Title: The Signal, Season 4, Show 17, September 23rd 2008

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" You're listing to the signal season four episode seventeen for Tuesday September 23 2008 I'm --"

" And unless. Half our show this week will be from our live show from dragon -- We mentioned in the last show that we had some technical difficulties. Luckily we had an audience member Craig who happened to record the show. Thanks to his recording and -- and his ability to pull the audio from the recording the first -- of our show will be released soon as -- super special shiny -- show the second half of our live show from -- actually be part of the show that you're currently listening to you. I'll had a great time recording it and hope that you have a good time listening to it we also want to make sure that everyone is going to podcast awards dot com and dominating us in the movies and film category. We apologize for the confusion we generated over the past two week rules changed and called us a bit by surprise and much confusion and seed. To repeat we are only eligible for the movies and film category. So that's the category that were asking for nominations it."

" If we get enough nominations will move on to the voting stage we will notify all of our listeners if and when that happens the -- forums and via our podcast. And also have something interesting coming out on the feed needless to say if you aren't subscribed to the signal feed now's a good time you can -- or any other -- catcher software to subscribing get a hold of us he tells her how to do that are on our website at W -- dot serenity firefly dot."

" Com we've got an announcement coming up later in the show for a fun contest will be running -- stay tuned meanwhile we'll get the show started with nick shaking things up they are reviewing the book called crooked little vain by Warren Ellis hope you enjoy it."

" Crooked little thing. Hello Warren. Reviewed by nick -- goods."

" Aren't going to let -- into a little secret. Broncos have a sense if you look on Imus said it was particularly unlikely secret. You've probably already worked -- yourself. But his worth repeating because I believe it's Keats once so many -- from so many varied in different walks of life different pages different cultures and languages. Love this thing cool -- fly. There's destruction of human often doll course subtle but sometimes -- about tunnel -- full of permeates the look of -- Sweden. Old given his in definable talked of joy in the intricacies of spoken language rocks up until he gives you smack in the face with the danger tragedy -- the situation. Are touched on this theme before the Broncos are perhaps more appreciative what some might consider unconventional in Cuba. Martha and ritual the mighty whoosh space today aimed at a few and a -- of fans off. I have been his appreciation extends to books as well as TV because I'm going to recommend the subject of this -- two years but don't think -- with sport to quote. I think this book -- my soul Warren Ellis is mapped -- the -- underbelly of America with a foreign has clarity the lunatics bleak. Funny inventive symbolized the appalling this book is damned -- on paint fumes. Thus fronts one -- Sweden in the globe on the back of this evil little black book. And it is a polling there -- scenes initial shock and possibly offend. -- before delivering a killer punch line or are you witching also would associate all coolness of has been said or that this happened because there is no alternative but to laugh like a train. It's a grownup book and the language reflects that vote to be honest the profanity by a fatherly shocking thing about. I'll be quoting from it says in the unlikely event that you can't handle PG thirteen the -- spaced skipped Indian. Warren -- is that kind of process. There is much anger and venom in what he writes times but it is usually to get you to think about the real issues. Sometimes that means making you -- for the sheer absurdity of things and sometimes you'll want to cry the inhumanity said casually displaced. Ellis is nuns clinic's front and I would yet again anyone who seriously interest in performance -- a medium to check out some of his will look. Trans metropolitan in particular is simply also mean viciously satirical and relevant and funny and insane. And he will spoke almost everything and terrific future on the news every evening in on him. Crooked little -- a slight departure from this in the at the strike novels essentially just crime mystery. Though there's little striped or square about. It is not perfect it is not a or at least the basic Crowe threw the story is -- I originally though. I've come across various motions of the road trip mystery before but I'm sure that Ellis is well aware of this. His good friend go off and did something similar with preach another comic epic that is equally terrific -- transmit out by now. But that's not the point. -- to Charles stories that can be identified as any number of basic traits but as the way that they uphold the terms of basic tale into a great story. Crooked little -- manages this since sites. It is immensely readable and or have you -- you have go to be shooting me. At numerous points along the way as well as make -- painfully hardened possibly feeling a little -- he has. Ellis pulls no punches and delivers some shocking Nevis and St. but I don't think he can be accused of going for the gratuitous gross out just the sight of it. Except when he doesn't -- just screwed. There's always a point and you'll find a -- noting of the underlying truth the war to a reading more than once. The first reading of this was simply the best thing I've read so far this year. It still makes you off on the second and his wealth but inevitably lacks some of the -- that makes -- such a roller coaster rock -- time. It is however a book on the troubled re read yet again over the coming years and enjoy it once more it's not a loan book I found at page two in the readable. I'm not going to go into winning the plot -- don't -- your -- this is the opening parent. Often it's also available on the books by -- vocal. It's available to -- both on Amazon com and Amazon book if you carry and the -- is actually cheaper in the current full quit. I open my oil crisis in Iraq taking -- in my coffee mug. There's a huge brown both the at a -- we've legs and beady black always from the secret -- knowledge. Making a smug confidence routed through several months I would fueled -- bargain hole in the wall where it's been below three months putting new ways screaming around. 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" And now you're listening pleasure to present part to the signal life from dragon con."

