
Homefront: An Expeditionary Force Audio Drama Special
Expeditionary Force, Book 7.5
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Craig Alanson
About this listen
A full-cast performance of a thrilling new episode in the New York Times best-selling Expeditionary Force series.
After the latest mission of the starship Flying Dutchman, Earth is safe not just for a year, but for hundreds of years. The ship’s weary crew wonders what they will do with their lives in peacetime, but the enemy has other plans, and there is danger on the Homefront.
Starring Zachary Quinto, R.C. Bray, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, and everyone's favorite AI, Skippy the Magnificent, alongside a full cast. Includes plenty of pew-pew-pew, original sound composition, and maybe some singing by R.C. Bray.
Produced by Odd Origin Media and Dagaz Media
Executive Producer Greg Lawrence
Story by Craig Alanson
Script by Craig Alanson and Jack Bowman
Talent Director William Dufris
Sound Director Fred Greenhalgh
Associate Producer Casey Turner
Dialogue edited by Jack Bowman
Sound design by Jamie Mahaffey/The Mix Room and O'Shea Creative Media
Music by Jeroen Grommen
Check out exclusive bonus content at homefrontaudio.com.
Full cast includes: Zachary Quinto, R.C. Bray, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, Peter Berkrot, Kym Dakin, Bill Dufris, Corey Gagne, Nimo Gandhi, Emily Grotz, Dalton S. Kimball, Austin Ku, Daniel Logan, John Dalton Logan, PJ Ochlan, Lisa Renee Pitts, Christopher Price, Michael Rafkin, Lisa Stathoplos, Casey Turner, Jennywren Walker, Marjolaine Whittlesey, Ashanti Williams, Jonathan Woodward, and Collin Young.
©2019 Craig Alanson, Dagaz Media, LLC, and Odd Origin Media Inc. (P)2019 Podium AudioAll in all the story is good. Smythe would not last 5 mins iin the SAS with that accent and im not sure he was well supported with his STAR team. Skippy was ........Skippy Joe was Joe. RC Bray was Mag MF'in nificent as always. Margaret Adams was not as I had immagined her to sound but Nagatha was almost spot on.
As an experiment it kind of works in the end. It was better than i expected it to be, but you have to concentrate and i was rewinding a lot to catch missed dialogue.
Looking forward to a return to normal in book 8 Armageddon and just one voice and having second thoughts about a TV series being a good idea.
Different.......
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RC Bray Rules but production is imperfect
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My main issue is that sometimes during the action parts, the voices aren't boosted enough above the background to properly decipher what the characters are saying - this doesn't happen too much.
Secondly I am somewhat disappointed in the way the new STAR team is portrayed. Throughout the books the special forces have been described as extremely disciplined, however the new characters sounded more like rookies fresh into the military, I would have preferred writing these characters as a bit more series and more sure of themselves.
My last gripe is that some of the scenes with Nagatha are a little bit drawn out (especially her "battle") and in general the AI scenes were a bit too long to listen to. Also she seemed a bit too AI and unlike Skippy but this isn't really an issue.
Usually, RC Brays performance of Skippy is flawless and what I look forward to in the ExForce audiobooks, however, I believe he really shines playing Joe in this; I really liked the way he was shown. (Skippy was magnificent as always)
I also have to say that the casting for this was excellent. The use of RC Bray for both Skippy and Joe was an excellent idea, along with picking up Zachary too. Loved most people's performance (not so keen on the new STAR team though). Adam's voice actor was also really good.
As for the story, it was a good fit for the audio drama style and was paced much better than the audiobooks, and was exciting start to finish. Unfortunately it does not really progress the story beyond Renegades but that was sort of expected. I'd like to see less of the "new threat discovered, neutralise new threat" and more of the forward thinking, planning and exploring the elders and Skippy's origin in the new few bits of the series. Saving the world is getting a bit old now.
Would I recommend this? Yes definitely, especially if you have a free credit. Despite only being 6 hours, it is done at a much faster pace than the audiobooks so there isn't much less story. For the amount of money invested into this project it is definitely worth the price.
Great direction for the series
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The story is great and Skippy is Skippy he sings.
it's different but I liked it
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I would have preferred a classic RC Bray solo read.
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I think the way this is written and delivered is brave. The tongue in cheek delivery and nods to the audience are perhaps more direct and challenging in this audio drama format, and for any exforce fans like me it takes a while to become comfortable that well loved characters don't all sound like different voices of the unbelievably brilliant RC Bray.
But it's exforce! With sound effects! And it fits in the continuity and treats fans with references and nods, and stays true to the tone that Craig Alanson gets so brilliantly right.
Trust the awesomeness.
Brilliant, but helps if you're an exforce fan :)
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Trust the awsumness
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Takes me back to the HHGTTG.
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Fantastic performance by all involved.
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You assholes who produced this shit, what the fuck guys? The effects were wayyyy too loud and over the top - distracting from the narration and at times made the performances that were exceptional incomprehensible.
An incredible story as ever, ruined by the production team. Do me a favour you guys and please of mighty fuck nuggets don't sign on to the tv adaptation!
Craig you're awesome as ever, Captain Bray - phenominal job.
Production team..... Fuck you guys!
Incredible story as ever - wtf on the effects
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