Send us a text This week we review the season five episode The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari. Sarah once again points out to JMS that that's not what that word means, Joe inaugurates the Ranger Body Count, and Mike gives us an elucidated wine history of the word fiasco. Music from this episode: "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed und…

Send us a text This week we review the season five premier episode No Compromises. Mike wants to know where the PPG alarms went, Joe wonders why JMS seems to hate music boxes, and Sarah figures out the real reason for Garibaldi's hiring decisions. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:57:47 Spoiler Zone: 0:57:47 - 1:02:50 Next Episode and other Shen…

Send us a text This week we do the Season 4 wrap up awards, The Lise Edgars Awards. This week we give away awards for Season 4 in an episode we're calling the Lise Edgars Awards. Sarah thinks the other races are still pissed about Zima, Mike can't tell who the top is, and Joe wants words with the person who built the UI. Music from this episode: "S…

Send us a text This week we review the season four finale The Deconstruction of Falling Stars. Mike annoys everyone by reminding them that he was right four years ago, Joe hates terrible 90s TV panels, and Sarah argues that the Great Ivanova theory of history is most accurate. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:53:01 Spoiler Zone: 0:53:01 - 0:59:…

Send us a text This week we review the season four episode Rising Star. Joe doesn’t know why the thing with the blinky red lights is on that desk, Sarah predicts what will happen to Lise in season 5, Gaby considers a second career in writing lady smut, and Mike gets distracted by Richard Biggs’ chest again. Music from this episode: "Surf Punk Rock"…

Send us a text This week we review the season four episode Endgame. Mike is confused about where the fleet went, Sarah tells us stories from general Leftcourt’s academy days, and Joe notes that JMS was definitely not inspired by Kubrick. Music from this episode: "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed under CC-BY 3.0 "Please Define The Erro…

Send us a text We all stay up way too late to talk about the final two episodes of Murderbot season one, "All Systems Red" and "The Perimeter". Joe corrects his correction, Mike notices that something very important is missing, Anna schools us on the laws of Habeas Fakeus Corpus, and Sarah has a bad feeling about the Misgender Leaderboard. Spoiler …

Send us a text We dig into episodes seven and eight of Apple TV's Murderbot, "Complementary Species" and "Foreign Object". Mike suggests that the team really should have gone to Olive Garden, Joe taunts us with his whistling skills, Anna discovers the real tomato daddy, and Sarah gets testy without regular infusions of Sanctuary Moon. Spoiler free …

Send us a text We cover episodes 5 and 6 of season one of Murderbot, "Rogue War Tracker: Infinite" and "Command Feed". Anna serenades us all, Joe describes the genealogy of Sanctuary Moon, Sarah has kung fu flashbacks, and Mike can't stop calling Ratthi a fuckboi. Spoiler free discussion: 0 - 53:07 Book spoilers: 53:08 - 59:15 Outtakes and addition…

Send us a text We cover episodes 3 and 4 of season one of Murderbot, "Risk Assessment" and "Escape Velocity Protocol". Mike is a gun-totin' gay, Joe demands respect for Wonder Woman, Anna discusses the effect of Ratthi on insurance premiums, and Sarah hatches vegetarian conspiracies. Spoiler free discussion: 0 - 44:40 Book spoilers: 44:40 - 51:30 O…

Send us a text Now that our wandering co-host is back from vacation, we finally discuss Murderbot episodes 1 and 2, "FreeCommerce" and "Eye Contact". Anna checks herself before she wrecks herself, Mike's not allowed near Akshay Khanna, Joe likes himself a slow burn, and Sarah wants to solve problems with invisibility. Music from this episode: "Spac…

Send us a text We all stay up way too late to talk about the final two episodes of Murderbot season one, "All Systems Red" and "The Perimeter". Joe corrects his correction, Mike notices that something very important is missing, Anna schools us on the laws of Habeas Fakeus Corpus, and Sarah has a bad feeling about the Misgender Leaderboard. Spoiler …