" As you said earlier this is the half of the recording to survive the technical issues and includes an interview with Scott -- from dark horse comics in another interview with artist decent home."

" I don't know I had questioned because I'm really thrilled about what happened on Friday. Okay and these really that the Allen and Nathan to handle on Friday and I was I whenever you know that that I ever heard but love me. And I don't -- that -- now would get ready to -- special thing. Yep. Yeah they are definitely saying things into -- I've ever. Okay."

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" Now let's see this is all -- if there tablet today. So where a Gorham work shopping care and maintenance of brass knuckles supposed to be it and done a meeting for yesterday. Opening panel on the risk management was a bit of a no brainer. Are threats always -- variable so. They ammo election you and it was this morning that was an all asks -- now. The knuckle duster care workshop is definitely blow to --"

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" Just before it actually it was right after the dvd came out there was a release party. My. My new bride at the time Knightley -- that's cool lives in the firefight shows. And I know the felt granite package brings them. So I put together a firefight John Kennedy have print. That is kind of the early version of that and so. Hundreds -- if you -- to me not. Self control. And and oh. I didn't I didn't drawing on. Other firefly cast and -- really liked it in the whole cat. So I continued to do that. When -- came out. I got the license. Just treasuries attitude and that has been a whole series of -- they've done but it firefight for an Israeli print and I've just finished it and this is speed things that are ready portraits set. And there's a little polish let's be done on have been pretty much done. So what if you like -- a I want -- Ariel you people out there and podcast people have for those that podcast win we have always will have links in the show and good. To all the -- If it could do overdone it you'll you'll information. Cool."

" Care and skill that's stuff I think that. About this that the carrier will strap everything got logo very cool."

" And this. This is the book itself because they realize there's ten -- and that's a Lotta -- they ask people to use out. But this is something that you can put your coffee table it put on your shelf or whatever and just. We just an electrical connector. So. He's got this really different kind of isn't that -- it it isn't the actual prints limited edition print and hundred of them are satisfied with this. The results of metal version without coming up later but for now this version of a lot more affordable. Those respondents -- captain. That each friend. Has a corresponding character page sketches I've done that the character. A comment that usually some other cast. Some of the characters that about that character within the show or movie and then just a few comments by me. And Nathan saw this account upon just got it immediately -- I was very flattered and then the I just sovereign and -- And they're like the that we love it overheated and admit that showed that he does it so where we're really happy about that. So there's there's a big -- hero. And you can come over and take a closer look. -- about the way it was a pain in the butt. I'd here on and it just wasn't Jane -- and it just and it it look like adamant you know who it is but it just did it. The -- that we I want you to want to used that completely you son. About the characters. And I even got that bad at one point and as I did that that quality that because Archie that the DS are yet it does looks sparky enough. And she was going to post for me that he is not a can't do it. I can't beat it carriage for just an instant either -- got not begin again or not. Does who has said. Well he yeah. But she sees if there's anything else I can do to help when he did chuck I just like watched chuck every time we had a good genes and -- stood out. And I kind of got it yeah -- Got river. Simon. It too much of the time here -- You want me remember -- it. That so it kill you know. By the -- each actor has. Gotten. The number one I just gave arena and -- they're number one of its limited edition of 300 each one Lani got the number one this. And it is hanging up corporate selling. This is a bonus prince not done -- black -- little bit let's do which is how cool this guy who. So you get the -- that. You get him. That final one was the first time showing -- I hope he's happy with it."

