Podcasts about Shepherd Book

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Dr. Arles Shepherd has a secret she's kept for years. Even from herself. Now she must find the answers to questions she only vaguely knew she had for the chance to save herself—and someone she doesn't even yet know! www.jennymilchman.com

Dr. Arles Shepherd has a secret she's kept for years. Even from herself. Now she must find the answers to questions she only vaguely knew she had for the chance to save herself—and someone she doesn't even yet know! www.jennymilchman.com

Our discussion on the conclusion to the Firefly series: "Serenity"This week we catch up with the crew of Serenity in their feature film! Fortunately, this little show was blessed with the chance to tie up some loose ends. It ties up some of the, arguably, most interesting ends, however, we do wish they had a bit more time to focus on certain characters. We get cameos from a couple famous actors, and a visitor from Joss's sex bot closet. Shepherd Book still doesn't give us any of his backstory, but does teach us a thing or two about leaves, and Inara has learned some fancy incense tricks. And don't worry, everything's gonna be great.Want more content? Sing up for our Patreon! We've got 3 tiers of bonus content, including access to our Discord, early extended episode teasers, outtakes, watch parties, and of course, our Angel and Veronica Mars video reviews! patreon.com/bryanandstaceyDon't want to join Patreon? You can access our Veronica Mars content right here on our feed by subscribing for $5/month.Don't forget to check out our music video for "Getaway (Stars Hollow)" from super talented musical artist, The Other Realm. Check out his other music and follow him on social media @theotherrealmmusic.Introduction - 0:00Serenity Part 1 - 5:19Movies One of Us Has Never Seen - 29:09Serenity Part 2 - 44:20Next Time - 1:28:57 Follow us on social media for more Buffy/Gilmore content, and to see what other projects we're up to!YouTube:Bryan & StaceyInstagram:@gilmoreslayer/@bryanandstaceyTikTok:@gilmoreslayer/@bryan.and.staceyTwitter:@gilmoreslayer/@bryanandstaceyFacebook:Buffy the Gilmore Slayer/Bryan & StaceyEmail us at: bryanandstaceyreviews@gmail.comWebsite: bryanandstacey.comTheme song written and performed by @louiearonowitzSend us a Text Message.Support the Show.

Take our love, take our land, take us where we cannot stand. We don't care, we're still free, we review these flicks for thee...And this episode is no different with 2005's Sci-fi-Space-Opera-Action-Western film Serenity. One of the true first films our Terrific Trio viewed together way back in 2005. In this episode, they dive into a pre-established world of Serenity, a cinematic blockbuster that rose from the ashes of the short-lived, but perpetually-adored, Fox TV series Firefly. Listen in as the boys discuss the possibilities of Reaver Radio, the would-be casting of Nicholas Brendan as Malcolm Reynolds and who the fuck was Shepherd Book, anyway?

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Shepherd Book's past has long been shrouded in mystery. What happens when we untangle the threads of his memories? Find out on this week's In the 'Verse podcast #2.5. FireflyDrinkingSongs.com SHOW TIMES - Upcoming Shows, Marc and Mikey News - 5-Minute Plot Synopsis / Show Discussion - This Week's Songs SHOW NOTES MARC: Welcome to In The Verse, the podcast that makes music inspired by popular media.  I am Marc Gunn, the creator of the Firefly Drinking Songs show and host of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. MIKEY: And I'm Mikey Mason, creator of the Beer Powered Time Machine Podcast and currently the MIKEYtalks podcast. MARC: This is episode FIVE of our new 10 episode season of the In The Verse Podcast. Mikey: Since we ran out of episodes of Firefly to discuss and write about, we'll be finding inspiration in episodes of other media; TV shows, Comic Books, Cartoons, but probably not video games. MARC: As always, you can support us in this and other creative endeavors by supporting Mikey athttp://patreon.com/mikeymason/ MIKEY: And by supporting Marc at http://patreon.com/celtfather UPCOMING SHOWS & NEWS MARC GUNN OCT 14-16: MultiVerse, Atlanta, GA NOV 4-6: Conjuration, Atlanta, GA NOV 19: Three Taverns Brewery, Decatur, GA EVERY WEDS, Coffee with The Celtfather @ 11 AM ET. MIKEY MASON TsunamiCon (thought it likely will have happened before this airs) Oct 21-23 in Wichita, KS. Monthly online shows. October's monthly online show is set for Saturday, October 29th at 8pm EST at Twitch dot tv slash comedyrockgeek. I joined a band - the Meanies. Our first gig in the new form is the Halloween Party at the Fickle Peach, October 28, 2022 from 8-11 pm. BAND NEWS Marc: Kickstarter reached. Planning Celtic Christmas Podcast. Irish & Celtic Music Pdocast won 4th Podcast Award. Celtic Invasion Vacation for 2023 launched. New Brobdingnagian Bards song. Album Pin successes. Updated Pub Songs & Stories podcast format. Back from ALEP. Mikey: My Patreon patrons are still getting a new song EVERY Monday - that's 52 songs a year for as little as $1/month (though you're perfectly welcome to pledge more, if you can afford it and want to!) & MIKEYtalks podcast. Also The Passage: New Album. Dark, pagan-influences faerie tale album. Also Actual play podcasts and RPG worldbuilding content. PLOT SYNOPSIS & DISCUSSION MIKEY - The book opens at Haven Mining Colony moment's before Shepherd Book's death, then flashes back 2 years to tin interior of the Serenity, where Book has a conversation with Jayne about whether or not he'll go to hell, and then walk in on Mal and Zoe roughing up an arms dealer during a deal gone bad, whereupon he returns to his quarters to pray. MARC - Then the story flashes back 2 more years, to Southdown Abbey, where we witness Book's discussion with the Abbess about his decision to leave the Abbey and return to the world. As he exits the Abbey, he walks right past Kaylee who says, “You're coming with us.” MIKEY - Another ten years earlier, and we watch him get into a drunken brawl with an alliance soldier who recognized him. They fight, and the officer kicks him unconscious in the street. When he wakes, Book is in a shelter and has a spiritual moment over a bowl of chicken soup. He eats the soup and walks the streets, stopping under the neon glow of a cross, presumably over the door to the Abbey. MARC - Then, six years earlier, we witness Book as an Alliance officer, being harshly reprimanded for organizing an action that cost 4000 lives–the very action mentioned by the Alliance officer ten years later in the street fight. Book asks for investigation powers, to uncover the moles, but is stripped of rank and kicked off the Alliance vessel, an attempt to cover up their embarrassment. He is forced into an escape pod and jettisoned. It crashes on a nearby planet, and he stumbles across the sand, alone. MIKEY  - Four years earlier, we watch Book as an Alliance cadet, physically beating a prisoner during an interrogation while two officers discuss how driven he is, how tactically brilliant, and how arrogant. MARC - Four years before that, we see Book in street clothes, a long brown coat, fighting three alliance soldiers. He beats two of them easily, and tells the other to run. He then shows up at a resistance meeting where they're discussing getting an operative, a mole, into the Alliance to rise through the ranks and feed them information. MIKEY - Book volunteers, and they replace his left eye with a biomechanical robotic one, that secretly transmits everything he sees to them. He'll need a new background, though. His is too connected to the resistance, too traceable. He stalks and kills a young traveler and assumes his identity, the identity of Derrial Book. MARC - Six years prior, we watch a couple of young street thieves robbing a couple at gunpoint and then running from the police. One of them is named Henry, and he uses his skill and daring to escape, abandoning his accomplice. Later, in a diner, he is recognized by a police officer who receives his picture on a communication device while sitting next to henry at the counter.He reaches for his gun, but Henry has already drawn and cocked his own. “Don't,” he says. MIKEY - The exchange was observed by another diner, and afterwards, that man has a conversation with Henry in the streets outside, and hands him a flyer, trying to convince him to join the Independence movement. Henry declines, and returns to his apartment. From the stairwell, however, he sees a police team battering down his door to arrest him. He looks at the flyer for the Independence movement and slips out of the building, unnoticed. MARC - And finally, Ten years earlier, we witness young Henry returning home to a shabby, rundown apartment, expressing relief that his abusive father is asleep. He slips into a curtained off room and listens to music on headphones, finding escape. His father wakes and beats him, and then, when his father passes back out, Henry packs his things and leaves, determined to make a life for himself beyond his abusive father and poverty. THANK YOU PATRONS Mikey: Marc and I make our living as full-time musicians. We love creating this podcast and sharing our music for you. But it would be near impossible to release as much great music and podcasts if it wasn't for the generosity of people just like you. Marc: So if you enjoyed this show, please support what you love. Your generosity pays for the production and promotion of our music and this podcast. Mikey: Thank you so very much to the amazing Patreon patrons who help keep the music being made, my incredible Misfits, especially Ora M., Rev Chris Adotta Smith, Drk Unicorn, Amy Stuart, Michael Khandelwal, Josh Logan, Ame Morris, Les Howard, Brian Jackey, Jon Haight, John R Woollard. Scot Mealy, Scott & Melanie Wienhusen, Jeremy D Jackson and Jennifer Lewis Marc: I am extremely grateful to everyone who supports my Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. You are all so generous with your support. Thanks to my newest Patron: Ivan MacKillop, Don Rice, Antonya Pickard I also want to thank each of these top-tiered incredible patrons: Cecilia Fairley, Not Higgins, C.J. Taylor, Les Howard, Sarah Crockett, Bill Mandeville , Brian Morin, Carol Baril, Kurt Goodyear, Miranda Nelson, Luke Miller, Josh Brown, LauraMay Sorkin, James ODell, Eric Ray, Tim M. O'Brien, Troy Rodgers WHAT'S NEXT? The Doctor's Wife S6 E4 CLOSING NOTES Marc: Thanks so much for listening. You can download many of our songs when you sign up on our Patreon pages. Find out more about Marc Gunn and Mikey Mason and how to support our music on Patreon. Mikey: We would love your comments, suggestions, songs and lyrics or links to videos to share in the next show. Use the hashtag #InTheVerse. You can post them on the Blue Sun Tour Facebook page or email mikey@mikeymason.com Marc: In the ‘Verse was produced by Marc Gunn and Mikey Mason. Sign up on our website and find out more about us and the show at http://fireflydrinkingsongs.com

