EP023: The Dream Factory
By Jenn Reese.
Read by Scott Fletcher (of Podcheck Review).
You need some younger Ast-tlakians for a new fantasy feature the company is doing. It’s Lord of the Rings meets Kindergarten Cop. Vin Diesel to star, Woo to direct. So you need a bunch of realistic fantasy creatures, and Stan Winston figured out long ago that it was easier to hire off-world than build all these bizarre creatures from scratch. It’s a big industry secret, and you need to keep it that way. You have a tendency to brag and name-drop when you’re drunk, so you’re only mostly sure that you haven’t told anyone.
Rated R. Contains sexual situations and a sleazy industry.
Referenced sites:
The Bear’s Grove
Podcheck Review
Thither.biz
I loved this story! Scott did an excellent reading of it. Good job!
[...] Jenn Reese, author of delightful stories [...]
This comment is entitled “Two for the Price of One”.
The audio begins playing, and I think “Crap. How could Steve let this over-the-top, fake radio voice get through his Taste Filter?” But then I recall an interview Scott did on (probably Podcast411) and I know he doesn’t have to go far out of his normal speaking voice to /sound/ like an over-the-top fake radio guy, so I decide to hang in there for a bit.
And I’m glad I did.
The story /needed/ to be read in that voice. It /completely/ captured the intent of the author. Or it did such an amazing job of reminding me of the loathing I have for Hollywood to give me the illusion of completeness. Whatever the means, the ends were truly joyful. And by the end, I was chuckling softly to myself, wondering how much fantasy/SF was really in the story.
For the sugar-soaked candy on top, Steve drops the name of Key-Ah-Gnu (much to my horror), yet quickly redeems himself with just the right amount of bloodletting.
Well done, Scott. Well done, Steve. And obviously, well done Jenn.
E.
This story is a gem, and the reading was spot-on.
I’m glad you enjoyed it, Spork.
When I first started listening to the story, I thought, oh man, what a cheesy radio voice this is! But as Evo mentioned above, it completely suited the story – what a great match. Keep up the good work!
Fun! Good voice!
OMG! t was worth it just to hear him say “And a shit eating griiiin”
sorry. had to follow up. If yuou’re worried about the voice, just imagine Zap Branigan writing a short story. Bam!
And remember, it was Zap who gave us that infinitely usefull parable,
“The quickest way to a girl’s bed is through her parents’. Have sex with them and you’re in.”
oh man. I’ve had to listen to this several times. New favorite quote, “Pimply face little boys will masturbate to your movies.” AAAAHAHahahaha!!
It’s so True!
OMG, Scott Fletcher sounds so very sickeningly, arrogantly yuppiesh, I simply refused to listen more than 180 seconds of his voice, please don’t use this guy in this manner again. I know that he’s much better than he sounded in this .mp3.
UGH!
__Jim_
Second person? I want to hear more of that…