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" And the last. That the risk the characters that didn't quite make the grade but we all -- for oh here's well. And these -- Hughes and that success. Just hair. You can get it now. Where was we have a few left with -- shoot the show and I think they have. But for more and -- just over at the book -- them there. On -- and here's the deal there tourist guide for the -- to bring it outside the motor lobby on the lower floor marquee level. Yes and if you write the escalator you will EJ yeah a well laid out by the dealers Graham and if the elevators and escalators he's right there he added -- count. They -- these are available individually and they are available. -- as the set. Candle so it as an added that whenever you want if you just want closer look that work. Did you say how much. At the show we've got them for 325 they're a bit more on the line I think -- 425 online. But that's because each friend is 35 bucks. And then altogether puzzlement the bells and whistles but that's still fantastic bargain might think a lot. The prince of 35 on line but I'm on 25 here to. It'll break the drag. So we've we've run out of the firefly and I think we're also had a serenity here at the show. Those have been going fast that the pixel. Fifteen just. In the first hour of the points -- to firefighter. Some weather so popular first on -- did people to like it very flattering. Thank you click."

" Except were glad to have Scott Allie. Editor from our course comics with us today and we hope that you can now answer your questions about the upcoming shepherd's -- series force and anything else is going on over to our course. I just got an inherent -- first vote if you could just break this down a real quick synopsis. The upcoming shepherd tells comics and what we can expect to see in the first the first couple -- for the first issue really what we can expect the story to be like everything as much as you can tell us."

" You know not going to tell you anything so yeah sorry justice so what anti spoiler he he doesn't like -- he doesn't. It even do covers sometimes it's hard because we just we just don't want to give anything away. All really and about about the book series. Is that it. You know it takes place in the past it answers all your questions about the character. And we're going to yeah within the book with a series will reveal a lot of things about the character. We're just not really going to say anything about it until then. What I can tell you is at this point we don't know what's gonna come out. I'm supposed to get the whole outline for it blatantly the page by page outline for it. In September but I'm kinda doubt and that's going to happen because how difficult. How time can dreaming at all -- is former and am. So. We don't have if we don't have this absolute. The the ship its book arm on the schedule right now we're hoping to get it out. You know late winter for -- nine I mean like February or march but we just don't know yet. Fair enough. What some. What are some of the good experiences you can share with some good stories that you've had with Josh for film -- answering to do better days -- the last couple years. Well wouldn't work with job is. As I say and play any time I get asked a question working with just such a great education. One of the things that. Working with them on fray and working with -- money other comics who -- over time. I feel like I learned a lot of R rating but working closely with -- and be able to kind of get inside his process. And everything I learned about rating from just a try to apply to my other book suffering Intel boy -- the other things -- work on Michael -- academy. And stuff that are at myself. On -- easy need to think it's been so -- so unique is. His role as executive producer of the book his role working out the alliance with writers and -- in the script back and forth with the writers. Is this -- gives me an incredible lesson in how to edit the script. Working with Frankie -- like Brian. Brian is one of my ear comic book writers he's he's one of the best guys write comics today and are to be going through four issues of the script. Edited basically edited by Johnson written by Brian Indian in their for that process. You know you learn a lot about how to how to edit -- how to work with writers and how to get. The best out of somebody who is the best. How to -- in -- jobs can. Improve Bryant's game. You know that there's a lot from going there and you know. -- better days and -- it. This is somebody comes and I'm surprised apprised of where this story is going and moments from laughing out loud because of how I mean it's it is or just how well it works like I find myself laughing more. At the grave. Material than at the funny stuff because it's like oh my god that is going to destroy. The fans that's going to destroy there either that's that's what it's all about. And so there's some of that coming up and some of that that we've already done it that I might have known a year like the sassy thing and you vote pretty early in. They go yes people are going to get mad and they really did. But that's you know that's exciting and it's fun."

