Babylon 5 update for 8 - 1 - 2015

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I update once every 2 weeks (or so) with fiction, challenges etc. Please feel free to contact me if 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.

Dog Days are here!


Fanfic
Communication by Ibenholt (Londo.G’kar, John/Delenn, Gen.).
Early Dessert by Ibenholt ( Londo/G’kar, Explicit).
Not Without Dinner and Flowers by fusseldings (Ivanova/?, K).
UPDATED:
Serendipity
by shadowsamrai (Sinclair/Ivanova, Delenn/Sheridan, various others, AU, Teen and Up).
Babylon 5 SI by heavyneos (T).


Fanart:
I only display a sampling of the latest from the artists. Please check out their pages at Deviant Art.
Three Mrs. Sheridan by scifiman.
Babylon 5 – Shoulderfull by Jennifer Stolzer.


News:
Get all the B 5 and related news at ISN News: The Zocalo Today!.

-- Theodore Bikel died on July 21. He was famous for many roles but we all know him as Rabbi Koslov and Lenonn. He was 91.

-- SENSE8 - All 12 episodes of the first season by JMS and the Wachowskis became available on Netflix on June 5.

-- Boxleitner’s Cedar Cove Season 3 premiered July 18. The Show is on the Hallmark Channel.

--Here is the Facebook FreeBabylon5 community.

--San Diego Comic Con was last month in San Diego and B5 had a panel. Check out the various Facebook and Twitter feeds of the B5 gang for lots of photos and such. The panel was put together by Pat Tallman. Jerry Doyle was there this year. Here is a clip:

Watch on YouTube

Communities and members:
seldonp38 posted their Five Favorite episodes from Season 4 at babylon5.
alexcat is hoping to start a new rewatch at b5_revisited. I am thinking we might do this as a creative process… to produce works from each episode and to discuss as well.


Fun things:
f you have Facebook, ‘like’
Bruce Boxleitner for updates on Bruce and some nice convention photos.
Claudia Christian for some Ivanova fun and photos.
Patricia Tallman does a few fun things at her FB page and she has a newsletter you can subscribe to while you're there.
Jason Carter for some of Jason’s zaniness. He does post some as well as a mod.
Fans of J. Michael Straczynski for updates from the man himself and mods.

***The Zocalo Today is a great place to read news and fun stuff from fans. I think you have to ask to join. There is lots of discussion and fanning going on at this Fb community right now. B5 is alive and well there.***

** August Birthdays! **
I normally get these from Zocalo Today and they have not yet posted August birthdays. I will add them as soon as I get them.


**Conventions**

STAR TREK: THE OFFICIAL CONVENTION
Date: August 6-9, 2015
Place: Rio Suites Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
Guests: William Shatner, Karl Urban, Jeri Ryan, Walter Koenig, James Darren - and many more
For more information, go to http://www.creationent.com/cal/st_lasvegas.html.

SHORE LEAVE 37
Dates: August 7-9, 2015
Place: Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
Guests: John Barrowman, David Nykl, Daniel Davis, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Ashmore and many more
For more information, go to http://www.shore-leave.com/.

STEEL CITY CON
Dates: August 7-9, 2015
Place: Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville, PA
Guests: Ralph Macchio, Andrew McCarthy, Tricia Helfer, Nichelle Nichols, Matthew Wood, and many more
For more information, go to Steel City Con.

WORLDCON 2015: Sasquan
Dates: August 19-23, 2015
Place: Spokane, Washington
Guests: David Gerrold will be one of the featured guests
For More information, go to http://sasquan.org.
The Sasquan website says they are looking for help. Anyone looking for a way to help defray expenses, can go to sasquan.org and volunteer some time.
Hugo Nominations - Also deadline is drawing near to nominate. Nominations are due by March 10 at 11:59pm.

PHOENIX COMICON
Dates: December 12-14, 2015
Place: Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AR
Guests: Tom Skerritt, Linda Blair, Eddie McClintock, Ben Browser
For more information, to go http://phoenixcomicon.com/.

Send us your news~!