Mission To Zyxx - Announcing: The Young Old Derf Chronicles

Episode Date: March 17, 2025

The crew are here to announce the newest project in the Mission to Zyxx universe: The Young Old Derf Chronicles, coming later this year! Plus, it's the Max Fun Drive! That's no coincidence: We need your support to make this new prequel series happen in true Zyxx fashion. Meaning, ambitious to the point of absurdity. Join us at maximumfun.org/join 

Hey everybody, it's Alden here with the cast of Mission is X. Hi. Hello. Hello. Happy Max Fun Drive. Yes. It's that time of year where we remind you about how important your support is for this show and all of the shows on the network at MaximumFun.org slash join.

Yes. Yes. But it does beg the question, why are we here now for this Max Fun Drive when it's been so long since we've put anything out? Yes. Been a while. Been a little while since we've gotten on the old feed. Let's not say exactly how long it's been and we'll just agree it's been a-

Yes, two years, three months. Yes, 16 hours and 37 seconds. We haven't seen each other since that moment. Not once. No, we refuse to look at each other. Well, you know, we wouldn't get back on this feed if we didn't have something pretty serious to talk to you guys about.

What is this about, Alden? Yeah, here's the thing. I've been thinking a lot about, like, what should be next for us? What should be next for Zyx, you know? Yeah. And I thought, what if we made like, what if like a, like if an NFT was made of audio?

No. Like crypto. I think that's just an NFT, can be that. Yeah, sure. Yeah, well sure. Just feels a little late. But I'm thinking, now that we're on the other end of the bell curve, I think.

It's time for NFTs is what you're saying? Yeah, again, finally, saying. Yeah again finally again Yeah, okay You guys could do NFTs I hacked the system. This guy's not fungible right here. Look at Maximum fun minimum funge. Yeah. Guys, it's Justin. Hi, Justin.

Hello. Thank you for having me here. Wait, old Durf, Justin? Old Durf, yeah. Justin, I feel like since you're here, you should be the one to announce what we're here to announce. Well, that's really nice.

We've been talking. We've been working. And we're excited to announce the Young Old Durf Chronicles, a prequel series in the Mission to Zyck's universe where Durf is slightly less old. That's what life is. Sometimes you're young and sometimes you're old. Oh shit. Yes.

You ever thought about that? Wow. That's the kind of hard-hitting- Philosophy. Yes, that's the kind of Zemo wisdom you're going to hear in the young, old Durv Chronicles. You never thought it would be possible, but the wisdom has gotten worse at his younger. Wow. Yeah, he knew even less than he knows now.

Well, in the vein of a Disney Plus anthology series or the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, as we are referencing with the title. We thought it'd be fun to do just a limited series, eight episodes, all of which will be released this year to just see what his life was like, you know? See what young Durf was up to long before he came across the crew of the Bargerian Jade. And from what we've recorded so far, his life was jacked up Yeah, I mean the amount of jacking around derf does as an old person just imagine what his life as a young old derf was like I did hear though that when you get older you do do a lot of jucking around and in fact you should be afraid of

STDs sure sure right and that's actually why we're here. Oh, that's sorry, Ali, you're right. That's the acronym. We should do a Zyx STD. That's what I was trying to pitch earlier. Yeah, yeah. Somehow got worse. Sexually transmitted derf. No, no, no, no, no.

Sonically transmitted. Sonically. There we go. Hey, are there going to be all new characters in this podcast? Yeah, you know what, Winston? There actually are going to be brand new characters in this podcast. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. But Alden, are there going be all new characters in this podcast? Yeah, you know what Winston there actually are gonna be brand new characters in this podcast Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, but Alden are there gonna be old characters? No, there's gonna be young characters and new characters I'm not sure what your definition of old in this context. I'm saying characters. We remember from the original series

I mean who knows maybe Alden are we in this series or did you replace us with AI? Boy, that's a good question. Oh, I should have mentioned. We are all in this. It is all of us. The original seven plus Justin. Just like Zyx, Justin's been here the entire time. Yes. Yes. In true Justin fashion. Hey, Alden. Yeah.

Is there music like music for this podcast? Oh, you better believe there's music. In fact, we already have a brand new theme song written by our beloved composer, Brendan Ryan, featuring bass guitar and acoustic guitar by Shane. And of course, his signature amazing sound design. Hey, Shane. Hey, what's up?

How's your, how are you feeling about all this? I'm scared. Oh. That's a good sign. That's a good sign. You know it's going to be great. all this? I'm scared. Oh, no, I feel good. That's a good sign. You know, it's gonna be great. I'm very excited that we had this time away from the show to come up with new, more insane, more difficult to produce ideas. This show's gonna be like nothing you've ever heard. Yeah. Yeah.

