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FIREFLY EPISODE DISCUSSIONS

THE SIGNAL

POSTED BY: ENGINEANGEL
UPDATED: Friday, September 16, 2005 10:28
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Thursday, August 25, 2005 5:44 PM

hey travelers,

most of you probably know about the podcast "THE SIGNAL" but just in case i thought i would put it out there for anyone who doesn't know about it. It comes up once a week and is really cool and fun to hear. It has tons of different sections, including a "how to speak chinese" section. this past week they started to analyze the names of everyone on firefly with some awesome results, in my opinion.

Listen to it and live by it, travelers!

this is a good land. And we shall call it .... this land!

(grrrrrrrr---arggghhh)

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Saturday, September 3, 2005 7:21 PM

ENGINEANGEL

a special edition of THE SIGNAL:

hey travelers.
This is the halfway point of the signal. 8 episodes so far and 8 to go.

this week: - an interveiw with Jewel Staite
- lots of e-mail
next week: - the science of firefly: part two
- feature about "The Train Job"

thoughts from the interview with Jewel:
- i have comfirmed that Universal TOTALLY ROCKS!!!
- can you believe that Jewel was born in Canada?!
- a lot of shocks, scares, and suprises in Serenity (woo hoo)
- Nathan (stage name: Jonny Bravo) used to host a karaoke night (LOL)

goals: cast your vote for THE SIGNAL to promote Serenity
list the signal as #1 @ www.podcastpickle.com
www.podcastalley.com

any comments? share them travelers. i want to hear what you think and get this thread movin'. any intrestin' tidbits will do. i am going to keep this thread posted every week about the new episodes of THE SIGNAL.

and remember ... THE SIGNAL ...
Listen to it and live by it, travelers!!!

(grrrrrrrr---arggghhh)

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Monday, September 5, 2005 5:13 PM

MICHELLERAVEL

It's not only Jewel--Nathan is Canadian, too.

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Tuesday, September 6, 2005 3:53 AM

LHOWARD

I am one of the hosts of The Signal. Thanks so much for the enthusiasm and appreciation of our podcast. Five of our production crew were together at Dragon*Con last weekend and got to meet with a bunch of our listeners & other browncoats and it was fantastic. We're recovering, but should have our next regular episode out this Wednesday as usual.

The podcast is an audio show released in mp3 format that you can download and listen to on your computer, iPod, or anything else that can play an mp3 file.

Les

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Tuesday, September 6, 2005 5:27 AM

JAEDE77

Les,

You are the man!

Thanks to all of your staff at The Signal for putting out a project that I look forward to every week!! Insightful, funny, and enthralling!

“Can I suggest something that doesn't involve violence, or is this the wrong crowd for that?”
–Wash

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Tuesday, September 6, 2005 10:56 AM

SAKRYSTA

Hi Les! LOVE the show! I'm the Browncoat who started the cheering after you introduced yourself in the panel Saturday.

You guys do a FABULOUS job, and mucho kudos on getting all the shiny cast member interviews!

...still a little whimsical in the brain pan...

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Tuesday, September 6, 2005 11:49 AM

ENGINEANGEL

hey Les,

i'm really glad you responded. i just wanted to say that you and your staff rock!!! Please thank them for me for putting out such a wonderful and shiny show. your show helped Firefly become my #1 absolute favorite show.

ENGINEANGEL

rate this awesome podcast @

www.podcastpickle.com or
www.podcastalley.com

Keep flying travelers!!!

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Tuesday, September 6, 2005 5:25 PM

KBACHELDER

Thank you to everyone for all the very kind words.

Trust me when I say all your comments are greatly appreciated by the entire crew of The Signal. There is a very hard working crew of writers, editors, hosts and voice talent that are fans just like everyone else.

It was both gratifying and humbling to have so many Browncoats come up to us at Dragon*Con and say hello and thank us.

