Babylon 5 fandom Update for 6 - 20 - 2021
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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.
Welcome to our update. Relax, read a few stories, rewatch some episodes and have fun! We are watching Season 4 now atb5_revisited. Hop over and join us there! Happy summer and stay cool!
Meeting the Drakh
Fanfic:
Attributes by Euphemia313 (Londo/OFC, Explicit).
Couplets by ddagent (Delenn/John Sheridan, Teen and up).
Remnants of the Past by TellysGreatestFan (Delenn/Neroon, Mature).
Prove It All Night by Luna (Susan Ivanova/David Corwin, not rated).
approaches by spacebubble (Mollari/Morden, Teen and up).
The Five Babysitters of David Sheridan by ddargent (Delenn/John, Susan/Marcus, Gen).
A Brilliant Thing by FandomStar (Vir Cotto/Lennier, Gen).
Same Time Next Week? by hes5thlazarus (Vir Cotto/Lennier, Teen and up).
Watch Your Back, Michael by the stargate time traveller (K).
From Commander to Ambassador by the stargate time traveller (K).
Breakaway from Earth by the stargate time traveller (K).
BEHIND THE GLOVE SERIES by pallasite:
The Orphans (Teen and up).
UPDATED:
BREAKWATER by eusuchia (Franklin/G’kar, Teen and up).
A Separate Path by music68 (John Sheridan/Delenn, Mature).
Rebirth by Euphemia313 (Delenn.John, Marcus/Susan, Teen and up).
Episode I: Birth of the Phoenix by proton104 (Crossover w/ Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars. Mature).
Remember by highfrusctose (Susan Ivanova/Talia Winters, Not rated).
you and me would be a conversation by spacebubble (Londo/G’Kar, Teen and up).
Fan comic:
Babylon 6 Episode 4: Driving Forces by Jameson9101322 (Various, Gen). Check it out! It’s a good story.
Fandvids:
Babylon 5 Fanvids and Fancams by NB_Cecil (Bester/Garibaldi, more, Teen and up).
Fanart:
I am changing up the fanart selections since I use Deviantart for most of my art posts. For the foreseeable future I will feature one artist a week and maybe include a small sample of their work with a link.
Jen’s Corner Some of Jen’s rewatch art
Bio of the week:
One of the best Centauri characters on Babylon5 was Urza Jaddo, Londo’s old friend and ally. He was played by Carmen Argenziano. was a favorite of mine for his best known role as Jacob Carter on Stargate SG-1. Mr. Argenziano was originally from Pennsylvania and was an actor for 50 years. He died in 2019.
News and articles:
*Did DS9 Plagiarize B5?.
*Cancelled Before it Began – Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers
*Is Babylon 5 the Most Influential TV Show of the Past 25 Years?.
*Jessica Walter Dead at 80 Jessica Walter played senator Elise Voudreau on Season 2, Episode 6 - Spider in the Web
*Babylon 5 – The Extravaganza is a fan event on March 20, 2021.
*Babylon 5: Why the Sci-fi Series Ended with Season 5
*How to Watch B5 remastered online with or without HBO Max.
Communities and members:
***b5_revisited is watching Season 4 now. If you’d like to write the summary/lead the discussion for an episode – go here and sign up: at Dreamwidth OR at Livejournal.
***Episode 10 – Racing Mars and the Mirror is Here.
***Episode 11 – Lines of Communication and the Mirror is Here.
***medusa cascade is watching and commenting on Season 1 of Babylon 5. It’s her first watch.
*B5 Prompts on Tumblr is a good place to find story ideas.
*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:
**JMS ‘s new writing book has come out and is available in print and ebook: Becomong a Writer, Staying a Writer.
*JMS has a novel coming out in July 2021 - Together We Will Go.
* Beaming Up and Getting Off: Life Before and Beyond Star Trek.
*Lost (and Found) In Space by Bill Mumy and Angela Cartwright – A pictorial memoir
*Have You Seen My Country Lately?: America’s Wake-up Call by Jerry Doyle – similar in style to his radio show.
*Diplomatic Act by Peter Jurasik and William H. Keith, Jr. A novel about an actor playing an alien.
*Pleasure Thresholds by Patricia Tallman. She has updated this one and it is available for Here: https://www.questretreats.com/pleasure-thresholds-order/
*Frontier Earth by Bruce Boxleitner is a fiction aliens and cowboys tale.
*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:
***Claudia Christian newsletter: Sign up here
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!
** June Birthdays**
Tristan Rogers, June 3 in Melbourne AUS (Home Guard leader Malcolm Biggs)
Jeffrey Willerth - June 5
Nancy Stafford - June 5 (IPX - Dr. Mary Kirkish)
Donovan Brown (Optic Nerve) - June 6
Alan Scarfe, June 6 (Father Cassidy in "Lost Tales")
Ann Bruice Aling - June 8
Mark Walters (Art Dept.) - June 10
Susan Norkin (Post) - June 10
Adrienne Barbeau (Amanda Carter) - June 11
Mike Vejar - June 25
Send us your news~!
alexcat or post it to the update and I’ll include it the next time. Welcome to our update. Relax, read a few stories, rewatch some episodes and have fun! We are watching Season 4 now at
b5_revisited. Hop over and join us there! Happy summer and stay cool! Meeting the Drakh
Fanfic:
Attributes by Euphemia313 (Londo/OFC, Explicit).
