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 expanded the podcast to include other favorite SF TV series, including Stargate Universe, Battlestar Galactica, Space: 1999 and much more!
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Sep 28, 2026 · 1:04:29
The original audio recording of Bruce Boxleitner's solo Monday panel, moderated by Van Allen Plexico, at DragonCon on Monday, Sept 7, 2026. Thanks to all of our patrons for…
Sep 14, 2026 · 1:25:01
Andy, Laura and Van travel back aboard the Destiny to check in on how those great Lucian Alliance prisoners are doing. We're sure everything is just fine! Thanks to all of our…
Aug 31, 2026 · 1:40:54
Andy, Laura and Van continue their quest to discover Earth, as they revisit two early episodes of 1978 Galactica! Apollo has a Wild West showdown, and Starbuck strikes it…
Aug 17, 2026 · 56:11
Van and Jim try to escape the enormous pull of the most powerful force in the universe: Nachos! And also the Black Sun. Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this…
Aug 3, 2026 · 1:26:37
Andy, Laura, and Van dig back into Season 2 of Stargate Universe, but first they visit some random town in Canada. Wooo! Thanks to all of our patrons for making commercial-free…
Jul 20, 2026 · 1:51:43
Laura, Andy and Van make their way through the void to the lost planet of Costco! No wait. Kobol! Where there's not as good of a food court, but there are some cool pyramids.…
Jul 13, 2026 · 1:16:15
Van Allen Plexico, Andy Fix, John Ringer, Laura Schroeder, Jarrod Alberich and Alan J Porter talk about their memories of the last one thousand episodes of the White Rocket…
Jul 6, 2026 · 1:16:37
Andy, Laura and Van continue their journey through season 2 of Stargate Universe with a look at 203 Awakenings and 204 Pathogen. What's up with Chloe? When will the Lucian…
Jun 22, 2026 · 1:07:07
Jim and Van visit an antimatter planet and everything blows up. Wheee! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are entirely…
Jun 15, 2026 · 1:05:16
Andy, Van and Laura conclude their look back at the massive 3-hour premiere of Battlestar Galactica (1978)! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We…
Jun 8, 2026 · 1:00:16
Andy, Van and Laura look back at the original Battlestar Galactica series, beginning with the massive 3-hour premiere! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this…
May 25, 2026 · 1:06:23
Van and Laura look back at the original Battlestar Galactica series, prior to beginning the episode-by-episode review soon. (Andy is on assignment but will return soon!) Thanks…
May 11, 2026 · 1:03:11
John Ringer joins Van to discuss the recently-completed "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" series from HBO, adapting George R R Martin's novellas about a hedge knight and a…
Apr 27, 2026 · 1:17:33
Andy, Laura and Van begin their journey into season 2 aboard the Destiny! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are…
Apr 13, 2026 · 39:34
Jim and Van continue their journey across the cosmos aboard the runaway Moon! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no advertisers and are…
Mar 30, 2026 · 1:40:09
Andy, Laura and Van wrap up their coverage of Season 1 of Stargate Universe as the Lucian Alliance actually invades the Destiny! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows…
Mar 16, 2026 · 54:23
Van and Jim may be sitting on top of "the biggest bomb Man ever made!" Or maybe it's just one of the greatest SF TV shows ever! This Episode: BREAKAWAY, part 1! Thanks to all of…
Mar 2, 2026 · 1:10:30
Andy, Laura and Van discover one of them may be secretly working for the Lucian Alliance. If only they knew what the Lucian Alliance was! Thanks to all of our patrons for making…
Feb 16, 2026 · 1:14:01
Andy and Van look at the original, 11-issue monthly run of Babylon 5 comics from DC Comics. Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no…
Feb 2, 2026 · 1:23:16
Andy, Laura and Van get TICKED off (get it??) after some sabotage of their podcast. Can they make it to the next episode in time??? Tune in! Thanks to all of our patrons for…
Jan 19, 2026 · 1:40:18
Andy and Van are chased by space demons to Babylon 5, where they plot the assassination of a Centauri prince. And also have beers. Yes, it's the very last of the live-action…
Jan 12, 2026 · 59:42
Van was a panelist on the 50th anniversary panel for Space: 1999 at DragonCon 2025. This kicks off our occasional reviews of Space: 1999, with co-host Jim Yelton! Thanks to all…