" Well we know done when he comes comics and graphic novels and everything that to him. Good writing is very important but they are or is also -- part of it too and -- we -- Joshua. That's really good writers out there this year. Georgia's Gentoo is here trying out with a and he is he is he helped out with -- tremendously. And that was hit a lot of good artwork goes especially impressed with is -- to better days covers and you know list if you could just tell us but the creative process a lot ideas go back and forth and you know -- really only puts his his self improve on that piece of artwork that goes on the cover. The serenity come."

" Yeah with the with the -- with the writers in almost every case -- coming at me with a writer almost every case. There's been a couple of exceptions. You know if not even note Tom with the artist is more 5050 with the artists it's more. He might have an idea or I have the idea or he described to me in great detail of what we're looking for artistically and then I'll throw -- people out of ultimately the choice ultimately the choice is almost always is. But there is a lot of back and forth we have Adam on the heredity covers. I'm that was entirely just his idea. -- and got to know each other pretty well through bunch of other other projects and Adam to the one cover. Forum. The rented the first or any trade. He. He just Newton knew each other pretty well and they had they thrown around the idea. There's an effort during the series we have the gimmick of nine covers and nine characteristic nine covers three for each issue. We didn't want to do that again because it would just be doing the same tag and it was such a big -- it would be real redundant. Of the two of them came the idea that the trip -- image and having at all linked up together. And so I'm not sure who was initially justice idea or out of his idea but I know the two of them talked back and forth a bunch but it before you -- came to me. I mean before the before the idea was -- to me. The the idea you know the two of them discussed a lot how beat up people should be hopped up -- should be in particular. That's I think the pencils that we saw. For the first cover patent. Pat now really. It it it hit the joker really well of like the big grin contrast with him. Being very beat up but -- it got too far away from -- who he is and administer this image too much who Shelly -- a period of -- back. So there was a lot of back and forth over the course of doing those three pieces. About him working out details in just giving him but about it at the bandages from out was. The thing I remember most clearly about just really really getting very specific about what he wanted to see. But yet three entire process it's me trying to pull it out Adam and working -- the scheduling and making sure that technically everything's working five. The concept of coverage -- statement every step of the way for other covers it's different. Sometimes which show on Buffy will just sort of -- what's happening at issue. And then she'll pitch clever ideas to us and if that's the case -- these little less clothes he continued to prove everything every step of the way. But he's not his hands on his like when human Adam come up with the idea and he's like -- to -- bandages. With -- if it's just like did just might be a little bit. More. More hands off. We the alternate covers the Georges does. That's always the case if we tell what's in the nation and he George is amazing we must cover art you might get. You might just get one cover sketch. -- many you're lucky get two or three different ideas with George will literally he he never numbers and it always does the alphabet with a and we always get. Down to like them and lower piece like there's always that many. And it's amazing that you just never get that much that many things choose from and generally -- Georgia's. There all you know you're talking -- thirteen totally different ideas. Rather than just like well here -- this character a little closer. So -- gives us a million things to choose from and then job. And -- Sierra stands the co writers there's correctness. Operator that issue. -- all kind of vote in generally deferred it to us I think on the latest one what are we doing a cover for right now. But -- 23. Is. I don't Arafat and on a -- of Buffy twenty threes Buffy and Andrew on a mission together and and so we we've -- Georgia's covers often are kind of silly ones like group. We kind of take a chance on him and so we do and some were sort of doing -- James Bond -- with -- I think it's funny and and Buffy as -- some tough recover. And yet -- give us you know fourteen different options for that. And I think ultimately be I think ultimately we just referred to George's and everybody had a different today we look toward his two when he wanted I think there. Great. Well coalescing want to ask -- warrantless sort of time is was that's part of -- country this weekend and so far."

