1 Star Trek: Reboot and 3 Buffyverse Podfics

[dark_dreymer]

Title: Citylights
Author: 8611 / atomicskull
Reader: dark_dreymer
Fandom: Star Trek: Reboot
Pairings: Jim Kirk/Leonard 'Bones' McCoy, Spock/Nyota Uhura, Hikaru Sulu/Pavel Chekov
Rating: PG-13
Summary: The Enterprise is actually a fashion magazine and James T. Kirk is editor in chief.
Length: 46:43
Music: Blaqk Audio - Cities of Night
File Size/Type: 45.61MB / MP3
Download: RapidShare

Points: 5+(5+5+5)+0=20 20*4=80



Title: Hands Down
Author: drsquidlove
Reader: dark_dreymer
Fandom: Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Rupert Giles/Xander Harris
Rating: NC-17
Summary: After Giles' hands are injured in an accident, he is dismayed to find himself entrusted to the care of one Xander Harris. He is further dismayed to realise Xander is not irritating him at all.
Length: 1:11:54
Music: Toni Braxton - Hands Tied
File Size/Type: 69.95MB / MP3
Download: RapidShare

Points: (5+10+0)*5=75



Title: Pumpkin Pie Syndrome and Other Occupational Hazards
Author: mireille719
Reader: dark_dreymer
Fandom: Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Xander Harris/Riley Finn
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Xander Harris is a second-grade teacher. Riley Finn is a single dad. It's all the geckos' fault.
Length: 41:16
Music: Kate Nash - Pumpkin Soup
File Size/Type: 40.26MB / MP3
Download: RapidShare

Points: (5+10+0)*4=60



Title: The Full Xander Harris Experience
Author: mireille719
Reader: dark_dreymer
Fandom: Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Xander Harris/Larry Blaisdell
Rating: PG-13
Summary: "We hang out," Xander said. "And then you'll understand that I'm completely serious when I tell you that I am one hundred percent, completely and totally, straight." / "You're one hundred percent, completely and totally, insane."
Length: 1:23:21
Music: Avenue Q - If You Were Gay
File Size/Type: 80.47MB / MP3
Download: RapidShare

Points: (5+10+0)*5=75

Total Points: 80+75+60+75=290

Comments

[jesperanda]

Greetings! Your archive posts are:
Citylights
Hands Down
Pumpkin Pie Syndrome and Other Occupational Hazards
The Full Xander Harris Experience

[majoline]

Citylights! I love this fic so much. Thank you for sharing, both for the wonderful podfic and the knowledge at the fic is up at the AO3 now :D

[dark_dreymer]

Yeah, I love the City!verse a whole bunch too. I had it saved in my memories on LJ and clicked the link to ask permission to record and found that atomicskull's journal had been purged. My expression was something close to ;A;

So I was very relieved to find it on AO3 and if this podfic helps other people rediscover this awesome fic I'll be glad.

Thanks for taking the time to comment, I appreciate it :)

[endeni]

Oh, wow, I really enjoyed your reading of "Pumpkin Pie Syndrome and Other Occupational Hazards"! Loved the little music interludes... :) Thanks for sharing! ;)

[delirante]

Citylights is one of my favorite fics in the fandom. Super excited to see it in podfic form. Thank you!

OMG, thank you *so* much!

[(Anonymous)]

I *finally* got to finish listening to mine, and it's awesome! I love it! I'm squeeing!

I love your voice, and of course the accent is extra-awesome for Giles. If the Harry Potter people find you, they'll put you in a cage and make you do all theirs. I'd occasionally - very idly - thought about recording a fic, but my Australian accent wouldn't be good for anything.

I especially, especially loved the way you delivered, 'He wasn't serious. He was serious.' at the 55:30 mark, after the kiss. So perfect.

Thank you so much for picking Hands Down! I'm so honoured.

Dr Squidlove.

[(Anonymous)]

I haven't read in the Buffy 'verse in forever but you picked three Xander fics that I adore. I'm looking forward to sharing my morning walks with them!

[katekat]

i had to come over and comment about Hands Down (followed dr. squid's link in their lj to this entry) because your reading of the fic is so great. i've tried to listen to multiple podfics before, but always had trouble keeping my concentration for one reason or another, but not with yours. you have an *excellent* reading voice and cadence and style, even with dialogue, and i love the musical breaks, and the entire thing is simply a pleasure to listen to. thank you!

