Author Dodge Merrin
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The Humor of Babylon 5
Possibly the most important aspect of the characters in Babylon 5 that makes them so memorable is their sense of humor. It's certainly one of the biggest parts of the show that keeps me watching it over and over again.
*Babylon 5 created by J. Michael Straczynski
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Does There Ever Come A Time To Give Up? (Dodge Merrin Vlog 4)
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The main theme of my science-fiction miniseries revolves around the beliefs we hold and whether or not there ever comes a time to give up on them. Not change them, but simply give up and forget about them. In this video I talk a little bit about how I came to that theme and how I portrayed it in the books. What do you think? Never give up, or accept your fate? Share your thoughts! Amazon Page a...
Why Babylon 5? (Dodge Merrin Vlog 3)
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Why Babylon 5? (Dodge Merrin Vlog 3)
My Writing Process (Dodge Merrin Vlog 2)
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My Writing Process (Dodge Merrin Vlog 2)
I Finally Give a Proper Introduction
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I Finally Give a Proper Introduction
Embers of Hope Audiobook Teaser w/ Characters
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Embers of Hope Audiobook Teaser w/ Characters
Embers of Hope Audiobook Teaser
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Embers of Hope Audiobook Teaser
Cats Help Make Art
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Cats Help Make Art
New Books and More!
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New Books and More!
The Azul Guardians (S.T.A.R. Chronicles Faction)
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The Azul Guardians (S.T.A.R. Chronicles Faction)
The Imperial Star Knights (S.T.A.R. Chronicles Faction)
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The Imperial Star Knights (S.T.A.R. Chronicles Faction)
The Lost Histories of Humanity (The S.T.A.R. Chronicles)
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The Lost Histories of Humanity (The S.T.A.R. Chronicles)
The Time of Chaos (The S.T.A.R. Chronicles)
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The Time of Chaos (The S.T.A.R. Chronicles)
Origins of the Human Race (The S.T.A.R. Chronicles)
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Origins of the Human Race (The S.T.A.R. Chronicles)
The Pirates (S.T.A.R. Chronicles Faction)
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The Pirates (S.T.A.R. Chronicles Faction)
The Ordeon Empire (S.T.A.R. Chronicles Faction)
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The Ordeon Empire (S.T.A.R. Chronicles Faction)
The Vehlan Union (S.T.A.R. Chronicles Faction)
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The Vehlan Union (S.T.A.R. Chronicles Faction)
Aliens and MMA
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Aliens and MMA
Irresistible Force vs. Unmovable Object (Babylon 5 Fan Video)
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Irresistible Force vs. Unmovable Object (Babylon 5 Fan Video)
You Are Valued and Needed Here (Babylon 5)
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You Are Valued and Needed Here (Babylon 5)
The Final Siege (Audiobook Promo)
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The Final Siege (Audiobook Promo)
Pirate Turned General Inspires The Troops (Audiobook Teaser)
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Pirate Turned General Inspires The Troops (Audiobook Teaser)
Imperial Soldier Saves Little Girl (Audiobook Teaser)
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Imperial Soldier Saves Little Girl (Audiobook Teaser)
A Dream Given Form (Babylon 5 Fan Tribute)
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A Dream Given Form (Babylon 5 Fan Tribute)
S.T.A.R Trivia - Wendy's Meditations
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S.T.A.R Trivia - Wendy's Meditations
How Babylon 5 Inspired My Writing (Outlining)
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How Babylon 5 Inspired My Writing (Outlining)
Garibaldi's Magic Trick
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Garibaldi's Magic Trick
I Wander The Paths (Edited)
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I Wander The Paths (Edited)
The Geek and the Cool Guy (Stargate Atlantis Fan Tribute)
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The Geek and the Cool Guy (Stargate Atlantis Fan Tribute)
The Bear Deserved It
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The Bear Deserved It

Komentáře

  • @mpittard21
    @mpittard21 Před 22 hodinami

    Sorry, but I dont see it. THey were often shown in scenes together because of how adversarial they were (their races and government). Just never got the feeling they were particuarly friendly. Indeed G"kar seemed more sociable with Garibaldi.

