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The Babylon Podcast

Tim Callender, Summer Brooks, and Jeffrey Willerth

Our Last, Best Hope for Babylon 5 discussions

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  • Updated May 27

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  • May 17, 2006 · 1 hr 1 min

    Babylon Podcast #16: Interview with Skip Robinson

    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. Source

  • Apr 19, 2006 · 45 min

    Babylon Podcast #12: Mind War (Season 1)

    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. Source

  • Apr 12, 2006 · 55 min

    Babylon Podcast #11: Interview with John Iacovelli

    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. Source

  • Apr 5, 2006 · 58 min

    Babylon Podcast #10: Julie Caitlin Brown / The Parliament of Dreams (Season 1)

    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. Source

  • Mar 29, 2006 · 45 min

    Babylon Podcast #9: Ken Yakkel / Infection (Season 1)

    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. Source

  • Mar 22, 2006 · 1 hr

    Babylon Podcast #8: Wayne Alexander / Born to the Purple (Season 1)

    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. Source

  • Mar 17, 2006 · 9 min

    Babylon Podcast SE #1: Fred McIntyre, AOL In2TV

    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. Source

  • Mar 8, 2006 · 50 min

    Babylon Podcast #6: Chat with Jeffrey Willerth

    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. Source

  • Mar 1, 2006 · 40 min

    Babylon Podcast #5: Kurt DeFilipps / The Gathering

    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. Source

  • Feb 22, 2006 · 1 hr 13 min

    Babylon Podcast #4: Patricia Tallman / The Gathering

    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. Source

  • Feb 15, 2006 · 52 min

    Babylon Podcast #3: Bear Burge / Midnight on the Firing Line (Season 1)

    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). Source

  • Feb 8, 2006 · 43 min

    Babylon Podcast #2: Interview with Stephen Furst

    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. Source

  • Feb 1, 2006 · 34 min

    Babylon Podcast: Show #1

    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. Source

  • Jan 16, 2006 · 9 min

    Babylon Podcast: Show #0

    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. Source