1) Boobs
2) Lodges and cabins
3) Vag
4) Weed
5) Girl-ass

1. Trey
2. Dorkman
3. Teague
4. Brian
5. Eddie

I will fix.

Top 5 Films of the last 37 days.

Thirty seven!?!

In a row?

Yes! Blame me. Crucify me. I am Goth Jesus.

Imagine how weird it would be if Jesus wore a crucifix.

Top 5 ghost movies.
1) The Legend of Hell House
2) The Shining
3) The Haunting (original)
4) The Sixth Sense
5) The Changeling

Might as well be the top 5 movies starting with "the"

I believe Beldar left off with top 5 audiobooks, so for the sake of completion, here we go.

1. Harry Potter, Years 1-7.  (I have the Jim Dale (US) versions, but I hear good things about the Stephen Fry (UK) versions.)

2. Youth and Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad, read by Brian Cox. (Two stories for the price of one!  The character Marlow "recites" both tales.  If you like sea stories you'll like Youth, and Heart of Darkness is a must read anyway. Audible)

3. Stardust, by Niel Gaiman, read by the author. (Need I say more? Audible, go.)

4. Sphere, by Michael Crichton, read by Edward Asner. (This was my first audiobook.  I don't listen to it as much anymore, but that's only because my digital copy was recorded off my tape deck, only moderately successfully.  Ed Asner has a wonderful reading voice, great for long trips.  Also available on Audible.)

5. Riptide, by Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston, read by David Birney (abridged cassette version) (The version currently available on Audible was re-recorded by Scott Brick, and is unabridged.  Facinating story based on accounts of the "Money Pit" of Oak Island.  For more info, set aside some time to check out the author's page.)

I listened to the Jim Dale Versions growing up and I love them dearly, but I'm currently halfway through Order Of The Pheonix with Stephen Fry and he too is awesome, although I do take issue with a few of his pronunciations and accents (Tonks still gives me shudders) but on the whole...he's freakin Stephen Fry man!

I picked up the Jim Dale readings of Harry Potter to re-read the books and I hated them. His cadence is all wrong and Hermione's voice (she always says Harry's name "Hauwwweeeeee" like she's about to cry and have a stroke simultaneously) makes me cringe and want to smack her around.

I was despairing of having proper audiobooks until I was informed that Stephen Fry did versions in the UK, and having gotten those all is now well. Hermione sounds like she should, his Umbridge is amazing, and as a bonus his Hagrid sounds exactly like Robbie Coltrane's.

I prefer audiobooks that are just read straight, with no bells & whistles. John Lee (The Terror, Drood, etc) and, damn i can't find his name, the guy who read Hyperion 1 & 2 are my favorites. A lot of these older ones were books on tape, meant to be checked out of libraries. To me they're the best ones, then there's audible, and librivox at the bottom (which is understandable).

I shouldn't like William Gibson reading Neuromancer because it's slightly abridged, has music (by U2 of all people) and sound effects, but i love it.

I've recently discovered Graphic Audio. It's 'radio drama' and a little hit and miss, but i have laughed my guts out a few times. I'm tempted to put together a quick mp3 of the funny bits, but i'm too lazy. There's also the Decoder Ring Theatre podcast.

And Star Wars: The Original Radio Drama, that i ordered directly from Lucasfilm many moons ago. It's worth checking out if you've never heard it. They also did Empire and Jedi but aren't quite as good.

Last edited by beldar (2010-11-23 23:17:08)

I can speak to the Star Wars Radio Dramas, as I am also an avid fan, and listen to them often.  Star Wars was broadcast on NPR in '81, and Empire in '83.  Jedi was intended to be broadcast as well, but NPR had some money trouble; it was recorded by Highbridge Audio and released in '96.  So, all were available prior to the Special Editions, and yes, they are indeed considered canon.

They're all quite good, but do get progressively shorter, and stick closer to the narrative of the films as they go.  Empire is probably my favorite.

1. Geronimo! (Geronimo, US paratroopers)

2. Yeeeehah! (US cowboys)

3. Andale! Andale! Arriba! Arriba! (Speedy Gonzales)

4. Charge! (US/UK cavalry)

5. Banzai! (samurai/Japanese soldiers)

Honorable mention: Leeroooooy Jenkins! (Leeroy Jenkins)

Next: Top 5 physical injuries that are kind of cool to get

Last edited by Zarban (2010-12-02 02:28:59)

There's a Lord of the Rings joke there, but I've got other things to do right now.