So, while we're alive is awesome, the time between episodes makes it difficult to listen to nonstop. What other Radio dramas (podcasts or otherwise) have you enjoyed? why?
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So, while we're alive is awesome, the time between episodes makes it difficult to listen to nonstop. What other Radio dramas (podcasts or otherwise) have you enjoyed? why?
I've always been big into ZBS audio dramas. http://zbs.org . tho, ya have to pay for those. They've got a couple of series that have been going on since the mid 70's. Good stuff if yer willing to pay.
I'm about to start hunting for some other ones. But, after ya find something like We're Alive, the rest just, kinda feel crappy.
Thanks for setting the bar so damn hi Kc. Really appreciate it... (only 1/2 sarcastic). :)
Check out Wormwood. http://wormwoodshow.com/ A buddy turned me on to this one. It's not as good as we're alive, but good in it's own right.
There's one called Autumn that's available on iTunes, if you can get passed some of the hard to understand British accents it's not bad. But We're Alive has just set the bar too high for me, I can't seem to find one that grabs me the same way. Most of them either have horrible recordings, bad sound effects, bad editing, bad acting, or just bad everything. If someone can find something that compares to this one, please let me know.
Granted, I'm also looking for something strictly horror/myster/thriller type and most of those out there I don't like.
Didn't Superman use to be back in the day a radio drama?
The Leviathan Chronicles is pretty good. Wormwood is alright. And Children of The Gods is decent.
Pontypool is pretty good. It's an hour long radio drama version of the film. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ar...ol_audio.shtml It's the same film with the same actors, but it was shot for audio and visual listeners and viewers at the the same time.
Listened to it last week and thought it was quite good. If you have a free hour give it a shot
If ya can get your hands on the entire 5 part version of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. It's brilliant from beginning to end.
Damn... i need to load that up now for today.
There are many..I'm an audio junkie..
Besides Wormwood, and Leviathan Chronicles mentioned above..You can try "Fetidus-the foundation for the unethical treatment of the undead"-
"19 Nocturne Blvd"-
"Darker Projects"
or tryhttp://theaudiodramadirectory.com/ ..it has a huge directory with synopsis by genre.
Lots of horror..sci fi etc..
Couldn't get into Wormwood for some reason....I'm hooked on Decoder Ring Theater's "Red Panda" and "Black Jack Justice". For comedy I like "The Streets of Staccato" about a rather dim 70s-ish cop. I'd also recommend Broken Sea Audio; they do new episodes of X Files, Kolchak; the Night Stalker, and others. It's amazing how much good stuff there is. I listen to Escape Pod and Pseudopod; they're short stories, not serials.
I love OTR like "Light's Out", "Suspense", and Sherlock Holmes. And I find myself hooked on "Tales of the Texas Rangers" whenever XM plays it. (I drive for a living so I listen to a LOT of audio)
I had to give wormwood a second and third chance before I was able to get past the first episode. The quality of the first couple of recordings is not good, but then the story grew on me. The other audio dramas that I've listened to/am listening to are on hiatus, one of which I'm pretty sure is done for good.
Oh! Except for The Mask of Inanna but it seems like they only put out one episode at a time.
There's a lot of great one-off's like "The Moon Wraith" or "Slick Bracer". I've listened to these numerous times, pretending they were new episodes in an ongoing series. They're such great characters.... At least Sgt Staccato is coming back in March; I was hooked on that show within SECONDS.
One episode at a time... i meant one episode a month. This is what I get for posting before noon.
I will check out some of these one-offs!
People should check out Pendant Audio http://www.pendantaudio.com/ They have about a dozen different shows going and a couple that are fully complete including a whole set of DC comic inspired fan shows (Batman, Superman, Wonder Women etc.)
As I stated in the previous forum, I'm a huge fan of Audio Drama, so there are several on the list for me. I've listened to most that people have mentioned here. If you want a comedy style show, I've been listening to You've Got Dead on You, a nice Sci-Fi show to check out is Edict Zero-FIS There are many others out there to listen to, just gotta know where to find them. In addition to bohemianroxie's post for Audio Drama Directory, there's also Audio-Drama.com which is kind of like a wiki for all things audio drama.
ive listened to the original war of the worlds, the halo 2 a.r.g. thing, and the in game odst audio bits; this one is the best
Thanks for the recommendations! I'll have MANY hours of awesome listening!
I really haven't heard another series like WA. There's comedies and semi-comedy (like Red Panda) but not many NEW, serious, original dramas- at least not that I know of...
There's great anthology shows like Pseudopod- which seems to be on hiatus for now...
of all the other audio dramas above, i really got into wormwood, and then it's ending tore my heart out, but other than that it's a really good podcast. its very similar to we're alive in terms of how it's produced, cause a lot of the other podcasts that i listened to (that were listed above) were like audio books with sound effects, but wormwood was a lot more like we're alive just without the narratives (which actually makes the action scenes really dull cause you have no clue what's going on). but other than that i'd just really like to say thank you! for turning me onto wormwood, its really amazing, and once i get over the emotional trauma (*cough* rachel's ending *cough*) , i'll go back and listen to it all over again.
