interview: 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.

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Tim, 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.

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Tim and Summer continue the Season 2 episode discussion with "Revelations", a busy yet important episode, in that many secrets from the first season are brought to light, and the seeds for more secrets are sown.

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Interview: 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.

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Interview: Claudia Christian is only in the US for a short time, and we are giddy that she joins us for a time! She talks to us about her fond memories of the show, of the mutual on-set fondling, of working with Bill Mumy for various music projects, and much more.

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Tim, 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.

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First up, we have Stephen Furst, who's stopped by to promote his latest directorial project, the new SciFi Channel original movie, "Basilisk". Next, Pat Tallman talks a little about her Be A Santa charity, a holiday fundraiser supporting Penny Lane, a Southern California charity providing services and support for children's social services.

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Deep Geeking: It's been a while, but we're getting back into episode discussion! Tim and Summer delve into "The Geometry of Shadows", the first of many WHAM episodes to hit us in Season 2.

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Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer continue episode analysis with "A Distant Star", and given that Russ Tamblyn was featured, Tim and Summer ask Jeff what it was like to work with some high profile guest stars over the years in the show.

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Interview: 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.

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We present for your entertainment and edification a rather interesting and amusing chat with Robin Atkin Downes, during his and Pat Tallman's meandering search for an Italian restaurant. It's an interactive slice of life in Los Angeles, and words truly cannot describe the experience. Don't worry... we'll get Robin back, later, when he's less distracted.

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This week and next week, Tim, Summer and Jeff present some of the "Best Of" moments from 2006, and boy did we have a lot of highlights (and alcohol) to go through. Yes, we were drinking.

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This week, Tim, Summer and Jeff continue to present some of the "Best Of" moments from 2006, and boy did we have a lot of highlights (and alcohol) to go through. Yes, we were still drinking. A lot. You have no idea.

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Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer continue episode analysis with "The Long Dark", a slightly uneven show that features a wonderful performance by longtime character actor Dwight Schultz (The A-Team, ST:TNG)

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Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer move ahead with episode analysis from Season 2 with "Spider in the Web", another in the line of setup episodes, where some of the threads reach deep into future seasons, and some threads tap dance away, exiting stage left never to be heard from again.

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Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer (along with studio guests Brian and the other Tim) move ahead with episode analysis from Season 2 with "Soul Mates", one of the better episodes of Season 2, rife with intrigue, hidden agendas and sly humor.

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Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer (along with studio guests Brian and the other Tim) move ahead with episode analysis from Season 2 with "A Race Through Dark Places", another Season 2 episode with layers and subexts that aren't fully revealed until later.

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Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer move ahead with episode analysis of "The Coming of Shadows", winner of the 1996 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, beating out Apollo 13 and Twelve Monkeys

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Interview: 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.

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Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer delve into discussion about "GROPOS", an episode that at first blush seems to be a filler episode, but instead is one that sets up a few threads of unresolved emotional connections to be dealt with later.

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Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer delve into discussion about "All Alone in the Night", which by Tim's definition is the second season's equivalent of "Infection".

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Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer delve into discussion about "Acts of Sacrifice".

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Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer delve into discussion about "Hunter, Prey". In this episode, Sheridan begins to deal directly with Kosh, and the staff begins to wonder more closely about the hints dropped about Vorlon ship technology.

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Deep Geeking: No Deep Geeking this episode. It's all voicemail, kids!

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Interview: Tim, Summer and Jeff talk with conceptual artist Tim Earls and the work he did on Babylon 5 for several seasons.

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Deep Geeking: Tim C. and Summer talk about the entertaining and revealing episode "There All The Honor Lies", wherein Sheridan is lured into being suspected of murdering a Minbari, and many secrets and half-truths are shaken out during the course of investigating what happened.

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Deep Geeking: Tim and Jarsto talk about the entertaining and revealing episode "And Now For A Word", where an ISN news crew is sent to the station to do a routine "36 Hours" report, and end up being caught in the crossfire as Babylon 5 gets caught in the middle of the shooting war between the Narn and the Centauri.

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Interview: Tim and Summer chat with SF author Jeanne Cavelos about her contributions to the Babylon 5 universe: the novels "The Shadow Within", and the Passing of the Technomages trilogy.

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Deep Geeking: This episode revolves around geeking on "In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum", a pivotal second season episode that remains a powerful episode to watch even after all these years.

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Deep Geeking: This episode revolves around geeking on "Knives".

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Deep Geeking: This week's episode is "Confessions and Lamentations", and Summer fesses up that this was the episode that permanently hooked her focus into the Babylon 5 universe.

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Deep Geeking: This week's episode is "Divided Loyalties", and even though Tim has been vocal in the past about his displeasure with this episode, he really has a good reason for not being present to voice his reasons live.

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Deep Geeking: This week's episode is "The Long, Twilight Struggle", and Tim and Summer talk about the reeling shifts in plot arcs and characterization that we all came to know and love in the series.

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This is an episode where being in the chatroom listening to the live feed pays off. The universe can do funny things from time to time, and this is one of those times. Instead of having a regular show, tonight will be all talk with chatroom regulars.

