William Gibson's Alien 3 - Audio Drama - 2019

Started by Corporal Hicks, Jan 19, 2019, 02:10:54 PM

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William Gibson's Alien 3 - Audio Drama - 2019 (Read 40,377 times)

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I've never really been a fan of the Gibson scripts, but the recent adaptations have really brought it to life in a way that's been pretty enjoyable.  Henriksen does sound quite old in this, but it's okay once you get used to it.  Some of the big violent scenes with people transforming into Hybrids are laughably underplayed.

But overall it ended up being a fun listen - despite the fact it really emphasises how much more work this script needed.  It's very uneven, and there's no obvious hero until the final act when Hicks takes on the mantle.  But he's often absent throughout the first half, and I think this displays that he's really a sidekick rather than the hero.  Spence, Tatsumi, Fox, Welles, Jackson, Rosetti, Sterling, Walker and Halliday are all underdeveloped and almost interchangeable (okay maybe not Fox and Welles).  Tully has a bit more to work with, but not much.

Maggs and co did a pretty good with the material they had to work with.

Corporal Hicks


HuDaFuK

This has reminded me that I completely forgot to finish the drama :-[

The Old One

The Old One

#198
Wow, that's, unexpected.

Xiggz456

Well deserved! Maggs is a master of sound!

The Old One

The Old One

#200
Yes he is, I just wish the guy got to do a story worthy of his efforts, like The Cold Forge.

Prez

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 16, 2020, 07:57:12 AM
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thrilled that Alien III has an ARIA award nomination at the <a href="https://twitter.com/radioacademy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@radioacademy</a>. <a href="https://t.co/3UZCaYlF4h">https://t.co/3UZCaYlF4h</a></p>— Dirk Maggs (@DirkMaggs) <a href="https://twitter.com/DirkMaggs/status/1217581968063451137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Brilliant.

The Old One

The Old One

#202
Yes absolutely deserved.

Xiggz456

Here's an interview with Maggs that came out last year, luckily someone reposted it on Alien Day so here it is! Looks like Maggs would be game to continue on from the cliffhanger of Gibson's script. I say let him, give me the Alien multiverse!



https://www.ign.com/articles/alien-3-william-gibson-alternate-screenplay-audiobook

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