West Side Story meets the TV show Firefly. We're digging into fake gallantry, a duel with swords, and fighting back against those who feel the need to control others. It's all on Pub Songs & Stories #257. WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES I am Marc Gunn. This is the audio liner notes for the songs I record and play. The show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. If you enjoy this podcast and my music, please join the Club. You'll get 2-4 podcasts per month. You'll be able to download songs featured in this show, get occasional sheet music, and access to Coffee with The Celtfather video concerts. You get a lot for just a little, just $5 per month. And you can save 15% with an annual membership. Thanks to my newest Gunn Runners on Patreon: Rex H, Kathryn H, Timothy H, Bobby C 0:59 - WHAT'S NEW? My pizza stone cracked yesterday. I'm not really surprised. But I'm really sad. This is my first pizza stone. I didn't know how to cook with it when I started, let alone take care of it. And to be completely honest, I'm also a bit negligent on a lot of things. As I took the broken stone out of the oven, I carefully cleaned off the burnt cornmeal that remains after making pizza. I learned through trial and error that if you have cornmeal on the stone, the pizza slides off it easier. A lot of that cornmeal falls onto the bottom of the oven. What do I usually do with that cornmeal? I leave it there. I don't finish the job. It's sort of like the twisty tie that came off the finished loaf of bread. I saw it lying by the back door on the floor. Usually, I leave it where it lies in my home. I don't clean it up. But I picked it up yesterday. I'm still learning about personal responsibility. It's been haunting me a lot more as time goes by and our world becomes more partisan. It's the first stepping stone for communal responsibility. Something just as important, yet just as ignored. I understand better now. Picking up that twisty or cleaning up the stove is essential for the health of our home. It also means I have less time doing things I WANT to do. However, it could mean that the pizza stone that I loved might not crack. I wouldn't have wasted good money and added waste to our environment. Hm… I just finished re-reading Shepherd's Tale, the story behind Shepherd Book of Firefly. I feel this whole thought process is relevant. I'll let you know more when we publish the new episode of In the ‘Verse. In the meantime, I have a new Firefly song to talk about in today's show. But first, let's talk about upcoming shows. 2:50 - UPCOMING SHOWS SEP 10: Middle Tennessee Highland Games & Celtic Festival, Hendersonville, TN SEP 14: Coffee with The Celtfather SEP 22: Hobbit Drinking Songs Livestream @ 8 PM ET SEP 28-OCT 2: ALEP in Shakertown, KY OCT 8: Ironshield Brewing in Lawrenceville, GA @ 7:00 – 10:00 PM. OCT 14-16: MultiVerse, Atlanta, GA 3:58 - STORY OF FAVOR OF A DANCE “Favor of a Dance” is a single I released at the end of June. It features the music of Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, with backing vocals by Jamie Haeuser. I love the instrumentation that Vicki and Jonny added to the song. Jonny's guitar takes a big lead on it. And Vicki's flute playing adds a joyful, touch of brilliance. I liked the song before. But I love it so much more with those two playing along. The song is based on the episode Shindig, the 4th episode of Firefly. I originally wrote the song for the 4th episode of In the ‘Verse. That's a podcast I make with my friend Mikey Mason. I recommend you check out that TV and podcast episodes too, or at least the synopsis, if you want context for the song, but I'll share a shortened version for those who don't do that. I love the story of my song. “Favor of a Dance” is based on the episode “Shindig”. It's a love triangle about respect, rules, and kindness. In the episode, Malcolm Reynolds runs into Inara at a ball. She and her customer, Atherton Wing, are dancing. But despite his fake gallantry, Atherton proves himself to be the kind of man who believes in controlling women. Malcolm picks up on that and picks a fight with Atherton by asking Inara for a dance. This leads to a punch in the face and eventually a duel with swords. I feel like my story does a good job following the storyline of the episode. The first verse talks about the “social event of the season”. It talks about Mal's and Inara's joy of dancing, and ends with the hostile, controlling nature of Atherton. Verse two digs into that hostility. “His hand is tight around your arm”. I love that line. I have trouble coming up with good metaphors when I'm writing songs. Especially the initial drafts. I frequently add those in later, like I did here. I feel like this is a great line to show the mean nature of the antagonist. The last lines of the second verse dig into the rules aspect of the episode and how sometimes you have to break the rules to bring kindness to a situation. Each chorus has a slightly different phrase in it. “Give me the favor of a dance” was a line that Mal respectfully uses to ask if he can dance with Atherton's guest. And it's all done from the perspective of Mal. The third verse again continues the original story. Mal and Inara dance even though Mal is not a great dancer. But they have a nice time, at least until Atherton breaks up the dance and pulls Inara away from Mal. This is where the story for me takes a twist. The two main characters draw swords to fight. And thematically the song starts to remind me of West Side Story. If you haven't seen West Side Story, you're missing out. That musical was written as a modern version of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet. There are some brilliant musical-based, choreographed fight songs. In one scene, there's this big dance off. Lots of posturing, back and forthing as they threaten each other. This culminates in a big Rumble with even more fantastic dancing to music and then the death of one of the main characters. “Favor of a Dance” makes me think of those dance scenes. Except my song is doing the same thing, lyrically. So the second chorus talks about the animosity of Atherton. But it also uses the idea of sword-fighting as dancing. Or fighting as dancing. What is that, a boxing phrase, “you wanna dance with me?” That's how the chorus ends. You can hear a little grumble in my voice as I sing that one asking for a fight. The final verse announces the defeat of the antagonist. It uses the idea of a puddle of blood. But instead, I changed the line to a “puddle of shame” because in the episode, Atherton isn't killed. He's stabbed, because “mercy is the mark of a great man,” says Mal. Then he stabs Atherton a few more times and says, “I guess I'm just a good one.” The dance and the verse conclude. Our hero has won. But he doesn't feel like it. It just feels like a different game that people play. Different rules. A different world. Some people feel the need to control others, to install their own values on someone else. That is the opposite of kindness. People should be in charge of their own bodies. Their own lives. They should make their own decisions as long it doesn't affect another living, thinking human being. And yes, I am referring also to the right of women to choose what happens to their bodies too. They should have that individual right.  And not having legislators try to control and manipulate them through legislation. But that's a tangent. Ultimately, “Favor of a Dance” is about kindness and generosity. I took the idea of generosity from my friend Jamie Haeuser, who sings on the song. She has continually proven herself to be overflowing in generosity. She's one of the most generous and giving people I know. Whatever game we play, we should approach things through kindness and generosity. Whether that means not throwing trash on the ground or picking up a piece of trash someone else threw on the ground, so that our community is improved. That's one of the areas I'm still waking up to. We have some control. We can pick up stuff that we didn't toss, because it's the right thing to do to make our community better. Of course, it could be as simple as making time and taking better care of the things in our own homes, so that they last longer. They don't need to be tossed out like my pizza stone. We can take care of our world with kindness, generosity and respect for ourselves as well as for our community. 9:41 - “Favor of a Dance” by Marc Gunn with Vicky Swan & Jonny Dyer and Jamie Haeuser from Come Adventure With Me 12:37 - CLOSING I hope you enjoyed the song. “Favor of a Dance” will be on my next album, Come Adventure With Me. The album is on Kickstarter right now until September 11, 2022. So there's less than a week to go for you to support this album and the merch that I am fundraising for. Oh! FYI. There's a $100 level that pretty much has everything. That is your best option for this album. So please consider it. You can download this song as an MP3 when you join my Gunn Runners on Patreon. Finally, What are you doing while listening to this Pub Songs & Stories? I'd love your thoughts and feedback. So take a picture of yourself or where you are or what this story reminds you of. Post it on social media or email it to me. Use the hashtag #pubstories so I can find it and share your story. Thanks for listening to Pub Songs & Stories. The show was produced by Marc Gunn, edited by Mitchell Petersen with graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. You can subscribe and listen to the regular show wherever you find podcasts. You can also subscribe to my mailing list. You will get regular updates of new music, podcasts, special offers, and you'll get more stories behind several of my most-popular songs. And of course, please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Have fun and sing along at www.pubsong.com! #pubstories #westsidestory #shindigfirefly

In an excerpt from the Firefly episode, Michael and Alan debate the usefulness of the character Shepherd Book. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fandorium/message

Jacob and AJ go over "The Way of the Shepherd" in a book review format as it pertains to growing your leadership skills and being a Shepherd to your staff. The Way of the Shepherd: Seven Secrets to Managing Productive People - by Dr. Kevin Leman and Bill Pentak Purchase the book here : https://amzn.to/3uWiPKw Content PDF - Squarespace: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5df3bc9a62ff3e45ae9d2b06/t/5e666d696fd6b85c7febd057/1583770988443/The+Way+of+the+Shepherd+-+Leman.pdf Also, we want YOU to be a guest speaker and are looking for Partners, Supervisors, and Directors to participate in future episodes. If you are interested in appearing on The D.L.Rogers Podcast and sharing your story, email us at dlrogerspodcast@gmail.com Music: https://www.bensound.com

James Collins examines Psalm 23 through the understanding of the geographical, historical, cultural, literary and visual context of the Bible. Get your copy of The Shepherd BOOK and DVD HERE https://www.swrc.com/the-shepherd-book-dvd-combo-james-collins.html

Show Notes:- Oswald Bayer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oswald_Bayer- Living by Faith: Justification and Sanctification - http://amzn.to/2yXKrSC- Raw Live Kombucha (Cola Flavor) - https://organicsodapops.com/products/culture-cola-live-organic-raw-soda-kombucha- Kombucha - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombucha- Probiotics - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probiotic- Get Well Soon - https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=get+well+soon+roadkill+balloon&safe=off&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwihwfrS5JHXAhVn7IMKHeBSBYgQsAQIJg- He-Man - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dJolYw8tnk- Living by Faith: Justification and Sanctification- Chimera - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dJolYw8tnk- English bank notes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknotes_of_the_pound_sterling- Galatians 1 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+1&version=NKJV- Sharks - Morphine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnodNMK4veQ- Can't Buy me Love - Beatles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnodNMK4veQ- Abbey Road - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnodNMK4veQ- Eleanor Rigby - http://amzn.to/2ia0iTY- Here Comes the Sun - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGKPHFrHVVY- Dig a Pony - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGKPHFrHVVY- Cheez Whiz - http://amzn.to/2zVfpZu- Smoked Gouda - https://cheese.com/smoked-gouda/- Shepherd Book's death - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjYx2Q--kwg

In the ‘Verse is back with a brand new season. We're gonna write songs inspired by other shows and movies. Plus, we will take an in depth look at the Big Damn movie. Join us as we talk about Season 2. SHOW NOTES MARC: My name is Marc Gunn, the creator of the Firefly Drinking Songs show. MIKEY: And I'm Mikey Mason, creator of the Beer Powered Time Machine Podcast and currently the MIKEYtalks podcast. MARC: This is episode ZERO of our new 10 episode season of the In The Verse Podcast.. Mikey: Since we are, sadly, out of episodes of Firefly to discuss and write about, we'll be finding inspiration in episodes of other media; TV shows, Comic Books, Cartoons, maybe even video games? MARC: As always, you can support us in this and other creative endeavors by supporting Mikey at http://patreon.com/mikeymason/ MIKEY: And by supporting Marc at http://patreon.com/celtfather UPCOMING SHOWS MARC GUNN OCT 7: Browncoat Drinking Songs on Coffee with The Celtfather OCT 15-17: Multiverse Con, Atlanta, GA NOV 5-7: CONjuration, Atlanta, GA EVERY THUR, Coffee with The Celtfather @ NOON MIKEY MASON Tonight, October 2nd, I'll be doing 2 comedy shows at Origins Game fair in Columbus Ohio Thursday, October 7th I'll be at Sully's Comedy Cellar in Parkville, MD as part of the COMEDIANS OF THE GALAXY tour. BAND NEWS In the Verse can now be found at FireflyDrinkingSongs.com Marc: Finishing up Selcouth, out next year. Pub Songs & Stories is my other main podcast for my music. Subscribe at PubSong.com. Get MP3s on Patreon every month. Mikey: My Patreon patrons are still getting a new song EVERY Monday - that's 52 songs a year for as little as $1/month (though you're perfectly welcome to pledge more, if you can afford it and want to!) & MIKEYtalks podcast What's next??? TALKING ABOUT SEASON 2 We're gonna write songs inspired by some of our other fandoms. We'll start with the episode "Blink" from the TV show Doctor Who. We will announce each episode we plan to explore as we go. We also plan to watch the Rankin & Bass animated cartoon The Hobbit, an episode of The Mandalorian, more Doctor Who episodes, an episode of the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon from the 80s, an episode of Peaky Blinders and Ripper Street. Plus, we will write a song inspired by the graphic novel, Shepherd's Tale, about Shepherd Book and we will write a song about the Big Damn Movie, Serenity. We would love your help picking more episodes from some of these shows. If you have one that you think we should watch, drop us an email. THANKS Marc: I am ever so grateful for the kindness and generosity of Gunn Runners over on Patreon. Thanks to all of these patreons: Not Higgins, C.J. Taylor, Melinda & Jeremiah Westly, Sarah Crockett, Bill Mandeville, William McKissack, Carol Baril, Luke Miller, LauraMay Sorkin, Eric Ray, Alexis, Marie Alm, James Regan, Les Howard, Cary Whitney, Troy Rodgers Mikey: Thank you so so much to the amazing Patreon patrons who help keep the music being made, especially @oopswrongcookie, Amy Stuart, Michael Khandelwal, Josh Logan, Ame Morris, Les Howard, Brian Jackey, Jon Haight, John R Woollard. Scot Mealy, Randy Brown, Robin Abess, Scott & Melanie Wienhusen, Jeremy D Jackson and Jennifer Lewis   CLOSING NOTES Marc: Thanks so much for listening. You can download many of our songs when you sign up on our Patreon pages. Find out more about Marc Gunn and Mikey Mason and how to support our music on Patreon. Mikey: We would love your comments, suggestions, songs and lyrics or links to videos to share in the next show. Use the hashtag #InTheVerse. You can post them on the Blue Sun Tour Facebook page or email mikey@mikeymason.com Marc: In the ‘Verse was produced by Marc Gunn and Mikey Mason. Sign up on our website and find out more about the Blue Sun Tour at http://fireflydrinkingsongs.com  

This week. the lads really nerd out by talking about the character types you need to make a dream space crew/ Who would be the perfect crew for your space ship? We know it’s Shepherd Book, don’t @ us. 1:10 Godzilla Vs Kong 2:25 The Irregulars 10:00 Invincible 14:05 The Falcon and The Winter Soldier 27:35 Black Widow 29:09 Your Dream Space Crew Check out Ben's new ear porn. https://wordsthatburnpodcast.com/ Music by: stevenmcnulty.bandcamp.com Check out our website: www.seomrabeag.com/michaelandbenjaminspodcast New Podcast Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/CollectingIssues Now on Spotify! - open.spotify.com/show/0K6MUog02vHNqa2XL86Isa Contact us by these means: Twitter: twitter.com/MickandBen Insta: www.instagram.com/seomrabeag/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/mickandben/ Gmail: Michaelandbenjaminspodcast@gmail.com

Who was Book before meeting Mal and crew, how did he become one of their most trusted allies, and how did he find God in a bowl of soup? Answers to these and more questions about Shepherd Book's past are uncovered. Twitter: @comicrundown Instagram: @comicbookrundown Email: comicbookrundown@gmail.com Hosted by Joe Janero and Ron Hanes Edited by Joe Janero Theme song provided by one of the Sex Turtles (Joe Cubas) Find our t-shirts at Redbubble and TeePublic https://www.redbubble.com/shop/comic+book+rundown?ref=search_box http://tee.pub/lic/vBbIJZ4eLQ0

We take a detour with two short stories set in the Serenity universe. The first one is about a job that goes sideways, which let's be honest is almost all of them, while the second one is about the crew taking some time off. Twitter: @comicrundown Instagram: @comicbookrundown Email: comicbookrundown@gmail.com Hosted by Joe Janero and Ron Hanes Edited by Joe Janero Theme song provided by one of the Sex Turtles (Joe Cubas) Find our t-shirts at Redbubble and TeePublic https://www.redbubble.com/shop/comic+book+rundown?ref=search_box http://tee.pub/lic/vBbIJZ4eLQ0

It's a brutal showdown when one of Serenity's crew is taken captive and tortured. The gang must put their eduring differences aside and work together to save one of their own, even if it may mean losing the cash prizeof a lifetime. Twitter: @comicrundown Instagram: @comicbookrundown Email: comicbookrundown@gmail.com Hosted by Joe Janero and Ron Hanes Edited by Joe Janero Theme song provided by one of the Sex Turtles (Joe Cubas) Find our t-shirts at Redbubble and TeePublic https://www.redbubble.com/shop/comic+book+rundown?ref=search_box http://tee.pub/lic/vBbIJZ4eLQ0

