Archives for 24 May 2007
EP107: Eight Episodes
Published on 24 May 2007 at 4:20 am.
29 Comments.
Filed under Hugo Awards, Podcasts, Rated PG.
2007 Hugo Nominee!
By Robert Reed.
Read by MarBelle (of Director’s Notes).
First appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, June 2006.
Eighteen months later, the fledging Web network declared bankruptcy, and a small consortium acquired its assets, including Invasion of a Small World. Eager to recoup their investment, the new owners offered all eight episodes as a quick-and-dirty DVD package. When sales proved somewhat better than predicted, a new version was cobbled together, helped along by a genuine ad budget. The strongest initial sales came from the tiny pool of determined fans—young and well educated, with little preference for nationality or gender. But the scientists in several fields, astronomy and paleontology included, were the ones who created a genuine buzz that eventually put Invasion into the public eye.
Rated PG. Contains some suggestive imagery, references to infidelity, and not very good television.
Referenced Sites:
World Science Fiction Society
Steve’s LiveJournal
