A Quick update

Oh, Lord it's 3:30 in the morning, and I'm actually starting to get tired. Normally, this is "early evening" for me, but tonight I actually think I'll be turning in before the birds start chirping (early for ME anyway).
Tonight we had a good recording session for JARREM LEE, recording three episodes - and now only three remain in the series, and we'll be taping those on October 5th.

I just posted a press release from the folks at Bluewater about two new shows we are signed to do! We're headed back into darkest Africa with QUATERMAIN - a nice follow-up to our 2008 production KING SOLOMON'S MINES. Another story, WAR OF THE ELEMENTALS is sure to be a fun one as well!

Our VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS series is coming along - Bryan Rothrock is just about finished editing THE TINGLERS, and WOW is it cool! He has really captured the sound and feel of a 1950's horror movie and he has done an incredible job on this. We have taped two other episodes and will do a few more in October. I am thinking about going to St.Louis for the 100th Anniversary of Vincent Prices' birthday. Any CRT fans in St. Louis!??

Another big recording session lined up on Saturday - three shows actually - two "Project X's, and then we record our annual Christmas Special for Sirius/XM, which, this year will air on Dec.24&25.

LAST MOVIE I SAW: Last night, watched "Requiem for a Heavyweight" - Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris. Have you seen this picture!?? Amazing. Loved it. Don't know how I missed this one for so many years.

New Press Release from Bluewater

COLONIAL RADIO THEATRE EXPANDS THE BLUEWATER RADIO PROGRAM LINE-UP WITH “WAR OF THE ELEMENTALS” & QUARTERMAIN”

Months ago Bluewater announced that both Logan's Run and Vincent Price Presents are becoming radio shows! Colonial Radio Theater on the Air announced today that they have entered into an agreement with the comic book publishers Bluewater Productions to also produce "War of the Elementals" & “Quatermain”.

Explained producer Jerry Robbins: ""I am very excited to get the chance to record this amazing graphic novel as a radio drama. We had a hit with our production of the original KING SOLOMON'S MINES in 2008, and this story is every bit as exciting and adventurous. I can't wait to get it into production!"

As for WAR OF THE ELEMENTALS Robbins continued, "The cover art alone on this story grabbed me! How great a concept is this!? The Royal Flying Corps' 5th Squadron is fighting in WWI when they are suddenly transported to a world dominated by giant flying bat-creatures! This is the stuff that makes for fantastic radio theater! We get letters and emails from kids who are just discovering our shows and they rave about how much fun they are, and how much they enjoy them. Radio drama has been around for many, many years - and it is great when kids are discovering it for the first time. They are forced to use their imagination. No movie can ever capture the world that you create in the theater of your own mind - we supply the sound to your minds picture, and the combination is unbeatable. I think WAR OF THE ELEMENTALS is one of those stories that is going to be incredible as a radio adventure! "

Both are based off the comic book series from Bluewater Productions. War of the Elementals was written by Scott Davis and Quatermain the graphic novel is out in the Fall and written by Clay and Susan Griffith. To pre-order it go to Amazon: http://amzn.to/cREdOu

Celebrating it's 15th year, the award winning Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air's goal is to resurrect an old medium - making it modern and relevant - in a new and unique way for people to enjoy. With people's busy schedules keeping them on the road and limiting their time to read, "This is the future," said Vander Berg, "audio drama is the next wave."

More information can be obtained by visiting http://www.colonialradio.com/

High-resolution images and interview opportunities are available upon request.

About Bluewater Productions

Bluewater Productions Inc. is one of the top independent production studios of comic books, young adult books and graphic novels. Its extensive catalog of titles includes the bestsellers “10th Muse” and “The Legend of Isis” ”Bluewater publishes comic books in partnership with entertainment icon William Shatner (“TekWar Chronicles”), legendary filmmaker Ray Harryhausen (“Wrath of the Titans,” “Sinbad: Rogue of Mars,” “Jason and the Argonauts,” et al) and celebrated actor Vincent Price (“Vincent Price Presents”), Additionally, Bluewater publishes a highly successful line of biographical comics under the titles “Female Force” and “Political Power.”

Bluewater aims to unite cutting-edge art and engaging stories produced by its stable of the publishing industry's top artists and writers.

For more information, visit www.bluewaterprod.com.

BUCK ALICE IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDERS

Our production of Walter Koenig's BUCK ALICE AND THE ACTOR-ROBOT will be released by Brilliance Audio on NOV. 15th, 2010! Jeffrey Gage composed and produced the music score, and the production was edited by Jim Hamilton, Seth Adam Sher, and MJ Cogburn.

Walter Koenig heads a cast of over 50 actors in this 6.5 hour long adventure, and it interview recorded during a session break with Boston Radio personality Jordan Rich talking to Walter on how he came to write BUCK ALICE, and his days on Star Trek.

BUCK ALICE AND THE ACTOR-ROBOT on AMAZON

You can hear the trailer at colonialradio.com

Remembering.

BEWARE OF PRICE GOUGERS

Once a month I try to check on the internet to see what is going on with CRT at various sites. Some of the "satellite sellers" or whatever they are called, on Amazon, are selling some of our titles for outrageous amounts.