Jan 5, 2026 · 1:53:25
Andy and Van count down their top 25 favorite movies of the first 25 years of the millennium! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have no…
Dec 22, 2025 · 1:16:39
Andy and Van find themselves aboard Babylon 4 one last time. And the whole gang is here! Look--there's Valen, and there's Susan, and there's Zathras...! It's all fun and games…
Dec 8, 2025 · 1:39:44
Laura, Andy and Van get lost in an underground maze while the Destiny is leaving the galaxy. But--hey--at least we're not going back to the desert planet with the crashed alien…
Nov 24, 2025 · 1:11:05
Andy and Van board a rickety, haunted Ranger ship to help Captain Martell give the finger to The Hand! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like this possible! We have…
Nov 17, 2025 · 51:23
(Bonus episode, originally presented on the White Rocket Podcast.) John Ringer joins Van to discuss all of Season 1 and 2 of ANDOR, and to deliver their final judgment on this…
Nov 10, 2025 · 1:32:11
Andy, Laura and Van use the communication stones to discuss the mutiny on the Destiny, and the strange Earthlike planet that suddenly appears in their path--as they cover two…
Oct 27, 2025 · 59:32
Van and Andy are joined by Laura Schroeder, Nathan Laws and Connie Fix to perform a live reading of the script for Crusade 122: End of the Line (with slight modifications to the…
Oct 13, 2025 · 1:21:26
The Crusade 122 finale is delayed a bit (imagine trying to get 5 podcasters together at one time!), so Andy and Van use the stones to reconnect to the Destiny--just in time to…
Oct 6, 2025 · 37:30
Andy and Van drop in for a quick session of Patron Comments and Questions from the last 3 episodes! And the show will return NEXT MONDAY with our special "performance" of Episode…
Sep 29, 2025 · 1:19:53
Andy and Van go over everything there is to know about the unproduced Season 1 episodes of Crusade (up through episode 21 of 22) and speculate on what it all meant, where it…
Sep 15, 2025 · 1:32:20
Andy and Van are once again joined by Nathan Laws of the 42cast, to look back at all of Crusade and render our final judgments on the series. Thanks to all of our patrons for…
Sep 1, 2025 · 1:05:54
Andy and Van take a Warlock Class Destroyer to the studio to record tonight's show--and they're not stopping for anything! Except maybe pizza. And nachos. And like some sweet…
Aug 18, 2025 · 1:05:10
Andy and Van know the Truth is Out There--much like the plot of this episode of Crusade! So fire up your cigarettes and put on your fedora and get ready for some differing…
Aug 4, 2025 · 1:03:10
Much like Max, apparently (EEEK), the Earth has needs. And so Andy and Van retrieve a set of data crystals to satisfy the Needs of Earth. Hopefully they're not Max's data…
Jul 21, 2025 · 1:01:32
Andy and Van go searching for Galen's staff and run into a dead Technomage. This is the last time they listen to the Apocalypse Box! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows…
Jul 7, 2025 · 1:19:29
Andy and Van have their internal organs removed by aliens, but are saved by the Apocalypse Box, which finally decides to make an appearance, 9 episodes in! Thanks to all of our…
Jun 23, 2025 · 1:23:40
Van and Andy are possessed by aliens who trick Andy into watching the wrong episode of the show. But Max figures it all out in the end, thank goodness. Thanks to all of our…
Jun 9, 2025 · 1:31:17
Andy and Van use the stones to visit Earth and talk about SGU 108: Time and 109: Life! But man, they do NOT agree!! Maybe they need to go back in time and try again...? Andy and…
May 26, 2025 · 1:13:09
Fleeing interplanetary loan sharks, Andy and Van hide in Lochley's shower stall, only to see things they really didn't want to see. It's the Lorkans and Loan Sharks episode!…
May 12, 2025 · 1:16:21
Andy and Van go dancing with Max in the backstreets of Mars, while Gideon is scaring the bejeezus out of everyone at the plague conference. Meanwhile, Lochley discovers another…
Apr 28, 2025 · 1:24:28
Andy and Van definitely escaped Earth BEFORE the plague hit! And that's the story they're sticking to, as Gideon and the Excalibur show up. In a little bit of a twist, Andy likes…
Apr 14, 2025 · 1:18:15
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…
Mar 31, 2025 · 1:12:34
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…
