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The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast

Van Allen Plexico & Andy Fix, along with occasional guests, review the entire Babylon 5 series, plus the movies, Crusade series, novels, comics and more--with deep dives, humor, respect and a critical eye that still retains an enduring love for the material. They discuss each episode"s Themes and Influences, Best Moments, Notes and Factoids, Guest Stars, and Episode Ratings and Evaluations, among other topics. As of 2026, having completed reviews of nearly everything Babylon 5, they have

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01:18:15

Crusade 104: The Path of Sorrows

The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast ·

2025/04/14

Andy and Van forgive each other for wishing this episode had more of an "A"-plot, but they do enjoy the rest of it. Then Andy locks Van in a plastic ball and leaves him on an alien planet. Or abandons him in a spacesuit just as a Technomage fleet comes by. Something like that. It gets confusing.Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET THE SHOW DAYS EARLIER!!! The home of this

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01:12:34

Crusade 103: The Well of Forever

The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast ·

2025/03/31

Well... Andy and Van hop off the Long Road at the first available stop, and it turns out to be the last exit for the Well of Forever. Galen has a magic rock and a secret plan, so you know things are going to turn out "well!"Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET THE SHOW DAYS EARLIER!!! The home of this show: http://www.b5review.com/ Be a part of the White Rocket

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54:49

Crusade 102: The Long Road

The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast ·

2025/03/17

Andy and Van try to figure out how an all-Technomage episode wasn't the greatest episode of Crusade EVER. Because it really was not. But there are some things to like about it. We discuss! Plus listener comments and more!Any audio issues you hear in this episode were entirely caused by holo-demons and electron incantations. They have been fixed going forward. Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners

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01:28:20

Crusade 101: War Zone

The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast ·

2025/03/03

Andy and Van board the Excalibur to search for the cure for the Drakh plague--and to debate whether Galen is one of the coolest characters ever, or THE coolest character ever. Bonus: Van has flaming hot takes about War Zone!!!Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET THE SHOW DAYS EARLIER!!! The home of this show: http://www.b5review.com/ Be a part of the White Rocket

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01:36:47

A Call to Arms (TNT Movie)

The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast ·

2025/02/17

Van and Andy sign up as crewmen of the IAS Victory, safe in the belief that nothing could possibly go wrong! Meanwhile, everything goes wrong...It's the last of the TNT movies, and the bridge to CRUSADE, which is coming next! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET THE SHOW DAYS EARLIER!!! The home of this show: http://www.b5review.com/ Be a part of the White Rocket

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01:27:48

The River of Souls (TNT Movie)

The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast ·

2025/02/03

Andy and Van rent a bowling ball that turns out to be a Palantir I MEAN A CONTAINER FULL OF SOULS. Next thing you know, Sauron I MEAN THE SOUL HUNTERS have shown up, and things just go from there.Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET THE SHOW DAYS EARLIER!!! The home of this show: http://www.b5review.com/ Be a part of the White Rocket Entertainment family by becoming a

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01:14:33

Special: Stargate Universe (SGU) 106 "Water" & 107...

The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast ·

2025/01/20

Andy and Van take a break and leap through the Stargate once again, to catch up on two more episodes of SGU, before they get back to the Babylon 5 movies.Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET THE SHOW DAYS EARLIER!!! The home of this show: http://www.b5review.com/ Be a part of the White Rocket Entertainment family by becoming a patron of the shows at our NEW Patreon

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01:11:33

The Centauri Trilogy, Vol 3: "Out of the Darkness"

The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast ·

2025/01/06

Andy and Van hide out in Vir's furniture in order to spring a big surprise on DRAKH and his friends--but it all goes horribly wrong when they get shipped to Interstellar Ikea instead! It's the third and concluding installment in Peter David's Centauri trilogy: LEGIONS OF FIRE! What's the verdict? Did it successfully wrap up all the storylines left hanging at the end of the series? Find out what the lads think, and give us your own opinion, at whiterocketbooks at gmail dot com!Thanks to all of our

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01:14:26

The Centauri Trilogy, Vol 2: "Armies of Light and...

The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast ·

2024/12/23

OUR 100th EPISODE!! If Andy and Van blow up a secret Shadow Death Cloud base, and no one is around to notice, did it really happen? Also: Vir grows into an actual hero! And some Technomages do stuff. It's the second novel in Peter David's Centauri Prime trilogy! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET THE SHOW DAYS EARLIER!!! The home of this show: http://www.b5review.com/ Be a

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01:01:58

The Centauri Trilogy, Vol 1: "The Long Night of...

