The Martians Are Here Podcast

[Feathers]

My iPhone just beeped at me to tell me :)

I really enjoyed the first part. Part of that is, of course, the delivery and the music, but a lot of it is the way that the story is coming together. For a group of somewhat disparate scenes, it holds the attention very well.

The diary entry method of story telling breaks the narrative up a little but I'm guessing it will work as a good way to jump between characters when more are introduced.

[moyer777]

yes, it really helps by doing it in a diary sequence.  The more characters that come our way, the easier it is to track them that way.  The story gets very interesting as time goes on.  :)

[Feathers]

The next one is already in the download queue for tonight. 15 - 30 mins a go is a good length for me - if it were in hour long chunks, that would make it much harder to listen to im that it would take me a number of sessions to complete.

This way I can get through it all in one go.

[ori-STUDFARM]

The music reminds me slightly of Jeff Waynes War Of The Worlds...very apt for the story. Was that a concious decision Rick or just chance?...or did I imagine the influence?

(Please don't tell me you've never heard Jeff Wayne's version. I had to educate another busy forum I use because absolutely nobody had heard of it....well, only a few!) :)

[moyer777]

I don't know who that is.  :) sorry.  I wanted something sequenced and artificial but with an alien feel to it. Perfect for the story.  Wait till you hear Corporate Jim's theme song. 

[ori-STUDFARM]

In that case...you must get hold of Jeff Waynes Musical version of War Of The Worlds. It's a 70's rock version which combines both traditional orchestral and electric/synth instruments. Stars, Moody Blues' Justin Haywood, Richard Burton (who is electrically recreated by computer for the live stage show which I have now seen twice and is becoming an annual tradition) and many others...

Jeff Wayne - War of the worlds (Live) (Eve of the war)

The Richard Burton head is now projected onto strips of plastic to create a 3D illusion/effect. First time I saw it, his head was on a side screen and they did experiment with projecting it onto a giant ball.

This album is a British institution and I am always amazed that it isn't known globally as well as we know it here in the UK. You will NOT be disappointed when you listen to it.

[moyer777]

absolutely cool and amazing.  THANK YOU!

[Meds]

Loved the first episode, fantastic writing, narration and production. Great job Stefan and Rick. Got part 2 to look forward to now :)

[ori-STUDFARM]

Well...I enjoyed part 1, but it's part 2 that has me trully reeled in now! Fantastic stuff! Usually, I won't listen till all episodes are released....I am listening as they get released...and I've a feeling it'll go for a second listen afterwards too! Thanks Rick

[moyer777]

Thanks so much!  It gets better and better as it goes on!

[ChadH]

The music reminds me slightly of Jeff Waynes War Of The Worlds...very apt for the story. Was that a concious decision Rick or just chance?...or did I imagine the influence?

(Please don't tell me you've never heard Jeff Wayne's version. I had to educate another busy forum I use because absolutely nobody had heard of it....well, only a few!) :)

I happened to catch this on public television a few weeks ago. It was actually more of an hour long infomercial for DVDs of the live performance. Very interesting, up to that point I'd never heard of a stage version of this story.

Well done on your new project Rick! Keep up the good work!

[moyer777]

Chapter 3 is up!  Wow, it's getting cooler and cooler!

http://themartiansarehere.com/2010/03/chapter-3/

[KingIsaacLinksr]

Got to listen to this on my vacation.  Is very cool and I was already drawn into the story at the end of chapter 1.  Music helps too :D

Keep it up Rick!

King

[ori-STUDFARM]

This is excellant stuff. I'm loving both the production side and the writing side of this story. Thanks for bringing it to our attention Rick.

(I have a feeling I will be thanking you after each episode. It is getting better with each one....and such an air of mystery......:))

[KingIsaacLinksr]

By the way Rick, episode 3 is apparently bugged as it only DLed 11mins of it.  I'm going to try and redownload it.  

*edit* After RDL, (Redownloading) it fixed itself.  A bit odd as I haven't had a podcast do that to me in ages.  :)

King