The Signal: Season 10, Episode 6: Signal: The Movie

SPEAKER_1 (0:11)

You're listening to News from the Verse, brought to you by the people who made the signal. I'm Bindiya Dale.

Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau, and Alan Tudyk will be attending Megacon at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA. Adam, Alan, and Summer will be signing autographs as well as providing photo ops, with prices listed on the convention website. Megacon runs from April 10th to April 12th, 2015, though Summer will be appearing Saturday and Sunday only. Morena Baccarin and Gina Torres will be appearing at Emerald City Comic Con. Both Morena and Gina will be available for all three days of the convention and will be signing autographs and doing photo ops. Emerald City Comic Con will be held at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington, USA, from March 27th to March 29th, 2015 Tickets are available on the convention website.

The comic book Serenity Leaves on the Wind has become the New York Times' number one bestseller for hardcover graphic novels for the week of December 7th, 2014 Meanwhile, Serenity Leaves on the Wind has also won the Goodreads Best Graphic Novel and Comic for 2014 Rather than tallying sales, the Goodreads Awards are based on review by readers.

A new book has been announced for March 15th, 2015 The book is called Firefly Revisited, Essays on Joss Whedon's Classic Series, edited by Michael D. Goodrum and Philip Smith. The book compiles essays that cover the themes of the show, the historical relevancy, as well as the music and language that went into its making. The book will be available in both print and digital formats for $75, or $44.95 in pounds sterling, and pre-orders are currently available.

QMX has announced they will be releasing a film-scale replica of Serenity. The replica will be 1 to 1.24 scale and will have a steel skeletal structure, as well as an internal brass structure for the main engine rotation. It will contain over 100 LEDs, powered by a 12-volt power system, and can be controlled by using a wireless remote for various functions. The replica will retail for just under $7,500 US, and more details can be found on the QMX website. And finally, the Signal podcast has ended.

SPEAKER_3 (2:52)

Ramona! One of the recurring themes in Firefly is the conflict between civilization and savagery.

SPEAKER_1 (3:01)

Here are a few tips on good communication with green and cotton medals.

SPEAKER_4 (3:06)

We suggest to copy.

SPEAKER_5 (3:13)

We suggest two copies of the movie and series, one at home and one to rent.

Dear River, Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Curious Scientist.

SPEAKER_4 (3:24)

The egg.

SPEAKER_6 (3:25)

We've had a bit of a change of plans, and now Carrie is going to be taking the spot as my co-host.

SPEAKER_8 (3:29)

Yay me.

SPEAKER_6 (3:31)

Congratulations.

SPEAKER_8 (3:32)

Yay. They are pictures of brown coat astronauts Steve Swanson and Sunita Williams, and they are just floating around in weightlessness along with the Serenity and Firefly DVDs.

SPEAKER_6 (3:42)

My computer? No, I need that for the holiday special.

SPEAKER_8 (3:45)

We will find a way to do the holiday special. You can't stop the signal.

SPEAKER_6 (3:53)

Carrie Haley, Producer, Six Shows, Editor, Five Segments, Writer, Eight Segments, Including Three Big Damn Test Kitchens, Reader, 26 Segments, Including Three Big Damn Test Kitchens, Five How to Host a Shindig and Five Broadwaves, Actor, 63 Segments, Including Eight Badger's World, 16 The Shipworks and 26 The Terraformers, Interviewer, Over 100 Interviews, Host, Over 100 Shows.

SPEAKER_8 (4:23)

Hello?

SPEAKER_4 (4:24)

Hey Carrie, how are things in Portland?

SPEAKER_8 (4:27)

Oh, hey Miranda, they're fine I guess.

SPEAKER_4 (4:30)

Oh, what are you up to?

SPEAKER_8 (4:31)

Lamenting.

SPEAKER_4 (4:33)

Lamenting?

SPEAKER_8 (4:34)

The end of The Signal. I lost all of my equipment during the last show.

SPEAKER_4 (4:38)

Oh.

Well, did you know I started a blog? I mean, that is to say, The Signal started a blog. Or, I started a blog for The Signal.

SPEAKER_8 (4:47)

I did know that. It's at serenityfirefly.com/blog, right?

SPEAKER_4 (4:52)

Yeah, it may not be a podcast, but at least we can still talk to people and tell them about stuff, you know? Firefly, what we're doing, we can post articles and emails and people can comment.

SPEAKER_8 (5:03)

Well, that all sounds great, but I'm still going to miss the podcast. Hey, have you seen the verse?

SPEAKER_4 (5:08)

What do you mean, have I seen the verse? Oh, you mean the fan film?

SPEAKER_8 (5:12)

That's exactly what I mean. It is awesome.

SPEAKER_4 (5:15)

Yeah, I saw it. It is pretty awesome.

Hey, weren't you going to interview that guy, the guy that made it?

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