Serenity | Big Damn Movie

In the ‘Verse is back with a brand new season. We’re gonna write songs inspired by other shows and movies. This time, we take an in depth look at the Big Damn movie, Serenity. We talk about the Firefly Animated Series and share our new songs to close out Season 2!

SHOW TIMES

- Upcoming Shows, Marc and Mikey News

- Announcing Firefly Animated Series

- 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 Pub Songs & Stories.

MIKEY: And I’m Mikey Mason, Comedy Rock Geek and creator of the Beer Powered Time Machine Podcast and currently the sporadic MIKEYtalks podcast.

MARC: This is episode TEN 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 definitely not 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 & NEWS

MARC GUNN

• Apr 4-5: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX 

• Apr 10-11: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX 

• Apr 17-19: JordanCon, Atlanta, Ga

• Apr 24-26: StellarFest, Duluth, Ga

• Apr 25: The Lost Druid Brewery, Avondale Estates, Ga

• May 9-10: Georgia Renaissance Festival, Fairburn, Ga

• May 16-17: Georgia Renaissance Festival, Fairburn, Ga

• May 23-25: Georgia Renaissance Festival, Fairburn, Ga

• May 30–31: Georgia Renaissance Festival, Fairburn, Ga

• Jul 30-Aug 2: Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN 

MIKEY MASON

• April 17-19, 2026 - FilKONtario - Markham, ON 

• May 28-31, 2026 - ConCarolinas - Charlotte, NC

• June 19-21, 2026 - Anime Festival Wichita - Wichita, KS

• July 10-12, 2026 - InConJunction - Indianapolis, IN

• July 30-Aug 2, 2026 - GenCon - Indianapolis, IN

• September 3-7, 2026 - DragonCon - Atlanta, GA

• October 16-18, 2026 - TsunamiCon - Wichita, KS

BAND NEWS

• In the Verse can now be found at FireflyDrinkingSongs.com 

• Marc: New music monthly on Patreon. New band with May Will Bloom.  

• Mikey: New Music Mondays every Monday on Patreon (12 Mondays so far in 2026, 20 songs posted so far this year-17 originals, 1 live version from a convention, 1 live version of a MashUp from an Online Show, One a collab version of a demo I did); Some Assembly Required

EPISODES PLANNED

1. Doctor Who - Blink

2. The Hobbit - Rankin & Bass

3. Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon

4. Doctor Who - The War Doctor

5. Shepherd’s Tale Graphic Novel

6. Doctor Who - The Doctor's Wife

7. Mandalorian - S1.8 - The Redemption

8. Witcher - Of Banquets, Burials, and Rituals

9. Outlander - Sassenach

10. Serenity: Big Damn Movie

PLOT SYNOPSIS (Hugely Oversimplified) 

Mikey - In the 26th century, the totalitarian Alliance rules the central planets, while independents struggle on the outer rim. Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds and his crew aboard the transport ship Serenity provide refuge to Simon Tam and his sister River, a psychic teenager who was experimented on by the Alliance to be used as a living weapon.

Marc - A relentless Alliance assassin known as The Operative is dispatched to recover River, as her abilities have inadvertently exposed high-level government secrets. After a subliminal message triggers a violent outburst from River, Mal seeks the help of a hacker named Mr. Universe. This leads the crew to the mystery of Miranda, a planet the Alliance claims is uninhabitable but which River seems psychically linked to.

Mikey - To reach Miranda, the crew must sail through territory infested by Reavers—cannibalistic, feral humans. On the planet, they discover a horrifying recording: the Alliance attempted to pacify Miranda’s population using an experimental chemical. 

Marc - The drug worked too well, causing millions to stop eating and simply lie down to die; however, a small percentage had the opposite reaction, becoming the hyper-aggressive Reavers.

Mikey - Determined to expose this atrocity, Mal leads a desperate mission to broadcast the recording to the entire solar system. In a climactic battle between the Alliance fleet and the Reaver swarm, the crew suffers heavy losses, including their pilot, Wash. Despite the carnage, Mal defeats the Operative and successfully transmits the data. 

Marc - Faced with the undeniable truth of the Alliance's failure, the Operative orders his forces to stand down, allowing the crew of Serenity to disappear back into the blackness of space.

THANKS

Marc: I am ever so grateful for the kindness and generosity of Gunn Runners over on Patreon. Thanks to all of these patrons: Maia Lazar, Shawn Cali, Christopher Sloan, Dave and Rosie Donnelly, Fuzzy, Janice, Cecilia Fairley, Rex Howard, Not Higgins, C.J.T. Maxwell, Sarah Crockett, Riva Karrde, William McKissack, Brian Morin, Miranda Nelson, Josh Brown, James Odell, Eric Ray, James Regan, Troy Rodgers, Les Howard, Scott Wienhusen, Marie Alm

Mikey: Thank you so so much for your generosity Patreon patrons who help keep the music being made, especially DrkUnicorn, Lauren, Michael Khandelwal, Les Howard, Brian Jackey, Strahd von Zarovich, Scot Mealy, Matt & Tracy Jackson, Scott Weinhusen, & the Hobbits: Jeremy and Jennifer

 SONGS

• Marc Gunn "The First Rule of Flying"
• Mikey Mason "We Aim to Misbehave"

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 [e-mail] 

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