Podcast 104: The Talia Winters Of Our Discontent

 That was a lot of Talia Winters to try and swallow in one week. Most of these were forgettable episodes. But it's always nice to see Lt. Broccoli. We cover episodes 5-8 of Babylon 5, Season 2.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Joey's Culture Corner: Les Misérables
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Si - Jeremy Kyle – Sexual Contact
    "Practicality is more important than principles if lives are to be saved" - True or False?
    DC Comics is restarting their entire line
    Polygamy is ok on Centari
    Josh Woodward's track Morning Blue

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Here are the ratings that we gave for each show:
The Long Dark: 1hr 2min 36sec
Peter: SciFi - 6 Television - 5
Joey: SciFi - 5 Television - 5

A Spider in the Web: 26min 55sec
Peter: SciFi - 4 Television - 4
Joey: SciFi - 4 Television - 7

Soul Mates: 24min 19sec
Peter: SciFi - 6 Television - 3
Joey: SciFi - 7 Television - 3

A Race Through Dark Places: 21min 58sec
Peter: SciFi - 6 Television - 3
Joey: SciFi - 6 Television - 3

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Podcast 103: "What the H--- was THAT?! We're under attack!"

 At one point during this podcast, while we were discussing energy weapons, Pete became so excited he began to shout and pound the table - it was so loud, the microphone literally could not handle the input at one point and it completely shut off. You'll know the moment when you hear it...it's really too bad, the conversation had me laughing so hard I thought I would pass out. You'll never know what you missed! Brought to you from the "TW5 Studio", we cover episodes 1-4 of Babylon 5, Season 2.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Listener Fishhead points out the surprising number of appearances of the number "5", and sneaks in a semi-Culture Corner (good for you, Fishhead!)
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Spongebob - Meet Me Half Way video
    Joey's Culture Corner: A Wrinkle in Time
    No more honking...introducing the "foreshadowing bell"
    Lincoln's Annual Message to Congress
    Next show candidate for Trek West 5: Little House on the Prairie
    See, it's not just me - Pete gets giddy, too!
    The Second Coming, by W. B. Yeats
    Familiarity breeds blindness in the face of the taboo
    Lots of fore-"Shadow"-ing
    Purple vs. Green or Technomages - no middle ground?
    Energy weapons in outer space
    Music by Shayna Zaid

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Here are the ratings that we gave for each show:
Points of Departure: 1h 3min 27sec
Peter: SciFi - 6 Television - 4
Joey: SciFi - 7 Television - 6

Revelations: 29min 37sec
Peter: SciFi - 6 Television - 3
Joey: SciFi - 7 Television - 5

The Geometry of Shadows: 24min 36sec
Peter: SciFi - 7 Television - 4
Joey: SciFi - 8 Television - 6

A Distant Star: 30min 25sec
Peter: SciFi - 8 Television - 4
Joey: SciFi - 8 Television - 7

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Podacst 102: B5 Season 1 wrap up

 And so it begins. Our first season of Babylon 5 is officially over and the real story can finally begin, now that we have been through all the crap stuff that a season one series brings. I think we did a good job to go over all the usual lists for our season wrap up with a couple new additions. We also cover episodes 21-22 of Babylon 5, Season 1.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Joey's Culture Corner: U2
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Fishhead - The Idea of Crime: An Appreciation of The Dark Knight
    New punishment ideas: Personality Death and Life Sucking
    Joey hates ducks
    Music Intro: Hear Me by Imagine Dragons

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Here are the ratings that we gave for each show as well as Season 1 lists/recaps:
The Quality of Mercy: 1hr 02min 07sec
Peter: SciFi - 5 Television - 3
Joey: SciFi - 7 Television - 5

Chrysalis: 46min 36sec
Peter: SciFi - 6 Television - 6
Joey: SciFi - 6 Television - 7

Season 1 wrap up: 41min 43sec

Season 1 recaps and lists
Favorite Extra/Bit Part
Peter: Harrimon Gray played by Jeffrey Combs
Joey: Aldus Gaich played by David Warner

Most Hated Character
Peter: Colonel Ari Ben Zayn
Joey: Lauren Takishima

Favorite Villain
Peter & Joey: Bester

Hot Chick
Peter: Nobody
Joey: Catherine Sakai as

Funniest Moment
Peter: "Mr. Garibaldi, I was just about to embark on the mysteries of the fuel injection system. Would you care to join me?"
Joey: The awkward conversation between Lando and G'Kar waiting for the elevator.

Top 5 Hated Episodes
Peter:

1. TKO
2. Infection
3. Born to the Purple
4. Parliament of Dreams
5. Survivors

Joey:

1. TKO
2. Survivors
3. The Gathering
4. Infection
5. By Any Means Necessary

Top 5 Favorite Episodes
Peter:

1. Signs & Portents
2. Babylon Squared
3. A Voice in the Wilderness
4. Deathwalker

Joey:

1. Signs & Portents
2. Babylon Squared
3. A Voice in the Wilderness pt2
4. A Voice in the Wilderness pt1
5. Grail

Worst Alien Costume
Peter & Joey: N'Grath

Favorite Overall Moment
Peter: Lennier meeting Delenn for the first time

Joey: Born to the Purple: Lando saying "My shoes are too tight"