Remember that the ultimate purpose of the podcast is to help "spread the word" to as many people as possible. We ALL need to do our part to help recruit as many Browncoats as possible so the BDM will be a HUGH success!

For those who aren't familiar with podcasts please feel free to check out this helpful page on our website...

What is a Big Damn Podcast
http://signal.serenityfirefly.com/podcasting.html

Keep flying,

Kevin

Listen to "The Signal"...
the only podcast in the 'verse dedicated to Firefly & Serenity

http://www.serenityfirefly.com

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Wednesday, September 7, 2005 2:40 AM

LHOWARD

Thank you all again. We just feel that we are doing our part to support Firefly/Serenity and it is humbling to see the response we get from our listeners. We get good emails, but Dragon*Con was the first opportunity we had to meet our listeners face-to-face.

Quote:
Originally posted by Sakrysta:
I'm the Browncoat who started the cheering after you introduced yourself in the panel Saturday.

Does anyone happen to have an audio-recording from that session? I want to put that clip in The Signal.

Les

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Wednesday, September 7, 2005 8:00 AM

ILOVEFIREFLY

my sister and me listen to your show all the time and it would rock if you mentioned this on the next show

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Wednesday, September 7, 2005 8:11 AM

LHOWARD

The best way to get mentioned on The Signal is to send us an email. signal@serenityfirefly.com. Pre-recorded audio emails are the most likely to be published, but if you have an interesting Firefly or conversion story those are next in line.

Les

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Thursday, September 8, 2005 6:47 PM

ERICO

Quote:
Originally posted by lhoward:
Thank you all again. We just feel that we are doing our part to support Firefly/Serenity and it is humbling to see the response we get from our listeners. We get good emails, but Dragon*Con was the first opportunity we had to meet our listeners face-to-face.
Les

It was fun meeting you and Kari, Les! And thanks for the kind words on the podcast about the Big Damn Trailer, my site is smoldering from all the traffic you've sent this way.

Keep up the great work!

Eric

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Monday, September 12, 2005 3:37 PM

ENGINEANGEL

sorry for the late response. I've had sooooooo much work to do in the past week.

anyways, this is the 9th episode of THE SIGNAL. Both Les and Kari do this show at Dragon-Con. This is the first time that they've met in person.

this week: -in defense of the train job
- The Science of Firefly part 2
- "going down with the ship" music from "Out of Gas"

my views on "in defense of the train job":
1) you can't throw "the train job" out of the firefly line up because that's when Nishka first appears.
2) i loved the holographic window!!!
3) i loved the idea of a train being robbed from a spaceship.

news:
-Versal should also make a firefly game for playstation 2
-shiny: a firefly role playing game
-the new movie site: www.serenitymovie.com
-the 4th session of the River Tam file is out

chinese:
hoo dawn: bastard

My views on "The Science of Firefly part 2":
- he misses the point.

Inara meant to say that it takes less than a pound of pressure on a sharp edge to draw blood. She was implying that when she directed Mal's hand with the sword in it.
- I checked the defenitions of an amygdula and a hypocantis and he is right about those. it's vert intriguing. One reason Simon said the amygdala instead of the hypocantis might be that in the future and/or in the Firefly Universe, those two things could play a different role in the brain or they might have figured out that they were wrong before in the 21st century. If anyone knows why they did this or has any speculation, please reply.
- the reason Simon didn't put everybody else to sleep in OoG is because if he had everyone on the ship would have died anyway (no one would have been there to fix the ship or figure out a way to fix the ship)
- i agree with him about the whole Tracy situation.
- i don't believe that anything is impossible. Therefore, being a reader is not nonsense. everything cannot be explained by science!!!

