Babylon 5 For the First Time - Not a Star Trek Podcast

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Great podcast
As a fan of B5 from the first airing of the show, I am seriously enjoying this podcast. I discovered it during my most recent rewatch and am having such fun listening to the speculation from two guys who have never seen the show. I find myself yelling “Yes!” when they get something right and chuckling over the things that are miles away from being right. And I am really looking forward to their reactions to some of the upcoming episodes. I give it 5 star furies! Keep up the great work!

I love love love this show (mostly)
I recently started a rewatch of Babylon 5, and discovered this podcast. The idea of two Star Trek Podcasters, watching, and reviewing Babylon 5 from beginning to end is equal parts enthralling and infuriating (in a good way!) Listening to these guys watch the episodes and enjoy them, while referencing Star Trek along the way, is a ton of fun. Hearing their theories and hearing their interpretations of different clues and ideas is fantastic. And sometimes hilarious, and startling when they tease out major plot points, sometimes a full season ahead. It’s also infuriating when they focus in on the weirdest throwaway part of an episode, and demand it come back around in later episodes. The most frustrating moments for me are when the hosts miss the point of an episode or complain that there was no moral to a serialized, story driven episode. While I absolutely love listening to these guys watch the series, there are times I wish they could just sit and enjoy the show for what it is, without comparing or reviewing, even if it means we lose a great podcast as a consequence. Still, this is a great listen. It takes a couple episodes to find the rhythm, and almost 20 hours for one of the hosts to reliably say a characters name correctly (which is totally fine at first, but becomes grating by episode 15, TKO). But eventually everything come together to be a show I’m hopelessly addicted to, even if I sometime angrily yell at the hosts while I’m listening…. Which, if I’m being honest, is part of the fun.

Great Babylon 5 podcast
I’m a relatively new fan of the show, having watched it for the first time this year. Now, I’m on my second rewatch and listening to all the B5 podcasts out there. I really enjoy hearing Brent and Jeff’s opinions about each episode. And, the Discord community for this podcast is wonderful too!

Great SciFi fun
I watched `Babylon 5` as a kid when it originally aired in the mid 90’s. This podcast has been a fantastic way to revisit one of my favorite childhood shows while pulling out all the complexity and nuance that flew over my smooth little baby brain at the time. I’ve never rewatched the series but Jeff and Brent do a FANTASTIC job of jogging my memory with their recaps while providing engaging and thought provoking context and analysis. If you’re a fan of B5, Star Trek, or any other science fiction this might be a show for you.

Love the Show and This Podcast!
I originally watched Babylon 5 what seems like decades ago (AND IT WAS!) I watch the series almost every year and love it as much today as I did yesterday. But this review is about the podcast, not the series. So what can I say. Jeff and Brent bring a unique perspective to Babylon 5. I appreciate they do not hesitate to hold JMS’s feet to the fire while still loving the plot and all the twists and turns the series makes. Welcome to the fandom! Oh and since you are now done with series 3, I have one thing to say…No Spoiler, I Promise! That one thing is MORDENANNA. A Late Delivery From Avalon is one of my least favorite episodes, but I'll let you ponder that, regardless. Be Well. Doug.

So much nuance!!
As a long time fan of Babylon 5 I have really enjoyed catching up on Jeff and Brent's Journey through one of the my favorite shows for the first time! They offer a nuanced and fresh perspective through another of my favorite lenses, Star Trek! Thrill each week as they nail prediction after predicton....until they don't....and laugh along as they call out Dr Franklin for being the absolute WORST!

Good stuff!
Very much enjoying listening to these guys discover my favorite show Has anyone told them the cast put out an album?

You had me at TKO
I first heard Jeff talk about Babylon 5 when he appeared on another podcast discussing the episode TKO, and as a longtime fan I loved hearing his points and perspective on an episode I alway enjoyed. I started listening to this podcast at the start of season 2, and it quickly became my favorite podcast. I’m always excited to hear Jeff and Brent talk about the show and make their predictions. Their friendliness and excitement is what keeps me coming back for more. Thank you both for a fantastic show!

B5 for the first time is good
I like this podcast

They are Grey …
As a first run viewer of B5, I am so happy I’ve stumbled upon these guys. Their enthusiasm for SF, Star Trek, and B5 is infectious. The best parts of the show are the predictions about the next episode based solely on the title. Their riffs on B5’s themes and how they tie it all into modern SF TV and movies is really entertaining and thought provoking. They’ve got me waiting each week for their takes. WoW, Z-14 days! I even have my old Revell Starfury model out and am thinking about finally putting my Revell B5 Station model together. This is so much fun! Anon, Andrew

