
Join two, veteran Star Trek podcasters, Brent Allen and Jeff Akin, on a spoiler-free, first-time journey through Babylon 5 AND their second time watch as well! 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.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 199 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Science FictionTV & FilmFiction | |||

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Join veteran Star Trek, and now Babylon 5 podcasters, Brent Allen and Jeff Akin as they dive into Babylon 5 for a second time! They revisit each episode with fresh insights and deeper analysis, reflecting on their first-time reactions... more
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Join veteran Star Trek, and now Babylon 5 podcasters, Brent Allen and Jeff Akin as they dive into Babylon 5 for a second time! They revisit each episode with fresh insights and deeper analysis, reflecting on their first-time reactions... more
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Join veteran Star Trek, and now Babylon 5 podcasters, Brent Allen and Jeff Akin as they dive into Babylon 5 for a second time! They revisit each episode with fresh insights and deeper analysis, reflecting on their first-time reactions... more
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Join veteran Star Trek, and now Babylon 5 podcasters, Brent Allen and Jeff Akin as they dive into Babylon 5 for a second time! They revisit each episode with fresh insights and deeper analysis, reflecting on their first-time reactions... more
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A self-help guru and your eighth grade catechism teacher take turns nitpicking Babylon 5. Discussion can range from righteous anger over leadership techniques to stereotypes about women.
To start with the positives, you can tell that this was made by people with experience podcasting. The two hosts have a good rapport, the sound quality is consistently good, and the editing is almost invisible. The technical aspects are solid.
Where the show stumbles a bit is in its premise and execution. The idea of comparing Babylon 5 to Star Trek is fine, but trying to judge its quality by that metric doesn’t work. B5 might owe a lot to Trek, but it wasn’t trying to be Trek. It was its own s... more
You guys are making b5 fun all over again. Hadn’t rewatched in a long time but going through it with you guys for both the first time and now the second is fun just to see what you guys thought the first time you you guys watched it. To now your thoughts going through it a 2nd time
Pretty good podcast.
“Babylon 5 For the First Time” is an ambitious commitment to watch the entirety of Babylon 5 with as little prior exposure as possible and I applaud that. The hosts’ stated goal is to examine each episode through the lens of being fans of the various Star Trek incarnations and use that as a basis for their media criticism.
I’ve gone through the first 7 hours (“The Gathering” first 6 episodes) of this podcast and each fits the same general format: Briefly summarize the plot. Each host provides... more
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This series offers listeners a fresh and humorous exploration of a classic 90s science-fiction series, guiding them through a spoiler-free engagement with the show. Each episode features hosts who, while being veteran Star Trek podcasters, provide a unique comparative analysis between Babylon 5 and Star Trek, although they often acknowledge that such comparisons might not always be fair. Themes such as character development, moral dilemmas, and societal reflections are commonly discussed, with occasional insights into their personal experiences and fan interactions.
Notably, the engaging dynamic between the hosts fosters a unique environment where nostalgia meets critical analysis, allowing both new viewers and longtime fans to appreciate ... more
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