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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I always wonder who sets those higher expectations, though. We keep getting higher fidelity effects at a higher cost, but i don't know that audiences care about that. A lot of the most beloved shows, including B5, looked "cheap" for their time, but that was a-ok.

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the lost city of cheldorado @chellybreeze.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Hell yeah! Dock workers of Babylon 5 are on strike! Workers of the galaxy unite

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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

literally a whole babylon 5 episode where they talk about the obligation to disobey illegal orders like 49 times

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A Dream Given Form @adreamgivenform.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Tomorrow, our #Babylon5 season 3 journey reaches another momentous episode...

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RJB / Mallacore 🇨🇦 @rjb-mallacore.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Some of my Babylon 5 art to enjoy. #scifi #scifiart #fanart #babylon5

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Wraithe @wraithe.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

One of my favorite scenes in Babylon-5 is when Delenn and Sheridan are in the war room discussing attacks on refugee ships and Sheridan suggest a possible attack b the enemy might make, saying “it’s what I’d do, if I were them” Delenn YANKS his ass out of the war room basically going:

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_THIS_ IS THE WEAPON OF THE ENEMY.
WE DO NOT _NEED_ IT. WE WILL NOT _USE_ IT.

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A Dream Given Form @adreamgivenform.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

New episode! #Babylon5 kicks off a trilogy of episodes that will change the show forever! Hosts @lukewinch.bsky.social & @bazgreenland.bsky.social are joined by @ohtheprofanity.com to talk season 3's Messages from Earth. Only on @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1Ti6...

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Ephie ✨ @ephiesuna.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Starting fresh here has shown me so many great artists that I never would have seen, and to celebrate reaching 100 followers I thought I'd do an #artshare! ✨Introduce yourself and share your work! ✨Meet new artists and show support! ✨Share for extra visibility! 💙thanks for 100!💙 #art #artist

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Everytime in see this comparison im more compelled to see the Expanse finally all the way through. I bounced off the first season a few times, but so did many people in Babylon 5. So its gotta be worth sticking with it!

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Babylon 5 really strikes a unique balance between using classic aliens of the week and still giving them a more rounded portrayal than just one hat per planet. All the League species feel so much more complex than they would in any other show.

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Reflection is the key there, I think. Its not about "they should've done something different" but "will they reckon with what they did?" And the question what they are fighting for. Just removing Clarke and restoring the EA as before would feel like failure, because its restoring what led to Clarke

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Rock and a hard place is exactly right and looking at examples like Rebels in SW, its an area we keep exploring in stories. Andor and co make it unequivocally clear how evil the empire is, and yet, they also keep showing less savory sides of the rebellion we didnt touch im the original trilogy.

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

I think that's the point: He takes this action because all else failed. From the very first hint at Santiagos death down to every battle of the civil war, they always try and fail to avoid bloodshed. Its possible to do the right thing and still fail in some way. That doesn't diminish good intention!

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

In Season 1, Babylon 5 feels most like home to me. The rest of the show has grand, amazing stories. But if i think about a normal day on B5, it'll always be during Sinclairs tenure. And i think that lends the rest of the show a lot more impact.

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

That's fair, B5 has plenty bleakness. What i enjoy is that Sheridan gets a whole shadow storyline to be a hero, only to then struggle and even fail in the civil war and its aftermath. Its not saying everything was for nothing, but that the right side can flawed and just one step in that direction

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

President of an alliance barely holding together, a strained relationship with Earth which he cannot be part of, and a telepath war on the horizon because their strife they all fail to fix. The show really has no illusuions about this being a perfect outcome or their coup fixing deeper issues.

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Coming from DS9, how are you feeling about the first foray into the space politics of this new world? I am so curious what you'll think about the first episode proper, Midnight on the Firing Line.

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

It is a shame that when the crews methods are questioned, it's coming from someone manipulated by "the regime", so it gets largeley invalidated. That said, I'd argue the show is very open about the fact that a coup is neither a good or permanent solution to fix systemic issues.

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Its not shy to show that, yes, crime and drugs and overpopulation are real issues, but they are issues to be overcome together, not to be avoided by running away to cabin in the mountains. Its not glorifying the station, shows where it falls short of the ideal, and yet is uniquely important.

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I love how much Babylon 5 embodies the "horribly crime ridden cespool of moral decay overrun by aliens" that big cities often get labeled as by conservatives, only to showcase also how multicultural melting pots are the only places that can facilitate the kinds of connection the world needs. 1/2

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

It's the strangest feeling to look back and think "didn't we all grow up watching these stories about how bad authoritarianism and nationalist ideologies were?" So much of our culture always revolved around these warnings and yet, so little of it seems to have stuck.