Podfic feedback for you!

[reena_jenkins]

Seriously, you're awesome :-D
https://www.box.com/s/hx8iamn4dvmuqt8cam0j

Re: Podfic feedback for you!

[dark_dreymer]

Okay, first I have to thank you for the kindest bit of feedback I've ever received for a fanwork in six years of fandom. Honestly, I know nobody gets into podfic for the feedback, so getting such a lovely response, getting to actually hear the joy in your voice over something I made is just awesome. So again, thank you.

And, all the above would be true no matter who left the comment but the fact that it's you is just... fksgf!!! *flaily happy times* because I am such a fan of your work. You're kind of Podfic Royalty, even if only in my head.

I just listened to Eight Crazy Pilots Serenity Didn't Keep last night and I was just giggling to myself the whole time, especially the section on Starbuck, and then Bam! that ending, such a great bit of podfic.

Also, I only recently got into Stargate, so I'm currently in a very "All the John/Rodney!" mindset, even though there's a figurative mountain of podfic for the pairing, I'm just like "Must download all of it" and once again yours is truly spectacular. Pink Elephants made me burst out laughing so loudly at 3am that I was afraid I'd wake my family, just your succinct deadpan delivery of the line where John goes from thinking about flying to thinking about getting blown in the pilot's chair, so freaking perfect!

Then there's Play the Music, Light the Lights and The Best Things in Life are Blue which are both in my "Need cheering up after a bad day" podfic rotation because of the warm fuzzies they always provide, no matter how many times I listen.

When I decided to participate in Amplificathon this year I had a very similar “New Trek movie, must revisit ALL the fic” idea. Citylights was top of my LJ mems and I instantly remembered how much I loved the fic and knew I was going to ask to record it, so knowing that my podfic helped bring the story to a person who hadn't experienced it before makes it all worthwhile :-D

I understand your “Oh god, this fandom is massive” feels though, I think I was in Trek fandom for about six months after ST: XI came out and it was such a Fandom Hydra, for every fic I read another two had been posted and I was a latecomer to fandom to boot so I was going through rec lists while trying to stem the tide of new fic filling my f-list and that's not even getting into all the TOS fic... and then Glee happened and suddenly I was battling on two fronts, left with the choice to give up Trek, Glee or sleep, so I went with the 'new shiny fandom and the not-dying of sleep deprivation' option.

I'm so relieved to hear you praise my character voices since it's the thing I fret over most when I come to record and part of me suspects whatever good I achieved was mostly by accident but who knows, maybe that GCSE in Drama is finally paying off XD

On the topic of future works, I definitely plan to record more podfic and 8611 recently posted the next part of the City!Verse so... Watch this space.

And, I may or may not have downloaded this feedback for the days when I need a bit of a confidence boost, I'll never say... *shifty eyes* :-)

Re: Podfic feedback for you!

[reena_jenkins]

So, I know it's been AGES, and I'm the worst person at actually talking on the internet - it's like, I have something to say! But what if it's not good enough? Maybe I should cone back and say something later.... and then months go by, and the inbox piles up, and at that point it's been too long to say something, so it goes to the bottom of the pile to wither and die. The end.

Um, but, yeah - I just wanted to let you kbow that I've relistened to this podfic several times since ....jeez, a YEAR ago.... and I recced it over on podfic_love. So I thought it would be polite to tell you that I was squeeing about you on the internet. Because I have good manners. Really.

Anyway, link: http://podfic-love.dreamwidth.org/57720.html

I hope your summer's been a good one :D

[cecilegrey]

I loved your reading of "Hands Down" and I look forward to trying out your other podfics. Thanks for recording & sharing!

[hananobira]

I enjoyed every one of these, although my favorite was "Pumpkin Pie Syndrome". It's the kids; I can't resist a cute story about kids. Thank you!

[brunettepet]

I finally had a chance to listen to all three of these wonderful Buffy podfics and I wanted to thank you for doing such a wonderful job with each and every one of them. They were all beautifully paced and very well read and made a few days' walks fly by. They were a real pleasure to listen to. Thank you for recording them all.