The Signal (podcast)
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The Signal is a Firefly and Serenity-focused podcast developed by fans of the Joss Whedon property.
Hosted by Kari Haley and Les Howard,[1] The Signal is a fan-driven podcast dedicated to Joss Whedon's short-lived TV series Firefly (2002) and its film Serenity (2005). Initially created as guerrilla marketing to promote Serenity,[2] the podcast features discussions about the franchise's role-playing game, fan fiction as audio dramas, and interviews (e.g. with PJ Haarsma[1] Jane Espenson,[3] and Marc Gunn).[4] Haley and Howard described the podcast's purpose as "[doing] whatever we can to see that more new Firefly is created in any format."[2]
In early 2006, Mur Lafferty described the show as "PG-rated", about an hour long, and publishing an episode every two weeks.[2] That December, The Signal released a compilation album of filk music that had previously featured on the podcast: Songs from the Black; the album featured music by Luke Ski, Lich King, and Greg Edmonson.[5]
Reception[edit]
In 2006, The Signal received a People's Choice Podcast Award in the categories of "TV & Film" and "Best Produced"; it received the former again in 2008.[6] The Signal was awarded the 2007 Parsec Award for "Best Fan Podcast",[7] and in the category of "Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific)", it won the 2010[8] and 2012 Parsecs.[9]
Writing for Maximum Fun, Ian Brill praised The Signal as surprisingly professional with well-produced segments, though he unflatteringly compared Haley and Howard to Whedon's character Xander Harris: "They say mildly clever and cutesy things to each other and then sound tremendously satisfied with themselves while saying it."[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Brill, Ian (2007-10-03). "Podthoughts by Ian Brill: 'The Signal'". Maximum Fun. Archived from the original on 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2020-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Walch, Rob; Lafferty, Mur (June 2006). "Podcast Genres". Tricks of the Podcasting Masters. United States: Que Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 0-7897-3574-1. Search this book on
- ↑ Espenson, Jane (2007-10-17). "The Importance of Self-Promotion". Archived from the original on 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2020-04-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Gunn, Marc (2011-06-04). "Firefly Drinking Songs Interview on The Signal Podcast". Archived from the original on 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2020-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Music From the Verse". Slice of SciFi. 2006-12-20. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2020-04-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Past Winners". People's Choice Podcast Awards. Archived from the original on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2020-03-16. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "2007 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists". Parsec Awards. 2007. Archived from the original on 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2020-03-16. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "2010 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists". Parsec Awards. 2010. Archived from the original on 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2020-03-16. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "2012 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists". Parsec Awards. 2012. Archived from the original on 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2020-03-16. Unknown parameter
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