Stargate Atlantis actors to do audio book readings!

[wraithfodder]

 Great news! Yes, audio books read by Torri Higginson, Paul McGillion and David Nykl (gah, notice how many people doing these books got killed off on the show!)

Big Finish productions (who also produces many Dr. Who Audio adventures) has teamed up with MGM to produce a series of audiobooks, available as online download or CD. The one hour long dramas will feature one main cast member, with possibly an additional cast member. There will be 3 SG-1 and 3 Atlantis stories. Please note that these are not books that are read aloud, but are audio dramas. The current line-up is as follows:

 

April 30 - SG-1 "Gift of the gods" written by Sally Malcolm Read by Michael Shanks

 

May 30 - SGA "Necessary Evil" written by Sharon Gosling Read by Torri Higginson

 

June 30 - SG-1 "Shell Game" written by James Swallow Read by Claudia Black and Michael Shanks

 

July 30 - SGA "Perchance to Dream" written by Sally Malcolm Read by Paul McGillion

 

August 30 - SG-1 "Pathogen" written by Sharon Gosling Read by Teryl Rothery

 

September 20 - SGA "Zero Point" written by James Swallow Read by David Nykl

 

Big Finish Productions will launch their downloading service beginning February 1. For future information on the SG-1/SGA audio dramas (nothing is noted there as of yet), please visit the Big Finish Productions website.

 

http://www.bigfinish.com/index.asp

 

Cross-posted from the Official Stargate SG1 / Atlantis Magazine, issue 20, page #9, with additional information from Outpost Gallifrey website.

(reposted from SG1-Spoilme)

Comments

[erin-anderson.livejournal.com]

This is so very cool! I just about squealed out loud when I first heard about this audio dramas a few months ago. I think it is so VERY VERY cool. I tend to drive long distances to where I need to go (it comes with living in the midwest) so this will be a nice thing to pop in my CD player and listen to. *is very excited*

[ladyniko.livejournal.com]

I hear you on the driving thing (45 miles one way to work)! :)

This sounds awesome! Wheee! Torri's doing at least one of the readings - hoorah!

[erin-anderson.livejournal.com]

Yeah I used to do the 45 minute thing to work, but now I have switched jobs and work 3 mins away, it's great. But I still drive 45 mins to class and I drive an hour to meet with my counseling supervisor once a week. On top of any other driving I do, it'll be nice to listen to Shanks talk for an hour. I just gotta make sure not to drool all over my steering wheel!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

It sounds very neat! I can't wait for the SGA actors ones to come out:)

[courtney-mudie7.livejournal.com]

awesome!! im so excited i can hardly contain myself:P

I cant wait! thanks for posting this *g*

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. I heard about it weeks ago but wasn't allowed to spill the beans, but when someone else did on a list with over 6,000 people, figured, can't hide it now! ;)

[runonmoonlight.livejournal.com]

Hee!! That is way way way awesome. I have a book that Ben Browder read, and I mean, I admit. I have it because he read it. So it being them reading it, /and/ Stargate related? Double win!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

What book did Ben Browder read? I can imagine that if they got David Hewlett, he'd have the whole thing read in ten minutes ;)

[runonmoonlight.livejournal.com]

Either that, or David and Amanda could each read half of the book and see who read each part quicker (:

It is, Interlopers by Alan Dean Foster. I currently work in an audio book store, so I know, that, James Marsters has read at least one book. And I know Michael Shanks has done audiobooks before as well (that one I don't remember the title, it's at a different location so I can't look it up) (and why no, I'm not at work!)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I think David would outtalk Amanda. Didn't they do a fast-talk-off with DAvid and Amanda (or was it Michael?) on one of the SG specials?

[runonmoonlight.livejournal.com]

lol - that they did. And David technically won, however, I award Amanda points because she read it at a quick yet understandable speed, because I don't think she was expecting David to go off on supersonic barely able to catch every 3rd word speed =P

[sandpiper764.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting this. I didn't know that any SGA actors were involved in audio books. Yay! I'll have to bookmark the site.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Yup, a definite site to bookmark!

[agentcat47.livejournal.com]

Audio drama! I have no idea what that is, but I'm excited to see that they are being released right before my birthday! Woohoo!!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

They sound good to me :)

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

Heh, I wonder if Paul'll try to imitate everyone's voices. I heard tell from somewhere that he did a pretty good imitation of Joe's voice.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I heard him do Joe Flanigan. Very funny.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Yup!

[xfirefly9x.livejournal.com]

*seconds that* :D

[mice1900.livejournal.com]

Sweet, I hope they'll have individual announcements when this stuff actually comes out. I'll be wanting a few of them!