Frak This Podcast - A Battlestar Galactica journey

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Frak this Podcast! #6 - Act of Contrition 03/31/2025

Frak this Podcast! #6 - Act of Contrition Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 1, Episdoe 4: Act of Contrition - Following a hanger bay accident, Starbuck is tasked with training up a batch of new pilots, all while the whole episode for some reason thought it'd really help the story telling to cut in a whole bunch of flashbacks and flashforwards. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/35928395

Frak this Podcast! #5 - Bastille Day 03/24/2025

Frak this Podcast! #5 - Bastille Day Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 1, Episdoe 3: Bastille Day - The time has come to get the water the fleet needs, and it's going to be backbreaking work. Apollo strikes on the idea of offering reduced sentences (and possibly freedom) to prisoners, but when the offer is made a prisoner named Zarek complicates things with his very presence. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/35832055

Frak this Podcast! #4 - Water 03/17/2025

Frak this Podcast! #4 - Water Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 1, Episdoe 2: Water - The water reserves on the Galactica are sabotaged and Boomer may be in the middle of it all, even though she can't remember doing anything. Meanwhile Baltar stalls while trying to run from his self imposed responsibility of developing a Cylon detector, and Lee grapples with his conscience. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/35713200

Frak this Podcast! #3 - 33 03/10/2025

Frak this Podcast! #3 - 33 Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Season 1, Episode 1, 33 - The first episode of the series proper has the Galactica being relentlessly pursued by the Cylons, who show up precisely 33 minutes after each FTL jump. And we welcome special guest Dr. Erin Macdonald to the show! /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/35586725

Frak this Podcast! #2 - Battlestar Galactica Miniseries Part 2 03/03/2025

Frak this Podcast! #2 - Battlestar Galactica Miniseries Part 2 Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Miniseries Part 2 - The fleeing civilians reach the Galactica as the starship restocks its munitions to get back into the fight. Can President Roslin and Commander Adama agree on a course of action? Can the Galactica stand and fight against a Cylon fleet, and if not can it get away? And what the hell is going on with Baltar? Let's find out! /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/35464410

Frak this Podcast! #1 - Battlestar Galactica Miniseries Part 1 02/24/2025

Frak this Podcast! #1 - Battlestar Galactica Miniseries Part 1 Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time. Miniseries Part 1 - Before it was a full show, the Battlestar Galactica reboot was a miniseries. And while rebroadcasts aired it as one complete piece, it originally aired as two. So let's take a look at the first half and get a sense for what we're in for as the human created Cylons launch a deadly attack on their makers. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/35390990

Jumpgate #133 - Final Thoughts 02/17/2025

Jumpgate #133 - Final Thoughts Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5 and the Excalibur on its Crusade, taking in one episode at a time. We've finished all there is to see and now it's time to give our thoughts on the show as a whole before we move onto a new one. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/35288615

Jumpgate #132 – The Road Home 02/10/2025

Jumpgate #132 – The Road Home Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5 and the Excalibur on its Crusade, taking in one episode at a time. We've arrived at the (currently) final piece of Babylon 5 visual media, an animated time-hopping adventure that can't seem to decide if it's meant to be accessible to newcomers or just a greatest hits mix tape for the fans. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/35216220

Jumpgate #131 – The Lost Tales 02/03/2025

Jumpgate #131 – The Lost Tales Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5 and the Excalibur on its Crusade, taking in one episode at a time. When given the opportunity to make a Babylon 5 film for DVD, creator J. Michael Strazinski opted instead for a collection of two shorter stories. Fans appear not to have taken to them. Are these some overlooked gems? Let’s find out. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/35090315

Jumpgate #130 – The Legend of the Rangers 01/27/2025

Jumpgate #130 – The Legend of the Rangers Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5 and the Excalibur on its Crusade, taking in one episode at a time. Even with Crusade behind us, we have the pilot movie for another pitched spin-off. This one wasn’t picked up but we can still see what the set up was and get a sense of what the show might have been, for better or worse. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/35019445

