Wed, 14 May 2008 Okay, that "podcast every 2 or 3 weeks" thing really is in effect starting now--sorry for the recent delay in getting out our latest show. The next podcast will be out within the next few days. Thanks for your patience! In the meantime, grab a copy of Better Days #3, it is in comic shops now! Category: Firefly -- posted at: 1:59 AM Comments[0] |
Mon, 7 April 2008 The third Firefly Talk article contest is now under way. Deadlines are the last days of April, May, June, and July. Good luck, browncoats! |
Mon, 31 March 2008 Late-breaking news about a new Special Edition of the Firefly TV series box set, a first look at the new Serenity comic 'Better Days' #1, an interview with QMx about upcoming Serenity goodies, more with guests from the Browncoat Cruise, and an article entitled "Subtext Aboard Serenity", by Rich Katz. We're back in business, browncoats! |
Sat, 22 December 2007 For your holiday pleasure we have the first part of a Q&A session from the Browncoat Cruise, some discussion of the new revelations about Shepherd Book, the writers' strike, and an article entitled "Healing and Healthcare", by Sharmini Kumar. Happy Winter Solstice, Browncoats! |
Wed, 24 October 2007 Our 2-year Anniversary Show! Features an interview with Jane Espenson (writer of "Shindig", co-executive producer of Buffy and now the new Battlestar Galactica), the details about a new write-in campaign, and an article entitled "Why Zoe Washburn is My Han Solo", by Jennifer Le Roux. |
Sun, 30 September 2007 Part 2 of Ron Glass speaking at DragonCon 2007, breaking news from QMx about the Mal's Pistol Replica, and some shiny news from the Podcasting Expo in Ontario. Happy Serenity Day! |
Sun, 23 September 2007 |
Thu, 30 August 2007 Last-minute news and information about where you can meet our crew members this year at DragonCon. |
Sat, 25 August 2007 A QMx interview with Geoff Mandel (the graphic designer on Serenity) and Andy Gore about the new Serenity Blueprints Reference Pack, a bonus QMx interview with Ben Mund about the new Serenity Ship Papers (available today at 6pm!), and an article called "The Crossing", by Rachel Steele. |
Thu, 16 August 2007 Contains a recent interview with Joss about the new Serenity Collector's Edition DVD (get yours next week!), and an article from our recent contest, entitled "In the Spaces: Reading Between the Lines", by Ben Weiss. |
Sat, 11 August 2007 Our final Summer of Serenity mini-podcast includes a musical selection from the Persephone Pickers. Try it, you'll like it! |
Fri, 10 August 2007 Listen to River Tam Gray and our own Barbara Jungbauer walk the browncoat line at the latest Can't Stop The Serenity screening, in search of the elusive Firefly virgins. |
Thu, 9 August 2007 A short visit from our friends over at the Sending A Wave podcast. |
Wed, 8 August 2007 An article entitled "The Idiots Guide To Conversions", by Writerserenyty. |
Tue, 7 August 2007 Includes a pre-screening of the teaser of the upcoming Firefly audio drama, Dark Places, by Jill Arroway. |
Mon, 6 August 2007 An article from our recent contest, entitled "The Case For An Extended Version Of Serenity”, by Michael B. McGuirk. |
Sun, 5 August 2007 This edition of "Cortex Talk" includes a special tribute to Romana Ling, former host of Borderline, courtesy of The Signal podcast. |
Sat, 4 August 2007 Includes BREAKING NEWS: Joss confirms that strong sales of the new Collector's Edition DVD could bring a Serenity sequel, and also an article entitled "Out of Gas: A Love Story", by Rich Katz. |
Fri, 3 August 2007 Contains a short fanfic about Wash, courtesy of the Strangely Literal podcast. |
Thu, 2 August 2007 An article entitled "Reavers: A Deliberate Product of the Alliance or a Happy Accident?", by Darlene Fisher. |
Wed, 1 August 2007 Today's treat is a visit to the Big Damn Test Kitchen, courtesy of The Signal podcast. |
Tue, 31 July 2007 A short Comic-Con report about Richard Hatch recently becoming a Browncoat, and an article entitled "Reading between the lines in Book", by Ben Thorp. |
Mon, 30 July 2007 Includes "Tangled Up In Brown", a fan-created Firefly song (aka
'firefilk'), courtesy of The Signal podcast. Lyrics by Jeff Costello,
performed by Roland Reynolds. |
Sun, 29 July 2007 An article entitled "Reflections of Myself in Malcolm Reynolds", by Sean Kleefeld. |
Sat, 28 July 2007 Includes a correction about the new Serenity DVD release date (August 21, 2007), and "Bold Moves", a Serenity role-playing segment from The Signal podcast. |
Fri, 27 July 2007 An article entitled "Extraordinary Whores: A comparison of Nandi and the Heart of Gold and
Gail and her Old Town Girls in Sin City", by Ashley Leckwold. |
Thu, 26 July 2007 This second treat in our mini-podcast series includes "Badger's World", a fun, regular segment on The Signal podcast. |
Wed, 25 July 2007 The first "Summer of Serenity" mini-podcast, including an interview with Matt Black, the organizer of the 2007 Browncoat Ball in Philadelphia. Voting begins at podcastawards.com on Saturday, July 28th, where we've been nominated in the "Best Produced" and "Movies/Film" categories. |
Sun, 22 July 2007 Part 2 of our interview with Michael Hitchcock (Dr. Mathias in Serenity), the 5th place article from our recent contest, entitled "Scoring the Serenity: An Analysis of Music in the 'Verse", and your chance to ask a question of the Feldman brothers, who played Fanti and Mingo. |
Wed, 4 July 2007 The first part of an interview with Michael Hitchcock (Doctor "Operative- sword-in-his-gut" Mathias in Serenity), some special news about an upcoming series of mini-podcasts later this month, and an article entitled "Prisoners of War: Mal and Zoe after the Battle of Serenity Valley". Happy Independence (Innapennets?) Day, U.S. Browncoats! |