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" I think lighten Canadian friend everybody. I'll be sure to tell that was good and -- I don't know you know actually it was when -- Powell's girlfriend Sam started doing the chicken dance in the middle of the drum circle last night. I have and we played -- stuck with an empty water bottle and every time we -- didn't want -- Landon either on some his header in a backpack so -- that was any you guys sorry that. So. Scott we really appreciate you come announced it into some really looking forward to the comics that you and just bring us in the next couple years we've really appreciate it thinks they."

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" Well thank you Cedric and thank you everyone for coming we have another great dragon -- life podcast this year so on the same time next year."

" You're listing to news from the verse brought to you by the signal. With dragon con in the signal summer break some of these news items occurred several weeks ago but we do want to Quechua. While speaking to MTV -- was asked about the question of a serenity steeple. He said that he would do it in a heartbeat but that there are currently no plans for a sequel. You'll stay in an interview with -- nine dot com which she talked about many topics including what you think -- is doing right now what it was like to gain weight for fire line in why she always seems to be tied up in Stargate Atlantis. Some video clips from the interview are available on -- Multi -- dot net reported that fox has delayed the fire flight MM OG the wood is still in the works the same company has announced that they are working on up -- the MM OG. There is a brief article at the TV guide Canada website discussing how genre shows like firefly far escaped in Jericho revived because of fan interest or support. Firefly ranked number seven on entertainment weekly's recent online list of the twenty greatest -- TV shows. You'll state has been nominated for chairman I Award the gym and I awards honor the best Canadian television -- is nominated for best performance by an actress in continuing leading dramatic role for her work in Stargate Atlantis the awards will be announced over several lights in late October and early November. And that's all the news we have for you today this is Kevin bachelor for the signal. Good --"

" Up next Mary treats us to review of the office. So. Review."

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" Efforts let me say that the office has not packing everything echo will enjoy. It's -- love it -- hate it kind of show and it's also gotten St. John. And it roots so I can get as many of the same sensibilities as I would appeal to -- audience it apparently appealed to just -- Directing episodes and the fourth season. I started off as a British comedy that did so well it was redone for American audiences. I've not seen the original -- can't compare. You'd every gets at least assist in looking at the American version. Centers around the employees and -- small picture business and Scranton Pennsylvania. And there rather mundane recline. At the office takes this concept and carries it to a higher level on full of intelligence arts character -- and humor. Even when it comes to healthcare."

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" At first you notice about the -- is that like it at assessing -- document the long it focuses. Interviews uncomfortable silences and no music or sound track. Like its violence in space on firefly. This last point especially is not willingly obvious and -- to the show's charm. But you don't watch yeah that's a stylistic choices you watch it for the character and my mail might do they grab your attention. You'll find out here in the shallow and no anti hero like firefly each characters on the sliding scale -- going to Tibet Nolan and he -- extreme. Michael Scott the boss thinks he is caring sensitive amusing and all around great. -- employees and the audience he allowed to root in appropriate man was so embarrassing it hurts to watch him. Far from being caricature. Of mention you get to see he's not just -- wants to be good boss and truly cares about his employees. -- doesn't know he has such skills. It was and he was as the agenda."

" We know he didn't."

" That is what I'm sorry I didn't get any agenda."

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" Like truth is the office -- Conflicting mile out Michael disdain that anyone else in his global beyond -- Okay first."

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" His main goal in life is to gain the approval of Michael and to advance in the country. His main oil is his co -- can't help."

" Any time Michael asks me to do anything I'm just telling the Deutsche. Right now this is just the job. If I dance and hire his company then this would be my -- And well there's this from my career. I have to throw myself in front of the train."

" Yeah its audience is key into ya probably the same mistress and our national. He's very intelligent and very bored and spends most of his days planning creative and entertaining -- antagonized -- There attraction provides much of the show's humor and drama thing about a practical joke."

" Is that you have to know when to start as well as when to stop there and yeah and Jim."