  • @mikegammon1
    @mikegammon1 Před dnem

    this show would have been unwatchable without these two. they raised this show all the way up. I i loved it.

  • @TheMelbournelad
    @TheMelbournelad Před 2 dny

    One day BOOOMM

  • @themisspultone
    @themisspultone Před 3 dny

    For me my favourite was the breakfast, such wisdom on how to relax. Breathing in, breathing out, breathing in, breathing out ...

  • @KSMvidcast
    @KSMvidcast Před 3 dny

    Babylon 5 was one of the greats. The story was a slow burn, but that's what made it remarkable. It definitely doesn't get the credit it deserves.

  • @MisterMarin
    @MisterMarin Před 3 dny

    Minbari humor? Is it like Jaffa humor? 😛

  • @nitehawk86
    @nitehawk86 Před 4 dny

    The annoying computer was voiced by Harlan Ellison. :)

  • @moffant4916
    @moffant4916 Před 4 dny

    G'Kar and Londo arc is one of the best written.

    • @AuthorDodgeMerrin
      @AuthorDodgeMerrin Před 4 dny

      That is the subject of a video posting in the near future. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it when it does!

    • @craigs71
      @craigs71 Před 3 dny

      The story could be considered Londo's arc, there are so many well portrayed characters in the show and it's a shame we lost so many of them.

  • @moffant4916
    @moffant4916 Před 4 dny

    Loved this show

  • @DanaVastman
    @DanaVastman Před 4 dny

    The tears of Truth B5 wrenched from my soul... Help me know I'm alive... Few experiences came close. Thank you JMS for sharing such wisdom. It helped build my foundation

    • @AuthorDodgeMerrin
      @AuthorDodgeMerrin Před 4 dny

      I quote this show all the time. My favorite has to be, "Any Gropo who ain't scared is either dead or stupid."

  • @DanaVastman
    @DanaVastman Před 4 dny

    At nearly 75 years Young I will always hold B5 in my heart as the greatest excursion I've ever had the privilege of experiencing. So few have taken the journey And have no idea what they're missing... Thank you my friend

  • @dylaninnes8541
    @dylaninnes8541 Před 4 dny

    That bike probably has more power then a star fury

  • @gilliansmith6595
    @gilliansmith6595 Před 5 dny

    Nice one dude, There was more classic Garibaldi bits. He was laughing at Delenn and t popcorn, classic!😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @King_Cola
    @King_Cola Před 6 dny

    2035 .. Interesting

  • @boqndimitrov8693
    @boqndimitrov8693 Před 7 dny

    nothing happened keep calm.. BOOM! 😂

  • @boqndimitrov8693
    @boqndimitrov8693 Před 7 dny

    Ivanova + Talia= 🔥🔥🔥

  • @boqndimitrov8693
    @boqndimitrov8693 Před 7 dny

    even in old age delen could freeze anyone with a look! ❤

  • @chrispile3878
    @chrispile3878 Před 8 dny

    They were the 2 most interesting characters on Babylon 5.

  • @wesmartyn3829
    @wesmartyn3829 Před 10 dny

    I love her

  • @EGeraldhuebner
    @EGeraldhuebner Před 13 dny

    after treating Lyta Alexander wrong, using the telepaths only, the greatest mistake from Sheridan was not to destroy Alfred Bester as he was able for (blowing out from the sky)

  • @archapmangcmg
    @archapmangcmg Před 15 dny

    I think this is one of those scenes that many fans don't really _get_ what's fully happening. Those ships were sent out for political, not military, purposes. They wouldn't retreat without either prior orders enabling it or something they can say at their military trials was a sufficient cause. A few words from a Minbari diplomat wouldn't be a good enough guarantee for the officers on the spot to bet their lives on. Sure, they might believe the Minbari were serious but they couldn't trust that a vengeful court martial wouldn't say "Fuck that, you shamed Earth" etc and declare them guilty of cowardice and/or treason. So why did they retreat so quickly? Their superiors weren't 100% stupid. Alien interference was a blindingly obvious possible problem and they wrote contingency orders along lines of "If Centauri, Minbari or Vorlons show up to stop you, leave. DO NOT START A WAR." After all, even if that happens, they can (and did) spin this for xenophobic propaganda. Not as good as seizing the station but useful in its own way, especially as an ongoing "threat" to Earth.