Send us a text This week we review the season four episode Between the Darkness and the Light. Mike is pretty sure JMS was very very tired, Joe really doesn't want to call this a heist, and Sarah tries to figure our what the resistance does with all of their time. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:57:05 Spoiler Zone: 0:57:05 - 1:01:08 Next Episo…

Send us a text This week we review the season four episode Intersections in Real Time.Sarah recites Child's Play fun facts, Joe reads inspirational quotes from Andor, and Mike is disturbed because the "My Buddy" song still lives rent free in his head. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:47:29 Spoiler Zone: 0:47:29 - 0:49:39 Next Episode and other …

Send us a text We dig into episodes seven and eight of Apple TV's Murderbot, "Complementary Species" and "Foreign Object". Mike suggests that the team really should have gone to Olive Garden, Joe taunts us with his whistling skills, Anna discovers the real tomato daddy, and Sarah gets testy without regular infusions of Sanctuary Moon. Spoiler free …

Send us a text This week we review the season four episode Face of the Enemy. Joe has a degree in fictional military history, Mike verifies gay bar brawl etiquette, and Sarah wishes she was watching Roadhouse. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00 - 1:05:15 Spoiler Zone: 1:05:15 - 1:08:45 Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 1:08:45-1:11:13 Music from this …

Send us a text We cover episodes 5 and 6 of season one of Murderbot, "Rogue War Tracker: Infinite" and "Command Feed". Anna serenades us all, Joe describes the genealogy of Sanctuary Moon, Sarah has kung fu flashbacks, and Mike can't stop calling Ratthi a fuckboi. Spoiler free discussion: 0 - 53:07 Book spoilers: 53:08 - 59:15 Outtakes and addition…

Send us a text This week we review the season four episode Between the Darkness and the Light. Mike really thinks JMS should read more Rawls, Sarah articulates the difference between women and moths, and Joe waxes rhapsodic about really old TV shows. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:01:03 Spoiler Zone: 1:01:03 - 1:03:47 Next Episode and other S…

Send us a text We cover episodes 3 and 4 of season one of Murderbot, "Risk Assessment" and "Escape Velocity Protocol". Mike is a gun-totin' gay, Joe demands respect for Wonder Woman, Anna discusses the effect of Ratthi on insurance premiums, and Sarah hatches vegetarian conspiracies. Spoiler free discussion: 0 - 44:40 Book spoilers: 44:40 - 51:30 O…

Send us a text Now that our wandering co-host is back from vacation, we finally discuss Murderbot episodes 1 and 2, "FreeCommerce" and "Eye Contact". Anna checks herself before she wrecks herself, Mike's not allowed near Akshay Khanna, Joe likes himself a slow burn, and Sarah wants to solve problems with invisibility. Music from this episode: "Spac…

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Send us a text This week we review the season four episode No Surrender, No retreat. Sarah thinks the internet on B5 is just a series of goths, Joe calculates all the people Londo murdered on his way to redemption, and Mike points out that C&C definitely doesn't have gravity. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:01:25 Spoiler Zone: 1:01:25 - 1:04:2…

Send us a text This week we review the season four episode Moments of Transition. Joe has concerns about putting the Worker Caste in charge given their last renovation project was to put the Starfire Wheel in that temple, Mike theorizes that JMS may have secretly kept Larry D on the payroll for IRS tax purposes, and Sarah covets Shakiri's Warhammer…

Send us a text We all react to the Murderbot trailer, Joe is sick of the human experience, Anna judges a book by its cover, Mike can't spell Gryffindor, and Sarah has a theory about Master & Commander. Music from this episode: "Space Desert Blues" by Wolfgang Bütow is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0…

