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

Written by: Jeff Akin and Brent Allen
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  • Join two, veteran Star Trek podcasters, Brent Allen and Jeff Akin, on a spoiler-free, first-time journey through Babylon 5. Fresh eyes meet analytical insights as they explore meanings and messages in each episode. Relive your first-time experience with unfiltered reactions and thoughtful analysis.
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  • Babylon 5 Full Series Wrap Up

    Babylon 5 Full Series Wrap Up
    Jan 6 2025

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    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.

    Jeff and Brent look at the entirety of Babylon 5. They rank the seasons, opening themes, episodes, and more! They talk favorite characters and unpopular opinions. This is it! The pinnacle of Babylon 5 For the First Time!

    This show is produced in association with the Akin Collective, Mulberry Entertainment, and Framed Games. Find out how you can support the show and get great bonus content like access to notes, a Discord server, unedited reaction videos, and more: https://www.patreon.com/babylon5first

    Special Thanks to all who support our show through Patreon, including:
    Executive Producers:
    Andrew
    Becky Sparks
    Calinicus
    ClubPro70
    Colin 3of5
    Colin Blair
    Demi-DW
    Fabio Kasecker
    Frankie
    Gregory Christ
    Jack Kitchen
    jal'Zha
    James Okeefe
    Jeffrey Hayes
    Joel Townsend
    Joey Pomeroy
    kat
    Katerina Kalinevich
    Kenny A Karyadi
    Martin Svendsen
    Matt Ion
    Mattie Garcia
    Mr Krosis
    Neil Moore
    Nia is framed
    Peter Schuller
    Rob Bent
    Ron H
    Sarah L
    Slartibartfast
    Snatcher42
    Starfury 5470
    Stuart98
    Suzanne Egg
    TrekkieTreyTheTrekker

    Producers:
    David Blau
    Guy Kovel
    John Koniges

    Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/BabylonFirst
    Website: https://www.babylon5first.com/

    All rights belong to the Prime Time Entertainment Network, WBTV, and TNT. No copyright infringement intended.

    Copyright Disclaimer, Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

    Visit https://www.patreon.com/babylon5first to join the Babylon 5 For the First Time Patreon.

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    1 hr and 50 mins
  • Reaction Edit - The Road Home

    Reaction Edit - The Road Home
    Dec 30 2024

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    Here is an edit of the program with the audio from our reaction included.

    We would love your feedback on this format. You can click the "Text Us" link or send an email to babylon5first@gmail.com and let us know what you think.

    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 the end of the first time. After this, we've watched it all. What did we think about this late-comer to the franchise?

    This show is produced in association with the Akin Collective, Mulberry Entertainment, and Framed Games. Find out how you can support the show and get great bonus content like access to notes, a Discord server, unedited reaction videos, and more: https://www.patreon.com/babylon5first

    Special Thanks to all who support our show through Patreon, including:
    Executive Producers:
    Andrew
    Becky Sparks
    Calinicus
    ClubPro70
    Colin 3of5
    Colin Blair
    Demi-DW
    Fabio Kasecker
    Frankie
    Gregory Christ
    Jack Kitchen
    jal'Zha
    James Okeefe
    Jeffrey Hayes
    Joel Townsend
    Joey Pomeroy
    kat
    Katerina Kalinevich
    Kenny A Karyadi
    Martin Svendsen
    Matt Ion
    Mattie Garcia
    Mr Krosis
    Neil Moore
    Nia is framed
    Peter Schuller
    Rob Bent
    Ron H
    Sarah L
    Slartibartfast
    Snatcher42
    Starfury 5470
    Stuart98
    Suzanne Egg
    TrekkieTreyTheTrekker

    Producers:
    David Blau
    Guy Kovel
    John Koniges

    Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/BabylonFirst
    Website: https://www.babylon5first.com/

    All rights belong to the Prime Time Entertainment Network, WBTV, and TNT. No copyright infringement intended.

    Copyright Disclaimer, Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

    Visit https://www.patreon.com/babylon5first to join the Babylon 5 For the First Time Patreon.

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • The Road Home

    The Road Home
    Dec 30 2024

    Send us a text

    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 the end of the first time. After this, we've watched it all. What did we think about this late-comer to the franchise?

