Babylon 5 Fandom Update for 2 - 23 - 2020
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universe_todayI update once every 2 weeks (or so) with fiction, challenges etc. Please feel free to contact me if I you have news or anything you think needs to be featured here. Just send me a PM at alexcat or post it to the update and I’ll include it the next time.
Spring is just around the corner (I hope) and anytime is a good time to watch Babylon 5! We are still on Season 1 of our rewatch atb5_revisited. Feel free to join any time! Please check out the fiction and art every week, too, if you get a chance.
Fanfic:
Learning Curve by kanadka (John Sheridan/Delenn, Gen).
in the absence of sleep by janetcarter (Sarah Chambers/Dureena Nefeel, Gen).
spheres of influence by janetcarter (Delenn/Shaal Mayan, Gen).
reaching for the horizon by janetcarter (Lyta Alexander/Delenn, Gen).
Five by AmandaBaker852 (Five parts from five fandoms, Teen and up).
The Purple Files by gin007 (Various, Gen).
The Queen by DownToTheSea (Lyta Alexander/G’kar, Gen).
Remebrance by DownToTheSea (Susan Ivanova/Talia/Winters, Gen).
Episode 3 -22 “The Closed Circle” by stgjr, Turandokht (Original/B5 crossover, Teen and up).
Penny for Your Thoughts by DownToTheSea (Susan Ivanova/Talia Winters, Gen).
traitorous heart by jadzeanna (Susan Ivanova/Talia Winters, Teen and up).
Barrier by janetcarter (Lyta Alexander/G’kar – implied, Gen).
Undiscovered Frontier Season 4 Preview by stgjr (Original/B5 crossover, Gen).
UPDATED:
Episode 3- 21 “Sense of Worth” by stgjr (Original/B5 crossover, Teen and up).
Rebirth of a Trio by kirallie (Crossover w/Final Fantasy XV and Harry Potter, Mature).
BREAKWATER by eusuchia (Franklin/G’kar, Teen and up).
Amphetamine Logic by Ibenholt (G’kar/Mollari, Explicit).
Babylon 5 SI by heavyneos (sef-insert, rated T).
Fanart:
I only display a sampling of the latest from the artists. Please check out their pages at Deviant Art.
A Bad Time for Eilerson to Walk By by janetcarter (Teen and up).
Opposites Attract by janetcarter (Lyta Alexander/Zack Allan, Gen)
Morden by Sarah Silva.
Bio of the week: Bruce Boxleitner - Bruce is our beloved Captain John Sheridan was quite well known before B5 as Lee Stetson on Scarecrow and Mrs. King with Kate Jackson and Luke Macahan on How the West Was Won. Since B5, he has acted in many things – NCIS, several Hallmark movies and mysteries, the CW’s Supergirl, and TRON: Uprising among other things.
Here is his Facebook and his Twitter.
Bruce has written an alien western called Frontier Earth set in 1881 Tombstone Arizona and he also attends conventions and B5 reunions.
News and articles:
Not a lot of news so I’ll leave these links for you:
**Babylon 5 101: Everything to know about the legendary sci-fi series.
*Babylon to leave Amazon Prime on Jan 31
*Babylon 5 – Where Are They Now?.
*Writing Superficially is Easy: An Interview with JMS.
Communities and members:
*** The rewatch schedule is up at: Dreamwidth | Livejornal. You can check it out and sign up for an episode or two to do yourself. Contact me if you have questions or just post them to the schedule. Please join us in the discussion of Babylon 5.
***B5 Prompts on Tumblr is a good place to find story ideas.
***1 x 17 – Legacies
***1 x 16 – Eyes Mirror at LJ: https://b5-revisited.livejournal.com/142485.html).
***Babylon Love Month is on the horizon! I am not sure that I will be able to do it in February so I am proposing we do it in June or July. Your opinions would be appreciated! Go here to comment: https://babylon5-love.dreamwidth.org/129589.html (Mirror: https://babylon5-love.livejournal.com/122781.html).
*There is a Babylon 5 Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NAK4ywU with lots of chat about B5 and such.
*Babylon 5 Facebook Page: Come join us and start a conversation.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1643505239288376/
Here is a list our communities at Dreamwidth - all posts are mirrored at from LJ to DW:
Babylon 5 Revisited
Babylon 5 Love
Universe Today
*NOTE* All announcements are posted at the mirror Livejournal communities as well.
Books:
**Frontier Earth by Bruce Boxleitner is a fiction aliens and cowboys tale.
*Pleasure Thresholds by Patricia Tallman. She has updated this one and it will be available in a few months for purchase. It is now exclusively sold at conventions.
*Claudia Christian’s Snack Hacks at Amazon.
*Becoming Superman: Get it at Amazon.
You can also buy the Audible version there OR the Cd version with Peter Jurasik reading it.
Fun things:
If you have Facebook, ‘like’
***The Zocalo Today is a great place to read news and fun stuff from fans.***
***Babylon 5 Facebook Group is a fan group. It is quite busy, with over 17,000 members.***
***I have started a new Babylon 5 page at Facebook and we are eager to get new members.
Babylon 5 Fans and Friends is a new group. Come join us!
