Babylon 5 Fandom Update for 3 - 13 - 2016

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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.

Our babylon5_love month is done and you’ll find a complete listing in this newsletter. We are coming closer to the end of Season one in our rewatch but new watchers are always welcome at b5_revisited.



Fanfic
To Save a Lost Soul by JarrisShepard (John/Delenn, Marcus/Susan, Teen and up).
Cells by kungfuwaynewho (AU, Sheridan, Delenn, T).
Human Empire: Babylon 5 (TRAILER), Book3 of 3 by The Sealer (Delenn, Sheridan, T)
UPDATED:
Beyond the Rim: Sheridan by Jameson9101322 (Sheridan, Lorien, Gen).
Valor of the Suns by Walker98 (Original characters, Teen and up).
The Girl with the Great Gift by Pengping (Original characters, K+).
Metamorphoses by kungfuwaynewho (Delenn, Sheridan, T).


Fanart:
I only display a sampling of the latest from the artists. Please check out their pages at Deviant Art.
This week’s art is from Archive of our Own and Natoth:
Adira Tyree
Na’Toth
And shadowycat:
Susan Ivanova

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

--Bill Mumy responds to new Academy rules.
--Stephen Furst Laments new Academy Rules.
--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.
--Here is the Facebook FreeBabylon5 community.


Communities and members:
*Recap and Discussion for 1 x 17 -- Legacies at b5_revisited.
*Recap and Discussion for 1 x 18 – A Voice in the Wilderness – Part 1 at b5_revisited.
jedi_of_urth writes A Rewatch Extra.
oeam_bigbang is hosting a BIG Bang and B5 is included in the fandoms. Check it out Here.
Here is a listing of everything from
Day 1 – A list of Babylon 5 Resources by alexcat
Day 2 - Three Little Drabbles by alexcat
Day 3 - Babylon 5 Chalkboard Cross-Stitch Pattern by kungfuwaynewho
Day 4 – My 10 Favorite Quotes by alexcat
Day 5 – Collection of Babylon Tumblr Graphics by jacquelee
Day 6 – 4 Drabbles by alexcat
Day 7 – Fiction: Little boy Lost by alexcat
Day 8 – Remember Jane? – Two icons, one banner and a fic by jacquelee
Day 9 – Drabble: Remembrance by alexcat
Day 10 - Sheridan’s Secret by alexcat
Day 11 – Art: Susan Ivanova by shadowycat
Day 12 – Fic: Be Still by vjs2259
Day 13 – Drabble: Inside Bester by alexcat
Day 14 – Fic: Field of Stars by vjs2259
Day 15 – Drabble: Ranger One by alexcat
Day 16 – Drabble: Home by alexcat
Day 17 – Fic: never inconvenienced by the sun by muccamukk
Day 18 – Drabble: Forgiven by alexcat
Day 19 – Drabble: Sailing into the West by alexcat
Day 20 – Fic: In Dreams by ruuger
Day 21 – A Little Marcus byalexcat
Day 22 – Fic: Metamophoses, Chapter 9 by kungfuwaynewho
Day 23 – Vid: Just A Kiss by jedi_of_urth
Day 24 - Sleeping in Light pictures by alexcat
Day 25 - Fic: The perfect Date by alexcat
Day 26 – Art: Adira Tyree and Fanmix: “The Song of the Stones” by natoth
Day 27 - 24 Icons by ghanimasun.
Day 28 – Babylon 5 Quizzes by jacquelee.
Day 29 – Mini Graphics Post by kungfuwaynewho.
Please check them all out and leave a little Babylon Love for the folks who took part!
**b5_revisited has begun a rewatch of Season 1. This post has info and sign up info for leading discussions for each episode. We need more people to sign up and we hope you’ll all join us in the rewatch! We welcome all watchers and commenters too!


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.***

** March Birthdays**
Richard Compton - March 2 (Babylon 5 director)
Penn Jillette - March 5 (Rebo in the Season 5 episode "Day of the Dead')
Bryan Cranston - March 7
Tricia O'Neil - March 11 (Earth Alliance President (Elizabeth Levy)"In the Beginning" and the Onteen female M'Ola in the episode "Believers" (Season 1)
Richard Biggs - March 18 (in loving memory)
Brad Dourif - March 18 - (Brother Edward in the Season 3 episode "Passing Through Gethsemane" (directed by Adam Nimoy).
Jesus Trevino - March 26
Ed Wasser - March 26


Conventions:
Mace
March 18-20 2016
MACE 2016 - Anime and game Convention on UpcomingCons.com

MEGACON 2016
Dates: May 26-29, 2016
Place: Orange County Convention Center
For more information, go to http://megaconvention.com/.

PHOENIX COMIC CON
Dates: June 2-5, 2016
Place: Phoenix Convention Center
Guests: Alex Kingston, Gates McFadden, Lee Majors, Lindsay Wagner, Billie Piper and more
For more information, go to http://www.phoenixcomicon.com/.

ConCarolinas
http://www.concarolinas.org/
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/concarolinas-2015-registration-6735603371

Heroes Convention
June 17-19 2016
http://www.heroesonline.com/heroescon/

Conregate
July 15-17 2016
https://www.facebook.com/fansofcongregate?fref=ts

Charlotte Comic Con
Min con happen four times a year
http://charlottecomicon.info/

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