Couplets by ddagent (Delenn/John Sheridan, Teen and up).
Remnants of the Past by TellysGreatestFan (Delenn/Neroon, Mature).
Prove It All Night by Luna (Susan Ivanova/David Corwin, not rated).
approaches by spacebubble (Mollari/Morden, Teen and up).
The Five Babysitters of David Sheridan by ddargent (Delenn/John, Susan/Marcus, Gen).
A Brilliant Thing by FandomStar (Vir Cotto/Lennier, Gen).
Same Time Next Week? by hes5thlazarus (Vir Cotto/Lennier, Teen and up).
Watch Your Back, Michael by the stargate time traveller (K).
From Commander to Ambassador by the stargate time traveller (K).
Breakaway from Earth by the stargate time traveller (K).
BEHIND THE GLOVE SERIES by pallasite:
The Orphans (Teen and up).
UPDATED:
BREAKWATER by eusuchia (Franklin/G’kar, Teen and up).
A Separate Path by music68 (John Sheridan/Delenn, Mature).
Rebirth by Euphemia313 (Delenn.John, Marcus/Susan, Teen and up).
Episode I: Birth of the Phoenix by proton104 (Crossover w/ Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars. Mature).
Remember by highfrusctose (Susan Ivanova/Talia Winters, Not rated).
you and me would be a conversation by spacebubble (Londo/G’Kar, Teen and up).
Fan comic:
Babylon 6 Episode 4: Driving Forces by Jameson9101322 (Various, Gen). Check it out! It’s a good story.
Babylon 5 Fanvids and Fancams by NB_Cecil (Bester/Garibaldi, more, Teen and up).
Fanart:
I am changing up the fanart selections since I use Deviantart for most of my art posts. For the foreseeable future I will feature one artist a week and maybe include a small sample of their work with a link.
Jen’s Corner Some of Jen’s rewatch art
Bio of the week:
One of the best Centauri characters on Babylon5 was Urza Jaddo, Londo’s old friend and ally. He was played by Carmen Argenziano. was a favorite of mine for his best known role as Jacob Carter on Stargate SG-1. Mr. Argenziano was originally from Pennsylvania and was an actor for 50 years. He died in 2019.
News and articles:
*Did DS9 Plagiarize B5?.
*Cancelled Before it Began – Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers
*Is Babylon 5 the Most Influential TV Show of the Past 25 Years?.
*Jessica Walter Dead at 80 Jessica Walter played senator Elise Voudreau on Season 2, Episode 6 - Spider in the Web
*Babylon 5 – The Extravaganza is a fan event on March 20, 2021.
*Babylon 5: Why the Sci-fi Series Ended with Season 5
*How to Watch B5 remastered online with or without HBO Max.
Communities and members:
***
b5_revisited is watching Season 4 now. If you’d like to write the summary/lead the discussion for an episode – go here and sign up: at Dreamwidth OR at Livejournal.***Episode 10 – Racing Mars and the Mirror is Here.
***Episode 11 – Lines of Communication and the Mirror is Here.
***medusa cascade is watching and commenting on Season 1 of Babylon 5. It’s her first watch.
*B5 Prompts on Tumblr is a good place to find story ideas.
*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:
**JMS ‘s new writing book has come out and is available in print and ebook: Becomong a Writer, Staying a Writer.
*JMS has a novel coming out in July 2021 - Together We Will Go.
* Beaming Up and Getting Off: Life Before and Beyond Star Trek.
*Lost (and Found) In Space by Bill Mumy and Angela Cartwright – A pictorial memoir
*Have You Seen My Country Lately?: America’s Wake-up Call by Jerry Doyle – similar in style to his radio show.
*Diplomatic Act by Peter Jurasik and William H. Keith, Jr. A novel about an actor playing an alien.
*Pleasure Thresholds by Patricia Tallman. She has updated this one and it is available for Here: https://www.questretreats.com/pleasure-thresholds-order/
*Frontier Earth by Bruce Boxleitner is a fiction aliens and cowboys tale.
*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:
***Claudia Christian newsletter: Sign up here
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!
** June Birthdays**
Tristan Rogers, June 3 in Melbourne AUS (Home Guard leader Malcolm Biggs)
Jeffrey Willerth - June 5
Nancy Stafford - June 5 (IPX - Dr. Mary Kirkish)
Donovan Brown (Optic Nerve) - June 6
Alan Scarfe, June 6 (Father Cassidy in "Lost Tales")
Ann Bruice Aling - June 8
Mark Walters (Art Dept.) - June 10
Susan Norkin (Post) - June 10
Adrienne Barbeau (Amanda Carter) - June 11
Mike Vejar - June 25
Send us your news~!
