Probably sounds dumb but I am enjoying TOS/TAS in a new way

[Neopeius]

For exquisite Ace Books trash, there's nothing that can top the Perry Rhodan series. This was my first serious SF fandom -- I stumbled into the books about the same time my local station finished a run of Star Trek in the after school time slot, and replaced it with Wild, Wild West. WWW was OK, but it didn't scratch my 12-year-old sense of wonder.

So I started reading the Ace edition of Perry Rhodan, edited by Forry Ackerman and translated from the German by his wife, Wendayne. That was more like it! I'm afraid to try and re-read them today, for fear the Suck Fairy has visited. But yeah, for the rest of my teens, I was into PR fandom, even publishing a dittoed fanzine for a couple years when I was 15-16 or so.

Astoundingly, Perry Rhodan is still going strong in Germany, coming out with a new 30,000 word novella (published as a booklet) EVERY WEEK! The series started in 1961, so they must be well over 3000 issues by now. In the US, we didn't even get to #150.

Our West German correspondent, Cora Buhlert, has been doing a lovely job of describing/reviewing the Perry Rhodan novels!

http://galacticjourney.org/tag/perry-rhodan/

 

[Daddy Todd]

Our West German correspondent, Cora Buhlert, has been doing a lovely job of describing/reviewing the Perry Rhodan novels!

http://galacticjourney.org/tag/perry-rhodan/

I’ve enjoyed Cora’s reviews very much!

 

[Steven P Bastien]

I am converting TOS and TAS episodes from .mp4 to .mp3 files and listening to only the audio of the shows. I spend a lot of time with my bluetooth earphone popped in already and wanted a change from podcasts and music.

Like most of us here, I have seen the shows so many times I picture the scenes but just concentrating on the audio is a fun experience for me and I seem to pick up on some dialogue nuances that I missed or just appreciate more this way.

Thanks for letting me share.

No, not dumb at all. You are reminding me of what I did in the old days as a kid, when I could not afford a VHS or Betamax. I recorded various TOS episodes on cassette and would listen to them as I fell asleep. Oddly, in recent times I listen to episodes on my phone ( I have all episodes on my phone) as I fall asleep. I find "Assignment Earth" a particularly good episode to fall asleep to. Aside from the initial ship rumbling and fight scene, it has a slow quite pace to it.

I also occasionally listen to TOS episodes in my car through the Bluetooth connection, (no I don't look at, or touch the phone while driving)

It does give a different perspective. Also, in my opinion it could have been a successful radio show in earlier days, although I can't be sure because I can't remove my personal bias after seeing the video version first.

 

[marlboro]

What episodes work best in an audio only format?

 

[Ssosmcin]

What episodes work best in an audio only format?

The Conscience of the King
Court Martial
Whom Gods Destroy

they are all pretty talky

 

[marlboro]

^ I bet the heartbeats at the End of Court Martial are very effective.

 

[Methuselah Flint]

The Conscience of the King
Court Martial
Whom Gods Destroy

they are all pretty talky

Requiem is very play-like, so I bet that would work well too.

Court Martial, as you cite, is a courtroom drama, and really even Whom Gods is very theatrical in its layout.

I bet Corbomite, Balance, Elaan, Immunity, Obsession, Doomsday, Zetar or even Deadly Years would probably need a lot of narration.

 

[Christopher]

Reminds me of this bit I did a few years ago:

"Yes! Punching the Gorn's ears seems to have disoriented him. I've got to get away... get some distance! Yes! That rise over there."
(Panting sounds.)
"Yes... this rock should do nicely."
(Grunt of exertion.)
"He's recovering. Now -- heave!"
(Sound of object whooshing through the air and striking a leathery surface. Growl of pain from the Gorn.)
"Yes! A hit! But -- no, it's barely staggered him! What incredible strength! Now he's -- no -- he's heading for that large boulder! There's no way he could -- but he is! He's... lifting it above his head! It must weigh over a ton! Could he possibly throw it hard enough --"
(A loud grunt of exertion from the Gorn, and a heavier whooshing sound.)
"He did! Have to dodge, dodge for all I'm worth!"
(Heavy thud of the boulder striking rock, rolling downhill.)
"Whew! That was close! I could feel the breeze as it blew past! Better not take any chances -- up the mountain, quickly! My speed is my only advantage!"
(The sound of swift footsteps on stone, and Kirk panting. Fade out these sounds and asteroid ambience; fade in bridge background audio.)
"Have you tried overload, Mr. Scott?"
"Aye, Mr. Spock. It does no good..."

 

[marlboro]

"Arena" would have been great as an episode of Escape.


Orson Welles would have made an amazing Khan in a radio version of "Space Seed." He could have made a fantastic Harry Mudd if he played him like the radio version of Harry Lime.