    • @AuthorDodgeMerrin
      @AuthorDodgeMerrin Před 15 dny

      Good point! This leaves the captain/s just enough room to try a bluff like they did, but then upon getting called on it, clear on out of there. There does remain a possibility that they were more afraid of the Minbari than a court-martial, even a vengeful one. In that case, they have at least a slightly higher chance of survival, and a good captain would be willing to take that chance if it meant saving the lives of the crew who probably wouldn't be held accountable for following orders.

    • @archapmangcmg
      @archapmangcmg Před 15 dny

      @@AuthorDodgeMerrin Yeah, it's possible but.. it'd mean their superiors were idiots for not anticipating it. And such idiots are often vengeful idiots when they're exposed so... yeah, I both don't think that's what's going on and don't want that to be what's going on. I MUCH prefer competent people in my fiction!

    • @AuthorDodgeMerrin
      @AuthorDodgeMerrin Před 15 dny

      @@archapmangcmg Hard agree on having competent characters. Too many fiction stories rely on the good guys winning solely because the bad guys make stupid and/or arrogant mistakes. There are a lot of possibilities present in this scene, and your explanation is one I hadn't really considered. What we see in General Lefcourt later also provides it some extra credibility, but the only time I'm sure of something like this being one way or the other is if it's confirmed by the creator.

    • @archapmangcmg
      @archapmangcmg Před 15 dny

      @@AuthorDodgeMerrin oh true but JMS did have a fondness for competent characters, good and bad, and I like to hope he had the experience with the military, or just with CYA behaviour etc, that this was his intent all along. And it makes for a great Watsonian explanation even if it's not a true Doylist explanation.

  • @CarlosGomez-vt9pk
    @CarlosGomez-vt9pk Před 15 dny

    Great video! Sinclair is still my favorite by a country mile.

  • @AdventZZZx
    @AdventZZZx Před 16 dny

    Sounds like a riddle more than a poem: my answer would be a reader.

  • @ThePathStrider
    @ThePathStrider Před 16 dny

    You missed one of the best one from Season 5. "and if Garabaldi is killed?" "...Zack gets his room?"

  • @MDE_never_dies
    @MDE_never_dies Před 17 dny

    “This is the way it’s gotta be Chief. Don’t make a scene” “Me make a scene? What are you nuts?!” *Flips Table*

  • @evanraynolds8699
    @evanraynolds8699 Před 18 dny

    This is Harlan Ellison, the guy who wrote And I Must Scream and the voice of AM. i came here expecting AM, not this.

  • @HIOAZA1523
    @HIOAZA1523 Před 21 dnem

    Best bromance ever

  • @andrewshaughnessy5828

    Babylon 5 knew how to do strong female characters right. Lucasfilm and Marvel could learn a lot from this show. But they won't...😞

  • @msgtpauldfreed
    @msgtpauldfreed Před 22 dny

    Delenn's "Be somewhere else" speech is probably the most memorable in all of Science Fiction.

  • @jerrywinder7249
    @jerrywinder7249 Před 25 dny

    I have met claudia christian!!

  • @Grz349
    @Grz349 Před 26 dny

    It might not go in here but the moment G'kar buys him a drink in the early series, the look of horror Londo has, when he realises just how badly his actions have messed everything up. I think that's part of the moment when Londo realises that G'kar can be a good person.

  • @darylmorrell1187
    @darylmorrell1187 Před 28 dny

    The coolest part is when you finally understood.