Wormwood turned out to be really good. I recommended it earlier in this thread but quit listening to it part way into chapter 1. (same voice actors doing different characters drove me nuts) but I got back into it. Just hit chapter 2, very excited to see what happens.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ra1th
yeah the voice acting was really hit or miss, some were good like crowe and sparrow especially, but some are just plain terrible
hey wait a minute u just got into wormwood? thats awesome! when ur done hit me up cause i dont fully get all the stuff thats happened, and there's no one to discuss it with cause the wormwood forums are dead and gone
Right on! I hope to have most of the series done by the end of the week. I'm jsut at the point where Jimmy Details picked up sparrow on "brunhilda" and they are crashing for the night. ( jimmy details is awesome)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ra1th
hahaha jimmy details rocks! sparrow was my favorite
Has anyone listened to "Fetidus"? It's a noir style drama set in the future with many supernatural elements. I'm almost finished with it and hopefully there will be more. I think it's well done and has a great cast of characters and good music. Check it out on itunes.
i started FETIDUS, but i couldnt really get into it, it felt like an audio book with sound effects here and there more narration than character interaction. (and the main guy's voice didnt sit with me at all) but is it originally a book? cause the premise seemed really interesting, i'd like to give the book a try
I'm not sure if it's a book but actually you're right I think it is an audio book and not really a radio drama.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ra1th
Quick summary then. Don't listen to We're alive because no Audio drama will ever live up to it.
I am on chapter 10 of the Leviathan Chronicles and am really enjoying it.
I just finished Fried Green Zombies. Pretty good. Funny with a nice alien twist.
Thanks for the suggestions. I just finished the first season of Wormwood and I'm on the 2nd episode of FETIDUS. Wormwood was entertaining although it sometimes sounded like parts were recorded over Skype. FETIDUS seems interesting so far. I like the music.
We talked about Leviathan on the last forum, and we didn't say much here yet, but that's definitely one to check out too:Quote:
Originally Posted by manintrees
http://www.leviathanchronicles.com
It's not an audio drama, HOWEVER, it's a fantastic serious podcast called http://www.survivalpodcast.net/ it's anything and everything you can imagine about survival farming, bugging out, bartering heck you name it they have talked about it. It's a really good podcast, and it's free from all the black helicopter and New World Order garbage you hear about.
I totally got into The Leviathan Chronicles. Next to WA it's one of the best out there. You have to check it out. If you can get past the soap boxes. Some of them drag but there are some funny ones.
Also a decent podiobook is The Zombie Chronicles.
The Leviathan Chronicles I find to be on equal footing in acting and sound effects with We're alive but I have to say the narration takes away a bit to fall slightly behind We're Alive. I'm not complaining though as I find burning through Leviathan takes away from the wait for the next episode of we're Alive. I will say though I have to relisten to each episode a lot more as i find myself thinking about something and fail to pick up on a minute of what just happen.Quote:
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I also liked that 19th Noctune as it reminds me of a really good stage play as opposed to something movie quality of We're alive. I will not say each episode is a winner but it generally entertaining with me loving some of the hammy victorian stuff they do. Which reminds me, does anyone know wtf happened at the end of "Where are you now?" episode? I get it but i'm fairly certain it ends horribly but i'm not 100 percent sure.
just got my hands on 5 different stephen king audio books on tape from my local library's overstock sale, 2$ a pop!
Oh, which ones? I love the king and really want some new audiobooks to listen to!
i got jerald's game, the first gunslinger, the green mile, the black house, and cujo - there awsome!
I liked the "Zombie Chronicles". Not everything about it, but it was good enough to be interesting and kept me hooked. Wonder when it will continue?
Also, "How To Succeed in Evil" is awesome! As a future evil overlord of a sizable empire, it is a very interesting story for me
I listen to a bunch of audio programs at http://www.darkerprojects.com They do not load up new ones as often as other sites, but they have enough to keep you interested...
I am subscribed to over twenty podcasts, most of which are scientific or travel or BBC world stories, but several audio dramas. I lived overseas for a year and didn't work except to take care of my girlfriend's house while she worked and I listened to several hours a day of podcasts as I was working around the house and yard, walking to the store, or taking the dog for a walk. Sadly, I'm falling behind lately as I am back home and have a depressingly regular job.
Anyways, I second the darkerprojects.com link that COsurvivor mentioned. They do have a seven part zombie podcast also, but it seems to have fallen by the wayside and hasn't been updated in 1.5 years or so. It's not bad and it's called "Alive Inside", you'll see it on the links of the Darker Projects website.
I would also recommend http://www.radiodramarevival.com/. This is a website that features quite a few contemporary active audio drama group and is generally very high in production values. This website does some of their own productions also but it was what introduced me to We're Alive, Darker Projects, Leviathan Chronicles, and many other groups. It is surely worth a look.
Much thanks to the suggestions of others, I have plenty of new material to look at and inevitably I will fall even further behind on my podcasts. Good thing I have several terabytes free on my hard disks.