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H20

From: Melonie Magruder
Length: 00:53:20

A Futuristic Thriller with Environmental overtones, which pays homage to Radio Drama of the 30's and 40's Read the full description.
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Default-piece-image-0 H20 A Brava Productions Radio Drama Written by Melonie Magruder Directed by Peter Hudson Recorded by Ali Mitchell at Hillmouse Studios in Paris, France “H20” is a radio drama written in homage to the American radio programs of the 30’s and 40’s, but with a contemporary nod to Environmental concerns. An adventure thriller, “H20” is set 400 years in the future, at a time when there is no more drinakable water left on Earth. Mindless human consumption has rendered the world a barren and sterile place, with people crowded into increasingly totalitarian urban centers. The oceans have been rendered uninhabitable to any living thing, humans must don Anti-AUV suits before they step outside into sunlight and a long, warm bath or a drink of fresh water are luxuries spoken of wistfully only by your great grand parents. The world population, standing at almost 20 billion people, survive on “Hydro Bars”, engineered foodstuff and prayers that the C.D.S.D. (the Central Department for Sustainable Development) will find a way to make the clouds rain again. The only source of fresh water left on Earth is the Antarctic Ice Shelf and it is rapidly melting away. Four independent scientists believe that they might have the answer to Cloud Reseeding, but they find that their research is mysteriously sabotaged and their lives threatened. In a desperate bid for freedom and salvation, they flee over dangerous waters to Antarctica, determined to find The Answer. Will our heroes escape the corrupt Quadrilateral Commission and bring water again to a parched planet? Or will the Agents of Evil triumph in their plot to enslave the Earth?

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H20 A Brava Productions Radio Drama Written by Melonie Magruder Directed by Peter Hudson Recorded by Ali Mitchell at Hillmouse Studios in Paris, France “H20” is a radio drama written in homage to the American radio programs of the 30’s and 40’s, but with a contemporary nod to Environmental concerns. An adventure thriller, “H20” is set 400 years in the future, at a time when there is no more drinakable water left on Earth. Mindless human consumption has rendered the world a barren and sterile place, with people crowded into increasingly totalitarian urban centers. The oceans have been rendered uninhabitable to any living thing, humans must don Anti-AUV suits before they step outside into sunlight and a long, warm bath or a drink of fresh water are luxuries spoken of wistfully only by your great grand parents. The world population, standing at almost 20 billion people, survive on “Hydro Bars”, engineered foodstuff and prayers that the C.D.S.D. (the Central Department for Sustainable Development) will find a way to make the clouds rain again. The only source of fresh water left on Earth is the Antarctic Ice Shelf and it is rapidly melting away. Four independent scientists believe that they might have the answer to Cloud Reseeding, but they find that their research is mysteriously sabotaged and their lives threatened. In a desperate bid for freedom and salvation, they flee over dangerous waters to Antarctica, determined to find The Answer. Will our heroes escape the corrupt Quadrilateral Commission and bring water again to a parched planet? Or will the Agents of Evil triumph in their plot to enslave the Earth?

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Review of H20

An enjoyable audio play. The story is interesting, well acted, complimented with a realistic sound design and it's fun to listen to.

To me it sounds less in the spirit of old time US radio - but closer to some adventure plays I've heard on Radio 4 over the years like "Deep Station Emerald", the "Foundation" series.

Well done. I hope we may hear more some day.

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Review of H20

I really love this show! As a sci-fi writer/producer myself I can tell that the plot is great and the audio dramatization is very professionally realized. I'm really excited about this project and I admit I'm overly eager to hear more episodes and spin offs. There's so much more to tell, isn't it?

Godspeed to you guys, you deserve it!

PS Will it ever be published as a novel?

Bob Belfry
(writer/producer)
www.bobbelfry.com
"Once upon a time travel..."

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Review of H20

Good writing, acting and sound effects add up to an entertaining and though-provoking look at our possible future. Like the best the ideas of such SCI-FI visionaries as Huxley, Wells, and Verne, "H20" creates its own world, a world complete enough to make us wonder if this is our fate.

A bit heavy on narration and with an opening setup that could have been cut in half, the story's potential for preachiness is leavened by a light touch that manifests itself in brief moments of punctuated humor.

The characters are just interesting enough to raise the level of the writing above the "horse opera" style SCI-FI futurism typical of, say, "Star Trek" and even "Star Wars," and its many lesser off-spring. I would like to see even more attention paid to character interaction that extends beyond the advancement of the plot or the occasional joke.

Overall, this is some of the better SCI-FI radio I've heard in a long time.

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