Babylon 5 update for 11 - 20 - 2015
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.
Be sure to check out the rewatch info at b5_revisited and babylon5-love month signups. We need more signups for B5 Love Month, which is coming up in February!
Fanfic
Everyone Comes to Moe5 by A_Damned_Scientist ( Crossover with Farscape and Casablanca, crackfic, G).
Better than Nothing by SoloByChoice (Ivanova and Garibaldi, Teen and up.)
Talia Does a Cute by ChaseSpero (Talia/Susan, Gen).
How About Sugar? by ChaseSpero (Talia/susn, Gen).
The 5 Stages of Falling in Love with Talia by Chase Spero (Talia/Susan, Gen).
Ma’Krat Has Disappeared by Bearthsong (Original characters, T).
Fanart:
I only display a sampling of the latest from the artists. Please check out their pages at Deviant Art.
Three wonderful pieces by Jennifer Stolzer:
Babylon 5 favs group.
Londo and G’kar in Winter hats.
Londo and Adira Formal.
News:
Get all the B 5 and related news at ISN News: The Zocalo Today!.
--The Complete “Lost in Space: 50th Anniversary Edition” finds a home on HD and the photos are wonderful!
--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:
* Fanworks for 1 x 02 - Soul Hunter at b5_revisited.
* Recap and Discussion for Soul Hunter at b5_revisited.
*b5_revisited will begin a rewatch of Season 1 on November 2. 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!
* Babylon 5 Love Month Sign Ups are open. They will be open until January 31. Please promote this if you would. Banners can be found HERE.
jedi_of_urth rewatched Legacies this week.
Book reviews and discussion:
ruuger discusses Crusade: Behind the Scenes.
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.***
**November Birthdays! **
Robert Foxworth - November 1
Marjean Holden - November 3
John Vickery - November 4
Carolyn Seymour - November 7 (Senator Crosby in "Endgame" Season 4)
Damian London - November 12
Tracy Scoggins - November 13
Dwight Schultz - November 24
Louise Turenne - November 26
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. - November 30 (Missed greatly)
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/.
ICHIBAN CON 7
Dates: Dec 31 to Jan 3 2016
Place: Embassy Suites Hotel, Concord, NC
For more information, go to http://ichibancon.com.
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.
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.
GNOMECON
Dates: March 4-6, 2016
Place: Savanah, GA
For more information, go to http://gnomecon.org
TRIAD ANIME CONVENTION 5
Dates: March 11-13 2016
Place: Winston Salem Marriott, North Carolina
For more information, go to http://triadanimecon.com.
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/.
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
Send us your news~!
Be sure to check out the rewatch info at b5_revisited and babylon5-love month signups. We need more signups for B5 Love Month, which is coming up in February!
Fanfic
Everyone Comes to Moe5 by A_Damned_Scientist ( Crossover with Farscape and Casablanca, crackfic, G).
Better than Nothing by SoloByChoice (Ivanova and Garibaldi, Teen and up.)
Talia Does a Cute by ChaseSpero (Talia/Susan, Gen).
How About Sugar? by ChaseSpero (Talia/susn, Gen).
The 5 Stages of Falling in Love with Talia by Chase Spero (Talia/Susan, Gen).
Ma’Krat Has Disappeared by Bearthsong (Original characters, T).
Fanart:
I only display a sampling of the latest from the artists. Please check out their pages at Deviant Art.
Three wonderful pieces by Jennifer Stolzer:
Babylon 5 favs group.
Londo and G’kar in Winter hats.
Londo and Adira Formal.
News:
Get all the B 5 and related news at ISN News: The Zocalo Today!.
--The Complete “Lost in Space: 50th Anniversary Edition” finds a home on HD and the photos are wonderful!
--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:
* Fanworks for 1 x 02 - Soul Hunter at b5_revisited.
* Recap and Discussion for Soul Hunter at b5_revisited.
*b5_revisited will begin a rewatch of Season 1 on November 2. 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!
* Babylon 5 Love Month Sign Ups are open. They will be open until January 31. Please promote this if you would. Banners can be found HERE.
jedi_of_urth rewatched Legacies this week.
Book reviews and discussion:
ruuger discusses Crusade: Behind the Scenes.
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.***
**November Birthdays! **
Robert Foxworth - November 1
Marjean Holden - November 3
John Vickery - November 4
Carolyn Seymour - November 7 (Senator Crosby in "Endgame" Season 4)
Damian London - November 12
Tracy Scoggins - November 13
Dwight Schultz - November 24
Louise Turenne - November 26
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. - November 30 (Missed greatly)
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/.
ICHIBAN CON 7
Dates: Dec 31 to Jan 3 2016
Place: Embassy Suites Hotel, Concord, NC
For more information, go to http://ichibancon.com.
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.
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.
GNOMECON
Dates: March 4-6, 2016
Place: Savanah, GA
For more information, go to http://gnomecon.org
TRIAD ANIME CONVENTION 5
Dates: March 11-13 2016
Place: Winston Salem Marriott, North Carolina
For more information, go to http://triadanimecon.com.
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/.
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
Send us your news~!