" There was a time to stop couldn't white's personal effects into -- Them through I'm sorry but because. I've always been your biggest --"

" Hostile welcome -- a bit. The does around here it is kind of right you used to have put him in custody -- hit eight people are. That's great I guess it what I am most concerned with is damage to company property."

" Our other windows into the office in the world and reality are -- tunes crash that's frowning -- receptionist. And Ryan knew that I was playing it cool trying to appear on the witness and the -- And in case I didn't say this before this office here. There are many other minor characters who publicly -- adding your own talents and embarrassing flaws to the panoramic view of the dysfunctional workplace. It sounds like a recipe for tragedy satire but that's probably get an office."

" Years ago apparently was on safari in Africa -- cousin. Fossil. Was on his trampled to death by a pack of what the peace. And we all. Ticket really tired. Of its kind in the audience. Of us. -- it would probably take -- right now I have to tell us."

" Like firefly. Is gets away with not being dark and sardonic. -- infusing heart and humor into the channel area. Even the most annoying and frustrating characters get their time to shine their moments vulnerability. After each cringe moment comes a laugh out loud one. Characters to hate -- if she -- a La and you can't help pitied him even when they get picked him up and start -- only caring for one or two character but after a few episode you can imagine the -- mall."

" You were here don't you want your insurance don't need it never been sick perfect immune system and well if you've never been sick -- you don't have any antibodies I don't need them. Superior genes and truth. And Spirit power -- concentration I can raise. And lower my cholesterol well."

" Why would you want to raise your classroom."

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" And the humor -- eighteen. And hard time pulling clips addiction because like remember some of the moment -- listening to the audio didn't give enough context. Acting and he'll use on the show -- incredibly it. The dialogue it's getting to the shows try to repair realism. Peoples and the ranking at the wrong time and don't always have the perfect answer -- on their top. So they say ten seconds eight. Did -- and with the all the same and the characters have wonderfully unique places. This is currently producing its fifth season and air on American television starting -- The previous four seasons can be found pretty much anywhere in the United States and also the more limited internationally. And since the show's only half hour long it's easy to Washington mall."

" Coming up next we're treating you listen music from author Stephen breast. Not only is he a great authored by the shiny musician as well. This song doesn't have anything to do with firefly per say except that it was created by Stephen Bruce. Steve and you will work Paul was the man we interviewed on the last show because it is fire flight now my kind of freedom. He's very talented man and has written many books but he also writes music. He is the CDS this particular song Cold War is bad is the only one which he makes available on line in full for the other songs in the album you can only get samples. So if you like this song Otis Stephens website dream cafe dot com. In -- you'll find out how you can buy the album. Enjoy."

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" I'm in the middle of listening to episode fourteen and I just started hearing Mary king's article I was so moved by the article and -- the player Starr at the -- Mary summed up so much of my feelings about firefly and serenity. I would love another movie or another TV shows set in the verse but I don't think it's going to happen part of the problem is the success of our beloved cast. Almost all of them have gone on to other great projects and won't be available any time soon. Our beloved creator himself is neck deep in his new show doll house I'm -- the feeling of the window for additional firefly is passed at least for the time being. If that is the case and for the sake of argument let's just say it is we have two choices. We can continue to love the show in -- all of our time attending conventions watching the balks at all over and over again and actively campaigning to get more more people watching the episodes in the movie. We can stay focused on the past. In the past is a good place it's a safe place it's comfortable -- We know the characters the stories we know that it won't disappoint us and we know that we can't get our hearts broken again. They've already -- just wants and we can take pride in the bronco community doing the impossible. The other choice is an -- we can branch out and support new material created by our cast and crew. This is scary because what if you start watching doll house and it's not a hit. What -- tickets canceled or even worse. It's not very good hard to believe I know but anything's possible. One of the reasons I watched a brick last year was because it had Adam Baldwin in the cast. I also watched heartland because of -- backer. Both of these shows today. Last but I'm still -- I watch them because I was there supporting the actors that they tried other things. As an aside daybreak is just begging for the signal to cover the secular view I really like those thirteen ups its. Summer -- has found great success has a powerful -- terminator but the good count in the Sarah Connor chronicles. And -- bounce back as part of the wonderfully sweet series chuck. We were able to -- captain tight pants as a different kind of hero injustice musical looked horrible. A verse is alive and well just in a different form. Supporting Johnson the other creative -- new endeavors not only gives us the chance to meet new characters and hear new stories. But it also helps us to get more firefly. What's that Hussein watching doll house -- chuck cant help us get more fire on. Well here's my reasoning the more successful or PDA has become the more power -- they will have in the entertainment industry. The more clone the greater the possibility that the studio come to jobs and ask him from will be idea and I'm betting you'll spot a little bit about a little more fire. Sorry for the rant but as this at the top of the email Mary's email it to court I think I'll go back to listen to the rest of the episode now keep hope alive Jesse Jackson. "

