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"The Time Machine"
by H.G.Wells
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or the Cassette
from Amazon.com!
Starring Leonard Nimoy, John de Lancie, Roxann
Dawson, Andrew Robinson, Armin Shimerman. Simon & Schuster Audio.
Double CD/Double Cassette.
"The Time Machine" is one of the classics
of Science Fiction, and it has been made into a number of films, plays
and radio shows since it's first publication. The latest, by a group
of actors connected with Star Trek and other SF TV series called Alien
Voices, is a two hour audio production released by Simon & Schuster.
It's an American recording, and may not be easily available, but it you
do find it, it's well worth the effort! The plot stick closely to
the original book, and starts off in the dining room of 'The Time Traveller',
played by Leonard Nimoy. Basically, Nimoy's character related his
adventures in the future, with the characters he encounters being voiced
by others, most notably Roxann Dawson, who is perhaps better knows as B'lanna
Torres in VGR.
Nimoy really throws himself into the role,
and you are aware that this is not just a 'talking book', but a proper,
acted, production. There are sound effects, and background music
which, at times, is a little distracting.
some of the voices are recognisable, others
not, and the lack of a 'who played what' guide in the CD case meant that
a guessing game is involved if you want to work this out. Andrew
Robinson, Nimoy and John de Lancie are instantly recognisable, as is the
previously mentioned Roxann Dawson; however, I will need a few more listens
before I can work out who Armin 'Quark' Shimerman is playing!
This little niggle aside, the recording
quality is excellent, and the story, which has obviously been abridged,
is well presented.
Alien Voices has already made a recording
of another classic, "Journey
to the Centre of the Earth" for Simon & Schuster, and there
is also a production of "The
First Men in the Moon" to look forward
to.
(This is an edited
version of a review that first appeared in issue 21 of the USS Beagle newsletter.)
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