The crew of the Serenity are on a short-lived vacation, where they explore thier fantasies and confront long-forgotten enemies. Twitter: @comicrundown Instagram: @comicbookrundown Email: comicbookrundown@gmail.com Hosted by Joe Janero and Ron Hanes Edited by Joe Janero Theme song provided by one of the Sex Turtles (Joe Cubas) Find our t-shirts at Redbubble and TeePublic https://www.redbubble.com/shop/comic+book+rundown?ref=search_box http://tee.pub/lic/vBbIJZ4eLQ0

This story picks up with Mal and crew on a heist that promises a big payoff. What's surprising is that this heist just might make good on that promise. Twitter: @comicrundown Instagram: @comicbookrundown Email: comicbookrundown@gmail.com Hosted by Joe Janero and Ron Hanes Edited by Joe Janero Theme song provided by one of the Sex Turtles (Joe Cubas) Find our t-shirts at Redbubble and TeePublic https://www.redbubble.com/shop/comic+book+rundown?ref=search_box http://tee.pub/lic/vBbIJZ4eLQ0

Just looking to earn themselves a little bit of peace on the edges of the galaxy, the crew of Serentiy have landed themselves in a big, fat trap. And while half of the crew falls into the trap here, the other half get attacked by the covert-operatives known as Blue Gloves. Do you have a story arc you'd like us to cover? Send us your ideas. Twitter: @comicrundown Instagram: @comicbookrundown Email: comicbookrundown@gmail.com Hosted by Joe Janero and Ron Hanes Edited by Joe Janero Theme song provided by one of the Sex Turtles (Joe Cubas) Find our t-shirts at Redbubble and TeePublic https://www.redbubble.com/shop/comic+book+rundown?ref=search_box http://tee.pub/lic/vBbIJZ4eLQ0

On the run and out of cash, the ragtag crew of Serenity take on a scavenger mission with the hopes of earning enough dough to disappear for a while. But an onld enemy is scheming to remake their acquaintence. Do you have a story arc you'd like us to cover? Send us your ideas. Twitter: @comicrundown Instagram: @comicbookrundown Email: comicbookrundown@gmail.com Hosted by Joe Janero and Ron Hanes Edited by Joe Janero Theme song provided by one of the Sex Turtles (Joe Cubas) Find our t-shirts at Redbubble and TeePublic https://www.redbubble.com/shop/comic+book+rundown?ref=search_box http://tee.pub/lic/vBbIJZ4eLQ0

The crew of Serenity once again find themselves broke and on the wrong side of a number of very large firearms. Elsewhere in the 'verse, someone is going to great lengths to find the Serenity and it's cargo. Do you have a story arc you'd like us to cover? Send us your ideas. Twitter: @comicrundown Instagram: @comicbookrundown Email: comicbookrundown@gmail.com Hosted by Joe Janero and Ron Hanes Edited by Joe Janero Theme song provided by one of the Sex Turtles (Joe Cubas) Find our t-shirts at Redbubble and TeePublic https://www.redbubble.com/shop/comic+book+rundown?ref=search_box http://tee.pub/lic/vBbIJZ4eLQ0

This week TV addicts Schmee and Riker review the pilot of Firefly, "Serenity" (FOX/Hulu). We discuss how well it did in defining the genre/conventions of the show, introducing its characters, how well it informed the series plot, and how well it hooked us to watch more! Firefly Opening Theme: https://youtu.be/o-sp68GjYL0 Psychotic Mal Prank Clip "Kaylee's Dead": https://youtu.be/kQtdfh2Uxoo?t=65 Follow us and let us know what you think! Twitter: @PilotsThePod Facebook: www.facebook.com/PilotsThePodcast Check out our website at www.PilotsThePodcast.com.

Comics in Motion is now a Humble Bundle Partner. This Week, Tony is joined by pop culture critic and all around smart guy JAC of I am JAC Musings to talk about Firefly. A new collection of all the graphic novel sequels to Joss Whedon’s hit television series Firefly and acclaimed film continuation Serenity. COLLECTING THE OFFICIAL SEQUELS TO THE HIT TV SERIES & FILM! Visionary writer & direct Joss Wheson’s (Marvel’s The Avengers, Buffy The Vampire Slayer) cult hit TV show Firefly returns in these official sequels, collected for the first time in a single volume. Discover new heists, new adventures and the secret histories of fan-favorite character Shepherd Book, as well as the covert operatives known only as the Blue Gloves. A star-studded group of creators including Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Chris Samnee (Daredevil), Fábio Moon (Daytripper), Georges Jeanty (Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season 8), Laura Martin (Astonishing X-Men, Star Wars), actor/comedian Patton Oswalt and more take the crew of Serenity on new adventures no fan can afford to miss! Collects Serenity: Those Left Behind #1-3, Serenity: Better Days#1-3, Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale, Serenity: Float Out #1, Serenity: Leaves On The Wind #1-6, Serenity: No Power In The ‘Verse #1-6 and more rare stories. Tony is supporting Loud Mouse Crew's new kickstarter. You can hear Thano’s first appearance on ICS here. Support Thanos’ new Kickstarter Dreamlands here. You can buy Bordershere. You can find out all the information about Loud Mouse Crew Comics here. If you want to talk with Tony about comics or to suggest any future shows, please connect with him on Twitter @Tricycleboombox. You can read his reviews of multiple Independent and DC comics at DC Comics News or at Fantastic Universes,You can find him online and send him an email at https://www.arfarina.com/. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/support

Hector takes a moment to read the Shepherd Book chapter from Faith & Fandom Book 7

A ruthless bounty hunter boards Serenity to retrieve River. But he's feeling a bit unwelcome onboard and find a very unique way of escaping. What are objects made of? What is real? What is right? We have a great time exploring the themes in the final episode Firefly for In the 'Verse: Song Crafting for the Firefly Universe. SHOW TIMES Upcoming Shows Our Browncoat News Review Songs from the Last Episode Five-Minute Show Summary Firefly Discussion This Week’s Songs SHOW NOTES MARC: My name is Marc Gunn, the creator of the Firefly Drinking Songs show. MIKEY: And I’m Mikey Mason, creator of the Beer Powered Time Machine Podcast and currently the MIKEYtalks podcast. MARC: This is part FOURTEEN of our 14 part series. We are rewatching episodes of Firefly. Our goal is to find themes and stories that we can write songs about. Mikey: The first six episodes were funded by Marc’s fans in his Gunn Runners Club. He hit a milestone which made this show happen. MARC: There are no more episodes of Firefly, and these last eight episodes were funded by Mikey’s fans helping him hit a Patreon milestone as well. But you can still support us in this and other creative endeavors by supporting him at  http://patreon.com/mikeymason/ MIKEY: And by supporting Marc at http://patreon.com/celtfather UPCOMING SHOWS FOR MARC GUNN JUN 11: Celtfather Live on YouTube @ 8:30 PM EST JUN 13: Quarantinapalooza @ 7:00 PM EST (I go on around 8:15) JUN 20: The Lost Druid, Decatur, GA @ 7:00 - 9:00 PM JUN 25: Tucker Brewing Company, Tucker, GA @ 6:30 - 9:30 PM JUN 28: The Courtesan & The Cabin Boy on Facebook @ 4 PM EST WEDS: Coffee with The Celtfather (*Season 6 - New Time!) at 11:00 am EST on Facebook UPCOMING SHOWS FOR MIKEY MASON Mikey does smarty Pants trivia every Tuesday from 7-9 pm EDT on Facebook BAND NEWS Two new Firefly videos: Reavers, Malcolm, Reavers, Tough Times Gunn Runners Club: completed special offer Mikey: My Patreon patrons are still getting a new song EVERY Monday - that’s 52 songs a year for as little as $1/month (though you’re perfectly welcome to pledge more, if you can afford it and want to!) Shades of Gray! What’s next??? REVIEW SONGS FROM THE LAST EPISODE Marc: By Amazing Grace Mikey: Ties That Bind FIVE MINUTE SHOW SUMMARY Episode 14: Objects In Space - Written by Joss Whedon PLOT SYNOPSIS (completely unedited version of wikipedia entry on it) MARC: As Serenity flies by a planet, River lies in bed listening to not-quite-audible voices. She arises and takes a walk through the ship's rooms and corridors, in her bare feet, encountering her shipmates in varied conversations with each other. Simon is relaxing with Kaylee in the common room, telling her an amusing anecdote about medical school. River suddenly "sees" them looking at her, with Simon telling her that he'd "be there right now", implying she is responsible for taking him away from his successful medical career. MIKEY: She then finds Jayne and Shepherd Book in the kitchen, where she "hears" Jayne repeat his confession to Mal about selling out the Tams on Ariel, and Book mutter an angry but cryptic statement hinting at his less wholesome past. River continues to wander the ship and is moved by the sound of ocean waves as Zoe and Wash passionately kiss on the nearby bridge. Above the cargo bay, as Mal and Inara discuss her impending departure, River sees their unspoken frustrations over their unrealized relationship. None of the people she encounters are aware of her presence - except when speaking directly to her - making it clear that this is River's mind "walking" telepathically through the ship. MARC: Fleeing the intense emotions, River runs down to the unoccupied cargo bay, where she spots a tree branch. She sees herself on leaf-strewn ground and picks up the branch, telling herself "It's just an object. Doesn't mean what you think." Suddenly, the real world returns, and she finds that she is holding one of Jayne's pistols while the crew surrounds her in a panic, trying to get her to give up the weapon. Mal takes the gun from her and discovers it is loaded and ready to fire. When Mal admonishes her for handling loaded weapons, River runs off, crying. MIKEY: As Mal comments on how alone they are, a small vessel closes with Serenity, aboard which is a man reviewing wanted bulletins for Simon and River. Meanwhile, the crew discuss the dangers of River's presence on the ship. When Zoe muses whether River has ever handled a gun, Kaylee reluctantly tells everyone about her experience during their assault on Adelei Niska's SkyPlex, when River killed three attackers with single shots with her eyes closed. The crew begin to speculate that River may be a "reader", having psychic powers, and though Simon objects, they begin to question whether she is a danger to them. While talking, the crew are being listened to: outside the hull of Serenity, the bounty hunter has left his ship and has tapped into the hull, and below the room, in the cargo bay, River is listening through the floor plating. MARC: Once the crew goes to sleep, the bounty hunter boards Serenity. He first encounters Mal, quickly knocks him unconscious, drops him into his cabin, and then locks the rest of the sleeping crew in their cabins. He surprises Kaylee in the engine room, ties her up, and threatens to rape her if she does not cooperate. Next, he disables Book with a surprise attack. Simon hears a noise and rises to check on his sister, only to be attacked by the stranger, who addresses him by name. The bounty hunter, Jubal Early, waxes philosophically on the nature of things while he demands to know where River is. Though Simon refuses to help Early, the bounty hunter threatens to kill him and rape Kaylee if he refuses, and the doctor reluctantly agrees. MIKEY: With Simon accompanying him, Early checks out the cargo bay and shuttles. When Inara tries to appeal to Early's emotional side, he smacks her across the face, and then locks her in her shuttle. The two men finally arrive on the bridge, where Early settles on a direct threat, announcing loudly to the ship that he will kill Simon if River doesn't reveal herself. River then responds over the ship's intercom, telling Early about how she was unwanted on the ship but could not bring herself to leave, so she simply "melted away", becoming part of Serenity. MARC: In the engine room, River's voice comes over the intercom, reassuring Kaylee and asking her for help. On the bridge, Early is skeptical about River's claim, but she reveals uncanny knowledge of the bounty hunter's own weaknesses. Early gradually starts to accept the possibility that River has joined with the vessel. Meanwhile, River sends Kaylee, who has freed herself, to unlock the cabins. Zoe begins to prepare an assault, but River insists that they do not use guns, and instead tells Mal of an alternate plan. MIKEY: On the bridge, River continues her conversation with Early, needling him about his violent tendencies and his past. Early realizes that River is not part of Serenity, but she has managed to sneak onto his ship, which puts him on the defensive. River reassures him that she will go with him as his bounty, as she is a burden on her shipmates, and her departure will allow them to get on with their lives. As Early starts to leave, Simon tries to stop him, but in the process is shot in the leg. Jayne wakes up and pulls the curtain off of his weapons compartment, but just uses it as a blanket and returns to sleep. Leaving Simon in the cockpit, the bounty hunter starts his EVA back to his ship, but finds Mal outside, waiting in ambush. Mal shoves Early off into space, before welcoming River back aboard Serenity. MARC: Later, in the infirmary, Simon instructs Zoe as she removes the bullet from his leg. Inara walks away from Mal as he tries to examine her cut lip. In the cargo bay, Jayne mocks Book's failure to defeat Early, despite "all them years of priest trainin'", and Book implies that he fought Early and only succumbed after a prolonged fight. Their friendship apparently restored after being damaged by the events of War Stories, Kaylee and River play jacks while Kaylee relates a racy anecdote from her past. River picks up and examines the bouncing ball, with its swirling, multicolored surface. MIKEY: Meanwhile, Jubal Early tumbles helplessly through space and says, "Well... Here I am."   NEW SONGS Marc: I am ever so grateful for the kindness and generosity of Gunn Runners over on Patreon. Thanks to all of these patreons: Angela Hughes, Troy Rodgers, Cary Whitney, Lilith Marek, Les Howard, James Regan, Marie Alm, Eric Ray, Alexis , Scott & Melanie Wienhusen, LauraMay Sorkin, Kurt Goodyear, Carol Baril, William McKissack, Sarah Crockett, Melinda & Jeremiah Westly, A. Murphy, Not Higgins Mikey: Thank you so so much to the amazing Patreon patrons who help keep the music being made, especially Robin Abess, Brian Jackey, John Haight, Michael Khandelwhal, Les Howard, Jeremy Jackson and Jennifer Lewis, Josh Logan, Scott Mealy, Scott & Melanie Weinhusen, John R Woolard. CLOSING NOTES Marc: Thanks so much for listening. You can download these demo songs when you sign up on our Patreon pages. Find out more about Marc Gunn and Mikey Mason and how to support our music on Patreon. Mikey: We would love your comments, songs and lyrics or links to videos to share in the next show. Use the hashtag #InTheVerse. You can post them on the Blue Sun Tour Facebook page or email intheverse@fireflydrinkingsongs.com Marc: In the ‘Verse was produced by Marc Gunn and Mikey Mason. Sign up on our website and find out more about the Blue Sun Tour at http://fireflydrinkingsongs.com/intheverse/

