The team rescues the last members of an advanced, but seemingly dying civilization, against their will. When they refuse to share their advanced tech in gratitude for saving their lives, Earth gets a feel for being on the other side of Star Trek's Prime Directive. Join Jeff and Brent as…
We are about to dive into the Babylon 5 movies! Before we do that, though, let's look back at our discussion on Season 1's And the Sky Full of Stars to see what we thought about all of this way back then. This show is produced in association with the…
Teal'c's past catches up to him when he goes on trial for acts he committed while in the service of Apophis, with the victim's family as jury and executioner. While Col. O'Neill wants him completely exhonerated, Teal'c's conscience won't let him off that easy. Join Jeff and Brent as they…
Two veteran Star Trek podcasters watch Babylon 5 for the first time. Brent Allen and Jeff Akin search for Star Trek like messages in this series, deciding if they should have watched it sooner. We have reached the end of Season 5 and are taking a moment to reflect on…
The team discovers a little girl is the sole survivor of a mysterious planetary wide virus, but there's a reason she's the only one left, and SG-1 bringing her home to care for her is exactly what the Goa'uld want them to do. Join Jeff and Brent as they watch…
Two veteran Star Trek podcasters watch Babylon 5 for the first time. Brent Allen and Jeff Akin search for Star Trek like messages in this series, deciding if they should have watched it sooner. This is it! The end of the road for Babylon 5. At least for now. Jeff…
Join Brent and Jeff as they team up to do their first watch of the Babylon 5 series finale, "Sleeping in Light." In this one, Delenn throws a dinner party, Vir tells a Londo story, Ivanova gets a new job, and Sheridan stops...by B5. So join Brent as he dives…
Two veteran Star Trek podcasters watch Babylon 5 for the first time. Brent Allen and Jeff Akin search for Star Trek like messages in this series, deciding if they should have watched it sooner. Is Lennier the worst?? Jeff and Brent get into a HUGE disagreement over the White Star…
Join Brent as he does his first watch of the Babylon 5 Season episode, "Objects at Rest." In this one, Lennier fulfills his destiny, Delenn does all the talking, Londo has a gift for the kid, and Sheridan shows just how good of a father he's going to be. So…
Two veteran Star Trek podcasters watch Babylon 5 for the first time. Brent Allen and Jeff Akin search for Star Trek like messages in this series, deciding if they should have watched it sooner. It's a wedding episode!!! Kind of. Jeff and Brent are looking forward to the corporate Garibaldi…
Join Brent as he does his first watch of the Babylon 5 Season episode, "Objects in Motion." In this one, Number One gets a name, G'kar makes a decision about his future on B5, Lyta assumes motives (which is weird, cause she doesn't have to assume), and Zack shows how…
Two veteran Star Trek podcasters watch Babylon 5 for the first time. Brent Allen and Jeff Akin search for Star Trek like messages in this series, deciding if they should have watched it sooner. Captain Lochley does her best work as she helps Garibaldi as he fights his greatest enemy.…
Join Brent as he does his first watch of the Babylon 5 Season episode, "The Wheel of Fire." In this one, Garibaldi gets caught, Lockley shows why she is the best person for the job, Lyta shows her true colors, and 90's fashion is awful. So join Brent as he…
Brent and Jeff were guests on the Science Fiction Remnant Podcast where they got one of the hosts, Robert, to FINALLY watch Babylon 5. Jeff and Brent rewatched the episode together - here are some highlights. For the full discussion, with the Science Fiction Remnant crew, head to their YouTube…
Two veteran Star Trek podcasters watch Babylon 5 for the first time. Brent Allen and Jeff Akin search for Star Trek like messages in this series, deciding if they should have watched it sooner. All Hail Emperor Londo the Mollari II!! Jeff and Brent try to figure out how the…
Join Brent as he does his first watch of the Babylon 5 Season episode, "The Fall of Centauri Prime." In this one, we learn more about the Drahk, G'kar makes a fateful decision, Londo's destiny has been fulfilled, and Delenn just can't stop friend-zoning Lennier . So join Brent as…
Two veteran Star Trek podcasters watch Babylon 5 for the first time. Brent Allen and Jeff Akin search for Star Trek like messages in this series, deciding if they should have watched it sooner. Centauri are blowing up jumpgates, the Alliance wants new White Stars and Londo gets abducted by…
Join Brent as he does his first watch of the Babylon 5 Season episode, "Movements of Fire and Shadow." In this one, we find out Lyta's secret hiding place for her money, G'kar gets foul, we finally discover exactly where Star Trek ripped off Babylon 5, and Brent has a…
Two veteran Star Trek podcasters watch Babylon 5 for the first time. Brent Allen and Jeff Akin search for Star Trek like messages in this series, deciding if they should have watched it sooner. The Centauri are found GUILTY! Jeff and Brent try to decide if they were given a…
Join Brent as he does his first watch of the Babylon 5 Season episode, "All My Dreams, Torn Asunder." In this one, Vir cops an attitude, Londo makes some good points, G'kar trolls Londo, and Franklin gets off a sucker punch. So join Brent as he dives into his first…
Two veteran Star Trek podcasters watch Babylon 5 for the first time. Brent Allen and Jeff Akin search for Star Trek like messages in this series, deciding if they should have watched it sooner. Lise Hamption-Edgars-Garibaldi comes back to the station and tries to help Garibaldi out. Jeff and Brent…
And be sure to catch our main show, Babylon 5: For the First Time, when Brent is joined by Jeff to take a deep dive into the episode, searching for those Star Trek-like messages, and seeing if they should have watched it sooner. New Episodes drop on Mondays. This show…
Join Jeff as he does his first watch of the Babylon 5 Season episode, "All My Dreams, Torn Asunder." Jeff plays armchair attorney as Londo gets backed into a corner! You can catch Jeff's full reactions, every week, on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/babylon5first And be sure to catch our main show,…
Join Brent as he does his first watch of the Babylon 5 Season episode, "Darkness Ascending." In this one, Garibaldi's guilt starts to get to him, Lyta and G'kar have another chat, Sheridan learns about marriage, and Lennier finds what he was looking for. So join Brent as he dives…