Sat, 9 June 2007 Part 3 of our Orson Scott Card interview, an interview with the coordinator of the upcoming Can't Stop The Serenity charity screenings, coverage of the NASA launch of Firefly DVDs to the ISS, and most of our usual shiny goodness (except fan-ficton and forum recaps, they return next time). |
Sun, 20 May 2007 Part 2 of our Orson Scott Card interview, and the second place article in our latest Serenity prop giveaway contest, entitled "River and Me", good enough for the Artists' Proof of Mal's pistol from QMx! |
Tue, 1 May 2007 The second half of super-sized #50, with excerpts from all the contest winners, the entire winning article, and part 3 of 3 of our interview with Geoff Mandel and Tim Earls about the new QMx Serenity blueprints (and the making of Firefly/Serenity). Many thanks to Quantum Mechanix and the Prop Store of London for helping make our contest happen! |
Mon, 30 April 2007 The first half of super-sized episode #50, including part 1 of an interview with Orson Scott Card. The second half of #50, including the final results of our Serenity prop giveaway contest and the last part of our QMx interview, will be out tomorrow. |
Mon, 16 April 2007 The second part of our interview with artists Geoff Mandel and Tim Earls about the Serenity blueprints from QMx (and working on the Big Damn Movie and Series), an article from our first contest entitled "Finding Sci-Fi", by Brandon Piddington, and more answers from our listeners about when they knew they were first hooked on Firefly. And some initial thoughts on the premiere of Drive, starring Nathan Fillion and produced by Tim Minear. |
Sun, 25 March 2007 A super-sized edition with TWO interviews: Greg Edmonson (Part 3 of his Firefly and Backup Bash experiences), and the first part of an interview with Geoff Mandel and Tim Earls, Firefly/Serenity artists and designers, about the new QMx Serenity blueprints (revealing never-before-known Serenity tidbits), plus more news about the upcoming Serenity Special Edition DVD. |
Sun, 11 March 2007 The second part of an interview with Greg Edmonson about the Backup Bash (among other things), an article entitled "Religion And The 'Verse", plus news about the upcoming Serenity special edition DVD being released this summer. |
Mon, 19 February 2007 Part 1 of 3 of an interview with Greg Edmonson about his experiences at the Browncoat Backup Bash, and an article from our last contest, entitled "Finding Love In The 'Verse". Happy Chinese New Year everyone, we hope yours is dah bien-hwa! |
Sat, 3 February 2007 Part 1 of 2 of a convention panel from last weekend with Adam Baldwin, Ron Glass, and Christina Hendricks at the FX Extravaganza in Orlando, and an article entitled "The Definition of a Hero: How Serenity Challenges the Taming of the West Myth". |
Sat, 23 December 2006 A special holiday episode featuring Firefly-themed Christmas music, along with the usual goodies, including part 3 of 3 of Summer Glau at a convention in New Zealand, and an article from our previous prop giveaway contest about Fox's ill-advised cancellation of the series. Happy holidays, everyone! See you in 2007! |
Wed, 13 December 2006 Part 2 of 3 of a Q&A with Summer in New Zealand, an article about the development of Simon Tam through the series and movie, some discussion about the convention formerly known as Flan 2, and news about the upcoming Firefly MMORPG. |
Fri, 1 December 2006 Breaking news about Flanvention II (it's a go, with additional guests: Greg Edmonson and the Feldman twins), a recent interview with Joss from Fanboy Radio, and this month's article contest winners. We'll be back next weekend with our regular segments, and more Summer in New Zealand. |
Thu, 23 November 2006 Part 1 of 3 of a Q&A with Summer at a recent convention in New Zealand, "You Mean To Say, As, Sex?": an article (and lots more) about our favorite cheerful mechanic, a forum discussion about Reavers during the war, and lots more. Happy Thanksgiving, US turkey-eaters! |
Tue, 31 October 2006 More great news about QMX replica donations (including something you can only get through our contest!), more Morena Baccarin from SFX, and a whole lot of talk about Heart of Gold. Happy Halloween and El Dia de los Muertos! |
Sat, 14 October 2006 News about some amazingly generous QMX Serenity replica donations for our prop giveaway contest, more Q&A with Morena at SFX in Toronto, a palaver about Badger, and some delightful squashing of those nasty rumors about the sky being taken from Joss. |
Sat, 23 September 2006 A super-sized episode (since y'all have been so patient!) including an article about prop collecting, news from NASA about Firefly DVDs heading to orbit, a revelation from Morena about just what that syringe was for (don't tell Joss), plus lots more! |
Fri, 18 August 2006 An article entitled 'Why Zoe Will Beat An Innocent Man To Death With Her Bare Hands In Serenity 2', and more Joss from Australia. Plus some shiny news about two Serenity prop prizes for our new contest. |
Thu, 3 August 2006 "Making Us Laugh: Humor in Serenity", an article from our Serenity prop giveaway contest, plus more Joss, and a special announcement! |
Tue, 25 July 2006 A mini-podcast with some important information about Firefly Talk and the upcoming Podcast Awards, and a short speech Joss recently gave for Equality Now. |
Fri, 14 July 2006 "So You Want To Write Fanfic", an article about writing Firefly fan-fiction, and part 1 of a Joss recording from Australia. |

