Babylon 5 Update for 9 - 13 - 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.

A few news articles and some good art and fiction!


Fanfic
The First Time by SilenceoftheSolitude (John/Delenn, Teen and up).
The Way Old Friends Do by roseandheather (Susan and John, Delenn/John, Gen.).
Heart Thinking by sidhe_faerie (John/Delenn, Teen and up).
UPDATED:
Serendipity
by shadowsamrai (Sinclair/Ivanova, Delenn/Sheridan, various others, AU, Teen and Up).
The Legend of the Three Telepaths by Ericine (Susan/Talia, Mature).
Babylon 5 SI by heavyneos (Self-insert, T).

Fanart:
I only display a sampling of the latest from the artists. Please check out their pages at Deviant Art.
G’kar by Lady Jate-zel.
Ambassador Kosh by VitriGeek.
Adira Sketch by Jennifer Stolzer.

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

--Mira Furlann coming to Archaia’s series Lantern City as Martha Ellen Grey, a new character.
--Outer Places names Babylon 5 as one of the Scifi television shows with the best endings ever.
--SENSE8 - All 12 episodes of the first season by JMS and the Wachowskis became available on Netflix on June 5. The series has also been renewed for a 2nd season.
--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:
alexcat is the new mod at babylon5_love. Please stop by here and let us know when and how long you want Babylon 5 Love month to be. Right now it’s looking like January and 30 days.
ruuger is doing her own B5 rewatch as well.
jedi_of_urth writes about Grail.
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:
If 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.***

**September Birthdays! **
Judy Levitt (Mrs. Walter Koenig) - September 1 (Unnamed Psi Cop in "A Race Through Dark Places" and "Dust to Dust")
Pat Tallman - September 4
Cinzia Zanetti - September 5
Robin Atkin Downes - September 6
Mira Furlan - September 7
Jeffrey Combs - September 9 (Harrison Gray in 'Eyes')
Christopher Neame - September 12 (Knight One in "And the Sky Full of Stars")
Clyde Kusatsu - September 13 (Dr. Bill Morishi in Thirdspace)
Walter Koenig - September 14
Paul Williams - September 19
Robert Rusler - September 20
Gary Cole - September 20
Bear Burge - September 23
Jason Carter - September 23
Manny Case - September 23

**Conventions**

WIZARD WORLD COMIC CON - COLUMBUS (OHIO)
Date: September 18-20, 2015
Place: Greater Columbus Convention Center
Guests: William Shatner, Michael Rooker, and many more
For more information, go to http://www.wizardworld.com/home-ohio.html.

WIZARD WORLD COMIC CON - FORT LAUDERDALE
Date: October 2-4, 2015
Place: Greater Ft. Lauderdale Broward County Convention Center
Guests: William Shatner, Adrian Paul, Christian Kane, Norman Reedus and many more
For more information, go to http://www.wizardworld.com/home-fortlauderdale.html.

WIZARD WORLD COMIC CON - NEW ORLEANS
Date: January 8-10, 2016
Place: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
Guests: William Shatner, Edward James Olmos, Eily Kinney, and many more
For more information, go to http://www.wizardworld.com/home-neworleans.html.

STEEL CITY CON
Dates: December 4-6, 2015
Place: Monroeville Convention Center (near Pittsburgh, PA)
Guests: Walter Koenig, Danny Glover, William Katt, Amy Allen, Nalini Krishan, Naomi Grossman, Jason Mewes, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt and more
For more information, go to http://www.steelcitycon.com.

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/.

FARPOINT 23
Dates: February 12-14, 2016
Place: Radisson Hotel North Baltimore
Guests: Sean Maher - more to be announced
For more information, go to http://www.farpointcon.com

PENSACON
Date: Feburary 19- 21, 2016
Location: Pensacola, Florida, USA
Official Website: http://pensacon.com.

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