Send us a text It's only fair to let you guys know what you're in for, so here's a sneak peek at our first episode. We all react to the Murderbot trailer, Joe is sick of the human experience, Anna judges a book by its cover, Mike can't spell Gryffindor, and Sarah has a theory about Master & Commander. Full episode coming soon! Music from this episo…

Send us a text This week we review the season four episode Rumors, Bargains, and Lies. Sarah learns all of her history from novels, Joe is only interested in wars that have naval battles, and Mike is pretty sure Stephen keeps Centauri blood under his desk for obvious reasons. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:52:45 Spoiler Zone: 0:52:45 - 0:54:0…

Send us a text This week we review the season four episode Conflicts of Interest. Mike wonders why they needed that secret passageway, Joe reveals that he does a pretty good Zathras, and Sarah uses advanced literary analysis on a Looney Toons episode. Music from this episode: "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed under CC-BY 3.0 "Please D…

Send us a text This week we review the season four episode Lines of Communication. Joe confirms that the French did do that, if by the French you mean the British, Sarah thinks #1 might be starting to develop a kink, and Mike argues it's time to go back and re-read Kant's First Critique. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:02:49 Spoiler Zone: 1:02…

Send us a text This week we review the season four episode Racing Mars. Mike considers the knife sommelier's demand forecasts, Sarah points out that that's not what the word quarantine means, and Joe reminds us all about the detailed specifics of WWI-related English patent law. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:00:28 Spoiler Zone: 1:00:28 - 1:03…

Send us a text This week we review the season four episode Atonement. Sarah wonders if the warrior caste has been playing pickle ball for the last thousand years, Joe thinks G'Kar's eye is the new Checkov's gun, and Mike notes that what happens at the Drazi party stays at the Drazi party. Music from this episode: "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities…

Send us a text This week we review the season four episode The Illusion of Truth. Mike watches lots of gay porn for...reasons, Sarah thinks Bester is likely making a fortune at insider trading, and Joe thinks it might all be a warning about Fox "News." Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:02:39 Spoiler Zone: 1:02:39 - 1:04:02 Next Episode and other…

Send us a text This week we review the season four episode Epiphanies. Joe questions whether fascists are actually good at fashion design, Sarah thinks Elvis was a techomage, and Mike obsesses over Zack's army tent. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:13:07 Spoiler Zone: 1:13:07 - 1:15:32 Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 1:15:32 Music from this…

Send us a text This week we review the season four episode Into the Fire. Sarah thinks it's quite possible Oprah is a First One (which seems self evident now that we say it), Mike wonders what brunch at the Four Seasons with Ivanova and Marcus would be like, while Joe is disappointed that under automated gay space Communism the meetings are not act…

Send us a text This week we review the season four episode The Long Night. Mike thinks that fortune teller might have been full of shit, Joe would prefer if everything just took longer, and Sarah is relieved that Centauri murder weapons come in childproof packaging. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:04:14 Spoiler Zone: 1:04:14 - 1:09:49 Next Epi…

Send us a text This week we review the season four episode Falling Toward Apotheosis. Sarah is amused that they decided to name the slow lumbering and boring ship the Asimov, Joe does math on the Vorlon fleet's travel time, and Mike spouts Egyptian Zen koans. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:56:05 Spoiler Zone: 0:56:05 - 1:00:45 Next Episode an…

Send us a text This week we review the season four episode The Summoning. Joe explains the finer details of Admiral Nelson's strategy, Sarah wants to know what kinds of pets Cartagia has, while Mike wonders if Vorlon ships are mostly self-powered. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:04:32 Spoiler Zone: 1:04:32 - 1:09:32 Next Episode and other Shen…

Send us a text This week we review the season four episode Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi. Mike needs to trademark Shitr(TM), Joe thinks all B5 dive bars are connected via a wormhole network, and Sarah thinks Marcus might be having certain feelings for G'Kar, which completely checks out. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:58:19 Spoiler Zone: …