" Mary's editorial how it's firefly sparked off a lot of responses both from listeners and within the crew so thanks so much for those thoughts Jesse."

" And I have to say I have had the same thoughts and I hope your reasoning is sound -- I also hope that the more successful the stars and just become the more clout that they'll -- in the entertainment industry and then a sequel becomes you know profitable which means -- studios more liable to finance -- if they think it's going to make a profit so -- and with what Johnson just did with doctor horrible he showed how."

" With very little investment he can be profitable yeah studio involving backing that at all so it's -- it's a whole new business model."

" Yeah yeah."

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" signal crew. I want to take a moment that you guys know that the signal really helps me. A work weekends -- a very boring and repetitive job but I always have the hourlong signal shows to give me a place from a mind to escape to during the grueling work. Something I'm sure you'll be glad to hear if you haven't already is that cool blue dot com is hosting doctor horrible for free. Who's already hosting fireflies -- really love giving them support. Remember to keep next here compression coils. Wes cross white."

" Thanks west. Unfortunately after a brief period of international availability. Who lose on back to only streaming doctor horrible the USA based computers. If you know what you're doing there are always ways around that hopefully that'll be fixed --"

" I keep trying humans the people that I know at work in order to watch star a horrible. Mostly to watch -- on Hillary because it's easy and free and I've actually got a couple people to watch -- and they actually thanked me for introducing him -- who -- in general that's really cool I'm thinking -- going to have a doctor horrible screening -- next month and win every -- to get the numbers right -- it'll -- it'll be -- 315 minute -- you -- yeah who is awesome for that because they -- as a one -- long movie -- they have the individual sections so."

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" I think Korean and it failing in this next year -- recently discovered it while looking for something listened to I was on holiday actually add up and eat -- from great -- I'm actually amazed at how he managed to keep -- person -- percent -- and you in the -- Brad -- community are coming up with meat stuffed your audience -- speculation that. Pakistan that I love the -- site he section Austin badgers -- out. An Atlanta being able to keep up the news regarding all things -- I conversion story -- I'd rather listen massive Buffy man. I never liked him myself I got scared and I thought for the first time because I was really on time. -- then my brother told me about each -- I wasn't that excited because I thought it would be something along the same lines as Buffy imagine my surprise I discovered that it was attacked by west. Of course at that month straightaway. I asked I rather more about fact. And he told me that thinking. And -- just tad disappointed that lance. They came in I never actually salad in the cinema but it's it came out and eat eat eat at lax in celebrated -- still black. On the big screen this tell -- man is really big thank eighteen iceberg rekindling my passion for -- and being a brat since getting back from holiday at entity QMX -- and watch doctor wearable sing along black. Oxen and experts say they thinking -- to impersonate I can't keep fine in rough might eat."