The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast ·

2024/12/09

Andy and Van sneak around the Centauri palace, hoping to catch a glimpse of where Shiv'kala the Drakh hangs out when he's not menacing Londo. It's a review of "The Long Night of Centauri Prime," the first volume of Peter David's Centauri-centric book trilogy, "Legions of Fire!"Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET THE SHOW DAYS EARLIER!!! The home of this

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01:42:02

Season 5 Wrap-Up with Guest Nathan Laws

The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast ·

2024/11/25

Van and Andy have reached the end of Season 5, and that means it's time for Nathan Laws (of the 42Cast) to come aboard again and provide a fresh perspective on what we have just experienced. This is a great, fun conversation you don't want to miss!Nathan's show is here: https://42cast.com/ Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET THE SHOW DAYS EARLIER!!! The home of this

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01:29:40

523 Sleeping in Light (End-of-Season-4 Version)

The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast ·

2024/11/18

Andy and Van recorded this pod episode at the end of their coverage of Season 4--the spot where the episode was actually filmed, prior to the fifth season being picked up by TNT. Just as the original TV episode sat on the shelf for a year, awaiting the end of Season 5, this pod episode has sat on the shelf, available only to our Patrons, until now! Among many other things, they discuss how differently this episode felt, being watched at the point in the series where it was written and originally

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01:19:46

523: Sleeping in Light (Season 5 Version)

The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast ·

2024/11/11

Recorded at the end of season 5, after "Objects at Rest," according to the order the series aired. Andy and Van take one more emotional journey through the series finale as their review of the main series itself reaches its end. Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET THE SHOW DAYS EARLIER!!! The home of this show: http://www.b5review.com/ Be a part of the White Rocket

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01:32:52

522: Objects at Rest

The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast ·

2024/10/28

Andy and Van salute the crew of the station before heading off for Tuzanor. But--will they both survive the trip, or will Lennier "dispose" of one or both of them along the way? Where's Ta'Lon when you need him??Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET THE SHOW DAYS EARLIER!!! The home of this show: http://www.b5review.com/ Be a part of the White Rocket Entertainment family by

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49:40

Bonus! The Babylon 5 30th Anniversary Panel from...

The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast ·

2024/10/21

Bonus episode! It's the "Babylon 5 30th Anniversary Panel from DragonCon 2024"! Raw audio recording of the panel on the Military SF Media track, with Van Allen Plexico, Karen Henson and others. We will cover 522: "Objects at Rest" in just one week. Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET THE SHOW DAYS EARLIER!!! The home of this show: http://www.b5review.com/ Be a part of the

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01:06:58

521: Objects in Motion

The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast ·

2024/10/07

Andy and Van are preparing to move their podcast from the Babylon 5 station to the Minbari homeworld--no, check that--John and Delenn are moving the Interstellar Alliance capital there. Meanwhile, Lyta and G'Kar are about to do the Grand Tour of the universe--NOT LIKE THAT!!--and Stephen scores one last time. It's the Big Goodbye, part 1, on this week's White Rocket Babylon 5 Review Podcast! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely

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01:44:49

520 The Wheel of Fire

The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast ·

2024/09/23

Andy and Van try their best to figure out why everyone is so mean to Lyta, and then so surprised when she actually tries to do something about it! Also, Delenn's gonna have a baby--but is it the fabled "David?" And will he look like Ben Browder? Lots to ponder this time around, including a bunch of great comments and questions from the patrons!Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS

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01:22:13

519 The Fall of Centauri Prime

The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast ·

2024/09/09

Andy and Van are trapped on a burning Centauri Prime as "Drakh" makes his big move! "Hi, Drakh!" "Hi, Bob!" It's an in-depth look at the conclusion of the Londo Mollari saga on this episode of the White Rocket Babylon 5 Review Podcast! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET THE SHOW DAYS EARLIER!!! The home of this show: http://www.b5review.com/ Be a part of the White Rocket

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01:30:25

518 Movements of Fire and Shadow

The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast ·

2024/08/26

Andy and Van are stranded in hyperspace as the Drazi and Narn stop by Centauri Prime to help Londo do a little remodeling. Meanwhile, Lyta has had enough and would like to speak to the manager of this Drazi homeworld!Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET THE SHOW DAYS EARLIER!!! The home of this show: http://www.b5review.com/ Be a part of the White Rocket Entertainment

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01:25:29

517 And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder

The White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review Podcast ·

2024/08/12

Andy and Van get arrested on Centauri Prime while Franklin's getting into a fist fight with the Brakiri and Garibaldi is having just one little drink. What could possibly go wrong??Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely supported by our great listeners! And PATRONS USUALLY GET THE SHOW DAYS EARLIER!!! The home of this show: http://www.b5review.com/ Be a part of the White Rocket Entertainment family by becoming a patron of the shows

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