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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Feb 12, 2021 14:34:03 GMT
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Feb 16, 2021 11:08:59 GMT
Giving the Big Finish Dredd audio's a relisten in readiness for this. Still think they are a flawed endeavour, it is difficult to replicate the comic book style of Mega City One in audio, it can come across as quite cheesy which sadly it does in this first one, Wanted Dredd or Alive. The voice acting on Dredd is annoying & the choice for Max Normal is weird if you are familiar with the character.
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Post by Timelord007 on Feb 17, 2021 8:53:00 GMT
Wonder what style & tone these Audiobooks have?
The issue with Dredd in BF audio dramas was it was toned down, the setting & characters don't translate to a toned down narrative, the characters are violent, uncompromising throughout the world of Mega City.
I maybe wrong though.
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Post by gregm on Feb 20, 2021 6:55:28 GMT
Having a look on Audible (which is where the pre-order link takes me) and each release is over 8 hours long. I guess this means there may be a narrator reading the text of novels with the actor for a part reading the dialogue in a dramatic fashion. (BBC did this with the His Dark Materials books (as well as shorter dramatisations) and also with American Gods (can't recall who).)
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Post by muckypup on Feb 20, 2021 8:08:54 GMT
Having a look on Audible (which is where the pre-order link takes me) and each release is over 8 hours long. I guess this means there may be a narrator reading the text of novels with the actor for a part reading the dialogue in a dramatic fashion. (BBC did this with the His Dark Materials books (as well as shorter dramatisations) and also with American Gods (can't recall who).) i expect it to be in a similar style to the sandman audio as they were such a big hit for audible......narrator setting the scene then actors taking over ive pre ordered the slaine one |
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Feb 25, 2021 15:56:02 GMT
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Feb 27, 2021 8:14:25 GMT
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Mar 3, 2021 10:51:16 GMT
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Mar 3, 2021 18:26:59 GMT
These are released tomorrow.
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Post by grinch on Mar 3, 2021 18:32:52 GMT
I’m honestly surprised it’s taken this long for Halo Jones to be adapted into another medium. It’s ‘saga’ nature I would have thought would have been ideal for something such as television or this case audiobooks.
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Mar 4, 2021 8:39:43 GMT
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Mar 4, 2021 11:51:04 GMT
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Mar 4, 2021 16:56:15 GMT
Looking forward to getting stuck into these, I wonder how they will come across to those unfamiliar with the source material.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2021 19:53:10 GMT
See them on iTunes and at a reasonable price Slaine and two Judge Dredds anyone listened and think they are worth getting?
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Mar 10, 2021 20:39:26 GMT
See them on iTunes and at a reasonable price Slaine and two Judge Dredds anyone listened and think they are worth getting? Yes I have heard 2 so far. Judge Dredd: America. A really engaging adaptation of this classic Dredd story. I found it a lot more dramatic than the cartoony Big Finish audios, Fiennes' Dredd will divide fans I think as he is not the gravelly voiced hardman but a more subtle softly spoken lawman. The America story is also not the typical Dredd story he is more a supporting character. Overall I preferred his take but it did take some getting used to. & today I started The Ballad of Halo Jones which is also good, but this one in particular may be a bit odd for non-fans. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2021 14:21:22 GMT
See them on iTunes and at a reasonable price Slaine and two Judge Dredds anyone listened and think they are worth getting? Yes I have heard 2 so far. Judge Dredd: America. A really engaging adaptation of this classic Dredd story. I found it a lot more dramatic than the cartoony Big Finish audios, Fiennes' Dredd will divide fans I think as he is not the gravelly voiced hardman but a more subtle softly spoken lawman. The America story is also not the typical Dredd story he is more a supporting character. Overall I preferred his take but it did take some getting used to. & today I started The Ballad of Halo Jones which is also good, but this one in particular may be a bit odd for non-fans. The snippet I heard of Slaine was narration basically but hell I will try it and I found Halo....pity they don’t do CDs lol but hell suck it up Boab1 |
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Mar 11, 2021 16:58:20 GMT
Yes I have heard 2 so far. Judge Dredd: America. A really engaging adaptation of this classic Dredd story. I found it a lot more dramatic than the cartoony Big Finish audios, Fiennes' Dredd will divide fans I think as he is not the gravelly voiced hardman but a more subtle softly spoken lawman. The America story is also not the typical Dredd story he is more a supporting character. Overall I preferred his take but it did take some getting used to. & today I started The Ballad of Halo Jones which is also good, but this one in particular may be a bit odd for non-fans. The snippet I heard of Slaine was narration basically but hell I will try it and I found Halo....pity they don’t do CDs lol but hell suck it up Boab1 I will probably get that one next when I have another credit. Good that they have gone with an Irish cast for Slaine. |
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Mar 20, 2021 19:42:49 GMT
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Post by chopper on Apr 12, 2021 23:46:29 GMT
Quite liked Halo Jones. Decent adaptation.
Dredd: The Pit doesn’t work. Too big a cast list to know where you are. Sticks too closely to the comic book.
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