The crew of Serenity helps a Companion-trained friend of Inara when a local leader announces his plan to take the baby from a woman he impregnated. We talk about toxic masculinity, relationship complications, and strong women in this episode of In the 'Verse: Song Crafting for the Firefly Universe. SHOW TIMES 2:36 - Upcoming Shows 3:54 - Our Browncoat News 6:21 - Review Songs from the Last Episode 14:29 - Five-Minute Show Summary 20:15 - Firefly Discussion 43:39 - This Week’s Songs SHOW NOTES MARC: My name is Marc Gunn, the creator of the Firefly Drinking Songs show. MIKEY: And I’m Mikey Mason, creator of the Beer Powered Time Machine Podcast and currently the MIKEYtalks podcast. MARC: This is part THIRTEEN of our 14 part series. We are rewatching episodes of Firefly. Our goal is to find themes and stories that we can write songs about. Mikey: The first six episodes were funded by Marc’s fans in his Gunn Runners Club. He hit a milestone which made this show happen. MARC: There are still more episodes of Firefly, and these last eight episodes were funded by Mikey’s fans helping him hit a Patreon milestone as well. But you can still help us in this creative endeavor by supporting him at  http://patreon.com/mikeymason/ MIKEY: And by supporting Marc at http://patreon.com/celtfather UPCOMING SHOWS FOR MARC GUNN MAY 7: Internet Concert on YouTube @ 8:30 PM WEDS: Coffee with The Celtfather at 10:30 am EST on Facebook UPCOMING SHOWS FOR MIKEY MASON Uh… about that... BAND NEWS Pub Songs Podcast. “Cat Music… and Kilts” Mikey: My Patreon patrons are still getting a new song EVERY Monday - that’s 52 songs a year for as little as $1/month (though you’re perfectly welcome to pledge more, if you can afford it and want to!) And there about 3 albums worth of material I’m working on being able to release soon... REVIEW SONGS FROM THE LAST EPISODE Marc: Bright Side of Everything Mikey: Damaged Goods FIVE MINUTE SHOW SUMMARY Episode 13: Heart of Gold - Written by Brett Matthews (first and only entry in the Verse) It is the third of three episodes (Trash, The Message and Heart of Gold) that were not broadcast in the original 2002 Fox run. PLOT SYNOPSIS (slightly edited version of wikipedia entry on it) MIKEY: At a brothel in the middle of a barren land, a powerful man named Rance Burgess , accompanied by thugs, approaches the madam, Nandi , demanding to see a woman named Petaline. When Nandi denies the presence of Petaline, Burgess' thugs drag out Petaline, who is visibly several months pregnant, before Burgess, who extracts a DNA sample. He tells her he will return for his child if his test on the DNA proves the child to be his, threatening to cut it out of her if need be. MARC: Aboard the Serenity, Inara receives a distress call from Nandi, who it is revealed is a good friend of hers. After Nandi requests Inara's help, Inara goes to Mal. She explains that Nandi and the prostitutes who work in Nandi's brothel are not Companions, and are not protected by the Guild. After she relates their plight, Reynolds agrees to assist Nandi, but declines Inara's offer of payment for the deed. After Serenity lands near Nandi's ranch, Jayne takes advantage of the hospitality of the women there, while Shepherd Book joins some of the women in prayer, and Simon goes to examine Petaline, who will give birth soon. Reynolds gets to know Nandi, who explains the poverty that Burgess enforces on the locals. MIKEY: Seeking to size up his opponent, Reynolds, along with Inara, attends a public event attended by Burgess, not informing him of his alliance with Nandi. Reynolds speaks with Burgess, and even examines the high-tech laser gun that Burgess carries with him. Reynolds ultimately confirms Nandi's assessment of Burgess. After Reynolds and Inara depart, Burgess receives confirmation that he is the father of Petaline's baby. Returning to Nandi's ranch, Reynolds offers to evacuate the area with Nandi and her people, rather than face "a monster who thinks he's right with God" and who won't back down after only a single thrashing from some temporary help, but Nandi refuses to leave her hard-earned property and way of life. Reynolds, who admires her stubborn streak, reluctantly decides to stay and accept the challenge of defending the ranch. MARC: As the Serenity prepare for an attack by Burgess and his forces, Zoe has a tense conversation with Wash, in which she insists that they will have a child in the near future. Petaline goes into labour, with Inara, Simon and River at Petaline's bedside. Nandi and Reynolds also spend time together, during which Nandi inquires about Reynolds' relationship with Inara, and relates her own past, which includes the Companion training she shared with Inara on the latter's home world, Sihnon. She says that Inara was in the running to become house priestess of House Madrassa when she suddenly left, without explanation, to travel among the Alliance worlds. Nandi had left before then, however, straining at the restrictions of Companion life. MIKEY: She moved to this border world and assumed control of the whorehouse from its previous owner, who kept the employees there addicted to drugs, and in so doing, she improved life for the girls. Mal and Nandi gradually move toward sex, pausing only when Nandi says "I ain't her", which Mal deflects without directly acknowledging her implication of his feelings for Inara. MARC: Back in town, one of Nandi's girls, Chari, reports to Burgess on Mal's preparations, after which Burgess rallies his men, proclaiming women's ordained place as submissive servants to men, which he demonstrates by ordering Chari to kneel in front of him to do "a few more chores" in front of the crowd. MIKEY: The next morning, Reynolds tries to explain his night with Nandi to Inara, but Inara calmly tells him that there is no reason to be embarrassed about his sex life, and also thanks him for comforting her friend. Nonetheless, Inara subsequently sobs deeply in private, and Nandi realizes that there was more to Inara's feelings than she let on. MARC: Burgess's men attack the ranch, and a battle ensues, with the Serenity crew joining forces with the ranch's residents to fend off Burgess's forces. On board the Serenity, Wash and Kaylee  trap some of Burgess' men, who invaded the ship, though Wash realizes that in so doing, he himself has been cut off from the bridge, preventing him from responding to Reynolds' call to join the battle. As Petaline gives birth, Chari lets Burgess inside. He quickly storms into Petaline's room, taking her newborn son. When Nandi tries to foil the kidnapping, Burgess fatally shoots her in the abdomen. He is pursued, however, by Reynolds, who captures him and drags him back to the ranch, where Petaline, holding her son, whom she has named Jonah, executes him. MIKEY: Petaline tells the remaining thugs to leave, and orders the traitorous Chari to go with them, as she no longer has a place there. Following a funeral for Nandi, Serenity departs. Back on the ship, Inara reiterates her gratitude that Reynolds was able to comfort Nandi on what turned out to be her last night, but Reynolds can only regret his failure to save her. As Reynolds tries to broach the subject of his and Inara's unacknowledged feelings toward each other, Inara muses about how Nandi created a family, and how that kind of shared strength and love makes people never want to break away. She then informs him that she will be leaving Serenity. NEW SONGS "By Amazing Grace" by Marc Gunn Marc: I am ever so grateful for the kindness and generosity of Gunn Runners over on Patreon. Thanks to all of these patreons: Angela Hughes, Carol Baril, Eric Ray, Sarah Crockett, William McKissack, Alexis , Brian M, James O, Jan C, Josh B, Kate D, Kurt G, LauraMay S, Lisa D, Miranda Nelson, Tim O "Ties That Bind" by Mikey Mason Mikey: Thank you , as always, to my amazing Patreon patrons for helping keep the music being made, especially Robin Abess, Brian Jackey, John Haight, John Lach, John R Woolard, Les Howard, Jeremy Jackson and Jennifer Lewis, Scott Mealy, Scott & Melanie Weinhusen. CLOSING NOTES Marc: Thanks so much for listening. You can download these demo songs when you sign up on our Patreon pages. Find out more about Marc Gunn and Mikey Mason and how to support our music on Patreon. Mikey: We would love your comments, songs and lyrics or links to videos to share in the next show. Use the hashtag #InTheVerse. You can post them on the Blue Sun Tour Facebook page or email intheverse@fireflydrinkingsongs.com Marc: In the ‘Verse was produced by Marc Gunn and Mikey Mason. Sign up on our website and find out more about the Blue Sun Tour at http://fireflydrinkingsongs.com/intheverse/  

Saffron is back in the Firefly episode "Trash. Let's all get naked and sing songs inspired by this fun heist with everyone's favorite nemesis. SHOW TIMES 1:26 - Upcoming Shows 2:52 - Our Browncoat News 8:53 - Review Songs from the Last Episode 15:10 - Five-Minute Show Summary 20:09 - Firefly Discussion 43:02 - This Week’s Songs   SHOW NOTES MARC: My name is Marc Gunn, the creator of the Firefly Drinking Songs show. MIKEY: And I’m Mikey Mason, creator of the Beer Powered Time Machine Podcast and currently the MIKEYtalks podcast. MARC: This is part ELEVEN of our 14 part series. We are rewatching episodes of Firefly. Our goal is to find themes and stories that we can write songs about. Mikey: The first six episodes were funded by Marc’s fans in his Gunn Runners Club. He hit a milestone which made this show happen. MARC: There are still more episodes of Firefly, and these last eight episodes were funded by Mikey’s fans helping him hit a Patreon milestone as well. But you can still help us in this creative endeavor by supporting him at  http://patreon.com/mikeymason/ MIKEY: And by supporting Marc at http://patreon.com/marcgunnmusic   UPCOMING SHOWS MARC GUNN MAR 7: The Lost Druid, Decatur, GA @ 7:30 PM MAR 12: Internet Concert on YouTube @ 8:30 PM MAR 20-22: ConCoction, Cleveland, OH WEDS: Coffee with The Celtfather at 10:30 am EST on Facebook in January MIKEY MASON Feb 28-Mar 1 - the OTHER MarsCON in Bloomington, MN March 7 - Guardian Brewing Company in Muncie, IN Mar 13-15 - BFGCON in Frederick, MD Mar 20-22 - AnimaticCon in Cincinnati, OH NEWS Celtic Invasion of Italy Marc's New CD - Selcouth FEBRUARY ALBUM WRITING MONTH Mikey’s Patreon Patron Drive This is the first of the last four episodes of this series about firefly. Today were going to talk about trash, and the next three will be The message, heart of gold, and objects in space. And then we’re done. (Unless we do the big damn movie. Which we haven’t specifically talked about and wasn’t specifically within the purview or scope of the original intent of the podcast.)      In any case, four more songs and I’ll have my album, Shades of Gray, written. I’m still getting tracks back from musicians helping me with the final version of tunes: Lead guitar work from the incredible Trent Wilson from the Springfield, MO bands Transylvania and Big Damn Heroes, and keyboards from the amazing Sean Faust of New Jersey’s The Adventure Soundtrack. REVIEW SONGS FROM THE LAST EPISODE Marc: My Man Mikey: Stories of War   FIVE MINUTE SHOW SUMMARY Episode 11: Trash - Written by Ben Edlund and Jose Molina PLOT SYNOPSIS MIKEY: The episode opens in a desert, where a naked Mal sits on a rock, staring into the distance and saying to himself: "Yeah… that went well." MARC: During a cargo transfer 72 hours earlier, Mal meets up with Monty, a war buddy and fellow Browncoat turned smuggler. As Monty's crew unloads cargo, he tells Mal that he's gotten married, introducing his wife Bridget. "Bridget" turns out to be Mal's nemesis Saffron, and a fight breaks out between them. Enraged to learn of Saffron's double-dealing, Monty leaves without her, stranding her on the deserted moon where Mal is waiting for a pickup. Mal orders Saffron to walk away and be left behind, but reconsiders when she tempts him with the prospect of a lucrative heist. Later, Serenity arrives to pick up Mal and the unloaded cargo. Later Mal lets Saffron out of one of the loaded crates in the cargo bay. MIKEY: In the common room, Saffron describes to the crew her plan to steal a priceless antique laser pistol, the Lassiter, from Durran Haymer, a wealthy collector of Earth-That-Was artifacts. She claims a detailed knowledge of Haymer's security arrangements, but explains that the difficulty lies in getting the weapon off the estate, something Serenity's crew could accomplish. The crew is outraged that Mal has brought Saffron on board, but they reluctantly agree to the plan. MARC: Jayne is assigned to watch over Simon and River and keep them out of Saffron's sight. River worries about the situation, telling Simon she doesn't trust Saffron and that she knows Jayne had tried to betray the Tams to the Alliance. Meanwhile, Wash and Kaylee instruct Mal and Saffron to dump the collectible pistol, once they procure it, into an automated trash disposal unit, which Kaylee can reprogram to have the trash taken to a remote location where they can pick it up. MIKEY: Mal and Saffron enter the estate without difficulty. They find the room that houses the well-protected collectible, but are met by Durran himself. Durran rushes to Saffron and embraces her, calling her "Yolanda" and thanking Mal for bringing back his wife, who had apparently disappeared six years ago. Saffron insists that Durran provide some compensation for Mal's "rescue". Durran steps out to get reward money for Mal, to allow them to finish retrieving the pistol. As Durran reenters, he attempts to remonstrate with her, but Saffron knocks him out with a kick and leaves with Mal, who has discarded the antique in the trash chute after which they escape. MARC: Meanwhile, Wash has been hovering Serenity directly under the trash unit of Haymer's estate while Jayne retrieves the control unit and Kaylee reprograms it, clinging to the ship's hull. A delay arises during the windy EVA when Jayne is incapacitated by an electric shock, but Zoe helps Kaylee replace the control board just in time for the automated pickup vehicle to collect the trash unit. Jayne is dragged back on board by Shepherd Book. MIKEY: As Mal and Saffron fly toward the rendezvous in Isis Canyon, Mal continues to explore his theory that Durran was Saffron's true love and original husband. Saffron seems to become emotional, but when Mal is off guard, she secures his gun and takes him prisoner. Saffron orders Mal to disrobe as revenge for him seeing her naked in the episode "Our Mrs. Reynolds", and strands him in the desert before proceeding to the drop location. MARC: As Saffron searches through the garbage for the antique laser pistol, Inara emerges above her to taunt her with the weapon. The Companion reveals that she has been part of the plan all along, knowing that Saffron would get the drop on them somehow and arranging to beat her at her own game of deception. Inara remotely closes the garbage container to trap Saffron for the authorities to pick up later. MIKEY: On Serenity, the crew discovers that Saffron has again sabotaged their ship, delaying their trip to the rendezvous so that Kaylee can make repairs. Jayne awakens in the infirmary to find that Simon has medically paralyzed him to rest a spinal injury. Simon reveals his knowledge of Jayne's plan to sell out the Tams, but reminds him that Serenity's crew are a team, and that as Jayne's doctor he will never harm him. River, however, warns Jayne that she can kill him with her brain. MARC: Once repaired, Serenity makes it to Mal's location. Mal and Inara, having reached an understanding, trade jokes about the heist. Mal casually boards Serenity in front of his crew, still unclothed. Wash and Zoe are shocked by the captain's brazenness, but Kaylee cheerfully congratulates Mal as the ship lifts off from the desert.   NEW SONGS Marc: I am ever so grateful for the kindness and generosity of Gunn Runners over on Patreon. Thanks to my Glorious Patrons: Alexis, Angela Hughes, Carol Baril, Cary W, Eric Ray, James R., Les Howard, Lilith Marek, Marie Alm, Troy R, William McKissack Mikey: My Patreon patrons are amazing, and helps keep the music being made. Thank you to all of you, especially Robin Abess, Brian Jackey, John Haight, John R Woolard, Les Howard, Jeremy Jackson and Jennifer Lewis. CLOSING NOTES Marc: Thanks so much for listening. You can download these demo songs when you sign up on our Patreon pages. Find out more about Marc Gunn and Mikey Mason and how to support our music on Patreon. Mikey: We would love your comments, songs and lyrics or links to videos to share in the next show. Use the hashtag #InTheVerse. You can post them on the Blue Sun Tour Facebook page or email intheverse@fireflydrinkingsongs.com Marc: In the ‘Verse was produced by Marc Gunn and Mikey Mason. Sign up on our website and find out more about the Blue Sun Tour at http://fireflydrinkingsongs.com/intheverse/  