Jumpgate #129 – Crusade planned episodes & series overview 01/20/2025

Jumpgate #129 – Crusade planned episodes & series overview Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5 and the Excalibur on its Crusade, taking in one episode at a time. Crusade is over, and now it’s time to take a look at the plans that never came to be and arrive at an overall assessment of this short-lived spin-off. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/34876455

Jumpgate #128 – Crusade: The Rules of the Game 01/13/2025

Jumpgate #128 – Crusade: The Rules of the Game Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5 and the Excalibur on its Crusade, taking in one episode at a time. Crusade: The Rules of the Game – Gideon tries to get Lochley’s help in getting permission to land on a planet with a potential cure lead, and the two flirt up a storm in the process. Meanwhile Max bumps into his ex and makes a bad situation worse, despite the failure of the episode to acknowledge that’s what he’s done. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/34646910

Jumpgate #127 – Crusade: The Well of Forever 01/06/2025

Jumpgate #127 – Crusade: The Well of Forever Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5 and the Excalibur on its Crusade, taking in one episode at a time. Crusade: The Well of Forever – The Excalibur is diverted from its species saving mission, because it’s a day that ends in “y,” but this time it’s because of their resident technomage. What a change of pace. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/34551670

2024 Wrap Up: The best shows, games, and movies 12/30/2024

2024 Wrap Up: The best shows, games, and movies Jessie and Vera are putting the journey through the universe of Babylon 5 on hold to talk about how the year has gone. Mostly in terms of entertainment, and a little about personal lives. Not so much about the state of the world… we don’t… we don’t need to go there. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/34641575

Jumpgate #126 – Crusade: Patterns of the Soul 12/23/2024

Jumpgate #126 – Crusade: Patterns of the Soul Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5 and the Excalibur on its Crusade, taking in one episode at a time. Crusade: Patterns of the Soul – The Excalibur is diverted again on a mission to recover possible infected humans from a would-be colony. Naturally there’s some shady stuff going on, and it’s not just the questionable acting choices. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/34491080

Jumpgate #125 – Crusade: Ruling from the Tomb 12/16/2024

Jumpgate #125 – Crusade: Ruling from the Tomb Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5 and the Excalibur on its Crusade, taking in one episode at a time. Crusade: Ruling from the Tomb – The Excalibur is diverted from its species-saving mission to… have the on-board doctor give a speech. Meanwhile Captain Gideon buts heads with Lochley from Babylon 5 because… just because. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/34464260

Jumpgate #124 – Crusade: The Paths of Sorrow 12/09/2024

Jumpgate #124 – Crusade: The Paths of Sorrow Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5 and the Excalibur on its Crusade, taking in one episode at a time. Crusade: The Paths of Sorrow – The crew find a mysterious alien which triggers a series of flashbacks to try and help the afflicted crew members forgive themselves, as well as give some background to the audience. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/34309390

Jumpgate #123 – Crusade: Every Night I Dream of Home 12/02/2024

Jumpgate #123 – Crusade: Every Night I Dream of Home Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5 and the Excalibur on its Crusade, taking in one episode at a time. Crusade: Every Night I Dream of Home – The Excalibur is put onto a secretive mission to try and bring about a new breakthrough in fighting the Drahk virus, one that will find several Babylon 5 alum on board the ship. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/34223115

Jumpgate #122 – Crusade: Visitors from Down the Street 11/25/2024

Jumpgate #122 – Crusade: Visitors from Down the Street Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5 and the Excalibur on its Crusade, taking in one episode at a time. Crusade: Visitors from Down the Street – The Excalibur encounters a ship in distress and a pair of aliens on board that speak English and seem to be aware of Earth, as it’s at the center of many a conspiracy theory. This makes more sense if you remember how big X-Files was in the 90s. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/34132951

Jumpgate #121 – Crusade: Racing the Night 11/18/2024

Jumpgate #121 – Crusade: Racing the Night Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5 and the Excalibur on its Crusade, taking in one episode at a time. Crusade: Racing the Night – The Excalibur finds what appears to be an abandoned planet rich in information, which almost seems to be too good to be true. Also there’s some information about the start of Gideon’s mission, because this was originally intended to be the first episode of the show. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/33974982