Send us a text This week we review the season four premier The Hour of the Wolf. Sarah wonders if G'Kar and Londo might actually share the same intelligence network on a time share, Mike philosophizes on the greater meanings of Londo's various coats, and Joe notes that the Trilumanari might actually be Shadow tech. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 …

Send us a text This week we watch JMS' first live action show ever, Captain Power! Sarah wants to be a commodore, Joe teaches us all about Sven Thorsen, Mike thinks the plinth is a little gay, and Davey explains why the strobe lights are actually designed to sell you more toys, not to give you seizures. What were we thinking: 0:00:00 - 1:13:39 Next…

Send us a text This week we have a special interview with none other than Jason Carter, aka Marcus Cole! Jason tells us what his final scene with Claudia Christian was like, how good Richard Biggs looked with his shirt off, and what it was like to watch Adreas Katsulas and Peter Jurasik film the elevator of death scene. Did we mention he played Jam…

Send us a text This week we do the season 3 wrap up awards, the Anna Sheridan Awards. Joe, Sarah, and Mike discuss the best capes, best fisticuffs, and the most evil mega-corporation. We discuss the velvet painting in the bar, what the Shadows and Vorlons did as room mates a million years ago, the WTF-iest moment of Season 3, and give out the ever …

Send us a text This week we review the season three finale Zha'Ha'Dum. Sarah thinks the Shadow's capital city might have bad feng Shui, Mike thinks the Sheridans are in a polycule, and Joe thinks the Shadows are very anti-labor. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:01:31 Spoiler Zone: 1:01:31 - 1:05:39 Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 1:05:39 Mu…

Send us a text This week we review the season three episode Shadow Dancing. Joe gives us fun vampire facts, Mike almost deploys Bayes' Theorem, and Sarah reads from the Babylon 5 Visitor’s Guide that she just made up. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:04:01 Spoiler Zone: 1:04:01 - 1:07:30 Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 1:07:30 Music from th…

Send us a text This week we review the season three episode And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place. Mike notes that the door made of bars is not a cone of silence, Joe expresses opinions on AI, and Sarah wonders if the minister thinks he's tipping the valet at security check in. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:02:25 Spoiler Zone: 1:02:25 - 1:…

Send us a text This week we review the season three episode Grey 17 is Missing. Sarah wants to know what the Warrior Caste would look like on the picket line, Joe does a fairly convincing Clint Eastwood impression, and Mike tries to determine which group dies first in the horror movie trope hierarchy. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:10:11 Spoi…

Send us a text This week we review the season three episode Walkabout. Mike points out that all warlocks and vampires look the same to him, Joe explains Vorlon existence, and Sarah ponders instruments from the Mos Eisley Overstock Catalog. Note: Make sure to listen to the end, we had a lot of fun in outtakes this time. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00…

Send us a text This week we review the season three episodes War Without End Parts 1&2. Sarah tries to carefully track the time pancakes, but then gives up, Joe figures out why all the Fusion™ reactors are melting down when that should be impossible, and Mike rants about Lost and shitty storytelling generally. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:3…

Send us a text This week we review the season three episode Interludes and Examinations. Mike gets distracted by Stephen's pecs and completely forgets what's going on, Sarah really doesn't want to discuss Garibaldi's Kuato, and Joe gets nostalgia for Born to the Purple. Music from this episode: "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed under …

Send us a text This week we review the season three episode Ship of Tears. Sarah wants to discuss the psychology of the male chair, Joe is pretty sure Mike Vejar was really into Kubrick, and Mike still thinks Kosh is an asshole. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:58:14 Spoiler Zone: 0:58:14 - 1:03:21 Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 1:03:21 Mu…

Send us a text This week we review the season three episode A Late Delivery from Avalon. Joe is impressed by the historical accuracy of Our Flag Means Death, Sarah gives us a lesson on German compound nouns, and Mike gets distracted by Franklin's hot thrall. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:08:30 Spoiler Zone: 1:08:30 - 1:11:39 Next Episode and…