Join Mikey Mason and Marc Gunn as we discuss "War Stories" from Firefly. We're going deep with one of the most-emotional episodes of the series. I think I'm gonna cry. Yes, there might be tears... SHOW TIMES 1:23 - Marc’s Upcoming Shows 2:02 - Mikey’s Upcoming Shows 2:25 - Marc and Mikey News 2:53 - Review Songs from the Last Episode 8:12 - Five-Minute Show Summary 40:53 - This Week’s Songs SHOW NOTES MARC: My name is Marc Gunn, the creator of the Firefly Drinking Songs show. MIKEY: And I’m Mikey Mason, creator of the Beer Powered Time Machine Podcast and currently the MIKEYtalks podcast. MARC: This is part TEN of our 14 part series. We are rewatching episodes of Firefly. Our goal is to find themes and stories that we can write songs about. Mikey: The first six episodes were funded by Marc’s fans in his Gunn Runners Club. He hit a milestone which made this show happen. MARC: There are still more episodes of Firefly, and these last eight episodes were funded by Mikey’s fans helping him hit a Patreon milestone as well. But you can still help us in this creative endeavor by supporting him at  http://patreon.com/mikeymason/ MIKEY: And by supporting Marc at http://patreon.com/marcgunnmusic   UPCOMING SHOWS MARC GUNN JAN 24: Interstellar Ginger Beer and Exploration Co, Birmingham, AL JAN 25: Maggie McGuinness Pub, Huntsville, AL, US MAR 20-22: Cleveland ConCoction 2020, Aurora, OH, US MAY 14-17: California Autoharp Gathering, Dunlap, CA WEDS: Coffee with The Celtfather at 10:30 am EST on Facebook in January MIKEY MASON Jan 17-18 - Marscon in Williamsburg, VA And, online shows every month (don’t have dates currently nailed down for December or January yet, so… Check my schedule at mikeymason.com NEWS Celtic Invasion of Italy Marc's New CD - Selcouth   REVIEW SONGS FROM THE LAST EPISODE Marc: Keel Haul Y’all Mikey: Don’t Tell ‘Em What I Did   FIVE MINUTE SHOW SUMMARY Episode 10: War Stories - Written by Cheryl Cain Plot synopsis: Marc - Onboard Serenity, the crew bonds in many ways. Shepherd Book and Simon discuss the writings of a sadistic warrior poet, River and Kaylee chase each other through the ship, we learn that Jayne has purchased a crate of apples for the crew, which is uncharacteristically generous of him, and Mal and Inara have a terse discussion about a client of hers, a politician looking for discretion and privacy, and is coming aboard while they are on a planet selling some of their stolen medical goods. Mikey - Elsewhere, crime lord Adelei Niska is having another betrayer tortured, also alluding to Xiang Yu. An underling interrupts him to announce a nearby Firefly-class ship that might belong to Malcolm Reynolds. Wash learns that Mal rejected his plan to sell their stolen medical goods directly to doctors, rather than through middlemen, and they argue. Meanwhile, Book, Kaylee and Jayne get a glimpse of  Inara's arriving client, who turns out to be a woman, against the crew's expectations. Jayne utters the famous phrase, “I’ll be in my bunk.” Marc - Mal and Zoe learn that Wash changed the launch sequence on the shuttle so he could go with Mal while they make the drop. The tension between Wash and Zoe is obvious, and Mal eventually allows Wash to accompany him to make the exchange. Mikey - While Inara pampers her client, Wash, Mal, and their buyers are ambushed by Niska’s men. The buyers are all killed, Mal and Wash taken. Later, when Mal and Wash are late getting back, Zoe, Book, and Jayne head out to investigate, finding the bodies of the buyers and the merchandise left abandoned, with evidence pointing to an abduction by Niska. Marc - Mal and Wash are tortured by Niska as Zoe launches a plan to take the money they earned from their last heist to try and pay Niska off. This ploy doesn’t completely work, but Niska lets her leave with Wash and part of Mal’s ear. After Zoe and Wash reach the shuttle, Wash is resolved to rescue Mal. Mikey - The entire crew joins in on the attack, and eventually saves Mal, killing many of Niska’s men, but leaving Niska still alive. Simon reattaches Mal’s ear, and things go on, almost as usual, aboard Serenity.   NEW SONGS Marc: I am ever so grateful for the kindness and generosity of Gunn Runners over on Patreon. Thanks to my Glorious Patrons: Carol Baril, Les Howard, Cary Whitney, Angela Hughes, Lilith Marek, Troy Rodgers, William McKissack, James Regan, Alexis, Marie Alm Mikey: The generosity of my Patreon supporters is amazing, and helps keep the music being made. Thank you to all of you, especially Robin Abess, Brian Jackey, John R Woolard, Les Howard, Jeremy Jackson and Jennifer Lewis.   CLOSING NOTES Marc: Thanks so much for listening. You can download these demo songs when you sign up on our Patreon pages. Find out more about Marc Gunn and Mikey Mason and how to support our music on Patreon. Mikey: We would love your comments, songs and lyrics or links to videos to share in the next show. Use the hashtag #InTheVerse. You can post them on the Blue Sun Tour Facebook page or email intheverse@fireflydrinkingsongs.com Marc: In the ‘Verse was produced by Marc Gunn and Mikey Mason. Sign up on our website and find out more about the Blue Sun Tour at http://fireflydrinkingsongs.com/intheverse/  

It's time to head into the Black on The Movie Defenders podcast as we review and discuss Serenity! This time we have help as Patreon subscriber Mark helps us unpack and examine this incredible sci-fi film and franchise. We play many scenes right from the film as we talk each character and moment from the movie. But first we talk about rumors of Sony and Disney cutting a deal for Spider-Man, a new segment of Failure to Communicate, and we kick around our Top 5 picks for films that should have become TV shows!  So grab your favorite companion, get ready for a full burn, and aim to misbehave... let's do Serenity! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:18:42 Possible Sony/Disney Deal for Spider-Man? 00:22:51 Failure to Communicate 00:27:24 Top 5 Movies The Should Be Shows 00:45:58 Serenity Discussion Begins 01:11:02 Meet the Operative 01:24:28 Meet Serenity and its Crew 01:42:55 Kaylee in the Bar 01:56:31 Shepherd Counsels Mal 02:09:06 Mal & Inara vs The Operative 02:23:33 The Death of Shepherd Book 02:39:15 Reavers Origins 02:49:15 "I aim to misbehave." 02:55:26 The Battle in the Air Begins 03:03:19 The Death of Wash 03:19:45 Mal and the Operative | The Crew Battle the Reavers 03:28:02 Mal Defeats the Operative 03:34:35 The End of the Film

Andrea and Taylor chat about 'Safe', the Tams, the continuing mystery of Shepherd Book, and the wonderful directing (well, editing) of this episode!