We are so excited for everyone to hear more as we get the show ready to roll. But don't worry. We will be bringing you lots of fun and insanity between now and when young, old Durf is ready for action later this year. Yes. We are actually going to be releasing cool new stuff

every month leading up to Durf, both in the public feed and as bonus content for supporters. So there's just going to be lots to hear throughout the year. Yeah keep your audio tuner tuned to this station of this. What? I don't know. What? How do you think people are listening to this?

Yeah this is an AM. Sonically transmitted? What are you doing here? Yeah it's sonically transmitted. See y'all soon. Backflip. Whoa! Whoa!

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! The young, old Durff Chronicle is coming to this same feat this year. Stay tuned. We can't wait. You know, Seth, if you've ever listened to Mission of Zyx before, you could probably guess two things about the upcoming Young Old Durf Chronicles.

First, that we are going to put every ounce of effort possible into making it ambitious and hilarious and ridiculous and sonically majestic. Yes. I know that for a fact because it's already been happening yeah it's true and the second thing that you can probably guess is that we need listener support to make it happen yes and to elaborate if you supported mission to Zix before on maximum fun what do we need you to do do it again and if you are still a maximum fun member but obviously not supporting us

because the show wasn't in production what what do we need you to do? Take us back into your selection of shows! Please take us back. And if you discovered the show since it ended, or you just are a richer or more generous person than we were when you listened back then, okay, what good news do we have for you you have another chance to be a good person That's separate from supporting the show You can always be a good person never too late to change your ways But you also have another chance to support mission is X in our new venture here, right? But wait, wait, wait, wait, we're also asking people to sign up monthly for a year Why would they do that for a show that's gonna release

for like two months later in the year? Great question. Let's get into that. So we're doing two things between now and the release of the show. One, we are releasing monthly, out of character, one-off podcast episodes. And these are podcasts suggested by our supporters.

So the first one that's coming out this week on Wednesday These are public by the way They're public episodes that everyone gets everyone can hear but the concepts are suggested by people who support the show Yes over on our mission is X discord and the one that's coming out this Wednesday It is an advice column podcast where we answer burning from our listeners Rod help us. Oh boy. Wow It's a good one, it's really fun. Okay, so that's on the public feed. Yes.

But you get to suggest those if you're a supporter. What about the actual bonus content for supporters? Well, the upside down junior clown version of that, over on the Boko feed, we are going to be releasing episodes recorded in world by Durf himself. These are not the young old Durf Chronicles. These are failed attempts at podcasts that Durf has done over the years.

Or successful, but summarily abandoned. Who knows? Exactly. And the first one is on the feed right now. It is appropriately, perhaps ironically, Durf answering, you guessed it, listener submitted questions for advice. It is an absolute hoot. They won't always mirror each other, but this time...

Yeah, no promises, but this one just seemed too good to pass up. And guess what? Those one-off podcasts by Durf on the Boko feed, you get to suggest ideas for those as well. Wow. So that's it, right? That's everything they'd probably get from supporting. If only that was it. You also get to join, as mentioned, the Mission to Zyck's Discord,

one of the chillest places on the internet. The only thing not chill about it is how much Alden is on it. Yeah, I'm sort of too on it. I apologize. Yeah,, yeah, so it's not just fans. It's also us, especially Alton. Me too, a fault, to be honest. You also, it should be noted, when you support our show, you also get access to the entire back catalog of all BoCo for every Maximum Fun show. And we will say, though that stuff is, like all the bonus stuff is great, that doesn't have to be why you support it. You get all that stuff, but the real reason we want you to support it is it actually is the only way we can make the show. The young old Durf Chronicles that will come out later this year is depending on your support.

We made the kind of brilliant decision to start making it and start spending lots of money on the assumption that there will be people supporting it. So no pressure, but also we can't finish it and make it without that support Sorry, I do I do have to say this one more boco thing. We made it. We made a pin we made another pin Oh everyone who supports the maximum drive at a certain level can choose a pin from any show We have a new pin. I think we could say it might be a little bit different Different than the other ones. Previous pins.

Yeah. Sorry, as you were. Ah, yes. We need your help to make this show. It's the only way we can do it. And also, when you support, some of that support goes to Maximum Fun. It goes to all the other shows that you select when you sign up. And this is a worker-owned network.

It's a worker-owned co-op. Something that exists almost nowhere else of creator-owned network. It's a worker-owned co-op, something that exists almost nowhere else of creator-owned shows. We are so happy to be back, to be back on Max Fun. As we watch the media industry crumble in various ways, it is this beacon of goodness glowing in the darkness. It's run ethically and it supports great art and it allows you to support that art and it's um it's just Uh Not gonna cry

I promise anyway, um, so so we need you It's an incredibly good cause take a minute go to maximumfund.org join and then Pat yourself on the back Sit back enjoy a derf mini-sode. Yeah, and on Wednesday you enjoy the first monthly episode of some really good advice as long as you don't use it or take it. Don't take it, yeah. Certainly don't take it.

Yeah. Okay, thank you so much. That link one last time, maximumfun.org slash join. Goodbye. maximumfun.org slash join. Goodbye!