Way better than I thought it could be
I’ve been in love with Babylon 5 since I saw the pilot air when I was 9 years old. “There is a hole in your mind” has been living rent free in its own hole in my mind for the last 30 years now! I initially started listening to a different podcast (Grey 17, still listening to them too) that Jeff guest starred on for the episode TKO - I loved his breakdown of the episode which was a fresh viewpoint to me so I knew had to give this show a listen. Man am I glad I did! Since I first watched B5 so long ago and at an early age, it’s amazing to see (hear) these two gentlemen’s adult perspectives on a first time watch of what is my favorite tv show ever. I also love Star Trek and grew up watching Kirk and Picard (buzzzzzz!) but to me Babylon 5 just has such a realism that makes it hit harder. They acknowledge that bathrooms exist! The writing and acting are top notch (mostly) and the plot twists and turns are like a beautiful mountain highway - the drive is amazing with some great surprises along the way. That describes this podcast to me as well and now I can’t wait for my Monday morning drive to work so I can listen to a new episode. Can’t wait for Babylon 5 for the Second time now! Oh, and one last thing - while I like the Aladdin genie quote about the rule of 3, I really feel like you missed out by not using the Monty Python line about “the number of the counting shall be 3” and so on with the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch from their Holy Grail movie.

Wonderful show
I have watched Babylon 5 all the way through at least 5 times and watched most of Star Trek. Seeing one of my favorite shows through the lens of Star Trek is so amazing. I love seeing their journey through the show and their predictions. This is a must listen to. And remember No Spoilers!
An excellent podcast about an excellent series - highly entertaining and highly recommended. Essentially the host are watching Babylon 5 for the first time, having somehow failed to see it at any point over the past couple of decades, despite both being well versed in sci-fi (star trek in particular). They consistently watch an episode a week, discuss it, try and work out if there is an overall message, and (this is the best bit) try and work out just where the series is going and predict what is going to happen next - their predictions vary between being scarily prescient to comically wrong, and either way is very entertaining. The rapport between the hosts is great, and the production is top notch - something they make a point about. If you are in any way a fan of B5 listen to this pod cast. It truly is like watching it all for the first time!

Babylon 5, Leadership, and Parenting Had a Baby
Caught half of the series the first time in college. Now I want to go through the entire show and this is the perfect compaction discussion points. They recognize that Sci-Fi shows has a mix of good and terrible acting. Some stories are great and some are cringeworthy. Love the discussion points. I’m learning about leadership and parenting along the way. Now my kids have to ask and grant forgiveness as well. Looking forward to the rest of the show. Hardest part is waiting a week to watch with them!

Call me Koshmael
These two good boys are smart, thoughtful, sociall conscious, and have all the Star Trek knowledge you need to analyze a non-Star Trek property. Where's Kosh? What happened to Katherine? I'm not caught up yet so I have no idea!

Zathras says - this is right podcast
Waited 3 seasons to write this review… if you think you do it have time for this podcast remember what Zathras says: Cannot run out of time, there is infinite time. You are finite, Zathras is finite, this is right podcast - always listen to this.

Great Podcast
You guys are one my favorite podcast to listen to. Back in the 90s when was I kid couldn’t get into B5. Grew up watching Star Trek after I found ur podcast started watching B5 for the second time u 2 really made me like B5 for the second time. Can’t for u guys to watch stargate never seen the show can’t wait to watch it for the first time with ur podcast. After u guys finished watching stargate would u do a podcast for earth final conflict or Farscape? Keep up the great work. Melissa Z

We Have Always Been Here
I watched Babylon 5 for the First Time myself back in the 90s as it aired. I followed JMS (the creator) on Usenet week on week as he discussed each episode and with a group of friends, we'd meet for lunch each week after an airing to discuss our theories. Watching these two throwing the same kinds of theories out that we did then brings a level of nostalgia to my favorite show that is indescribable as they are both right on with their theories and predictions and way off. I'm enjoying the ride that is Babylon 5 again through their eyes.

Great Podcast
Love love this podcast back in the 90s really didn’t get. Much into Star Trek you guys made me wanna watch it as adults I get👍👍👍

THE Reason to begin listening to Podcasts!
I do not listen to podcasts. I have Never listened to podcasts. I had Absolutely Zero Interest in exploring the podcasting world! But when my dear, dear friend Would Not Shut Up about how Good this podcast was I gave in. I literally had to ask, “So how does one listen to podcasts, anyway?” I was an Enormous Babylon 5 fan back in the day! LOVED The Show! Thoroughly! I just finished the podcast recap of Season 1 and am So Excited to relive my 30-year JOY with Jeff and Brent! It’s rekindled my slumbering Love for this show and I’m seeing some the episodes in a new light. Thank you both for a Fun Journey! Onward to Season Two!