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Babylon 5 explores a lot of alien cultures, too. If you enjoyed Kira's journey, the stories with Dukat, or the struggle between Romulans, Klingons, and Cardassians in Deep Space 9, you'll find a lot to love about Babylon 5 as well.

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

For the rest of the show, it is always fun to imagine what Sinclair would have done. He has a distinct style of leadership that, luckily, they didnt simply try to replicate. It makes this change of characters feel really meaningful

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Spock Here @entspockhere.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

"IVANOVA: Damn it, John, there’s always too many of them and not enough of us. What am I supposed to do? SHERIDAN: Fight them without becoming them." -- Babylon 5, “Dust to Dust”, s3:ep06

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Joanne Robertson @revjospa.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

If you have 3 hours, please listen to one of the best deep dive discussions of #Babylon5 Episode 209 The Coming of Shadows. Rachel and Matt are always insightful but this episode was extraordinary!

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Spock Here @entspockhere.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

"No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom. Against that power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand." --G'Kar, #Babylon5, s2ep20

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

For a show that didn't focus on Starfighters or pilots all that much , Banylon 5 really put an amazing effort into these designs, down to individual fighters getting custom decals.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

who were not aware of B5Books, this month will be your last opportunity to get any of these books. The many fans who interacted with Jaclyn over the decades can give her a proper sendoff here, or more privately via b5books.com. Thanks, Captain. JMS

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Babylon 5 Books is Closing Forever

Last chance ever to order B5 Books. Worldwide flat rate shipping for unlimited books is $45; USA is $9. We now offer ebooks and hardcovers.

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Der graue Rat @graurat.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Wir sind wieder online... #Babylon5 #Podcast www.der-graue-rat.de

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Der Graue Rat – DER deutschprachige Babylon5-Podcast

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RJB / Mallacore 🇨🇦 @rjb-mallacore.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Some of my Babylon 5 art to enjoy. #scifi #scifiart #fanart #babylon5

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

It's fascinating how much time Babylon 5 spends deconstructing Minbari religion, exposing corrupt institutions, how its used to justify harmful actions and ideas, and the horror of mixing zealousness and military. And yet, it also shows how the basic philosophy of that faith can be a force for good

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

The side-by-side captures the evolution of EA shipbuilding so well. Both look utilitarian, but the omega has such a raw feel to it, like its been stripped down to only the most barebones components to build the biggest, strongest ship possible.

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

I wish we had more scenes of Vir talking about the universe. He and Lennier probably had some fascinating discussions

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Seeing Delenn give up so much if her power for the future she believes in can be pretty painful through the first and second season. It makes this return and embracing of her new role all the more gratifying!

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A Dream Given Form @adreamgivenform.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Love #TheLordoftheRings, #TheRingsOfPower, #DoctorWho or celebrating great #television? Theb check out the other podcasts, run by our co-host @bazgreenland.bsky.social!

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Today, we're talking about an all-time topical episode: Voices of Authority! Babylon 5's take on "What do you mean 1984 wasn't an instruction manual?!" Also, pretty boy Marcus and Ivanova go on a wonderful adventure discovering the galaxy's most ill-tempered Tiki mask. youtu.be/iXTsRW3yjD4

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A Dream Given Form @adreamgivenform.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

New episode! Bester returns, and G'Kar has a spiritual revelation! @pjmontgomery.bsky.social joins @lukewinch.bsky.social & @bazgreenland.bsky.social to talk #Babylon5 season 3's Dust to Dust. Only on @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6rZU...

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Babylon 5 was really put through the wringer when it comes to any sort of planning. That said, those adversities also led to a show that was vastly different and arguably better than what we would've gotten if the original plan had been followed through.

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

With the Shadows, Babylon 5 does the "unknowable cosmic-horror" really well. But once Ivanova and Marcus go looking for the first ones, we quickly learn that some of that Grand Unknown is not as impenetrable as it seems. The grounding of the First Ones is such an interesting move for this show!

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Doe the back and forth make it more jarring or is it good to switch things up every other episode to balance out the quirks of both shows?

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

This episode was one of the biggest red flags on Earth Alliance for me and kinda made me see our crew a bit more critically. Like damn, your military shot striking civilians and thats just a fully open police and y'all still signed up for that job?

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Third Age Podcast - Babylon 5 @thirdagepodcast.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Some episodes premises end up fairly similar, but, sticking with your comparison, it's like watching two very different detectives solve the same case. Just by virtue of their different settings, its super interesting to see how the two sci fi shows approach the same story beats now and then.

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