[B5JMS] Babylon 5: The Radio Serial

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From: derubeis at sensor.neusc.bcm.tmc.edu (David DeRubeis)
Date: 2 Dec 2002 21:52:16 GMT
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Actually, I think that would be great.  JMS has already done audiocasts for 
SciFi.com, so this wouldn't be a stretch.  The wonderful Doctor Who audios by 
Big Finish, as well as the series you mentioned, show just how effective the 
audio medium can be.

In article <Xns92D366EFCA023qwerty at 206.66.12.209>, smcnair at gulftel.com says...
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>Let me preface this by saying that I spend about 2-1/2 hours every day 
>on the road, going to and from work.  I've got an mp3 player in my car, 
>and I usually spend my commutes listening to audiobooks.
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>Recently I picked up an audiobook called "All the Tea", which is 
>narrated by Walter Koenig, and is one of the few audiobooks to have an 
>ensemble cast.  Koenig does an outstanding job, btw.  Unfortunately the 
>rest of the actors on the audiobook sorta stink.  I've heard better 
>acting in high schools.
>
>Anyway, hearing Koenig doing the narration got me to thinking about how 
>cool it would be to have the B5 series done in radio serial format.  
>There have been several other successful sci-fi/fantasy translations to 
>the serial format... Star Wars, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and 
>Lord of the Rings come immediately to mind.
>
>Any ideas on if this is even remotely possible?  Who do I 
>threaten/praise to get something like this thought about?
>




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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: 05 Dec 2002 05:13:14 GMT
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>Actually, I think that would be great.  JMS has already done audiocasts for 
>SciFi.com, so this wouldn't be a stretch.  The wonderful Doctor Who audios by
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>Big Finish, as well as the series you mentioned, show just how effective the 
>audio medium can be.

Actually, about a year or so ago, Sci-Fi.com was in active discussions with me
to do just this, but when they pulled back on their audio drama content, that
went away.

 jms

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