Mar 17, 2025 · 54:49
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.…
Mar 3, 2025 · 1:28:20
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.…
Feb 17, 2025 · 1:36:47
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,…
Feb 3, 2025 · 1:27:48
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…
Jan 20, 2025 · 1:14:33
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…
Jan 6, 2025 · 1:11:33
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…
Dec 23, 2024 · 1:14:26
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…
Dec 9, 2024 · 1:01:58
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…
Nov 25, 2024 · 1:42:02
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…
Nov 18, 2024 · 1:29:40
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.…
Nov 11, 2024 · 1:19:46
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…
Oct 28, 2024 · 1:32:52
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?…
Oct 21, 2024 · 49:40
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…
Oct 7, 2024 · 1:06:58
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…
Sep 23, 2024 · 1:44:49
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…
Sep 9, 2024 · 1:22:13
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…
Aug 26, 2024 · 1:30:25
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…
Aug 12, 2024 · 1:25:29
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…
Jul 29, 2024 · 1:16:00
Andy and Van have a few drinks with Mr Garibaldi before heading out to Centauri space to find out just what the heck's going on out there! Meanwhile, Lyta makes G'Kar an offer he…
Jul 15, 2024 · 1:29:37
Andy and Van take a break from Ranger training with Lennier to hack up a produce stand in the Zocalo! Yes, the final major plotlines of Season 5 are starting to come together...…
Jul 1, 2024 · 1:13:32
Andy and Van take a brief break from B5 to check out 2 more episodes of Stargate Universe: the two-parter 104 "Darkness" and 105 "Light." How will Andy react, never having seen…
Jun 17, 2024 · 1:39:12
Van and Andy are on the run from the Psi Cops! They've got 273 split personalities between them, and they're not afraid to use them!! Join the lads this week as they break down…
Jun 3, 2024 · 1:47:28
Andy and Van welcome Ta'Lon back to the station while buying Michael a drink or twelve. Ouch. Plus a discussion of exactly what type of governments the various B5 races actually…
May 20, 2024 · 1:27:09
Andy and Van have reached the conclusion of the Telepath Saga at last--and things go out with a bang! (I guess there WAS a Boom Tomorrow!) How did the lads feel the storyline…
May 6, 2024 · 1:16:47
Andy and Van escape from a long-forgotten prison cell underneath the Centauri Palace to bring you discussion of episode SOMETHING OR OTHER IN THE 500s (!!) better known as "A…
Apr 22, 2024 · 1:30:24
Andy and Van barricade themselves inside the recording studio after demanding a planet just for Babylon 5 podcasters! Unfortunately, Sheridan and Delenn don't seem to think we…
Apr 8, 2024 · 1:37:00
Andy and Van purchase a section of the station in order to talk to dead people! Or really just to Andy's cat, who shows up partway through to punch Andy in the face. Repeatedly.…
Mar 25, 2024 · 1:26:52
Andy and Van discover why the Hyach are dying out. DOH!! And Lyta lets a little secret slip, along with her clothes, and um well cough cough yeah.... It's a very interesting…
Mar 11, 2024 · 1:17:28
Andy and Van welcome Bester onto the station, to see if he will relieve them of some guests that have perhaps overstayed their welcome. Unfortunately, Sheridan demands that…
Feb 26, 2024 · 1:28:51
Andy and Van go off to Ranger Training Camp, but there's quite a steep Learning Curve between what they're expecting and what they end up with! Van has some strong words for…
Feb 12, 2024 · 1:12:36
Van welcomes Andy back from his bout with the Drakh plague, and the two of them offer their view from the gallery on A View from the Gallery. Thanks to all of our patrons for…
Jan 22, 2024 · 1:39:40
Andy and Van blow dry and gel their hair to talk about the TELEPATHS OH BOY WE ALL LOVE THOSE DARNED TELEPATHS DON'T WE as well as a little "mischief" by the Drazi! What a piece…
Jan 8, 2024 · 1:32:28
Andy and Van just have to find that one word to say, that will make this episode of the podcast go better. They will leave it to you, the listener, to decide if things totally go…
Dec 25, 2023 · 1:32:11
