Podcast 113: Grey 17 SHOULD Be Missing

 Grey 17 is Missing and Walkabout should never have happened. The sides stories were actually good but the badness just seems to overshadow them. Oh and Joey almost reveals too much about various plot points. Just try to tune him out. I know I do. The nice thing is that Zathras steals the show as he helps to steal Babylon 4. We cover episodes 17-20 of Babylon 5, Season 3.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Joey's Culture Corner: The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Fishhead - Ode To Joy by Beeker
    Translating is really hard
    There are 2 time stabilizers
    JMS shares a deeply personal story
    Have you ever gone on a Walkabout?
    Practical jokes are neither funny or practical
    Music Intro: Hear Me by Imagine Dragons

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Here are the ratings that we gave for each show:
War Without End Part 2: 58min 39sec
Peter: SciFi - 8 Television - 5
Joey: SciFi - 10 Television - 7

Walkabout: 35min 15sec
Peter: SciFi - 6 Television - 4
Joey: SciFi - 6 Television - 4

Grey 17 is Missing: 26min 38sec
Peter: SciFi - 4 Television - 3
Joey: SciFi - 5 Television - 5

And the Rock Cried out: No Hiding Place: 25min 32sec
Peter: SciFi - 7 Television - 7
Joey: SciFi - 8 Television - 7

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Podcast 112: Juvenile

 What I assume was meant to be a serious question from Listener Brainy Smurf about the nature of power among Godlike people (What would you do if you were Q?) got turned completely on its head by Joey, Aaron, and I. It caused us to go on a laughing jag that we just couldn't control in the slightest. The question was finally answered but not before we had our fun. Oh and I kill a spider. Good podcast! Great Babylon 5 scifi episodes. We cover episodes 13-16 of Babylon 5, Season 3.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    A card from Beth to her daddy
    Joey's Culture Corner: Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Brainy Smurf - Voltron Feature Film
    Approach with gun ports open is really stupid
    Which is better: the actual truth or the illusion you believe?
    Joey thinks extortion is ok
    Bester is still a bad guy
    Can you make diamonds out of blood?
    What would you do if you were Q?
    Can diamonds be worn down by water?
    Time travel STILL hurts Pete's brain
    Will Lucy and Ethel last in to the future?
    How do 2 competing gravity fields work?
    Music by Shayna Zaid

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Here are the ratings that we gave for each show:
A Late Delivery from Avalon: 48min 36sec
Peter: SciFi - 5 Television - 4
Joey: SciFi - 6 Television - 4
Aaron: SciFi - 5 Television - 9

Ship of Tears: 20min 21sec
Peter: SciFi - 8 Television - 6
Joey: SciFi - 9 Television - 6
Aaron: SciFi - 9 Television - 6

Interludes & Examinations: 37min 12sec
Peter: SciFi - 8 Television - 6
Joey: SciFi - 8 Television - 8
Aaron: SciFi - 7 Television - 7

War Without End Part 1: 44min 48sec
Peter: SciFi - 9 Television - 6
Joey: SciFi - 10 Television - 7
Aaron: SciFi - 10 Television - 8

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Podcast 111: A visit from the Ether Bunny

 Not even Jim can hate on this weeks episode: Severed Dreams. It was a great battle and we got to hear Delenn deliver one of the best lines of all time. I officially fear her. We cover episodes 9-12 of Babylon 5, Season 3.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Joey's Culture Corner: The Autonomy Novels by Jean-Michel Smith
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Fishhead - The Periodic Table of Storytelling
    Majel Roddenberry comes to B5
    Peter and Joey participate in a rebirth ceremony
    Are nude dreams normal?
    Josh Woodward's track Morning Blue

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Here are the ratings that we gave for each show:
Point of No Return: 46min 36sec
Peter: SciFi - 7 Television - 7
Joey: SciFi - 7 Television - 8

Severed Dreams: 30min 26sec
Peter: SciFi - 8 Television - 7
Joey: SciFi - 8 Television - 9

Ceremonies of Light and Dark: 32min 47sec
Peter: SciFi - 4 Television - 5
Joey: SciFi - 4 Television - 6

Sic Transit Vir: 21min 05sec
Peter: SciFi - 4 Television - 4
Joey: SciFi - 4 Television - 6

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Podcast 110: Introducing the Baccalaureate Bell

 It took a discussion of Babylon 5 for us to realize that a plot device the writers of The West Wing completely ignored: Telepathic Rape. What is that too good for you Sorkin? Also, we find another new use for the bell. For some reason the recording cut off right as Joey was going to give the P5 rating for Voices of Authority: 8.2. We cover episodes 5-8 of Babylon 5, Season 3.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Joey's Culture Corner: The Bedside Baccalaureate by David Rubel
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Brainy Smurf - George Lucas Strikes Back
    Joey gets really upset about my red chair
    Orrin Hatch is only interested in being elected
    Why not just kill Bester?
    JMS essay about Andreas Katsulas
    Why aren't there live chickens on B5?
    Eggs are pre-meat
    Don't let the world pass you by, become something greater
    New Media Pioneer: Joey Smith and Peter Nash of TrekWest5 Podcast
    Music Intro: I Fight Dragons

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Here are the ratings that we gave for each show:
Voices of Authority: 44min 38sec
Peter: SciFi - 5 Television - 5
Joey: SciFi - 7 Television - 7
Aaron: SciFi - 7 Television - 6

Dust to Dust: 25min 29sec
Peter: SciFi - 8 Television - 6
Joey: SciFi - 7 Television - 8
Aaron: SciFi - 7 Television - 9

Exogenesis: 9min 32sec
Peter: SciFi - 5 Television - 3
Joey: SciFi - 5 Television - 2
Aaron: SciFi - 5 Television - 2

Messages From Earth: 54min 38sec
Peter: SciFi - 7 Television - 6
Joey: SciFi - 7 Television - 6
Aaron: SciFi - 7 Television - 6

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Podcast 109: I hear you

 We had a reasonable start to season 3. JMS has bitten off a little more than he can chew by becoming the sole writer for this season. But I think it will pay off in the end as we won't have to suffer the DiTillio effect. Also Jurassic and Katsulas give fantastic performances. We cover episodes 1-4 of Babylon 5, Season 3.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    small list of angels in various religions from Listener Brainy Smurf
    Joey's Culture Corner: Dies the Fire by S.M. Stirling
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Spongebob - The Devil Went Down to Georgia
    Unions
    The Whitestar looks like a plucked chicken
    What does it matter where the food comes from?
    Forgiveness is hard
    Music by Shayna Zaid

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Here are the ratings that we gave for each show:
Matters of Honor: 54min 57sec
Peter: SciFi - 9 Television - 6
Joey: SciFi - 8 Television - 6

Convictions: 27min 56sec
Peter: SciFi - 4 Television - 4
Joey: SciFi - 3 Television - 7

A Day in the Strife: 33min 31sec
Peter: SciFi - 5 Television - 4
Joey: SciFi - 7 Television - 6

Passing Through Gethsemane: 26min 50sec
Peter: SciFi - 7 Television - 6
Joey: SciFi - 7 Television - 6

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