Very Good Podcast!
I find this to be a really refreshing podcast. Especially Jeff gives a unique perspective on how well he thinks things work.Even when I disagree, I find him interesting. I'm much more like Brent with how much I like it to just GO! I usually listen while on the YouTube, so I get the special edition. :)

My Favorite Podcast.
This pod cast takes me back to a happy time in my life. In the late 90’s My good and Dear Friend Josh and I would would eat tater tots, play the Babylon 5 Collectable Card Game and debate what was going to happen next in our favorite show. We would spend hours debating the shows outcome and through our host I can relive that feeling. It is clear that Brent and Jeff enjoy their subject matter. Every week, they are well prepared and professional. They approach every episode with curiosity, excitement and kindness. They may not love every episode, but they always approach the discussion with intelligent debate. Thank you for allowing the rest of us to tag along on your journey through Babylon 5

Fresh Eyes on a Classic
My mother got me into B5 during its original run. It wasn't on for long locally, so we had to wait for my aunt to record episodes, and mail them to us on a VHS. I got my own DVDs shortly after they came out, and have occasionally binged it over the years. Then HBO Max remastered it, and I had been working through it again, but had petered out. Then I was reading a review for the new video game Star Trek: Resurgence, and the reviewer mentioned this podcast. I was hooked after the first episode, and started catching up as fast as I could, and watching the show again too. I'd hoped to catch up in time for Shattered Dreams, but didn't quite make it. At least, I'll be there for War Wi..., wait, that might be considered a spoiler; we'll just say s3e16. Part of what makes this podcast enjoyable is the Trek comparisons, but they keep themselves restrained. It's also both amazing and maddening where some of their predictions go, especially when they get to the right answer for all the wrong reasons...

Wonderful show
I have watched Babylon 5 all the way through at least 5 times and watched most of Star Trek. Seeing one of my favorite shows through the lens of Star Trek is so amazing. I love seeing their journey through the show and their predictions. This is a must listen to. And remember No Spoilers!
I am not quite a First One, maybe a close second. I was introduced to B5 by a friend in the early 2000s, and now own all five seasons on DVD box sets, plus the TV movies. I have watched multiple times and love the show. A recently came a cross your podcast, seeing a couple of Trek fans, watching the series for the first time, and I am delighted to be able to follow your journey into the world of B5. Your predictions may not always be quite on the mark, but you have both caught the B5 bug, and I look forward to following your journey as you discover the rest of the story. Your views on B5 are both insightful and entertaining. By the way, I am also a fan of Star Trek, especially TNG and DS9.

🎶Feels like the first time🎶
With the buzz flying around about the new animated series, I decided to seek out Babylon 5 podcasts. Thru the League of non-aligned podcasts, I found this one and it rocks! It takes a strong will to keep with just one episode a week. I started a rewatch 2 weeks ago and I’m already thru season 3. Look forward to listening to the future episodes, because you have barely scratched the surface of how awesome this series gets.

Just listened to "Passing through Gethsemane" my favorite episode
I've largely enjoyed your podcast, and am excited for more blind predictions. You just reviewed "Passing through Gethsemane", my favorite episode of the series. As I am sure you have noticed by now, there are several episodes that have religious themes of one stripe or another. Now that you have reviewed this episode, I feel no obligation not to spoil the episode. This episode challenged me in a way that few tv shows did. As a young 20-something Christian, watching this episode made me realize the depth of bravery that would be needed to remain in a place where you knew someone would be coming along to kill you. Some people believe that to be a Christian, you must be a kind of weak person. I began to think of missionaries in countries where it is downright dangerous to share a Christian faith. As missionaries in those countries are regularly beaten and sometimes beheaded, nobody I know would dare to call those missionaries pansies. Brother Theo had the kind of faith that is needed in today's world. To stand strong and not back down from doing the right thing, even unto the point of death. But enough waxing poetic. Love the show and keep going on.
Babylon 5 is the greatest television show of all time. If you’ve seen it you know this, and if you haven’t seen it you will soon know this to be true. I have listened to so many B5 podcasts and most are ok, some are terrible, but this one is near-perfect. It’s not fan service and it’s not another thing telling us what we already know. This is two Star Trek guys watching for the first time. It takes me back to when I first watched this masterpiece. It’s also amazing to hear them learn what I already knew - B5 is the best!

Interesting cast for a long-time fan
I discovered Bablyon 5 during its 2nd season and it immediately became one of my most beloved Sci-Fi shows. I have watched the entire series from start to finish several times over the years on reruns, DVD, and now on iTunes. Jeff and Brent have made re-watching again feel fresh and new. It is so interesting to hear their "first time" take on the show.

What a fun ride back down B5 memory lane
First off you two are great and I really enjoy your podcast. I’m actually just started your podcast and I’m already in Season 2. I love how you both try to guess and what will happen. It’s nice to see how you both who are new to the show get more and more into the story. I also love how you search for Trek like related messages. I love Babylon 5 and also being a hardcore Trek fan I didn’t get into it until after it was in syndication. I have a neat little story I’m going to have to email and share with you guys. Keep it up. I’m on this train for the whole ride! I can’t wait till you guys finish. The surprises keep coming.