    This show is produced in association with the Akin Collective, Mulberry Entertainment, and Framed Games. Find out how you can support the show and get great bonus content like access to notes, a Discord server, unedited reaction videos, and more: https://www.patreon.com/babylon5first

    Special Thanks to all who support our show through Patreon, including:
    Executive Producers:
    Andrew
    Becky Sparks
    Calinicus
    ClubPro70
    Colin 3of5
    Colin Blair
    Demi-DW
    Fabio Kasecker
    Frankie
    Gregory Christ
    Jack Kitchen
    jal'Zha
    James Okeefe
    Jeffrey Hayes
    Joel Townsend
    Joey Pomeroy
    kat
    Katerina Kalinevich
    Kenny A Karyadi
    Martin Svendsen
    Matt Ion
    Mattie Garcia
    Mr Krosis
    Neil Moore
    Nia is framed
    Peter Schuller
    Rob Bent
    Ron H
    Sarah L
    Slartibartfast
    Snatcher42
    Starfury 5470
    Stuart98
    Suzanne Egg
    TrekkieTreyTheTrekker

    Producers:
    David Blau
    Guy Kovel
    John Koniges

    Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/BabylonFirst
    Website: https://www.babylon5first.com/

    All rights belong to the Prime Time Entertainment Network, WBTV, and TNT. No copyright infringement intended.

    Copyright Disclaimer, Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

    Visit https://www.patreon.com/babylon5first to join the Babylon 5 For the First Time Patreon.

    Support the show
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    54 mins

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required listening for a B5 fan

great show guys absolutely love listening to both of you and seeing things through your eyes, love that Brent is a Stargate fan and brings some of that to the table, love that jeff rocks the mass effect series. this is my first podcast that I have ever listened to (mind you I mostly watch on you tube now just couldn't find where to leave a review haha) that being said you guys have set the bar pretty high for entertaining content as I have tried listening to other podcasts and I did not like them lol, anywho this is me finally giving a 5 star review but I have emailed through the website eons ago and cannot wait for the third season to begin there are at least 3 episodes that I cannot wait for you guys to watch the whole season (as a while) is fantastic but there is moments that are small but impactful that I'm dying for you guys to see lol.

oh and a big thank you to my fellow Stargate fan Brent, love watching you watch B5 and cannot wait to see a colab of you guys experiencing Stargate and for Jeff that'll be "for the first time" keep the great content coming guys since it is the only good podcast .....so far (I've tried)

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Great for Fans and those new to B5

Have been watching this in YouTube since they started. Highly recommend this for both Veterns and those now to the franchise

I have been a fan of B5 since it first came out when i was in Grade school.
This podcast lets me appreciate the show in new ways. its great hearing the predictions and laughting when they are wrong and happy when they get it right, and geting a fresh perspective on theing i was just takeing for granted.

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My latest favourite podcast!

I've been meaning to write a review for at least a season now... figured it was about time to get one in, get into the draw for the Sheridan action figure (I really just want that 1/10,000,000th-scale station ya know).

I caught B5 off and on during its initial run - stumbled across it in some weird weekend time slot somewhere early in the third season, but was immediately hooked by the amazing space battles and nightmarish Shadow ships. By the time my first full re-watch came about, I had discovered rec.arts.scifi.tv.babylon5.moderated, interacted with the creator himself (who even does that??), and learned quite a bit about what I had missed previously... so I really missed that "what's going to happen next week?!" effect for the first couple of seasons.

Watching B5 before now, I never had someone else with that other insane geek cred to bounce thoughts and ideas off of. Usenet sort of had that effect, but it wasn't the same. That's why it's been such a pleasure watching Brent and Jeff make their way through the show: as longtime podcasters and all-around sci-fi fans, they not only bring a refreshed perspective, but they have that way of looking beyond the surface, getting in-depth with some of the ideas in the show - heck, I've watched the whole series at least a dozen times and they're catching things even I've missed, or providing a new, different view of some scenes and events.

It's been a little frustrating at times, that they just couldn't seem to get past the idea of episodic TV, but by the end of the second season I think they've finally fully grasped the "five year story" idea. I can't wait for their re-watch where they get a better view of how seemingly stand-alone episodes and minor occurrences play into the overall story.

Whether you've been a Babylon 5 fan from the start, or are just getting into it now, definitely give these boys a listen!

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