Welcome to In the 'Verse: Song Crafting for the Firefly Universe. Here are some of the themes discussed in this episode: Spiderwebs, Good night kiss, and Our Mrs Reynolds SHOW TIMES 2:42 Upcoming Shows with Marc Gunn 3:29 Upcoming Show with Mikey Mason 3:59 Geek Music News 8:10 Marc’s Song: 9:29 Mikey’s Songs: 12:01 Plot Summary 14:42 Discussion of Episode 6 “Our Mrs. Reynolds” 38:41 Mikey's thanks and song 42:18 Marc's thanks and song SHOW NOTES MARC: My name is Marc Gunn, the creator of the Firefly Drinking Songs show. MIKEY: And I’m Mikey Mason, creator of the Beer Powered Time Machine Podcast. MARC: This is part six of our six part series. We are rewatching episodes of Firefly. Our goal is to find themes and stories that we can write songs about. Mikey: These first six episodes were funded by Marc’s fans in his Gunn Runners Club. He hit a milestone which made this show happen. MARC: There are still eight more episodes of Firefly. If you want us to finish out the series, like we do, make a monthly pledge to Mikey Mason on Patreon. Once he hits his goal, we will record eight more episodes! Go to http://patreon.com/mikeymason/ MIKEY: And I’m 97% of the way there! Of course, if you enjoy Marc Gunn's music, you can still make a pledge to support him at http://patreon.com/marcgunnmusic UPCOMING SHOWS FOR MARC GUNN Coffee with The Celtfather every Wednesday at 11 AM CST on YouTube Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co in Alabaster, AL on March 8 Celtfather Evening on YouTube on March 10 The Hangout in Gulf Shores, AL on March 17, St Patrick’s Day, with Kilted Kings Sherwood Forest Faire, outside of Austin, Texas on last two weekends of March w/Brobdingnagian Bards Brennan’s Irish Pub in Birmingham, AL on April 6 Interstellar Ginger Beer & Exploration Co. on April 19 UPCOMING SHOWS FOR MIKEY MASON Mar 15-16 - BFG Con in Frederick MD Mar 22-23 - FantaSci in Durham, NC Mar 29-31 - Planet ComicCon in Kansas City, MO May 3-5 - Penguicon in Detroit, MI May 10-11 - VisionCon in Springfield, MO May 31-Jun 2 - ConCarolinas in Charlotte, NC And, online shows every month (don’t have dates currently nailed down for Feb/March yet, so… Check my schedule at mikeymason.com GEEK MUSIC NEWS Marc’s Special Offer on Patreon yielded 36 new Heroic Patron. Learned a LOT about Patreon once again. I also accidentally deleted my $1 level, which was a good move. I’m now making over $1000 per month on Patreon! Marc Finished his new CD, Heroes. And it’s fantastic. Great proof of concept too. Next up for Marc is working on the Brobdingnagian Bards next album. July Kickstarter. Blue Sun CD on Sale at the beginning of APRIL Mikey is recording a new album now. The Varlots! REVIEW SONGS FROM THE LAST EPISODE Marc: “Like a Big Damn Hero” Mikey: “Safe” FIVE MINUTE SHOW SUMMARY Episode 6: Our Mrs. Reynolds - Written by Joss Whedon Plot synopsis: Marc: Transporting some goods from one location on Triumph to another, the crew is set upon by bandits. One successful gunfight later and they’re dancing and singing in a nighttime celebration. Jayne is given a rain stick, and Mal has a wreath of flowers placed on his head, given wine to drink, and pulled to dance. Mikey: After Serenity is underway again, Mal encounters a stowaway in the cargo bay. The young woman Saffron informs him that she is his wife. Shepherd Book reads up on the local customs and informs Mal that he had inadvertently taken part in the local marriage ritual by accepting a wreath of flowers, drinking her wine, and dancing together. Marc: Mal has a heart-to-heart talk with the woman. Despite Mal's encouragement to be her own woman, Saffron cooks him a meal and offers to wash his feet. Jayne attempts to trade his favorite gun, "Vera", for Saffron, but Mal turns him down. Mikey: When Mal enters his quarters later, Saffron manages to kiss him. However, her lips are covered with a narcotic which renders him unconscious. Saffron heads to the cockpit and tries her wiles on Wash. When she is unsuccessful, Saffron knocks him out with a kick to the back of the head. Marc: She quickly takes control of the ship, setting it on a mysterious course and sabotaging the controls, then welding the door shut behind her as she leaves. Running to a shuttle to escape, she meets Inara and tries to seduce her too. Mikey: Inara plays along to buy time, but the alarm goes off. Inara compliments Saffron on her skillful lying. After dodging a kick from Saffron, Inara rushes to Mal after Saffron claims that she is Malcolm Reynolds' widow. After Inara finds him only unconscious, she kisses him, then collapses after calling for help, another victim of Saffron's drug. Marc: After breaking into the bridge, Kaylee and Wash are able to restore only the navigational system. They are headed straight for a "net". Book explains that the net will probably electrocute everyone inside, leaving the ship to the net's operators. Mikey: Mal has Jayne shoot a crucial part of the net with Vera, shorting it out. Jayne also ruptures the window of the net's control compartment, ejecting the two men inside into space. Marc: Later, on a snowy world, Mal bursts into Saffron's cabin and, after an unsuccessful attempt to get some answers, knocks her unconscious. Mikey: Back on Serenity, Mal presses Inara for an explanation of her supposed dizziness. Inara thinks Mal knows about the kiss and agrees to "not play" with him, but Mal reveals he thinks she kissed Saffron. NEW SONGS "Good Night Kiss" by Mikey Mason "Spiderweb" by Marc Gunn CLOSING NOTES Marc: Thanks so much for listening. You can download these demo songs when you sign up on our Patreon pages. Find out more about Marc Gunn and Mikey Mason and how to support our music on Patreon. Mikey: We would love your comments, songs and lyrics or links to videos to share in the next show. Use the hashtag #InTheVerse. You can post them on the Blue Tour Facebook page or email intheverse@fireflydrinkingsongs.com Marc: In the ‘Verse was produced by Marc Gunn and Mikey Mason. Sign up on our website and find out more about the Blue Sun Tour at http://fireflydrinkingsongs.com/intheverse/

Batman faces a long fight scene spread over an entire book in Batman Beyond, Volume 3: The Long Payback. Learn the origin of Shepherd Book in Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale. Finally, we turn to the Eleventh Doctors first comic adventures in Doctor Who: The Child of Time. Affiliate links included

Message from Jon Moffitt on January 13, 2019

“Bushwhacked” is the third episode of Firefly. The crew finds a ship that seems to be abandoned. While looting the ship’s goods, they discover a lone survivor... from a reaver attack. Try explaining that to the Alliance.  The episode touches on themes of civilization and nothingness. Get the full scoop, listen to our songs, and start writing yours in this week’s In the ‘Verse: Song Crafting In the Firefly Universe.  1:15 Upcoming Shows 3:54 About Last Week's Songs 15:06 Last show synopsis 18:11 Themes 39:45 Mikey Thanks 40:16 Ghosts 46:29 Marc Thanks 47:45 Reaver's Drinking Song --- Welcome to In the 'Verse: Song Crafting for the Firefly Universe. Now on Apple Podcasts MARC: My name is Marc Gunn, the creator of the Firefly Drinking Songs show. MIKEY: And I’m Mikey Mason, creator of the Beer Powered Time Machine Podcast. MARC: This is part three of a six part series where we rewatch episodes of Firefly with the goal to find themes and stories that we can write songs about. Mikey: It’s six parts because the first six episodes were funded by Marc’s fans in my Gunn Runners Club. They pledged enough money each for him to hit this big milestone which allowed this show to happen. MARC: There are still eight more episodes of Firefly. If you want this podcast to finish out the series, then make a monthly pledge to Mikey Mason on Patreon. He is 89% of the way away from his own milestone. When that is reached, we will complete the last eight episodes of the series, and maybe even do more past that. Go to http://patreon.com/mikeymason/ Of course, if you enjoy Marc Gunn's music, you can still make a pledge to support him at http://patreon.com/marcgunnmusic Upcoming Shows for Marc Gunn Coffee with The Celtfather every Wednesday at noon Upcoming Show for Mikey Mason Nov 16 - Concert Window Blue Sun Holiday Spectacular Tour Dates Saturday, December 8, 2018, Maggie McGuinness Pub, Huntsville, AL Sunday, December 9, 2018, Brennan's Irish Pub @ 7:30-10 PM, Birmingham, AL Thursday, TBA, Looking for in Louisville, KY Friday, Dec 14, 2018, “Flying Cat” House Concert Series, Indianapolis, Indiana Saturday, Dec 15, Gateway Games & More, Cincinnati, OH Sunday, December 16, 2018, The Fickle Peach, Muncie, IN   5 Minute Show Summary: Bushwhacked Plot synopsis: Mikey - Serenity encounters a drifting spacecraft which turns out to be a short-range scow converted to a one-way settler transport to the "Outer Planets". Mal decides to check out the derelict in order to either help survivors or loot the dead. He sends his crew off in teams to explore the ship, while he and Zoe head to a section that he suspects holds the more valuable supplies. Marc - Once in the vessel, River points out mutilated bodies hanging from the ceiling. Mal suspects what did this and orders everyone to regroup in the engine room, but en route Jayne is hit from behind by an unseen attacker, whom Jayne shoots blindly four times. Mal finds the wounded man hiding behind an air grate; they bring him back to their ship. Mikey - As Simon treats the wounded man, Mal explains that he must be the lone survivor of a Reaver attack. He explains how the Reavers were driven insane after seeing the nothing at the "edge of the galaxy" and now commit unspeakable acts of evil. He allows Shepherd Book to say a few words over the victims, while Kaylee removes a Reaver booby trap that attached itself to Serenity when they docked earlier. Marc - Once the derelict's cargo is aboard, Serenity starts to leave, only to be stopped by an Alliance cruiser. The Feds board the ship and find Mal and everyone but River and Simon waiting for them, the salvaged cargo plainly in sight to avoid accusations of theft. Alliance Commander Harken accuses them of harboring two fugitives and detains them for questioning. Mikey - Commander Harken interviews each member of the crew while his crew tend to the survivor and search Serenity. Simon and River remain undetected, as they are outside the ship in space suits, clinging to the hull. Marc - Harken accuses Mal of attacking the settler ship, revealing that the survivor's tongue has been split and implying that Mal did it to keep him from speaking. Mal, however, realizes that the survivor is becoming a Reaver, having been traumatized by what he witnessed. Harken dismisses Mal's idea as nonsense designed to avoid blame. Mikey - As Harken prepares to confine Mal, his lieutenant informs him that the survivor has killed the medical personnel attending to him and is loose on the ship. Mal convinces Harken that he knows where the madman will go. Harken allows Mal to lead him and soldiers back onto Serenity. Marc - The survivor attacks the soldiers, but Mal is able to kill the Reaver, saving Harken's life. As a result, Harken allows the crew of Serenity to go, though he still confiscates their cargo. After Serenity undocks, the cruiser is seen firing on the derelict ship, destroying it. --- Thanks so much for listening. We would love your comments, songs and lyrics or links to videos to share in the next show. You can post them on the Blue Sun Holiday Spectacular Tour Facebook page or email intheverse@fireflydrinkingsongs.com If you're not subscribed to the podcast, please sign up. We would also love your reviews in your favorite podcatcher. You can listen and download this podcast early and these demo songs when you sign up on our Patreon pages. Find out more about Marc Gunn and Mikey Mason and how to support our music on Patreon. Go to FireflyDrinkingSongs.com

Welcome to In the 'Verse: Song Crafting for the Firefly Universe. We look at Reputation vs. Action and Crime with a Conscience in episode 2 of the TV show Firefly, "The Train Job". MARC: My name is Marc Gunn, the creator of the Firefly Drinking Songs show. MIKEY: And I’m Mikey Mason, creator of the Beer Powered Time Machine Podcast. MARC: This is part two of a six part series where we rewatch episodes of Firefly with the goal to find themes and stories that we can write songs about. Mikey: It’s six parts because the first six episodes were funded by Marc’s fans in my Gunn Runners Club. They pledged enough money each for him to hit this big milestone which allowed this show to happen. MARC: There are still eight more episodes of Firefly. If you want this podcast to finish out the series, then make a monthly pledge to Mikey Mason on Patreon. He is 89% of the way away from his own milestone. When that is reached, we will complete the last eight episodes of the series, and maybe even do more past that. Go to http://patreon.com/mikeymason/ Of course, if you enjoy Marc Gunn's music, you can still make a pledge to support him at http://patreon.com/marcgunnmusic Upcoming Shows for Marc Gunn 5th Annual Celtic Halloween Music Special, Thurs Oct 25 at 8:30 PM CST Coffee with The Celtfather every Wednesday at noon And a short Live YouTube show on Monday mornings Upcoming Show for Mikey Mason Oct. 26 - Fort Madison, IA Nov. 3 - Geek Gala @ Charlotte, NC Blue Sun Holiday Spectacular Tour Dates Saturday, December 8, 2018, Maggie McGuinness Pub, Huntsville, AL Sunday, December 9, 2018, Brennan's Irish Pub @ 7:30-10 PM, Birmingham, AL Thursday, TBA, Looking for in Louisville, KY Friday, Dec 14, 2018, “Flying Cat” House Concert Series, Indianapolis, Indiana Saturday, Dec 15, TBA, Cincinnati, OH Sunday, December 16, 2018, The Fickle Peach, Muncie, IN 5 Minute Show Summary Plot synopsis: Marc: Mal gets himself, Zoe & Jayne into a barroom brawl on Unification day, just like he does every year. They find themselves backed to a cliff outside the bar, and Wash rescues them with a nicely timed arrival and some empty threats. Mikey: In the infirmary, Simon tends to his psychologically damaged sister and Shepherd Book compliments his bravery. Marc: The crew takes a job from Adelei Niska, a crime lord with a tendency to torture and kill those who fail to live up to their ends of the bargain. They’re to steal two crates from a moving train. Mal doesn’t ask what’s in them. He just wants the job. Mikey: They have a plan, and, long story short, it goes off, but not without a hitch. Mal and Zoe are stuck on the train til the next stop—Paradiso, a mining town—a delay which will cause them to miss their appointed rendezvous with Niska. Marc: In Paradiso, all the train’s occupants are detained and questioned. Mal and Zoe pose as newlyweds looking for work, and learn that what they’d stolen was medicine for a degenerative disease caused by mining conditions. Mikey: The sheriff suspects something is wrong with their story, but then Inara shows up, sent by a concerned crew, and using her elevated status as a registered companion is able to claim that Mal is her runaway “indentured man” who persuaded Zoe to leave her husband. The sheriff buys this story and lets them leave. Marc: Back on the ship, Mal decides to return the medicine to the townspeople, but Niska’s henchmen turn up and there’s a big fight, which our heroes win. Mikey: Mal & Zoe head towards town, intending to drop off the crates and notify the sheriff once they are well away, but they find themselves surrounded by the sheriff’s men. Realizing what they have done, he lets them go. Marc: Outside Serenity, Mal offers Niska's money to a tied up Crow—Niska’s henchman, but Crow threatens to hunt Mal down. Mal casually kicks Crow into Serenity's running engine intake, killing him. The next henchman is much more cooperative. Mikey: And finally, back on an Alliance cruiser, two mysterious men in suits and wearing blue gloves inquire about a girl and show the captain a photo of River Tam. Discussion of themes that stood out. Listener feedback. Guest submissions, lyrics, or themes. Thanks so much for listening. We would love your comments, songs and lyrics or links to videos to share in the next show. You can post them on the Blue Sun Holiday Spectacular Tour Facebook page or email intheverse@fireflydrinkingsongs.com You can listen and download this podcast early and these demo songs when you sign up on our Patreon pages. Find out more about Marc Gunn and Mikey Mason and how to support our music on Patreon. Go to FireflyDrinkingSongs.com

