Until further notice, the management of Joe’s dump is on break for the holidays!
May you and yours have a wonderful time. Relax. Enjoy each other’s company. Stuff yourselves.
… and make some new resolutions 😉
See you soon,
Joe
As voice actors, we often get caught up in the process, and forget the impact that our voices can have on a production.
Recently, I saw a car commercial from Lincoln named “Olivia’s Wish List”. It was a very cute spot featuring a girl in a car who makes wishes on a snow globe. She wishes for snow, toys, dancing. The audio track is only music (The Philadelphia Orchestra “Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1: VII. Waltz No. 2”).
I wondered how much the feel of the commercial could be changed by adding a voice over track. I chose a more sinister take than the original, but everything else (video, music) is the same.
Here’s my take on the commercial: “Olivia’s Evil Wish”
… and for your reference, the original is here:
(old youtube was watch?v=_0LseZ5BlnI)
What other ways could you interpret this spot? How can your voice breath life into the productions you’re involved in?
Stay creative, my friends!
Joe
Afternoon Tea Adventures presents a brand new Doctor Who audio drama in 3 parts.
Chapter Two: The White Light Divine
As the Doctor sets a very dangerous trap, Julia finds herself in a strange empty place where madmen tell their stories, and there’s a ghost in the machine.
Listen to part two here:
Also available on iTunes (click here)
And on YouTube:
(did you miss part one? here’s a link to it 😉
Doctor Who: Widen Your Gaze – a science fiction ghost story.
“The mind is its own place, and in its self
Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.”
–John Milton, Paradise Lost.
Palestine 1975: The Doctor’s companion, under surveillance by CIA agents, writes a letter to her younger sister in New York City.
England, 1955: a grieving father obsessively searches for the ghost of his dead son.
Hyperspace, the 22nd Century: Something is threatening a community in thrall to an ancient alien technology, shrouded in myth and legend.
As all three events collide, the Doctor finds herself in a bloodied life-or-death race to piece together an inter-dimensional mystery that threatens to tear open the divide between sanity and madness and the living and the dead.
In a spectral, hostile darkness, sometimes the best thing you can do to survive is to widen your gaze.
Chapter Two: The White Light Divine
As the Doctor sets a very dangerous trap, Julia finds herself in a strange empty place where madmen tell their stories, and there’s a ghost in the machine.
CAST
The Doctor … K. Woo
Julia Shahid … Valina Cutler
Welcott … Joe J. Thomas
Fair Hair … Justin Fife
Cruz … Al Gordon
Lupez … Lisa Michaud
VTI Computer … Stan Endvico
Lawyer … Glen Bartram
Written by Vince Stadon
Doctor Who logo by John Callaghan
Art by Valina Cutler
Many thanks to freesound.org
Afternoon Tea Adventures‘ Doctor Who series is a free, not-for-profit fan production and is in no way associated with the British Broadcasting Corporation. It was created as a celebration of the series, without intent to supersede or infringe on existing copyrights or intellectual property. Doctor Who, the TARDIS, and other registered sounds and concepts remain property of the BBC.
Today’s post is a two-for-one Movie Review.
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, my wife and I went to see “Justice League” and “Murder on the Orient Express”.
Rather than review each on their own, here’s a side-by-side, blow-by-blow, step-by-step rundown of our opinions (no real spoilers, but avert your eyes if you feel the need):
| (review section) | Justice League | Orient Express |
| Acting | The main heroes should have been the best actors. That’s not what we got. Instead of Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman, we got the Cardboard Knight, Wooden Woman, and the Man of Plastic.
I will say that many of the supporting characters were much better actors, and more interesting. These included Cyborg, The Flash, and Aquaman. Also Martha Kent, Lois Lane and Cyborg’s father. |
A very balanced cast. All very good actors in their individual roles. Nobody stood out as markedly better than anyone else, and each shone in different ways.
Overall, a wonderfully cast ensemble movie. |
| Plot | The plot was pretty thin, but this is more of an action movie, so I’ll let that slide. | The movie version stays kind of close to the original book. I only wish they had more character interaction and less one-on-one vignettes. Made it seem like they had problems scheduling so many stars. |
| Villain(s) | Uh, yeah… Way too simplistic for my tastes. Felt like a placeholder for the real villain. Or maybe just a setup for the next in the series. | Plenty of villainy to go around here, with some very complicated and implausible back-stories. So, suspend some of your beliefs… |
| Ending | No surprises here. It ends just like you’d suspect. I could even tell you and it wouldn’t be considered a spoiler. | … and this is where the train runs completely off the rails.
Rather than stick to the ending in the book, the movie goes for an extra twist. One that, in my opinion, doesn’t fit the plot or the characters at all. |
| Special FX | Phenomenal special effects. Well done and seamless. Makeup could have used a bit of help, though. | The special effects were invisible, which for this type of film is very important. I never felt like any of it knocked me out of the film’s reality. |
| Final
Judgement! |
Despite the above, it was a fun action movie. Worth seeing, but not worth paying full theater pricing for.
Plus, you’ll probably need to know the plot for the next one. And the next one. And the next… |
Great acting, a mostly by-the-book plot, and interesting special effects.
So… why didn’t I like this movie more? In the end, it all didn’t flow very well or hold my interest throughout. Wait until it comes to streaming or cable. And that’s a wrap! |
Afternoon Tea Adventures presents a brand new Doctor Who audio drama in 3 parts.
Listen to part one here:
Also available on iTunes (click here)
And on YouTube:
Doctor Who: Widen Your Gaze – a science fiction ghost story.
“The mind is its own place, and in its self
Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.”