Music section:
i love that piece of music!!!

miscellaneous:
- chris doyle's model of serenity out of lego:
go to www.serenityfirefly.com, then go to shownotes.
let me just say: it truly is shiny and awesome.
- i love the blue sun commercials!!!
- if you want to see THE BIG DAMN TRAILER go to,
www.ericolsenphd.com
- listen to podcast 411 if you want to hear Les and Kari be interviewed.

rate THE SIGNAL and promote "Serenity" @
www.podcastpickle.com or
www.podcastalley.com

... and give this thread your opinions travelers. i'm listening.

Remember ... THE SIGNAL ... listen to it and live by it travelers!!!
(grrrrrrrr....arggggg)

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Tuesday, September 13, 2005 1:50 PM

ILOVEFIREFLY

I agree that they should make a game for ps2 and that nothing is impossible. keep up the good work!!!

oh no fox and microsoft have merged, what will we do?

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Friday, September 16, 2005 10:28 AM

ENGINEANGEL

THE SIGNAL
Show #10 - September 14th 2005

THIS WEEK:
- Review of "Bushwhacked"
- What's in a Name, part 2
- the Ballad of Serenity, instrumental

MISCELANEOUS:
- Guess what: THE SIGNAL is now #1 now at BOTH www.podcastpickle.com AND www.podcastalley.com. Good job, travelers!!
- I feel like Firefly and Serenity is getting sooooooooo popular that I will soon be accused of cursing and saying words in Chinese just to go along with the crowd. LOL
- Serenity role playing game: really awesome but BEWARE: there are spoilers
- I’d also like to mention to people that there has been an article on Firefly and Serenity in the latest Entertainment Weekly – the September 16, 2005 edition.

REVIEW OF "BUSHWACKED”:
- a good review
- it’s sooooo funny that Wash’s interegation was completely improvised.
- I love River’s face and how she reacts to being out in space. (I also find Simon’s reaction funny – pure terror)

NEWS FROM THE VERSE:
- 12 new screenings of Serenity are taking place in the UK and Ireland
- see shownotes at www.serenityfirefly.com to view a new international Serenity poster
- 1 screening of Serenity has been announced for Austrailia
- the fan movie "Mosquito" is now available for download (see shownotes)
- the 3rd Firefly comic is out

HOW TO SPEAK CHINESE:
- didn’t speak Chinese – but talked about the Chinese writing
- looking at Jayne’s chest – I LIKE!!!! … oh wait – the shirts. Oh well.
o The shirt in “The train job” - it says "soldier"
o The shirt in “jaynestown” – it says "trouble maker" or "rascal"
o The shirt in “safe,” “out of gas,” and “war stories” - it says "the militant elves" or "the fighting elves" (… okay…) awesome: Jayne’s a fan of Lord of the Rings!!! LOL (lots of laughs) x DOWL (doubled over with laughter)
o The shirt in “heart of gold” - it says "perfect cat" (what?)
o The shirt in “trash” – it says "dumb as a wooden chicken paralyzed by fear" (oh yeah that’s Jayne)

GORILLA MARKETING SECTION:
- We still need to do our bit to market Serenity and Firefly.
- Use word of mouth and internet.

WHAT’S IN A NAME - part 2:
- recap:
o simon: “he who listens”
o zoe: “life-giving”o kaylee: “pure happiness”
o wash: “the washing stream”
- Shepherd Mariah Book:
o Mariah: “rebellious one” (Hmmmm)
- Jayne Cobb:
o Cobb: “whole” ‘head” - Jayne really doesn’t have a “whole head,” does he?
- Inara Sarah: (a very appropriate name for Inara)
o Sarah: “evening,” found in the word Saranade.
o Inara: “ray of light,” “lady of the sky”
- Mal Reynolds
o Reynolds: comes from Reganold - “strong ruler,” “strong counselor.” Also related to the name Renard: the fox that out-foxed the government.

if you have any ideas on these interesting names, please post a reply. i'd love to know what you think because i am very interested in analyzing them.

THE SIGNAL - listen to it and live by it, travelers.

Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal.
(grrrrrrrrrrr.....arrrrrgggg)

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