<Author’s note: In honor of our very special Pandora con guest, Jason Carter, I am jumping ahead in my articles to analysis the character of Marcus Cole.> Marcus Cole is a dichotomy among the people who inhabit the Babylon 5 station. A fierce fighter but a gentle soul, a roguish and charming flirt...

In many ways, the arch of the life of John Sheridan is the broadest, from warrior to diplomat to president and finally to messiah, of any of the inhabitants of the space station Babylon 5. Sheridan started out his EarthForce career as a young man and by 2243; he had risen to the rank of lieutenant commander...

We first encounter Commander Jeffrey Sinclair as he arrives to take command of the Babylon 5 space station, but  it is what comes before that truly defines the man’s life and in some ways, the whole series. Sinclair joined EarthForce in 2237 and by 2240; he was promoted to fighter pilot. This promotion...

Babylon 5 is an American space opera created by writer and producer J. Michael Strazcynski, who also wrote 92 of the 110 episodes that aired. He has said that it had “always been conceived as, fundamentally, a five year story, a novel for television.” It premiered on January 26, 1994 into direct...

The Bionic Woman is a sci-fi series that aired for eight episodes in 2007 on NBC. It is a re-imaging of the original series from the 1970’s starring Lindsey Wagner. That series was itself a spin-off of the Six Million Dollar Man, which spun out of the novel Cyborg by Martin Caidin. The character of the...

Flash Gordon is a science fiction television series that aired on the Sci-Fi Channel from August 10, 2007 through February 8, 2008. The series follows the adventures of Steve “Flash” Gordon who lives in Maryland with his mother and whose scientist father was lost in a mysterious accident when Flash was...

Automan was a science fiction show that ran for 12 (of 13) episodes on ABC from 1983 to 1984. It starred Desi Arnez Jr., Chuck Wagner and Heather McNair. It was produced by prolific television produced Glen A. Larson, who also produced the original Battlestar Galactica, The Fall Guy, Magnum P.I., and Knight...

Voyagers! is a science fiction and time-travel based show that ran on NBC for 20 episodes from October 1982 to July 1983. It starred Jon Erik Hexum as time agent Phineas Bogg and Meeno Peluce as Jeffery Jones. Bong is every bit the macho, swashbuckling hero who remembers time periods by the women more than...

The Flash TV series ran for one season on CBS from September 20, 1990 to May 18, 1991 for 22 episodes. The character of the Flash (Silver Age) first appeared in Showcase #4 in October of 1956. John Wesley Shipp portrayed the duo role of forensic scientist Barry Allen and the super powered Flash. Amanda Pays...

I know what you are thinking…”Why is this schmuck penning an article on convention tips?” “Wasn’t there an article just the other day like this by an ACTUAL comic publisher?” “Why should I even listen to him?” Why, indeed? Because I’m going to save your...