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James is an eighth grade science teacher who hales from Southern California via Michigan. A self-styled science geek, James is never happier than when he is blowing something up in the service of educating his students. Never, that is, except when he is able to spend time with his wife, Carolyn, away from the concerns of either of their jobs.
James has been a fan of the 'verse since its television days and somewhat annoyed his then fiancée when he spent the money to by the DVDs. Money was a little tight then. He has since had the great pleasure to see her hooked on the series, so much so that she started writing for some podcast or other just so that she could spread the word to the masses.
James spends the small amounts of freetime that he calls his own playing poker, reading science fiction novels, assistant coaching for his schools Science Olympiad team, and lately, thanks to his wife, reading unhealthy amounts of Firefly Fanfic.
Segments written by James Parkinson
| Title | First aired | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Broadwave Trivia: Pinky and the Brain | Broadwave Trivia | shownotes |
| Can't Pick Just One | The Signal: Season 5, Episode 14 | shownotes |
| Firefly in Five Lines: James's Choice | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 7 | shownotes |
| They've All Got Stories: The Bad Doctor | The Signal: Season 5, Episode 20 | shownotes |
Segments read by James Parkinson
| Title | First aired | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| A Review of Serenity Adventures | The Signal: Season 6, Episode 7 | shownotes |
| A Tale of Two Equilibria | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 12 | shownotes |
| Analyzing Laura | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 13.2: Redemption Special | shownotes |
| Big Damn Actors: Alan Tudyk in Death at a Funeral | The Signal: Season 6, Episode 3 | shownotes |
| Big Damn Actors: Nathan Fillion in Waitress | The Signal: Season 6, Episode 5 | shownotes |
| Broadwave Trivia: Pinky and the Brain | Broadwave Trivia | shownotes |
| Chen, Chen and Shaw: Attorneys at Law | The Signal: Season 3, Episode 14 | shownotes |
| Dollhouse Screening Review | The Signal: Season 5, Episode 3 | shownotes |
| DVD Differences | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 7 | shownotes |
| Expanding the 'Verse: Old Wounds | The Signal: Season 3, Episode 3 | shownotes |
| Feedback | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 23.5: The Money Show | shownotes |
| Fighting In Firefly, part 2: Stage Combat | The Signal: Season 4, Episode 13 | shownotes |
| Fighting in Firefly, Part One | The Signal: Season 4, Episode 9 | shownotes |
| Firefly and Me: They Call it the Law | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 8 | shownotes |
| Firefly in Five Lines: Steve's Choice | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 3 | shownotes |
| Firefly in Five Lines: James's Choice | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 7 | shownotes |
| From Firefly to Future | The Signal: Season 3, Episode 23 | shownotes |
| Games and Sports in Firefly | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 22 | shownotes |
| Gaming in the 'Verse: Playing a Shepherd | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 14 | shownotes |
| Going Dark: I Never Want to Grow Up | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 15 | shownotes |
| Going Dark: Making Money on Miranda | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 20 | shownotes |
| Guns of the Verse | The Signal: Season 4, Episode 3 | shownotes |
| How Many Ls in Malco(l)m? | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 11 | shownotes |
| Listener Article: Why Browncoats? | The Signal: Season 6, Episode 14.1 | shownotes |
| Listener Article: Post in the 'Verse | The Signal: Season 6, Episode 14.1 | shownotes |
| Listener Article: Resources in the 'Verse | The Signal: Season 6, Episode 14.3 | shownotes |
| Listener Article: Meet the Crew | The Signal: Season 6, Episode 18.1 | shownotes |
| Listener Article: A New Look at Shepherd Book | The Signal: Season 6, Episode 18.1 | shownotes |
| Operation Sequel | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 15 | shownotes |
| Read the Script | The Signal: Season 4, Episode 14 | shownotes |
| Real Life Roleplaying | The Signal: Season 3, Episode 23.5: Persephone Pickers Special | shownotes |
| Reaver Chase: The Game | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 1 | shownotes |
| Reavers and Frankenstein | The Signal: Season 6, Episode 10 | shownotes |
| Robin Hood and His Merry Men? | The Signal: Season 5, Episode 10 | shownotes |
| Robots are Great | The Signal: Season 5, Episode 17 | shownotes |
| Science versus Ideology in Joss Whedon's Firefly | The Signal: Season 4, Episode 2 | shownotes |
| Screening Feedback Segment | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 13 | shownotes |
| Serenity Speculation: Other Immigrants to the 'Verse | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 21 | shownotes |
| Serenity Speculation: The Geography of the 'Verse | The Signal: Season 3, Episode 3 | shownotes |
| Serenity Speculation: What Does Shepherd Book Really Believe? | The Signal: Season 6, Episode 9 | shownotes |
| Serenity Speculation: Reavers | The Signal: Season 6, Episode 14 | shownotes |
| Serenity Speculation: What is the Backstory of the Operative? | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 9 | shownotes |
| The Clothes and the Characters | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 2 | shownotes |
| The Clothes and the Characters, Part II | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 5 | shownotes |
| The Firefly Dialect | The Signal: Season 4, Episode 6 | shownotes |
| The Firefly Timeline | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 4 | shownotes |
| The Heroes of Firefly | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 13 | shownotes |