–John Milton, Paradise Lost.
Palestine 1975: The Doctor’s companion, under surveillance by CIA agents, writes a letter to her younger sister in New York City.
England, 1955: a grieving father obsessively searches for the ghost of his dead son.
Hyperspace, the 22nd Century: Something is threatening a community in thrall to an ancient alien technology, shrouded in myth and legend.
As all three events collide, the Doctor finds herself in a bloodied life-or-death race to piece together an inter-dimensional mystery that threatens to tear open the divide between sanity and madness and the living and the dead.
In a spectral, hostile darkness, sometimes the best thing you can do to survive is to widen your gaze.
Chapter One: The Ghost Train
The Doctor and Julia are being followed by something inexplicable and inhuman, and in a deserted station along a lonely coastal railway line a ghost train is waiting for them.
CAST
The Doctor … K. Woo
Julia Shahid … Valina Cutler
Welcott … Joe J. Thomas
Fair Hair … Justin Fife
Written by Vince Stadon
Doctor Who logo by John Callaghan
Art by Valina Cutler
Many thanks to freesound.org
Afternoon Tea Adventures‘ Doctor Who series is a free, not-for-profit fan production and is in no way associated with the British Broadcasting Corporation. It was created as a celebration of the series, without intent to supersede or infringe on existing copyrights or intellectual property. Doctor Who, the TARDIS, and other registered sounds and concepts remain property of the BBC.
aired on the Dr Demento Thanksgiving show Nov 18, 2017 (click for info)
Illustrations by K. Woo (On Instagram – click here!)
Lyrics and Voice by Joe J Thomas
Copyright 2017 Joe J Thomas, Joe’s Dump
www.JoesDump.com
Not a Quinn-Martin Production
~~~ Lyrics ~~~
Ode to Obi-Wan
(from “Star Wars: A Forced Musical”)
Written by: Joe J Thomas
Oh my father was full of midichlorians they say
That’s why the force in me is so hot
I’d go out in my speeder shootin’ womp rats all day
But now tell me what have I got?If you’re gonna be a Jedi
You wanna have a dead eye
With a saber or blaster gun
But you gotta have a master
When you’re headed for disaster
Oh the man that you want’s Obi-WanHe’s a guy who knew your father
But don’t you go and bother
Asking what dear ole’ dad become
Cuz you might be relater
To someone named Darth Vader
No you can’t trust that old Obi-WanObi-Wan! Obi-Wan!
Did you know that he trained Anakin?If you’re the type of mister
Who’d go and kiss his sister
And fly round with a guy named Han
Get your butt to Dagobah
You gotta train with Yoda
See the ghost of your friend, meet your paw in the end
But it all began with Obi-WanIf you sneak into the Death Star
And your Jedi skills are sub-par
All your friends will be suffer-un
You could lose a hand to daddy
See a sarlaac eat a baddy
Have a trash bin squeezin’ your bunsYou may meet in a cantina
With a ugly dude who’s meaner
Than a Wookie with fleas by gum
Or hear ghosts in your X-Wing
Say your nav comp is a bad thing
Never watch movies three, two, or oneObi-Wan! Obi-Wan!
Get the heck out my head Obi-Wan!If you’re knocked out by a Wampa
Or stuffed into a Ton-ton
Win a race on the Kessel run
Defeat an evil empire
Then dance around a campfire
Carbonite, Saber Fight, Ewoks might die of fright
Heck you might even see Obi-Wan
Unaware.
That’s what’s wrong.
Unaware of others.
Of themselves.Of their own needs, wants, drives.
Flaws and strengths.
Unaware of time…
And of time’s precious, fleeting nature.Tragic.
Watching them led through life by those who are only slightly more aware.
Those with ill intent.It’s time to wake the fuck up.
Own your life.
Own your future.Become aware.
Maybe then you’ll stop bothering me.
~~~ end ~~~
In today’s episode:
Just who’s behind Los Angeles’s crippling footwear crime wave? And who is the Marauding Marauder? And do we really trust H&H to figure all that out? *** SEASON 3 FINALE! ***
Listen to episode 24 of this exclusive series from Pendant Productions:
~~~ Lyrics ~~~
“Man of Collusion”
(parody of “Land of Confusion” by Genesis)
Lyrics and Vocals by Joe J Thomas
———-
He’s cooking up a thousand schemes
Inspiring a million memes
But I can read his midnight tweets
I’ll bet his phone overheats
Now did you watch Fox News today?
They say the danger’s gone away
But CNN’s still ringing in my ears
Showing all the president’s fears
There’s alternate facts
Too many lies
Constitutional crisis
And not much truth to go round
Can’t you see this is a man of collusion?
Putin helps Trump with winning
Top secrets are what he’s giving
The Whitehouse is all on trial
His voters in deep denial. Yeah.
Hey businessman where are you now?
Off golfing like some well fed cow
Or hiding in your golden tower
You’re losing control of your power
There isn’t a wall
No health plan or tax
There’s obstruction of justice
But there’s not much truth to go round
When can we convict these men of collusion?
Kushner and Flynn and Sessions
Have gotten the Russian’s blessings
With Manafort, Page and Stone
Protected with Trump by Michael Cohen
Trump teases Kim Jong Un
He acts like a New York goon
This tiny brained orange hair villain
Is toying around with killin’ us
Only the amazing Jim Varney as Dr. Otto can truly sum up my feelings about Donald Trump:
Treat yourself! Be sure to Buy or Rent “Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam” on Amazon here!
Bonus!!! Watch my review of “Dr. Otto”, and “Captain Invincible” here: