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

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.

Aug. 29, 2023 by Jacob Garfinkel on Apple Podcasts


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