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Post by kurumais on Jun 26, 2020 17:51:08 GMT
i'd really hate to get an audible subscription, but its getting harder to not get one. how are their original shows? is the sub worth it?
thank in advance
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2020 14:27:31 GMT
i'd really hate to get an audible subscription, but its getting harder to not get one. how are their original shows? is the sub worth it? I thought their three Alien 'originals' - directed by Dirk Maggs - were very good, the X-Files ones were reasonably good too. Plus, their Dracula is one of the best audio versions of the book around.
A monthly Audible membership gets you tons more audios than just their 'originals' range though, so membership is definitely worth it IMO. |
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Post by grinch on Jun 27, 2020 14:57:28 GMT
I rather like their full cast version of Arabian Nights (Book One and Book Two) as well as The Graveyard Book myself.
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Post by grinch on Jun 30, 2020 9:39:25 GMT
Have yet to listen to it but I’ve also heard good things about their adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’s’ The Three Musketeers.
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Post by jjjjj on Jul 2, 2020 16:26:02 GMT
Escape from Virtual Island was quite funny, with Paul Rudd and a ton of other people from 30 Rock and Saturday NIght Live alums.
I love the audible range of dramas, but they also carry alot of the BBC releases, like the great Charles Paris series with Bill Nighey, and others. I’ve subscribed for a long time, and find it’s worth the $15 a month a pay.
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Post by gregm on Jul 15, 2020 11:19:29 GMT
One oddity I have from Audible (I think it was recorded by Naxos) is Wu Cheng'en's Monkey, read by Kenneth Williams!
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Post by grinch on Jul 15, 2020 11:29:29 GMT
One oddity I have from Audible (I think it was recorded by Naxos) is Wu Cheng'en's Monkey, read by Kenneth Williams! Now that I have to listen to! Is it any good? |
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Post by gregm on Jul 16, 2020 12:32:38 GMT
One oddity I have from Audible (I think it was recorded by Naxos) is Wu Cheng'en's Monkey, read by Kenneth Williams! Now that I have to listen to! Is it any good? I've only listened to the sample (It's a big listen! 13 and a half hours), but it definitely Williams in a more serious mode, with his usual underlying vocal style. And 13.5 hours for one Audible credit? Talk about value! |
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Post by grinch on Jul 16, 2020 21:21:50 GMT
Now that I have to listen to! Is it any good? I've only listened to the sample (It's a big listen! 13 and a half hours), but it definitely Williams in a more serious mode, with his usual underlying vocal style. And 13.5 hours for one Audible credit? Talk about value! That is rather good value for money. Definitely have to save it for a very, very long walk. To be honest even though the late Mr Williams is known for Hancock’s Half Hour/Round the Horne, he wasn’t half bad as a serious voice actor. I rather liked his one man performance of Diary of a Madman (which can be found on YouTube I believe) as an example. Feel like if he had lived longer he could have had somewhat of a Renaissance in the 21st century with regards to partaking in animation projects, audio dramas and the like. But now I’m just rambling. |
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