I originally started playing music because I wanted to write songs that people loved. But finding inspiration or creating perspiration is tough! Welcome to Celtfather Music & Travel.  In the last podcast, I talked with Mikey Mason about our shared love of Firefly. I had a sort of secret agenda in talking with him. I thought it would be brilliant to create a Firefly podcast with Mikey as a means to promote our Blue Sun Holiday Spectacular Tour. Mikey is pretty practical though. I know I like to jump into projects pretty easy. But he needed a convincing reason. Mikey’s reason was, instead of just reviewing episodes like other podcasts have done, he came up with the idea of writing one new song for each episode of the series. I love this idea! It makes me think of my favorite song on my new Firefly CD, As Long As I’m Flyin’. That song is “She’s Shiny!” When I sing the song live, it has a great intro. It’s not just about Firefly. It’s a universal theme. It’s about men who have trouble talking to women. In this case, it’s about Malcolm Reynolds who has a crush on Inara but can’t or won't tell her. So much so that at the end of the song, Mal is saying the whole song is actually about his ship Serenity. What a great story idea! Yes. I throw in lots of references from the show. But when the average person listens, they hear a great rhythm and fun, easy-to-sing chorus. Yeah. They may miss the punchline at the end. But at live shows it has fairly universal appeal. I love it. This is what gets me excited about doing a Firefly podcast with Mikey. I want to write more songs like “She’s Shiny!” You see, the toughest thing about writing music is coming up with the song idea. That’s why I have long loved the nonsensical songs. They’re easy to write. But they're also not as an engaging. It’s fairly easy writing songs that have a story that actually happened to me. But to write an original song when you don’t have a thematic idea, it’s tough. Firefly is a great story. It has a great story arc. Each episode has its own story arc. Sometimes they have multiple themes. Just watching the first episode recently, I saw many, many different themes. The trick is to verbalize them. What about each episode or character or scene is so great. That’s why I want to chat with Mikey Mason about this. I want us to pinpoint those themes and write. And not just about Firefly either. Rather, I want the ideas. And I want to make them my own. I want to write powerful songs with universal themes, just like “She’s Shiny!”.  I think this experience will add to that. Someone recently recommended the podcast Harry Potter and the Sacred Text. I listened and loved it. It wasn’t just about Harry Potter. It was giving Harry Potter the religious text treatment. The idea is to look at Harry Potter and see how it could improve your life, looking at different themes. What a creative way to approach a book, or a tv show, or whatever! I think Firefly has a lot to offer today’s people. It’s about the average Joe struggling to make end’s meat. It’s not always smart. But it’s often right. As Shepherd Book used to say, “If you can’t do something’ smart, do something right.” The rich get richer. The rest of us are just trying to survive. To feed our families. To make it to the next paycheck so we can start all over. Maybe we’ll even move ahead. Now it’s possible I could do all of this on my own. I could sit down and start writing my own album without Mikey. But I admit what I love about this is having a songwriting workout partner like Mikey Mason. When Jayne is working out, he has Shepherd Book holding the weights for him, to push him to do more weights. It’s the same with me. Mikey is an inspiring partner. He’s writing a lot. He got an English degree in college. He’s the guy who looks for those underlying messages in shows. And admittedly, we brainstorm well together. That’s why I committed to the idea of doing this podcast and songwriting goal. But it’s not happening yet. We set another goal to get you involved...as patrons. I’m looking for 6 new people, who love my music, who want to see this succeed, and who won’t break their pocket books by pledging $10+ per month as my patron. You will get behind the scenes podcasts and videos. You’ll be the first to hear new music. You’ll enjoy live concert recordings and get digital downloads of several albums. Plus, I will include your name in the thank yous of each of these Firefly podcasts and with the digital downloads of any Firefly music that comes out of this project for as long as you are a patron. -- Follow me on Spotify to listen to this song or just look for a link in the shownotes. You'll also find a great Firefly playlist of music and all of my Firefly tours at FireflyDrinkingSongs.com. If you enjoyed the episode of Celtfather Music & Travel, please subscribe to the podcast at Celtfather.com. 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After dealing with Inara's outsider status in the previous episode, it's now the turn of the three new passengers, Simon, River and Book. Joss Whedon himself has mused on the idea that all his shows centre on the creation of family, and this comes into full effect in Safe. The episode starts with a dirty deal gone wrong, resulting in Shepherd Book fighting for his life and River and Simon snatched by some of the planet's inhabitants. When River reads the mind of a mute child, however, she is dubbed a witch and tied to a stake to be burned. Follow Matt at: @MattGoismanCCT on Twitter More from The Bizzle: Podcast: www.bizzlecast.com Twitter: @thebizzle81 Twitch: twitch.tv/thebizzle Facebook: facebook.com/bizzlecast YouTube: youtube.com/slipkid7 *FIREFLY MUSIC BY JOSS WHEDON* *THANKS TO DODGER, ALISON HAISLIP, ALEX ALBRECHT, and SAM “STRIPPIN” FOR THEIR BIZZLE-ING* ALL RIGHTS RESERVED by The BizzleCast (Jesse F. Brenner)

Welcome to What Does It Matter? Podcast! Episode #20: May The 4th Be With You! The Podfather is back!To celebrate Star Wars Day you sent in questions!We answer them!This one is a doozy!Download the episode HERE! Jason Field questionsRobert Fulton's Star Wars related questionsNerdbilly Delux asks THE question!Sacred Cows Tonight tie-in?Mellow Man Ace before GerardoQuestions from Ray part 1Greg Vorob asks.....Codo and Podo!I really love the V mini-series and series from the 80's!Saddle River Road and RansomMatt Ochoa!The good Shepherd BookQuestions from EliFurious stuffSignals and lightsabersSpaceships!Questions from Ray part 2How to contact Rob! https://twitter.com/zombieslaghttp://www.fireflypodcast.libsyn.com/https://twitter.com/FireflyPodcasthttps://twitter.com/idjitsfancasthttps://twitter.com/dumbprovpodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/zombieslag/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/firefly-podcast-balls-bayonets/id966096665 "Goonies (Never Say Die)" by Mikey MasonFrom the album "Barbarian Jetpack""The Gates Of Fallopiah" by Sean Faust. Drums by Edward Faust.Copyright 1997 Verkelehiekelum Music"King Of Nebraska" by Mikey MasonFrom the album "Dangerous Gifts""I Hate Your Kids" by Mikey MasonFrom the album "dodecahedron""Han Solo Cool" by Mikey MasonFrom the album "Barbarian Jetpack""Best Game Ever" by Mikey MasonFrom the album "Barbarian Jetpack""Unicron" by Mikey MasonFrom the album "Impotent Nerd Rage"Get Mikey's awesome music at http://mikeymason.com/"A Guy Named Jayne" by Sean Faust & Mikey MasonAvailable at https://seanfaust.bandcamp.com/track/a-guy-named-jayne See The Bitter Chills at Mexicali Live in NJ! 5/25/2017 GET YOUR TICKETS HERE! Don't forget to use these links to help out What Does It Matter? Podcast! Click here to donate to WDIM Podcast! Contact, follow, and subscribe to What Does It Matter? Podcast! with these links! wdimpodcast@gmail.comhttp://www.twitter.com/wdimpodcasthttps://www.facebook.com/wdimpodcasthttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wdim-podcast/id1158571002WDIM Podcast on YouTube!Subscribe in a reader Our sponsors!American-One Productions Rehearsal Studios & More!http://americanoneproductions.com/Pure Bliss Spahttp://pure-bliss-spa.weebly.com/ Very special thanks to Jason from That Movie Podcast for the cool artwork!Find him at http://thatmoviepod.blogspot.com/Thanks to Daniel Huppert for taking the photo in the first place!

Guest host, Daryl Smith, and his guest, Justin Weaver, review and discuss Joss Whedon's Serenity! First up, our review--Quality, Story Depth, and Likelihood to Refer it to others. What does it look like for Mal (an Atheist) to have a relationship with Book (a spiritual person)? Should we have sympathy for the Reavers? Why or why not? Do you agree that Shepherd Book is a Christian as Daryl and Justin surmised? Could he be of a different faith?   Do you need a new pair of headphones? Check out the premium wood headphones made by our sponsor, Urban Vinyl. Use the promo code "Jay" to get a 15% discount! For every pair of headphones purchased using our promo code, Urban Vinyl will donate to the Reclamation Society. Visit www.urbanvinyl.org to purchase your pair! Have a comment? Shoot us an email at hi@reclamationsociety.org! Join our Imzy discussion group: https://www.imzy.com/reclamation_society!   Make sure to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes or Podbean. And follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Also, you can support the Reclamation Society and get a great year-end tax deduction when you give at www.reclamationsociety.org/give.   Also, we made our own Star Wars fan film earlier this year. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrqWoTLRzCw&t=7s

Summary: Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Crumbly, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler, Kathryn the Dragonmakr and the Real Keith Dunn discuss a recent visit to the Doctor Who Experience, talk about Firefly (particularly Shepherd Book), play some games, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 – Intro and theme tune. […]

It's an excitingly unusual show with special guest, Andrea Soto, Program Director of our sister station, Classic Alternative KGRG1. We get a late evening news report, including the whereabouts of Intern Hunter, whose birthday we're celebrating tonight. Mike and Andrea talk about their unusual Thanksgiving celebrations. Mike encounters some intering challenges and distractions before we discuss the passing of Florence Henderson from the Brady Bunch. Cork from the Buzz requests a song from "the World's Only Nedal Band", Okilly Dokilly! We find out what happened Today in Geek History The status of Mike and Micki After Dark is revealed as the last hour begins and Mike explains what you can expect going forward. Listen for details about how to help NAME MIKE'S NEW SHOW! Andrea tells you all about KGRG1, why it's awesome and why you should register for Journalism 120 this Winter at Green River College. Ron Glass, who played Shepherd Book on Firefly, passed away last weekend and we share some of our favorite clips. To the surprise of exactly nobody, the show goes past 10:00 pm! We close out the night with Shout-Outs and we recap some of our main points from the night, including some exciting changes coming to Monday nights on KGRG-FM and opportunities within KGRG1. Friends of the show, LYRE from Ireland have an album coming out and we play their new song! If you have a name suggestion for Mike's new show, send an E-Mail to MMAD@KGRG.com or Tweet to either @KGRGFM, @MMADRadioKGRG, or @MikeSibertRadio [-1 | 69]

Jitterbug and Nerves are joined by the good Shepherd Book this week in an attempt to drag him down into the pits of hell with them. This week they review Rosemary's Baby, talk about Uncharted 4, No Man's Sky, and Halo 5. Plus there's going to be all sorts of sexual innuendo and bad jokes. Soundsystem: George Ezra / Blame it on Me King Diamond / Halloween Ending Song: Danny Elfman / This is Halloween

This week's show is brought to you by the http://CreatorSpace.us Wayne is on the road yet again, this time officiating a wedding in California. The CreatorSpace was kind enough to lend Show X its Wi-Fi to host a stable show this week. Also Show X wishes the Mistress of Giggles a very happy birthday! Much thank yous to Kitten Features for covering Ken's shift for today's show. Ken has to defend his Sottishness. Wayne goes camping with ninjas for a weekend, then visits his old neighborhood and some old friends. While officiating the wedding, Wayne got some geek cred in by cosplaying as Shepherd Book and delivering the ceremony. Show Notes: No notes this week Video Link: https://youtu.be/OBG_Lfxv4ls Audio Link: http://media.blubrry.com/showx/media.vtwproductions.com/archive/showx/vtw-showx-2015-08-16.mp3

Desperate for any paying job, Malcolm and the crew agree to steal two Alliance crates from a moving train. Meanwhile, Shepherd Book and Simon seek purpose as they clearly must now operate outside their comfort zones. But more importantly, why in the world did Fox air this as the pilot?

“You’re on my crew. Why’re we still talking about this?” Sesongarbeiderne tar nok en gang på seg diskusjonshattene og tar for seg religiøs fanatisme i et science fiction-univers, mysteriet Shepherd Book, overtroiske hillbillys og søskenforholdet til Simon og River Tam. Episoden heter Safe, og trioen er i det pratsomme hjørnet. Simon blir kidnappet mens Shepherd […]

Shepherd Book and a Scottman walk into a podcast... This week Ken is energized with with some epic Viking coffee which keeps him energized for his busy week. He has been modding his Minecraft sky and playing a lot of League of Legends. Unfortunately he doesn't have enough energy to actually win many games. Ken also wants everyone to know that we will be joined by the famous and talented Molly Lewis on August 3rd!!! Go ahead and check out her sites at www.sweetafton23.com. Wayne has spent the week worshiping the sun with the proper sacrifice of a young pale Lt. Fork. He has also helped support http://www.equalitynow.org/ by attending the "Can't STop the Serenity" charity event in his Shepherd Book cosplay and won their costume contest! Show Notes: http://media.vtwproductions.com/forum/index.php?topic=11421.0 Video Link: http://youtu.be/T3Mq6pqCi6k

Defiance is rocked by the most meaningful events since the Votan fleet exploded in orbit this week in the Voices Of Defiance rewatch of the season one finale episode, Everything Is Broken. Doc Yewll and Colonel Marsh reveal the true secret of Defiance that thousands of years ago a Votan ship crashed into Earth and was buried deep beneath the surface around Old St. Louis and contain a “weapon” that has the potential to radically change New Erf again and that Little Wolf holds the keys to it’s ignition. Hang tight as Shannon, Sean and Stargate Pioneer wade through what it all means and look forward to Defiance’s second season. Voices Of Defiance announces this week that the podcast is now part of the GonnaGeek network at gonnageek.com. Please go to gonnageek.com to see all the greet geeky, scifi, comic and techie podcasts on the network. Voices of Defiance is proud to be Gonna Geek’s newest member and look forward to being part of such a fun network. Also in this podcast: Shannon and Sean talk possible cosplay for Shannon; Sean describes how Shannon’s GonnaGeek preroll will be recorded; all three hosts lament the fact that Jaime Murray is now officially off the market; Shannon and Stargate Pioneer take their discussion off twitter and finally square off voice to voice about the proposed future of the Stargate franchise reboot movie; Stargate Pioneer asks Jaime Murray to call in the Voices Of Defiance voicemail 612-888-2751 to say hello to Shannon; what exactly happened to Irisia during the final 10 minutes of the episode; Stargate Pioneer gives his theory that Sukar’s nanites were reactivated and that he is back repaired and alive; Sean and Stargate Pioneer mention how much like the Kaziri is like the SDF-1 in Robotech or David Weber’s Bolo series; Just where is Olfin Tennety and what does she know about Defiance?; What a natural crisis leader Nolan is; What a mistake Kenya made going to Edmund Field alone; How Doc Yewll is like Firefly’s Shepherd Book; Sean dazzles us with his use of the term Trophic Cascade; Shannon regales us with her description of the X-Files Jiffy Pop cornfield tents and equates them to the E-Rep’s operation tents; Stahma shows us her pink neck; The trio marvel at Irisa’s dive into the Kaziri’s “weapon” core; Who has control of the McCawley house in season 2?; And #RafeStahmaBaby. Stay tuned for the June 19th, 2014 Defiance season two premiere on SyFy! Contact us: @VoicesODefiance - feedback@voicesofdefiance.com -  www.voicesofdefiance.com - www.facebook.com/voicesofdefiance -  612-888-ark1 or 612-888-2751. Voices Of Defiance is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com

6 AM - Marshall's Rock-A-Thon; Ted Cruz filibuster; MailBag; Cruz is still filibusterin'; Matthew Shepherd book follow-up.