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" I left Carrey in the policy game like giving announcements and I'm really entering that podcast I electric communications college. I have sneak this into the projects audience students -- been studying for years I can tell you that I was impressed at your production quality from the first time -- her -- about department's account. It -- Just like everywhere else I have a convergence story with -- about five or six years ago I met a wonderful family from Canada I -- it's wife and two children. They open house and family to me without expectation of return. Simply because they need to continue. Excuse me this concept is loving kindness. After 34 years I have decided to convert to gave them and the fame and each -- ready to relocate I spent even my time at their rabbi's wife he introduced me to act. Mind you when she says that where it's science fiction and west I can think about was the episode of Star Trek at -- her out. I watch -- opposite her interrupted by the usual -- issues that by now it was four children and not the original TU. By the time friend and her family had news I hadn't thought of the fact that I. After and that it can't just -- put out my adopted its Amy and Manning had to be Jewish myself. Not at not the box set as a way to remember and connect to his attack. And then -- I think that those conversions Ali speaking next in my mind and heart. Many of the actions committed by the serenity through violence that letting kindness like I got caught up it. Matt takes nineteenth heated simply because it's the right do you and it Nyhan is willing to stand up -- the supports time ever they get nothing out of it. But it's what needs to be debt. -- bank letter might be that but I wanted to share my story to you as everyone has right. Keep the very exciting in my neck at the main blitz Terry baker just another baker."

" Every one indeed has the story Terry we have more people got story segment coming up this season and thanks for sharing yours with Hamas. Next email is from Mike -- I'd like to talk about Josef -- she's one of my favorite characters on the show and that has nothing to do with my having a weakness for residents -- not at all. I believe she's the -- PDA each character that would be a best fit into the -- however not only is that not very likely but something that quite simply must not happen. If you accept the thesis that one of the reasons this ready crew work so well people together and as the show is that they are all reflections of some aspect of Mel. -- it's easy to see why you separate would fit into the crook the same trooper. Which you for shows up on serenity she appears as Hamas and wash that appearance later Chris false if she demonstrates that she's even less predictable and river. As a fighter she's almost as good as -- While you certainly can't beat him in a fair fight she can give him a run for his money. And she's even less likely to fight fair than Jane as a mechanic she manages to disable the ship in a manner that both -- and wash -- Monica. And when it comes to using her womanly -- She again draws admiration from a crew expert and -- And like Simon she proposes a crime that makes a real profit and finally passed his at least a shadowy as the shepherds. Looking over that list I have to consider that she may be the second best character to have my back going into an unknown situation. She brings all the crew skills to the table in one convenient package sure she's not as good as any one of them at their specialty. But if I don't know which one I'll need and can only bring one person -- Assuming a camper email of course it gets really inching when you consider how she is a reflection of men. I'd say she's the third most important such reflection the first two in no particular order -- Simon and book signing as a reflection of -- the ones. Mail before he lost his faith that serenity valley. Book as a reflection of mail that will be. Mail after he retains his faith. The movie actually shows us males -- to go down that path and that transition is much of what makes the movie what it is. Josef -- is a reflection of -- that could be. A mallet has lost not only his faith but also his sense of right -- As such -- fit right into the crook. Of course in spite of her impressive array of skills she has nothing to offer a review -- meaning she can do one of them can do better. Work yet she could easily bring out the reflection of her in camp causing -- to lose sight of what is right and what it's. And such your presents a huge potential risk not just to the crew but to the store. Which is why she must never become a part of the crew."

" An interesting take on new south bridge and the rest of the -- might just be the sort of thing is -- any role playing game."

" You know I've been thinking about Christina Hendricks a lot lately -- you're watching that men. Oh yeah I'm watching man admitted it is an awesome shows so I I recommend check -- she was on it's -- an interview on Chelsea lately. Really the -- and find that he has she's. She is pretty funny. She seems like a really nice person I know I mean I could use act breaches sort of one of the bigger minor characters in firefly. Kinda like right next to it."

" This going to badger yeah right up there at badger I think tank that had the series continued we would have seen a lot more."

" She'd made our may not have become a regular -- what one thing I think is great is that all of those major minor characters. Have had a big part to play in the face and all of those at present need -- good appearances a cons and really reached out to the -- yeah yeah until I like Mark Shepherd so much. Our final email is from holy mindless."

" Why you make me cry. Usually with Julie every cabinet says comes out. If it's not their real stories wonderful people it's the wonderful story it's unreal people if it's not half by a flight touched the lives of people with hope. Where the -- of people from where life story and yeah not cute -- the end singing along with the closing credits just gets me every time. Keep trying."

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