  • @perfectsplit5515
    @perfectsplit5515 Před 28 dny

    I wanted to see the scene in Medlab with him and Dr. Franklin where he accidentally slips and nearly falls. "It's a good thing for second nature. If you had time to think about it, you probably would have let me fall and hurt myself." Dr. Franklin denied Bester's accusation and claimed that he cared about all his patients - telepath or not. Furthermore, there was no reason why his kind and Bester's kind could not coexist peacefully. I liked that scene because it showed Bester trying to rationalize all the evil things he did. He was looking for an excuse.

  • @perfectsplit5515
    @perfectsplit5515 Před 28 dny

    He was a really creepy and intimidating character. It seemed like he was always in control.

  • @rhiotre1958
    @rhiotre1958 Před měsícem

    Perfection! Love the song and the clip! "Vienna is behind me, you are in front of me. If you value your lives, be somewhere else!" to paraphrase Ambassador Delenn of Poland

  • @Raycheetah
    @Raycheetah Před měsícem

    Oh, my wife is gonna LOVE this one! =^[.]^=

  • @robertbusek30
    @robertbusek30 Před měsícem

    You forgot one great one: When a visiting official is trying to seduce Sheridan, a “hologram” of Ivanova appears to give a report. She ends it by saying, “Good luck sir, I think you’re about to go where everyone has gone before…”

  • @TheGrayfrog100
    @TheGrayfrog100 Před měsícem

    Two friends with differing passions, meet and create so much joy. I love this bit of B5. I miss these guys so much!

  • @Evil0tto
    @Evil0tto Před měsícem

    "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Nag"

  • @WhiteDragon689
    @WhiteDragon689 Před měsícem

    Ivanova can cook and eat modern girl bosses for breakfast and you still like her. She is the original boss girl who earned her keep.

  • @marsmech
    @marsmech Před měsícem

    me as a kid "oh cool they're talk about the present as history" me now "Did I just watch a hidden add in the show?".

  • @omsblackelf
    @omsblackelf Před měsícem

    Just to repeat to all those asking: nothing, absolutely nothing happened in sector 83/9/12!

  • @gilliansmith6595
    @gilliansmith6595 Před měsícem

    B5 had some V GOOD speeches

  • @cillianennis9921
    @cillianennis9921 Před měsícem

    I love how President Clark put Sheridan in charge of Babylon 5 because he thought from Sheridan's war record he'd be a anti-alien but ended up with a man so opposed to him that he basically gave power wait not He gave power to the very man who'd destroy him.

    • @AuthorDodgeMerrin
      @AuthorDodgeMerrin Před měsícem

      His record made him look like a hard-nosed jarhead. 😆

  • @jemal999
    @jemal999 Před měsícem

    is infinite time. You are finite. Zathras is Finite. This.... is wrong tool.

  • @jameslivingstone7428
    @jameslivingstone7428 Před měsícem

    you missed his speach about the noises out there distracting us, one of my ll time fvourite pieces of wisdom

    • @AuthorDodgeMerrin
      @AuthorDodgeMerrin Před měsícem

      True. Sometimes I even find myself wanting to be confined so I can get a break from all the noise and work on my books.

    • @GavinBisesi
      @GavinBisesi Před měsícem

      @@AuthorDodgeMerrin His speech about the source of divinity and the lantern on the wall needs to be in another video! G'Kar has so much to say, please do more

    • @GavinBisesi
      @GavinBisesi Před měsícem

      And Londo too

  • @permeus2nd
    @permeus2nd Před měsícem

    The Egyptian God of chaos is number one disciple. May he rest in peace😢

  • @billyost1479
    @billyost1479 Před měsícem

    Simply EPIC!

  • @MEEEPMEEEPMEEEPMEEEP
    @MEEEPMEEEPMEEEPMEEEP Před měsícem

    "What if I said I'd sprout wings and fly to New York, eh?" "In your case I'd say you were crazy. But if Sheridan said it I'd tell him to stop off on the West Side and pick me up some bagels!"