Bodybuilding Obsession
Written by: Kym
Imagine you lived before television was invented—or at least, before it was popular. (Yes, I am aware of the fact that some of our older members need not imagine. Bear with me.) Back in those days, people listened to radio plays—or “audio dramas”—for entertainment. Sherlock Holmes Mysteries, Tales from the Crypt, and The Adventures of Superman all existed on the radio before they were on TV.
Now, there are a growing number of websites striving to resurrect the nearly extinct form of entertainment known as Audio Dramas. Now, through the fan club of “Feedback”, the winner of the Sci-Fi channel TV show Who Wants to be a Superhero?, one of PPT’s own—me, Robin—is now an official voice actress and member of an audio drama group.
It is amazing how, in the day and age of high definition television, audio dramas can still be not only entertaining, but in some cases, downright scary. Darker Projects is an audio drama company (one of the ones I act for) that specializes in science fiction and horror. Their running series Night Terrors is downright terrifying in some episodes—if you’re looking for a good scare, try the episode “The House in the Clock.” Five Minute Fears, another of their series, has a shorter running time—all episodes are between 3 and 7 minutes—but are just as scary. For a quick scare there, try “McMeat” or “The Grave.”
Not all audio dramas are horror, however. Darker Projects has fan audio dramas of popular science fiction shows Star Trek and Doctor Who. They also produce several original sci-fi dramas. Another audio drama company—one that I am helping to get off of the ground—is Broken Sea. They produce fan audio dramas of Planet of the Apes, as well as the Feedback: A Hero’s Calling audio drama.
Audio dramas are a dying breed. It is a pity that today’s youth do not use their imagination to picture the world they are hearing about—all they have to do is turn on the TV set. Perhaps groups such as Darker Projects and Broken Sea can help to revive an almost-dead genre of entertainment.
Robin is a talented voice actress and contributor to Pink Ink.
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