** February Birthdays**
Bill Mumy - February 1
Myriam Sirois - February 2
Michael Beck - February 4
John Schuck - February 4
Ardwight Chamberlain - February 16
Karen Harrell - February 21
Majel Barrett Roddenberry - February 23
John Iacovelli - February 25
Matt Plummer - February 26
Send us your news~!
alexcat or post it to the update and I’ll include it the next time. Spring is just around the corner (I hope) and anytime is a good time to watch Babylon 5! We are still on Season 1 of our rewatch at
b5_revisited. Feel free to join any time! Please check out the fiction and art every week, too, if you get a chance. Fanfic:
Learning Curve by kanadka (John Sheridan/Delenn, Gen).
in the absence of sleep by janetcarter (Sarah Chambers/Dureena Nefeel, Gen).
spheres of influence by janetcarter (Delenn/Shaal Mayan, Gen).
reaching for the horizon by janetcarter (Lyta Alexander/Delenn, Gen).
Five by AmandaBaker852 (Five parts from five fandoms, Teen and up).
The Purple Files by gin007 (Various, Gen).
The Queen by DownToTheSea (Lyta Alexander/G’kar, Gen).
Remebrance by DownToTheSea (Susan Ivanova/Talia/Winters, Gen).
Episode 3 -22 “The Closed Circle” by stgjr, Turandokht (Original/B5 crossover, Teen and up).
Penny for Your Thoughts by DownToTheSea (Susan Ivanova/Talia Winters, Gen).
traitorous heart by jadzeanna (Susan Ivanova/Talia Winters, Teen and up).
Barrier by janetcarter (Lyta Alexander/G’kar – implied, Gen).
Undiscovered Frontier Season 4 Preview by stgjr (Original/B5 crossover, Gen).
UPDATED:
Episode 3- 21 “Sense of Worth” by stgjr (Original/B5 crossover, Teen and up).
Rebirth of a Trio by kirallie (Crossover w/Final Fantasy XV and Harry Potter, Mature).
BREAKWATER by eusuchia (Franklin/G’kar, Teen and up).
Amphetamine Logic by Ibenholt (G’kar/Mollari, Explicit).
Babylon 5 SI by heavyneos (sef-insert, rated T).
Fanart:
I only display a sampling of the latest from the artists. Please check out their pages at Deviant Art.
A Bad Time for Eilerson to Walk By by janetcarter (Teen and up).
Opposites Attract by janetcarter (Lyta Alexander/Zack Allan, Gen)
Morden by Sarah Silva.
Bio of the week: Bruce Boxleitner - Bruce is our beloved Captain John Sheridan was quite well known before B5 as Lee Stetson on Scarecrow and Mrs. King with Kate Jackson and Luke Macahan on How the West Was Won. Since B5, he has acted in many things – NCIS, several Hallmark movies and mysteries, the CW’s Supergirl, and TRON: Uprising among other things.
Here is his Facebook and his Twitter.
Bruce has written an alien western called Frontier Earth set in 1881 Tombstone Arizona and he also attends conventions and B5 reunions.
News and articles:
Not a lot of news so I’ll leave these links for you:
**Babylon 5 101: Everything to know about the legendary sci-fi series.
*Babylon to leave Amazon Prime on Jan 31
*Babylon 5 – Where Are They Now?.
*Writing Superficially is Easy: An Interview with JMS.
Communities and members:
*** The rewatch schedule is up at
***B5 Prompts on Tumblr is a good place to find story ideas.
***1 x 17 – Legacies
***1 x 16 – Eyes Mirror at LJ: https://b5-revisited.livejournal.com/142485.html).
***Babylon Love Month is on the horizon! I am not sure that I will be able to do it in February so I am proposing we do it in June or July. Your opinions would be appreciated! Go here to comment: https://babylon5-love.dreamwidth.org/129589.html (Mirror: https://babylon5-love.livejournal.com/122781.html).
*There is a Babylon 5 Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NAK4ywU with lots of chat about B5 and such.
*Babylon 5 Facebook Page: Come join us and start a conversation.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1643505239288376/
Here is a list our communities at Dreamwidth - all posts are mirrored at from LJ to DW:
Babylon 5 Revisited
Babylon 5 Love
Universe Today
*NOTE* All announcements are posted at the mirror Livejournal communities as well.
Books:
**Frontier Earth by Bruce Boxleitner is a fiction aliens and cowboys tale.
*Pleasure Thresholds by Patricia Tallman. She has updated this one and it will be available in a few months for purchase. It is now exclusively sold at conventions.
*Claudia Christian’s Snack Hacks at Amazon.
*Becoming Superman: Get it at Amazon.
You can also buy the Audible version there OR the Cd version with Peter Jurasik reading it.
Fun things:
If you have Facebook, ‘like’
***The Zocalo Today is a great place to read news and fun stuff from fans.***
***Babylon 5 Facebook Group is a fan group. It is quite busy, with over 17,000 members.***
***I have started a new Babylon 5 page at Facebook and we are eager to get new members.
Babylon 5 Fans and Friends is a new group. Come join us!
** February Birthdays**
Bill Mumy - February 1
Myriam Sirois - February 2
Michael Beck - February 4
John Schuck - February 4
Ardwight Chamberlain - February 16
Karen Harrell - February 21
Majel Barrett Roddenberry - February 23
John Iacovelli - February 25
Matt Plummer - February 26
Send us your news~!
