Rik O’Neill, from Nova Star Hunters, sez:
Hi Jesse,
I came across your site today and am having a read through now! I wanted to let you know about a show I’ve been producing – the show is called ‘Nova Star Hunters.’ I’d love to get your thoughts on it. My inspiration in creating the show were the Saturday morning cartoons I watched as a kid (Transformers, He-Man!) Where a paper-thin plot provides an excuse for action. My idea was to create a similarly ‘fun show’ but with characters who go on a journey and have some depth.
Here is my response:
“Hi Rik,
First let me say your name is spelled very coolly. If I were ever to name one of my hypothetical children ‘Rick’ I’d drop that lame ‘C’ too. Rik. It looks cool, it sounds cool.
I too enjoyed the 1980s Transformers cartoon, but I’m afraid I thought He-Man was complete crap.
Re: Nova Star Hunters. Just from the title it even sounds like a 1980s TV show. I can almost picture a Dirk Benedict-like hero in a shiny tin-foil spacesuit.
After listening to the first episode I would almost guess Nova Star Hunters was more inspired by The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy or Red Dwarf than from Transformers. Here are my thoughts:
-I like the idea of an actor creating a character voice by pinching her nose. That’s fun stuff! And a talking cat, that sounds like a cat – nice one.
-The title song is also fun, very 80s.
-Many audio dramatists seem to think having an omniscient narrator is a big no-no. It may be unfashionable, but I like what you’ve done with it!
-The first episode produced about five full laugh out louds, several broad smiles, and about two-dozen smirks. That’s a very good score.
To sum up, I think you’ve a good chance of achieving your goal. I’m posting this to SFFaudio now.”
Podcast feed:
http://feeds2.feedburner.com/novastarhunters
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Posted by Jesse Willis