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Golden Twilight

January 17, 2010 / / 0 Comments

I challenge anyone to come up with an anthology series on television that was more influential, creative, and important than Rod Serling‘s Twilight Zone.

Personally, no writer has ever influenced my scripts than Mr. Serling’s clever tales of suspense and social commentary.

So it was with an absolute thrill when I was able to speak with Mr. Carl Amari about his passion for producing Audio Drama. I’ve been listening to Mr. Amari’s clever and faithful retelling’s of the Twilight Zone in the Twilight Zone Radio Drama series for years now. I’ve collected quite a few of them when I purchased the original series on DVD.

But what really surprised me was that Mr. Amari was a fan of our work at the Society, and wanted to be involved. So the upshot is, for Sonic Gold Season 2, expect the Twilight Zone and much more!

From all of us, thanks so much Carl!

Who Gives You Your Fix

January 4, 2010 / / 1 Comment

The Doctor of course!

If you’ve been living under a rock you’ve missed the leaving of the tenth incarnation of everyone’s favourite Time Lord.

David Tennant after a lease far too short on BBC’s Doctor Who has moved on hopefully to some other green pastures.

As the world awaits to see if Eleven will be worth more than the numbers before him, take some time and consider where the Doctor will always be found- in Audio Drama!

During the years the Doctor was off the air, the good folks in Audio Drama have always brought you new adventures of the great Gallifreyan.

Here’s a list of places to find the good Doctor. Have a listen won’t you? Who knows… maybe Tenant will take his turn at the mike too? Hopefully… you’ll be missed David.

Big Finish

Broken Sea’s Doctor Who

Dalek Universe

Dam Productions

Darker Projects’ Doctor Who

DreamRealm Enterprises

DWAD (The Doctor Who Audio Dramas)

Giant Gnome Production’s Doctor Who- Legends of a Time Lord

Planet Skaro

The Crossover Adventures

Time Tunnel Productions’ “The Cyber War”

Audio that Doesn’t Vex

December 28, 2009 / / 0 Comments

Check out the latest updates in Vexation Studios. Our good friend Rik O’Neill (you will remember him as the creator/producer of “Nova Star Hunters”!) has been working on updating Vexation’s look.. and look! The Sonic Society is featured up there!

Expect many more as Rik hopes to keep doing what we all love to do, spread the word. Audio Drama is back, and in a big way. And Vexation is going to show you more and more why you love it!

The Audio Drama Directory

November 15, 2009 / / 2 Comments

audiodramadirWow.  Amazing.  Simple to Use. Brilliant.

That’s what I have to say about this latest website by listener Jeremy. On Tuesday’s show, we’ll read Jeremy’s letter in full, but I’m going to put this out here ASAP.

This is what we’ve been looking for folks. Audiodramatalk.com has been fantastic in giving us a place to chat about Audio Drama, and you can find a pile of great links there.

This site has it all. Audio Dramas set up in genre, with the RSS feeds. EVERYTHING you need to get folks hooked on new and amazing shows.

And don’t forget the link: theaudiodramadirectory.com

The Push to Kill Canadian Copyright Law

November 12, 2009 / / 0 Comments

Michael Geist brings us a tale about some backroom dealings that just might threaten current Canadian soveriegn copyright law.
What’s especially angering is that much of these “deals” are made in the dark without the light of public awareness.
Thanks Michael for shining some of the light on it.
Now we need to let people know!
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4525/135/

Lighter- Now in Awesome Animation!

November 11, 2009 / / 0 Comments

The amazing Drew Little took some time to create this phenomenal little animation short from “Lighter”, the Dead Line episode starring Ken MacAlpine, Alex MacDonald and Jack Ward. We love the style, and hope to see many more from this great animator! THANKS SO MUCH!!!

You’re Travelling Through Another Dimension…

October 2, 2009 / / 1 Comment

280px-TheTwilightZoneLogo 50 years ago this week, Rod Serling a former paratrooper, boxer, and three time Emmy Award winning writer from the experimental live drama series Playhouse 90 had attempted to  escape controversy as a social/political critic in creating a “fantasy” series. His now famous interview with Mike Wallace in which he claims he’s no longer interested in deeper subjects was of course a classic boxer’s feint.

Serling redefined television. Along with other contemporary Teleplay writers like Reginald Rose and Gore Vidal they saw the small box as an opportunity to tell important stories- to entertain and to move people to the great plights of the modern age.

Serling began his career in radio but his five years in the Twilight Zone became one of the most influential in popular culture.

Fifty years later the shows are still relevant, the themes are still gripping, and Serling deserves all the credit. Thanks Rod.

Justice Rides in California!

August 19, 2009 / / 0 Comments

zorroproductionsincComing from Colonial Radio Theatre another adventure masterpiece- Zorro and the Pirate Raiders!

Colonial Radio consistently presents us lovers of audio drama with powerful stories. I remember when I was a child, my Grandparents had a Disney picture book of the story of Zorro. I would read it again and again when I visited, and hear the whip cracks and the whistle of the Fox’s sword as he tore his initial “Z” where ever he went.

Now, at long last, you can hear it too… with the adaptation by the award winning Jerry Robbins, you know this version of Zorro will get right into the action and be a story that will simply thunder off your earbuds.

But don’t take my word for it… have a listen to the promo yourself- here!

300 Released Shows for Colonial Radio Theatre

May 10, 2009 / / 1 Comment

300A milestone in audio production often goes unheralded, but here’s one that we can all cheer about. Recently, in a conversation Jerry Robbins mentioned to me that with their latest releases of Moonfleet and Perry Mason, Colonial Radio Theatre has put out 300 shows for purchase in its fourteen years of existence.  That’s an amazing production rate by any standard.

So cheers to you Jerry Robbins, Mark Vanderberg, and all the great folks in Colonial Radio. May the next 300 be as fantastic as the first!

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