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Podcast 101: Not the One

 The honking of the foreshadowing horn should be going off through the entire podcast so Joey and I decided to not use it. We had some surprises this week with a new listener and a sandwich in a can: Candwich. I know they sound weird but both were a pleasant surprise. We cover episodes 17-20 of Babylon 5, Season 1.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    What the heck is lilac lemonade?
    New listener: Mother's Meatloaf
    We try a Candwich, and it's good! Buy some today.
    Joey's Culture Corner: The Initiate Brother by Sean Russell
    Facebook Find of the Week: Peter Nash - Hobbes & Bacon
    The Babylon 5 Mantra: Ivanava is always right
    The third principle of sentient life
    Fasten and then zip or zip and then fasten?
    Music Intro: I Fight Dragons

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Here are the ratings that we gave for each show:
Signs & Portents: 45min 24sec
Peter: SciFi - 6 Television - 4
Joey: SciFi - 7 Television - 6

A Voice in the Wilderness Part 1: 13min 21sec
Peter: SciFi - 6 Television - 3
Joey: SciFi - 7 Television - 5

A Voice in the Wilderness Part 2: 24min 21sec
Peter: SciFi - 7 Television - 4
Joey: SciFi - 8 Television - 6

Babylon Squared: 28min 42sec
Peter: SciFi - 8 Television - 4
Joey: SciFi - 8 Television - 7

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Podcast 100: You suck Larry DiTillio

 Hooray for us reaching podcast 100! It sucks that we had to spend the majority of it watching episodes written by Larry DiTillio. I can't believe that we talked about the episode TKO as much as we did. That is a horrible episode. Why JMS didn't fire Larry DiTillio after this episode, I'll never know. I hope you all were paying attention in the episode Signs & Portents because that is the most important episode this season. We cover episodes 13-16 of Babylon 5, Season 1.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Joey's Culture Corner: The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Fishhead - JMS SciFi contributions
    "What do you want?"
    The Door Close button in elevators does not do anything
    TKO is horrible
    It absolutely matters what you are seeking after
    Interstellar Pig
    Josh Woodward's track Morning Blue

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Here are the ratings that we gave for each show:
Signs & Portents: 57min 40sec
Peter: SciFi - 7 Television - 5
Joey: SciFi - 9 Television - 7
Aaron: SciFi - 8 Television - 6

TKO: 15min 08sec
Peter: SciFi - 2 Television - 1
Joey: SciFi - 1 Television - 0
Aaron: SciFi - 2 Television - 2

Grail: 21min 12sec
Peter: SciFi - 5 Television - 3
Joey: SciFi - 7 Television - 5
Aaron: SciFi - 7 Television - 5

Eyes: 24min 50sec
Peter: SciFi - 6 Television - 3
Joey: SciFi - 6 Television - 5
Aaron: SciFi - 6 Television - 4


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Podcast 99: Forgettable

 For the most part these are forgettable episodes. But thanks to some good listener emails we still managed to have some good discussion. We cover episodes 9-12 of Babylon 5, Season 1.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Joey's Culture Corner: Portal 2
    JMS and comics
    Are we going to fast?
    3 edged sword
    Who has the right over the child: parents or doctors?
    Respect of another's belief even if you think it is wrong
    Music by Shayna Zaid

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Here are the ratings that we gave for each show:
Deathwalker: 1hr 3min 33sec
Peter: SciFi - 6 Television - 5
Joey: SciFi - 7 Television - 4

Believers: 37min 23sec
Peter: SciFi - 4 Television - 4
Joey: SciFi - 6 Television - 4

Survivor: 14min 31sec
Peter: SciFi - 2 Television - 3
Joey: SciFi - 2 Television - 1

By Any Means Necessary: 21min 18sec
Peter: SciFi - 3 Television - 4
Joey: SciFi - 3 Television - 6


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Podcast 98: Understanding is not important, Only Obedience

 Where was JD this weekend?! Due to his lack of presence, Joey's political campaign failed - after getting 72 votes (8.28% of those voting). He placed 59th on a slate of 71 people. This weeks episodes were a bit of a mix for me though. Oh and if there are any Narn listening, this recording takes more than 2 "earth hours". We cover episodes 5-8 of Babylon 5, Season 1.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Joey's Culture Corner: For the Win by Cory Doctorow
    Faccebook Find of the Week: Peter for SciFi Hair and JMS tirade about Londo's hair
    New listeners: Money Bags and Fish Head
    Introduction of the new Apologist's Bell and the Foreshadowing Air Horn
    Joey wins the B5 book lottery: Babylon 5 Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski
    Psi-Cops can project their thoughts on others, oh and they are evil
    cameo appearance of Wesley Crusher's sweater
    black light camouflage
    What does love have to do with marriage?
    What is the relevance of tradition?
    Music Intro: Hear Me by Imagine Dragons

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Here are the ratings that we gave for each show:
The Parliament of Dreams: 1hr 12min 45sec
Peter: SciFi - 2 Television - 3
Joey: SciFi - 4 Television - 4

Mind War: 30min 46sec
Peter: SciFi - 7 Television - 4
Joey: SciFi - 8 Television - 6

War Prayer: 32min 38sec
Peter: SciFi - 4 Television - 3
Joey: SciFi - 4 Television - 6

The Sky Full of Stars: 13min 44sec
Peter: SciFi - 6 Television - 4
Joey: SciFi - 7 Television - 4


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