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…

Send us a text This week we review the season three episode Sic Transit Vir. Mike finds the Platonic Form of WTF is That, Joe thinks JMS is using the costume department to torture Jeff Conway, and Sarah runs a census on the different production departments of Babylon 5. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:59:12 Spoiler Zone: 0:59:12 - 1:02:25 Next…

Send us a text This week we review the season three episode Ceremonies of Light and Dark. Joe points out how stupid certain Donald Rumsfeld quotes are, Sarah wonders how long it will take for those coffins to get to the sun, and Mike explains the missing man formation. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:12:49 Spoiler Zone: 1:12:49 - 1:15:05 Next …

Send us a text This week we review the season three episode Severed Dreams. Sarah is pretty sure Zathras is involved, Joe waxes rhapsodic about pirates and Churchill, and Mike is pretty sure you're a red shirt if you're assigned to the Nimrod. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:05:01 Spoiler Zone: 1:05:01 - 1:10:58 Next Episode and other Shenanig…

Send us a text This week we review the season three episode Point of no Return. Joe practices his 40s newscaster voice; Sarah makes fun of fans who recite minute details from episodes seasons ago, while Mike recites minute details from episodes seasons ago. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:07:57 Spoiler Zone: 1:07:57 - 1:11:11 Next Episode and …

Send us a text This week we review the season three episode Messages From Earth. Mike spoils The Fugitive, Joe notes that the jewelry cart may have leveled up, and Sarah is sad because she really wanted her Jupiter fire. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:54:54 Spoiler Zone: 0:54:54 - 0:59:33 Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 0:59:33 Music from…

Send us a text This week we review the season three episode Exogenesis. Mike doesn't know why there's a jail in that room, Joe is pretty sure this is a crossover episode, and Sarah needs to update the Season 3 bingo card. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:03:02 Spoiler Zone: 1:03:02 - 1:04:42 Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 1:04:42 Music fro…

Send us a text This week we review the season three episode Dust to Dust. Joes thinks JMS is keeping the set designers in cages inside the hot tub factory, Sarah collects Yiddish insults, and Mike tries to figure out the difference between a bandolier and a sash. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:59:17 Spoiler Zone: 0:59:17 - 1:03:59 Next Episod…

Send us a text This week we review the season three episode Voices of Authority. Sarah is tired of hearing about the Shadow War without seeing any war, Mike just realized how many candy wind chimes are on sale in the zocolo, and Joe is pretty sure in 250 years the French will definitely still be French. Music from this episode: "Surf Punk Rock" By …

Send us a text This week we review the season three episode Passing Through Gethsemane. Mike is pretty sure the seven deadly sins were just made up, Joe reveals his tremendous acting crush on Brad Dourif, and Sarah conflates the atheists in her life with the lazy agnostics in her life. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 1:04:38 Spoiler Zone: 1:04:3…

Send us a text This week we review the season three episode A Day in the Strife. Joe still thinks it's all about Carn Mollari, Sarah is annoyed because that's not what the word berserker means, and Mike is pretty sure that's a two foot long dildo. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:59:49 Spoiler Zone: 0:59:49 - 1:04:31 Next Episode and other Shen…

Send us a text This week we review the season two episode Convictions. Sarah starts collecting Centauri lightbulb jokes, Joe names Garibaldi's telepathic gut, and Mike rants about the sizes of the different kinds of sportsball fields. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:56:50 Spoiler Zone: 0:56:50 - 0:58:36 Next Episode and other Shenanigans: 0:58…

Send us a text This week we review first episode of Season 3, Matters of Honor. Mike does a full inventory of Londo's quarters, Joe weaves a tale about our new season 3 character and his similarities to a rancor, while Sarah makes a pie chart about her complicated feelings for Marcus Cole. Spoiler-free discussion: 0:00:00 - 0:56:30 Spoiler Zone: 0:…

Send us a text This week we have a spacial torture-Mike-themed episode, enjoy! Music from this episode: "Surf Punk Rock" By absentrealities is licensed under CC-BY 3.0 "Please Define The Error" By Delta Centauri is licensed under CC-BY 3.0 "The Haunted McMansion" By Megabit Melodies is licensed under CC-BY 3.0…