I have seen our LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW for as much as $900.00 for the CD's! That is just plain WRONG. Even now it is at $40.00 for a used copy. You can buy the download on Audible for $8.95! Now that the show is no longer available they think they have some kind of rare recording - which is ridiculous. It will be released again, this time from our new publisher, Brilliance Audio, and will be better distributed than it ever was with our old publisher. Same goes for CAPTAIN BLOOD, THE FATHER BROWN MYSTERIES,KING SOLOMON'S MINES, BARRYMORE. They may be unavailable at the moment from Amazon, but that's just temporary, to be sure.

A QUICK CHECK IN

It's SEPTEMBER ALREADY!? Well, lots going on. We have recorded two episodes of the upcoming VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS series; ongoing with JARREM LEE - GHOST HUNTER, and since July we have been recording PROJECT-X that I will announce soon. In Marks department, contracts are flying out the door left and right: watch for
WAR OF THE ELEMENTALS and QUATERMAIN, both in association with Bluewater Productions, coming your way in 2011.

Speaking of VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS, I am hoping to attend his Centennial Celebration in St. Louis in May.

I am also planning on being in Toronto early next year for Christopher Plummers revival of BARRYMORE, by William Luce. It will be great to finally meet Bill in person after working with him on the audio production of this great play. We have become good friends and we've never met!

I pulled out of the planned stage production of THE LION IN WINTER that I had mentioned for January. I just don't have the time anymore, I'm sorry to say. Would have been fun, though, under different circumstances.

Sound rolls on LOGAN'S RUN in November, and also in November, watch for our first titles being released by Brilliance Audio!

NOV. 1: CHARLES DICKENS' A CHRISTMAS CAROL.

NOV. 7: ZORRO AND THE PIRATE RAIDERS

NOV. 15: WALTER KOENIG'S BUCK ALICE AND THE ACTOR-ROBOT

I saw the cover art for ZORRO and it's fantastic! Really pops!

Ron Boyd, in Toronto, is designing the cover art for BUCK ALICE, and will be ready by Monday!

Time to call it a day. It's been a very long one.

Next time!
cheers - J

JEFF GAGE VISITS THE XM STUDIOS

Considering that next month we start our 6th Season on Sirius/XM, I think it's GREAT that someone from CRT finally went there in person! Jeff Gage, who many of you know writes those incredible scores that you hear in 99% of our shows, was in Washington DC last week, and got a tour of the studios at 1500 Eckington Place.


And here is in in the studio with our FANTASTIC program Director Maggie Linton (L) and Assistant Program Director, Kim Alexander!



Jeff had a great time, and even got say HI on the air at 60's on 6 when Maggie popped in the studio during the tour for an impromptu Book Radio plug! I hope to visit the studios in the Spring!

SPEAKING OF WALTER -

Walter Koenig has inked a deal with Bluewater Productions for a series of comic books and graphic novels!
The first revisits a character he created in 1993 called RAVER, and the second is a fantastic tale of Vampires, called THINGS TO COME (These are not your Twilight Vampires!).
Walter is appearing in Chicago this weekend at Comic-Con and has given a few press interviews on the new deal. I am very happy for Walter, and I can't wait to read these stories. I know they are going to be a blast!

BUCK ALICE AND THE ACTOR-ROBOT ON THE LAUNCHING PAD!

We have finished post-production on WALTER KOENIG'S BUCK ALICE AND THE ACTOR-ROBOT! Walter may have some more post-production notes for a change here and there, but all in all, it's completed! We released the first trailer for the show today on the CRT Yahoo Fan site, and will release it on our website during the week. Jim and Seth worked overtime this path month to bring this massive production to completion, and the end result is incredible; not to mention the fact that Jeff has once again delivered a stunning score. Release date is set for Nov.15th. Walter will be a guest on Boston's Jordan Rich Show, and also on The Maggie Linton Show on Sirius/XM.

IF IT'S AUGUST -

- I must be getting older.

Busy, busy, busy.

Our production of Walter Koenig's BUCK ALICE AND THE ACTOR-ROBOT is edited! Now we are mixing and doing some final corrections; but I expect to run a preview of the entire program on Sunday. I am very, very happy with this one, and hope that Walter's fans enjoy it. Jeff has turned in another great score,and Jim Hamilton and Seth Adam Sher have done a magnificent job in post. Release date is November 15th! Walter will be appearing on Bostons THE JORDAN RICH SHOW sometime late fall, and he will also be guest on Maggie Linton's show COVER TO COVER on Sirius/XM Book Radio. I'll post the dates when we lock them in. ALSO - BUCK ALICE will run as a mini-series on Sirius/XM Book Radio. So keep tuned!

Our 2008 series JERRY AND THE PIRATES had a fun 24 episode on our Sirius/XM show this summer, and now TICONDEROGA will play Mon-Fri. thru Sept. 10th.

Lots of other projects going on, and I can't talk about any of them yet. Soon though.

It has been HOT as #$!! here in Boston these last two weeks. What's it like where you are?

LOGAN'S RUN and VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS

Check it out!