| The Hidden Depths of David Newman's Soundtrack | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 9 | shownotes |
| The Industrial Characters of the 'Verse | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 7 | shownotes |
| The Man they call Jayne | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 1 | shownotes |
| The Sci-Fi Review: Babylon 5 | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 3 | shownotes |
| The Sci-Fi Review: Doctor Who | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 10 | shownotes |
| The Sci-Fi Review: Andromeda | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 19 | shownotes |
| The Sci-Fi Review: Odyssey 5 | The Signal: Season 3, Episode 14 | shownotes |
| The Sci-Fi Review: Survivors | The Signal: Season 4, Episode 1 | shownotes |
| The Vasty Nothingness | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 14 | shownotes |
| Trend Spotting: Serenity and the TV Show Movie | The Signal: Season 5, Episode 6 | shownotes |
| Virtual Firefly | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 12 | shownotes |
| Vote: Vote Patience | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 3 | shownotes |
| Vote: Vote Jayne | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 9 | shownotes |
| Was a Mighty Fine Shindig | The Signal: Season 6, Episode 14 | shownotes |
| What's in a Signal?: Bonus Shows | The Signal: Season 6, Episode 16 | shownotes |
| What's Your Serenity?: VI | The Signal: Season 5, Episode 19 | shownotes |
| Why Serenity? | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 2 | shownotes |
Segments starring James Parkinson
| Title | First aired | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Dear BDH: Dear Doctor Tam: Worried Patient | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 21 | shownotes |
| Dear BDH: Dear Mal: The End | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 22 | shownotes |
| Downtime: Dangerous Women | The Signal: Season 3, Episode 1 | shownotes |
| Downtime: Gun Safety | The Signal: Season 3, Episode 3 | shownotes |
| Earthburn: Articles of Alliance | The Signal: Season 6, Episode 20: Holiday Special | shownotes |
| Earthburn: Conventional Wisdom | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 16 | shownotes |
| Earthburn: The Summer of '69 | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 19 | shownotes |
| Earthburn: Imagine what Tomorrow could be Like | The Signal: Season 8, Episode 6 | shownotes |
| Moonbrained Mike: Spaceship Bazaar | The Signal: Season 3, Episode 7 | shownotes |
| Moonbrained Mike: Spring Cleaning Sale | The Signal: Season 3, Episode 12 | shownotes |
| Moonbrained Mike: End of Season Sale | The Signal: Season 3, Episode 20 | shownotes |
| Moonbrained Mike: Christmas | The Signal: Season 3, Episode 22 | shownotes |
| Moonbrained Mike: Going out of Business | The Signal: Season 4, Episode 13 | shownotes |
| Permanent Waves | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 21: Holiday Special | shownotes |
| Vote: Vote Badger | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 6 | shownotes |
| Vote: Interview: Mo Wenti | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 13 | shownotes |
Segments featuring James Parkinson
| Title | First aired | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Around the 'Verse in 80 Days: Ariel | The Signal: Season 5, Episode 12 | shownotes |
| Around the 'Verse in 80 Days: Bernadette | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 9 | shownotes |
| Badger's World: Season 2: Episode 26: Beginnings, part 2 | The Signal: Season 4, Episode 23: Holiday Special | shownotes |
| Borderline, Season 1: Shadow, April 12th, 2506 | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 17 | shownotes |
| Borderline, Season 1: Silverhold, May 4th, 2507 | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 22 | shownotes |
| Borderline, Season 1: Athens, August 16th, 2508 | The Signal: Season 3, Episode 1 | shownotes |
| Borderline, Season 1: Angel, November 6th, 2509 | The Signal: Season 3, Episode 5 | shownotes |
| Broadwaves: The Sandman (Series of Comic Books by Neil Gaiman) | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 15 | shownotes |
| Going Dark: Borders | The Signal: Season 8, Episode 7 | shownotes |
| Inside Serenity: Boost Your Boat | The Signal: Season 3, Episode 15 | shownotes |
| The Shipworks: ¡Cuidado! | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 8 | shownotes |
| The Terraformers: Episode 12: Blast Off | The Signal: Season 6, Episode 4 | shownotes |
| Vote: Interview: Niska Headquarters | The Signal: Season 7, Episode 16 | shownotes |
Segments hosted by James Parkinson
| Title | First aired | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Banter | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 2.5 | shownotes |
| Banter | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 11.5 | shownotes |
| Banter | The Signal: Season 4, Episode 23.5 | shownotes |
| Feedback | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 2.5 | shownotes |
| Feedback | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 5 | shownotes |
| Feedback | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 11.5 | shownotes |
| Feedback: Music competition emails | The Signal: Season 2, Episode 11.5 | shownotes |
| Feedback | The Signal: Season 4, Episode 23.5 | shownotes |
| Recollections: James | The Signal: Season 3, Episode 23 | shownotes |
Shows produced by James Parkinson
| Title | Actions |
|---|---|
| The Signal: Season 3, Episode 2 | shownotes |
| The Signal: Season 3, Episode 4 | shownotes |
| The Signal: Season 3, Episode 6 | shownotes |
| The Signal: Season 3, Episode 8 | shownotes |
| The Signal: Season 3, Episode 10 | shownotes |
| The Signal: Season 3, Episode 12 | shownotes |
| The Signal: Season 3, Episode 14 | shownotes |
| The Signal: Season 3, Episode 17 | shownotes |
| The Signal: Season 3, Episode 19 | shownotes |
| The Signal: Season 3, Episode 21 | shownotes |
| The Signal: Season 4, Episode 2 | shownotes |
| The Signal: Season 4, Episode 5 | shownotes |