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What happened to oldtimeradio-in-tx.homedns.org I used to listen every day at lunch and now it appears to be gone. Does anyone know what happened to it?
Show Schedules: over the years I have collected the MONTHS show schedules and at times have to pull a Bio of shows because I missed them for one reason or another (Mostly Travel)… sure would be nice if the Web Master for “HarryNile.com” could make a link for the ***MASSIVE FANS*** who would like to see the Progression of Imagination Theater over the Years……… need some, i’ve got 99% …………. Semper Fi,
I have to say to Jim French and Larry Albert, I loved this week’s Harry Nile episode “The Mad Millionaire”; first I thought that it was cool that Harry’s cases are going into the 60’s(at least January 1960), that was cool. I really loved Harry’s line also about “I can’t chase ghosts on an empty stomach”, that line reminded me so much of Shaggy and Scooby, and it was probably the exact thing Shaggy and Scooby would have said in that situation. I also loved the fact the Dracula reference as well, overall it was a very well done episode and I look forward to more Harry Nile.
On Friday Jim recorded 27 pages of dialog playing the character of Bill for the video game Left For Dead 3
Left 4 Dead 3 comes out in October. Left 4 Dead 4 comes out a week later. LOLOLOLOL
Left 4 Dead 3 comes out 2 years before Left 4 Dead 2 in the future before Left 4 Dead 1.
And then Bill is in episode 3
Correction: A zombie in Episode 3.
Yeah Left 4 Dead 3
Ummm… Bill is dead. He died before we met the other four survivors and helped them lower the bridge to drive Jimmy Gibbs Jr.’s car across.
Jim, Larry, Jay and all;
Thanks for getting History of Harry #22 out. Another great collection of cases. One question: Why was the “Little Boy Lost” redone from an earlier case in LA?
PS. Glad to see Advertures #6 out as well. I will get that next week.
Thanks for your time.
Jim didn’t like the way the original version turned out and had me pull the show from circulation. However, since the basic script was good he decided to do a remake. We’ve done the same thing with a couple of ther shows.
The 20 minute or so episodes obviously produced for commercial radio are inferior to the original 30 minute episodes produced primarily for XM and CD. There is just not enough meat on the bone.
The HARRY NILE
The HARRY NILE broadcast logs have a section, New Productions of Previously Used Scripts:, that list the scripts that have been remade. You can find the broadcast logs at: http://www.old-time.com/otrlogs2/index.html
Scott I don’t know where you got your information but since the very beginning Harry Nile episodes have been produced for release on commercial stations. None of the shows have been done for XM or CDs first. The varied running times has to do with the amount of time allowed to the show over the years by first the station (KVI in the 70’s and KIRO in the 90’s) and later the syndicator.
Larry and Stewart;
Thanks for the info. Everyone does a great job with the shows.
You will find updated broadcast logs (as of 06/30/2010) for Harry Nile, Hilary Caine Mysteries, Jim French Shows (Seattle), Kincaid – The Strangeseeker, Raffles – The Gentleman Thief , Sherlock Holmes – The Classic Adventures of, and Sherlock Holmes – The Further Adventures of: at http://www.old-time.com/otrlogs2/index.html
On the topic of “Remake Shows”‘
Throughout history “remakes” have come to be collectibles. Like the ‘Up-side down airmail stamp’, unofficial ‘Out take reels’, Delorian Cars etc. I think it would be nice to see ‘Those shows’ paired in the Instant download section with an added commentary regarding the changes from the author. I remember back in college enjoying authors talk about their works, both book and screen scripts. I found it very interesting hearing them discuss the changes they made and why.
Today we see the same thing on DVD’s and several TV movie shows (PBS and HD Theater to name a few).
While on the topic, I think it would be interesting to hear, or download a behind the scenes taping of an episode with some of the outtakes, comments etc. That would give us, the listener, some insight into the actor’s personalities. Your coral of talent has become household names with varied voices and personalities to many a radio listener world wide. I think it would be interesting to those of us that can’t attend a live recording to get to know you all.
Jim, Larry and company, I noticed that you guys are going to be airing a lot more Dameron episodes on Imagination Theater, and I was curious because I thought a good number of Dameron shows were lost, destroyed, or the tapes were erased. I say that because I know a lot of radio from the 70’s is pretty much gone(with a few exceptions, American Top 40 to name one), just curious if you can answer this because I always thought a good number of those shows were gone.
Actually all of the Dameron tapes still exist and I’ve culled what I felt would play the best for today’s audience. Many of the shows don’t stand the test of time and are too much on the nose as radio plays. I hope you’ll enjoy them and let us know what you think if these dinosaurs from my early venture into wrtong a series.
Interesting, thanks for responding by the way; I love them and keep airing them
Jim,
When are you going to record more voices for Bill in L4D? I hear Valve has been trying to get a hold of you.
Jim last recorded the voice of Bill last May. He’s heard nothing from the company since.
I’m happy to hear some of DAMERON shows currently making the rounds on IMAGINATION THEATER. For those of us who purchase downloads, will they be added to the Instant Download catalog anytime soon?
Dennis
We’e still debating that question. Thanks for asking.
Jim, Im new.. have been listening on Sirius for a while, is it tru youve been in/on radio 35+ years?
P.S. Man I love harry Nile !!!
He so down to earth. Quite entertaining.
Dave
Jim started full time in radio in Southern California in 1948 on KAGH AM. Actually he worked as a fill as early as 1946.
Dave M – For an overview of the career of Jim French, see http://jimfrenchproductions.com/zc137m/index.php?main_page=page&id=3&chapter=0
I would love to see M.J. Elliot write a script for H.P. Lovecraft’s story, “The Shadow Over Innsmouth,” for performance by Imagination Theater. This story would lend itself to radio spectacularly, and I’m sure M.J. Elliot could do it justice. You guys just gotta do this! And you’ll be glad you did.
Over the years many folks have asked us about doing a Lovecraft story and we’ve even received a few scripts. Sadly none of them were something we could produce. Get busy M. J.