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Deep Geeking: This week, Tim and Summer talk about "Comes the Inquisitor". The geeking runs long, because there are many theories about the methods and motives of the Vorlons for sending in a self-professed killer to test the motivations of others who aspire to greatness in the Vorlons' quest again the Shadows.

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Always a fun discussion between Star Wars and Babylon 5 geeks, and this discussion has an extra added bonus for Babylon Podcast fans: Jarsto's in the debate on behalf of the Starfuries!

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Deep Geeking: This week, Tim and Summer talk about "The Fall of Night". Once again, the geeking runs long. There really is too much here to contain in one tiny podcast, but we do try to cover all bases

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Deep Geeking: This week, Tim and Summer talk about the Season 3 opener, "Matters of Honor", beginning with the stunning spoiler in the opening that showed one Starfury opening fire on another, along with Ivanova's voiceover "Our last, best hope for peace... it failed," the new theme and incidental music, the arrival of the White Star, and more.

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Welcome to Special Edition #2, where the voicemail lunatics have taken over the asylum from the lunatics who normally run it.

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Deep Geeking: This week, Tim the First One, Edmund, and Tim the Younger engage in DeepGeeking™ on the episode "Convictions".

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Deep Geeking: This week, Tim the First One and Tim the Younger dive into DeepGeeking™ for the episode "A Day in the Strife".

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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.

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Interview: Bruce Boxleitner joins us to talk about his experiences filming The Lost Tales, and doing promotions for it at the adventure now known as Comic-Con.

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Best 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.

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Fan Geeking: Jarsto gives us a little insight into what's gone into the making of "Three-Edged Sword", and working with both Edmund and John on crafting the episodes and the overall arcs of the story. What you're hearing here on The Babylon Podcast is just a small part of the story... the full audio drama can be heard at Voices of Babylon, so what are you waiting for? Go over and check them out!

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Interview 1: Adam Francis, production assistant during Season 2, joins us to tell us about how far back his fan interest in Babylon 5 extends, some of the running around he did during his tenure on the show, and more. Interview 2: Acclaimed conceptual artist Tim Earls rejoins us to give us some of the work he did for "The Lost Tales", mostly storyboarding for all the scenes and visual effects.

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Listener Feedback: "The Lost Tales" seems to have brought out many comments from the listeners, and we address a bunch of them here... and in case it wasn't apparent: Spoilers are contained herein!

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Listener Feedback: Mike discusses new B5 swag and props he saw at Dragon*Con; Tim is a recent B5 fan, and has managed to lure his mom into watching the series too; Tim reads an email from Australian contest winner Mark; Steve in MD enjoyed Lost Tales and wants more, but argues about the use of "Colonel" in a ranking system that's obviously naval based; Mark H comments on Lochley's comments about leaving the demons behind, thinking that maybe that's one of the reasons for causing Sol to go nova and destroy Earth in "Deconstruction of Falling Stars"; Neil comments on the argument between Tim and Summer about "Liquid Sky" being a far worse movie than "Armageddon".

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Interview: Peter Woodward joins an excited B5 crew to talk about his Babylon 5 experience, which all began with his being late for an audition for "A Call to Arms", and how Galen's enigmatic nature just *is*.

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Interview: Keegan Macintosh (Prince Vintari) joins the Babylon Podcast crew for an interview, "confesses" to listening to the show, and moves straight on to mastering the accent, how he got cast as Vintari, and what David Bowie had to do with it.

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Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer commence the geeking for the second Lost Tales episode, "Over There", chronologically picking up right after the Keegan MacIntosh interview. We talk about how smoothly Bruce has slipped back into the character of Sheridan, with a little more age and a lot more leadership experience added to season. This story truly showcases some of the best elements that die-hard Babylon 5 fans truly love.

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Listener Feedback: Lots of it! Emails first, then voicemails. Anyone out there interested in buying any of the last remaining VHS copies of "Babylon Park"?

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Deep Geeking: The Deep Geeking commences again with Tim, Summer and Keith talking about "Voices of Authority", from Season 3. Listener Feedback: Voicemails, and emails, and riddles... oh my! Summer misses the Haikus.

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Deep Geeking: The Deep Geeking this week features Tim, Summer and in-studio guest Philip from Australia talking about "Dust to Dust". Yes, Summer got to the studio, and yes, the geeking runs really long. Enjoy!

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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.

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Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer talk about "Messages from Earth". This is the first episode of the emotional roller-coaster that doesn't really come to a close until the end of Season 4. THIS is what we love the most.

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Deep Geeking: Tim and Summer talk about "Point of No Return". Following up right where the previous episode left off, the action and intrigue doesn't stop. Prophetic visions, political and military manuevering, and a rollicking brawl.

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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.

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Kurt from The ScapeCast recorded Claudia Christian's panel at this year's Dragon*Con, and was kind enough to make it available to share with Babylon Podcast listeners.

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Tim, 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.

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Deep Geeking: Tonight's geeking focuses on "Ceremonies of Light and Dark", and some of the undercurrents simmering below the surface story.

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Enjoy Part 1 of our look back at this year's Babylon Podcast. Happy Holidays to all of our listeners and all Babylon 5 fans everywhere.

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Enjoy Part 2 of our look back at 2007's Babylon Podcast highlights. Happy New Year to all of our listeners and all Babylon 5 fans everywhere.

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