#014 - B5 1.13 - "Signs & Portents"

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Discerning Lurkers Portal: A Babylon 5 Podcast

Discerning Lurkers Portal

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The Discerning Lurkers Portal endeavors to review every episode of Babylon 5, one of the greatest sci-fi TV shows ever and a favorite for hosts, Dave and Todd. We'll examine the plot, world-building, characters, performances, dialogue, behind-the-scenes info, and general good stuff and bad stuff of every episode. Near the end, we score each episode using the Psi-Corp P-rating scale from P1 to P12, saving spoilers for future episodes until the very end. We hope you'll also check out our other podcast, Discerning Geeks Portal, where we discuss more geeky topics, with a focus on movie reviews.

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#014 - B5 1.13 - "Signs & Portents"

Discerning Lurkers Portal: A Babylon 5 Podcast

1 hour 12 minutes 29 seconds

2 years ago

#014 - B5 1.13 - "Signs & Portents"

This week, we review "Signs & Portents," the Babylon 5 episode so important that J. Michael Straczynski named all of season 1 "Signs & Portents" as well.

- Why is Dave slurring his words?

- How far did Todd get in editing before the file failed to save and proved to be corrupted, such that Todd had to start the editing over from scratch?

- What did Dave & Todd think about this episode? What category is this episode starting to fall under for Todd?

- What were the various subplots of this episode, and which ones worked better than others?

- What is it about the damage to Kosh's encounter suit that Todd questioned?

- Is there a greater importance to Lord Kiro, or is he just another noble?

- When & where did Ed Wasser, the actor played Mr. Morden, show up on Babylon 5 previously as a different character? What off-screen role did Ed Wasser also have on the Babylon 5 set before being cast as Mr. Morden?

- What did Dave & Todd like so much about the scene with Londo & G'Kar waiting on the lift?

- What did Todd think was so significant about Kosh's demand to Morden?

- What aspect of the space battle didn't quite work for either co-host?

- What natural catastrophe occurred during the filming of this episode, and how much -- or how little -- did it affect the filming schedule of this episode?

- Which cast member got stuck on set during one of several frequent evacuations?

- And, what topics did the co-hosts cover in the spoiler zone?

We see the "Signs & Portents." We predict you're going to listen to this episode.

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Public domain music used in this episode...

- Intro / Transition Into Spoiler Zone / Outro: "P----'s Lullaby" by Alexander Nakarada via FreePD.com (Note: This song sounds perfect for the intro to season 1 of the podcast, but it has an unfortunate name that includes the last name of a war-loving leader of a certain Eurasian country that has recently attacked & invaded another country in 2022. From now on, I'm just going to sensor the P-word in the name of the song.)