Jumpgate #120 – Crusade: The Needs of Earth 11/11/2024

Jumpgate #120 – Crusade: The Needs of Earth Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5 and the Excalibur on its Crusade, taking in one episode at a time. Crusade: The Needs of Earth – On the tip of a ranger, the crew of the Excalibur attempt to grab an alien fugitive who appears to be trying to sell his world’s greatest knowledge to the highest bidder. Cue a series of situations with no clear cut best answer, and also the best episode of the show so far. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/33757632

Jumpgate #119 – Crusade: Memory of War 11/04/2024

Jumpgate #119 – Crusade: Memory of War Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5 and the Excalibur on its Crusade, taking in one episode at a time. Crusade: Memory of War – The Excalibur explores a seemingly dead planet against the advise of their resident technomage, and deadly shenanigans ensue! /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/33757582

Jumpgate #118 – Crusade: Appearances and Other Deceits 10/28/2024

Jumpgate #118 – Crusade: Appearances and Other Deceits Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5 and the Excalibur on its Crusade, taking in one episode at a time. Crusade: Appearances and Other Deceits – The Excalibur comes across a mysterious ship with one survivor and a multitude of bodies, and the crew soon find themselves contending with the same threat that fell the previous ship. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/33636562

Jumpgate #117 – Crusade: The Long Road 10/21/2024

Jumpgate #117 – Crusade: The Long Road Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5 and the Excalibur on its Crusade, taking in one episode at a time. Crusade: The Long Road – The Excalibur is brought in to try and sort a dispute between an Earth Forces mining operation that might help the fight against the plague back home, and the residents of the planet. All of this is complicated by an old friend of Galen. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/33548582

Jumpgate #116 - Crusade: Warzone 10/14/2024

Jumpgate #116 - Crusade: Warzone Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5 and the Excalibur on its Crusade, taking in one episode at a time. Crusade: Warzone – The Excalibur assembles its crew for its mission to save earth, led by captain Matthew Gideon. They are then immediately diverted to save a jackass of an archeologist. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/33393892

Jumpgate #115 - A Call to Arms 10/07/2024

Jumpgate #115 - A Call to Arms Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. TV Movie: A Call to Arms - The Drahk plan to make their move as Sheridan oversees the launch of brand new ships, while a mysterious figure brings disparate folk together for a greater cause. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/33353577

Jumpgate #114 - River of Souls 09/30/2024

Jumpgate #114 - River of Souls Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. TV Movie: River of Souls – Sheridan is off the station, but that doesn't mean that there's going to be any less trouble. Lochley has to contend with the arrival of an academic carrying an item stolen from the Soul Hunters... and also a holographic brothel on board the station that she didn't know was there. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/33261957

Jumpgate #113 - Sleeping in Light 09/23/2024

Jumpgate #113 - Sleeping in Light Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 5, Episode 22, Sleeping in Light – In the final episode of the show proper, we get a 20 year jump to see where characters have ended up on the eve of Sheridan’s final day as foretold by Lorien. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/33123687

Jumpgate #112 - Objects at Rest 09/16/2024

Jumpgate #112 - Objects at Rest Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 5, Episode 21, Objects at Rest - Most of the remaining original crew prepare to leave Babylon 5 for the last time, but not before Lennier does something stupid. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/33015527

Jumpgate #111 - Objects in Motion 09/09/2024

Jumpgate #111 - Objects in Motion Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender take up residence on Babylon 5, taking in one episode at a time. Season 5, Episode 20, Objects in Motion - Garibaldi and Lyse prepare to leave but first have to figure out how to survive an assassination plan against them, meanwhile G'Karr deals with an unpleasant worshipper and Zach is actually kind of useful for once. /episode/index/show/councilofgeeks/id/32885737

Frak This Podcast - A Battlestar Galactica journey

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