Thank you to Jasmin and Gigi of the Knitmore Girls Podcast for playing our promo! Catching Up (1:00) Jen went to the Huntington Botanical Gardens where she saw an amazing embroidery exhibit. She is also reading a book about Laurel Canyon called Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story of Rock-and-Roll’s Legendary Neighborhood. She is also preparing to play a gig at a fundraiser for Generations on the Move. Laura is getting new carpet in her house so she can set up a studio (woo!). She is busy with signups for Mean Girls Yarn Club. She also shares the exciting news that Dizzy Blonde Studios and Mad Color will be collaborating on a Buffy the Vampire and Angel themed yarn club. More information to come soon! In the Knitting Bag (6:55) The lace/seed stitch/cable part of the Effervescence Cardigan Jen has been knitting on her Camp Loopy month 3 project, which is the Effervescence Cardigan by Olga Buraya-Kefelian, published in the Circles + Dots e-book by Quince and Company. She is using Madelinetosh Pashmina in the colorway Rainwater. She added short row bust darts, which is making the body take a long time. She is also using a tubular cast on and tubular bind off. She also swatched for Sthe Unique Sheep Watership Down Mystery Shawl Knitalong (but has not started the first clue) and is working on the gusset of her first Sunshine Sock by Cookie A, out of Dream in Color Smooshy in Butter Peeps. Shunshine Shocks Laura is working on a Shepherd Book-inspired Mother Bear (Shepherd Bear) out of Berroco Comfort. She is changing some of the construction. Next up will be Malcubb Reynolds Mother Bear. (She is down to the wire with her Nerd Wars projects). We mention the Tempest Cardigan by Ann Weaver and the Knitpicks Brava yarn. Finished Objects (13:40) Finally done. It only took five months Jen finally finished her Madroña Shawl by Romi Hill out of Prism Delicato in Hibiscus. We talk about blocking lace without mercy. Up until the punching, it was a real nice party. Laura finished her Koalee Frye Mother Bear. She did the layer cake dress, and she is debating whether she needs to add hair. Devil’s Tower (16:59) Jen actually pulled out her Easy Baby Sweater out of Liberty Wool and picked up the second sleeve. Laura’s Kninja Kitty is in Devil’s Tower waiting to be stuffed. We mention OttLite for close work. Frog Pond (20:12) Jen had to do repair work on a dropped stitch on her Sunshine Socks. She also had to frog part of her Effervescence Cardigan because she neglected to do armhole shaping. On Deck (23:15) Laura is going to cast on Entrechat by Lisa Chemery for her granddaughter. She also is going to start building an army of Minions (pattern by Lisa Potts). She is also planning on starting an Effortless Cardigan by Hannah Fettig. Jen is going to start the Rocky Coast Cardigan by Hannah Fettig out of Fibre Company Organik in the colorway Highlands (absolutely not Tidal). She really, really wants to knit a Princess Shawl by Sharon Miller. She’ll also be knitting the California Poppy Shawl in Baah La Jolla yarn, in the colorway California Poppy. Knit Culture (29:11) We discuss the second challenge of the Fiber Factor. We mention the tutorial for handling fair isle floats by contestant Jodie Gordon Lucas and the Magic Knot Tutorial by Jane Richmond. Also we talk about the podcast Just One More Row. We invite your thoughts on the Fiber Factor; come talk on our Ravelry Group! Interview (42:49) We have an amazing interview with the incredibly talented Annie Modesitt. We discuss her latest book: History on Two Needles and also knitting terminology. She blows our mind. Geek Culture (1:13:36) They have announced the casting of the Twelfth Doctor. Let us know what you think about the new Doctor. Also, Ron Glass will be in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as a doctor. We want to hear your thoughts on this and all other news about the show. We also briefly mention Broadchurch. Is anyone else watching? Events (1:16:04) KnitDizzney will be Sunday, September 8th, 2013 at Disneyland. We will be there from open to close. We will have a meetup at 2pm in the picnic area outside the Disneyland entrance; come say hi and get swag! We have pre-orders for both the custom yarn and T Shirts up! T-shirt orders are due by August 16th. We will both be at the CogKNITive Fiber Retreat in Tehachapi from the evening of October 11th to the morning of October 13. Dizzy Blonde will be a vendor and Jen will just be hanging out and taking classes. The retreat is full, but contact Dr. Gemma to be on the waiting list.

In this episode of Cutting the Cable Podcast we discuss the Firefly movie, “Serenity.” We wrap up our thoughts on the character development of Mal, Inara, Shepherd Book and River. We also talk about the transition of Firefly to the big screen, the death of Book and Wash and we get a final tally ofRead more →

In this episode we discuss the final Firefly episode, “Objects in Space.” We share our thoughts on Early the bounty hunter, River’s cunning plan, and Inara’s decision to leave Serenity. We also talk about Book’s lie, River’s thought reading, River’s similarities to Early, and Early’s statement about Shepherd Book. In our 6 Degrees segment, ClintRead more →

In this episode of Cutting the Cable Podcast we discuss the Firefly episode, “War Stories.” We talk about the return of Niska, his torture devices, and speculate on whether or not Shepherd Book might have once been a torturer and fan of Shan Yu himself. We discuss the amazing way River Tam was able toRead more →

This week on the show: Girls what are nekkid, Robin's that are Red, Hulks that are girls, and a heaping helping of everyone's favorite comic "historian"... NEWS Death of (Ultimate Comics) Spider-Man LINKAGE REVIEWS Stephen RED ROBIN #17 Written by FABIAN NICIEZA; Art and cover by MARCUS TO & RAY MCCARTHY How does the return of Bruce Wayne and the beginning of Batman, Inc. work into Red Robin's plan to initiate an international stranglehold on crime? If Batman approves of everything Red Robin has set in motion, what will he do when his protégé decides to release the gang-leader-and-maybe-undercover-cop Lynx from prison? And guess which surprise guest star you'll see when Red Robin takes a quick trip to Hong Kong! [rating:3/5] Rodrigo She-Hulks #1
COVER BY: Ed McGuinness
WRITER: Harrison Wilcox 
PENCILS: Ryan Stegman
SPINNING OUT OF WORLD WAR HULKS! THE SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK RETURNS! Jen Walters teams up with LYRA, the all-new SAVAGE SHE-HULK, to bring the hurt down on the fugitive members of THE INTELLIGENCIA. Klaw, Mad Thinker, Red Ghost, Trapster, and Wizard tried to take over the world and now must pay for what they've done. Guest starring THE INCREDIBLE HULK in this all-new story of She-Hulk smackdown! Rated T �$3.99 [rating:3/5] Matthew Serenity: The Shepard’s Tale Writer: Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon Artist: Chris Samnee Colorist: Dave Stewart Cover Artist: Steve Morris One of Serenity's greatest mysteries is finally revealed in Shepherd's Tale, filling in the life of one of the show's most beloved characters--Shepherd Book! Who was Book before meeting Mal and the rest of the Serenity crew, how did he become one of their most trusted allies, and how did he find God in a bowl of soup? Answers to these and more questions about Book's past are uncovered in this original graphic novel by rising stars Zack Whedon and Chris Samnee. A pivotal chapter in the ongoing Serenity saga, Shepherd's Tale is also a rollicking, action-packed epic in its own right! [rating:4/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK We’re right in the middle of a seasonal change, and as the final leaves slip off the bough and nature prepares to slumber, it brings up the question – what is your favorite season, and more importantly, why? VOTE MAJOR SPOILERS DISCUSSION: Empowered Empowered is an original English-language manga written and illustrated by Adam Warren. Described by Warren as a “sexy superhero comedy”, Empowered began to take shape in 2004 with a series of commissioned sketches of a damsel in distress; these illustrations became the basis for short comic stories that helped develop the characters for the Empowered series. Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Music from this episode comes from Armin Brewer (intro) and James Kennison (closing) from the Nobody's Listening Podcast. A big thanks to both of these guys for creating kick-ass music for the show! A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

This week on the show: Girls what are nekkid, Robin's that are Red, Hulks that are girls, and a heaping helping of everyone's favorite comic "historian"... NEWS Death of (Ultimate Comics) Spider-Man LINKAGE REVIEWS Stephen RED ROBIN #17 Written by FABIAN NICIEZA; Art and cover by MARCUS TO & RAY MCCARTHY How does the return of Bruce Wayne and the beginning of Batman, Inc. work into Red Robin's plan to initiate an international stranglehold on crime? If Batman approves of everything Red Robin has set in motion, what will he do when his protégé decides to release the gang-leader-and-maybe-undercover-cop Lynx from prison? And guess which surprise guest star you'll see when Red Robin takes a quick trip to Hong Kong! [rating:3/5] Rodrigo She-Hulks #1
 COVER BY: Ed McGuinness
 WRITER: Harrison Wilcox 
 PENCILS: Ryan Stegman
 SPINNING OUT OF WORLD WAR HULKS! THE SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK RETURNS! Jen Walters teams up with LYRA, the all-new SAVAGE SHE-HULK, to bring the hurt down on the fugitive members of THE INTELLIGENCIA. Klaw, Mad Thinker, Red Ghost, Trapster, and Wizard tried to take over the world and now must pay for what they've done. Guest starring THE INCREDIBLE HULK in this all-new story of She-Hulk smackdown! Rated T �$3.99 [rating:3/5] Matthew Serenity: The Shepard’s Tale Writer: Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon Artist: Chris Samnee Colorist: Dave Stewart Cover Artist: Steve Morris One of Serenity's greatest mysteries is finally revealed in Shepherd's Tale, filling in the life of one of the show's most beloved characters--Shepherd Book! Who was Book before meeting Mal and the rest of the Serenity crew, how did he become one of their most trusted allies, and how did he find God in a bowl of soup? Answers to these and more questions about Book's past are uncovered in this original graphic novel by rising stars Zack Whedon and Chris Samnee. A pivotal chapter in the ongoing Serenity saga, Shepherd's Tale is also a rollicking, action-packed epic in its own right! [rating:4/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK We’re right in the middle of a seasonal change, and as the final leaves slip off the bough and nature prepares to slumber, it brings up the question – what is your favorite season, and more importantly, why? VOTE MAJOR SPOILERS DISCUSSION: Empowered Empowered is an original English-language manga written and illustrated by Adam Warren. Described by Warren as a “sexy superhero comedy”, Empowered began to take shape in 2004 with a series of commissioned sketches of a damsel in distress; these illustrations became the basis for short comic stories that helped develop the characters for the Empowered series. Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Music from this episode comes from Armin Brewer (intro) and James Kennison (closing) from the Nobody's Listening Podcast. A big thanks to both of these guys for creating kick-ass music for the show! A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

Features include: Listener Article: Meet the Crew; Listener Article: The Little Things in the Big Damn 'Verse; Listener Article: A New Look at Shepherd Book; The Signal Parsec Award Submission 2010

Features include: Editorial: Where in The Verse are You?; The More Things Change; What's in a Signal?: Badger's World; They've All Got Stories: Why doesn’t Shepherd Book read like an open book?; The Terraformers: Episode 1: Aliens; The Map of The 'Verse Review; Music Section: Ode To Vera

Andrew thanks all...Andrew invites all brown coats to share their thoughts.This is the one everyone has been waiting for! This show is a full 46 minutes long and answers the question of the mysterious Timber. It revisits just who Shepherd Book is anyway, and once again gives us a glimpse into the childhood of Wash. Enjoy!

Features include: Who is Shepherd Book?; How to Make a 'Verse-worthy Costume on a Browncoat's Budget; How to Speak Chinese; Music Section: "The Hero of Canton", from "Jaynestown"