No, you haven't missed an episode! We promise! As we have discussed in probably WAY too much detail, the numbering goes all kerflooey at this point in the series. So "502" is the…
Dec 11, 2023 · 1:42:00
Andy and Van go all the way back to THE BEGINNING to review the first-aired TNT B5 movie that shows us how the story began prior to the events of Season 1--including tying John…
Nov 27, 2023 · 1:01:03
Andy and Van travel to Thirdspace to get the lowdown on--and deliver judgment on--the first of the TNT B5 movies to be filmed, prior to Season 5. This podcast is just one of many…
Nov 13, 2023 · 1:27:39
Once again, the lads have reached the end of a season of Babylon 5, and bring aboard Nathan Laws to provide a different perspective on it as they review the entire season as a…
Oct 23, 2023 · 1:24:43
Andy and Van take a week off from B5 so that Andy can watch the opening story arc of Stargate Universe (SGU). Will he love it? Will he hate it? What B5 character does he think…
Oct 9, 2023 · 1:10:48
Andy and Van arrive at the end of Season 4, with the special "replacement episode JMS produced to take the place of Sleeping in Light, which was moved to the end of Season 5.…
Sep 25, 2023 · 1:44:26
Andy and Van have handed themselves over to EarthGov and now they await their fate! Meanwhile Susan deals with what Marcus has done, Delenn plots galactic empire, and Bester…
Sep 11, 2023 · 1:35:17
Andy and Van arrive at the grand finale of the "EarthWar"/President Clark saga! And what a finish it is! How did they rate it? Did they find a "funniest moment" at all?…
Aug 28, 2023 · 1:31:39
Andy and Van are on the way to Earth, but they stop off on Mars to pick up a few friends. They also wonder who's going to break the news to Clark... and why on earth Major…
Aug 21, 2023 · 1:14:21
Andy and Van give their brief, spoiler-free reactions to the brand new animated Babylon 5 movie, "The Road Home," before sounding the Jump Gate sound and going full-on SPOILERS!!…
Aug 17, 2023 · 1:10:17
As a bonus for listeners of the White Rocket Babylon 5 Review Podcast, Van is joined by co-host John Ringer to discuss the amazing first 5 episodes of Season 2 of FOUNDATION on…
Aug 7, 2023 · 1:23:42
Andy and Van would like to offer you a sandwich. It's a nice sandwich. Just enough mustard. You know, the brown kind, not the yellow kind. Also, they will only tell the complete…
Jul 24, 2023 · 1:18:46
Andy and Van are confronted by the face of the real enemy at last--and it is some dude at Warner Brothers!!! Who knew?!? Join us as we look at this Garibaldi-centric…
Jul 10, 2023 · 1:21:29
Three times. Three times Mars has tried to kill Andy and Van. Not to mention Michael Garibaldi. And don't even get us started on Stephen and the telepaths. It's an unusual…
Jun 27, 2023 · 1:19:53
Andy and Van decide "Enough is enough!" and make their move to free Proxima 3 (while completely ignoring Orion 7)! Lots of discussion plus some great listener/patron comments…
Jun 12, 2023 · 1:28:42
Andy and Van kick Lyta out of her quarters just in time to take part in the (very abrupt!) Minbari Civil War. Man--who knows how long THAT's going to drag out! It could last…
May 29, 2023 · 1:35:38
Andy and Van try to prevent the Minbari Civil War by defending Ft Sumter from... no, wait, that's not it. They try to convince the Non-Aligned Worlds to let White Stars patrol…
May 15, 2023 · 1:23:52
Andy and Van react to Garibaldi being... nice?!... to a customer! Meanwhile, John "Harry Truman" Sheridan tries to turn B5 and the Rangers into the UN Peacekeeping Force, and…
May 1, 2023 · 1:09:10
Andy and Van journey to Mars to talk to the Resistance, while Delenn blows up bad guys and Ivanova starts a new TV hosting job! Thanks to all of our patrons for making shows like…
Apr 24, 2023 · 1:02:24
In separately-recorded segments, Van and Andy give their views on Season 4, up through Episode 10: What we expected vs how it's gone so far. Favorite thing so far. Least favorite…
Apr 10, 2023 · 1:11:45
Andy and Van take a slow boat to Mars to check in with Captain Jack and the Resistance, while Sheridan gets to yell "Woo Hoo" about... something...! Thanks to all of our patrons…
Mar 27, 2023 · 1:23:08
Andy and Van seek atonement for their dark secrets by reviewing Season 4, Episode 9: Atonement! What is Delenn's deep, dark secret--and should she ever share it with John?? Plus,…
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