T.Ray Gordon/Rick Sellers
Inhumanity Quest
© 2005 Rick Sellers (701376151425)
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audio book audio drama/science fiction/adventure.In the distant future a war for the survival of humanity rages.The enemy is powerful and ruthless and will stop at nothing to ensure mankinds extermination.
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- 1 Chapter One
- 2 Chapter Two
- 3 Chapter Three
- 4 Chapter Four
- 5 Chapter Five
- 6 Credits/commercial
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Rick Sellers is CLEVELAND's premiere independent producer and voice over talent. He has done voice over work for just about every conceivable form of entertainment and product. As a commercial voice over person he has performed for multiple advertising agencies in major add campaigns. He is perhaps best known nationally as the voice of THE GENERAL, the animated spoke's person for the GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY. In addition to providing his voice as an announcer and character voice talent for national and regional advertisers, Rick has also done voice work for most of CLEVELAND sports teams including. The CLEVELAND INDIANS, THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS, and the CLEVELAND CRUNCH SOCCER team.
Rick also produces children audio books. His first book "SAMMY AT THE FARM" for the KAEDEN BOOK CO, has done so well they have contracted him to produce six new audio book titles for a January 2005 release. He is also producing eight children's audio books for AMERICAN GREETINGS LEARNING HORIZONS division. As a character voice talent Rick has provided character voices for toys for most of the major players including HASBRO TOYS, LITTLE TIKES TOYS, GALOOB TOYS, and ITEM, etc. Recently Rick was asked to audition for a new television show to air on CARTOON NETWORK. The new show entitled SQUIDBILLIES is currently in production and scheduled to air this fall.
T. Ray Gordon began his fledgling career in 1942 as a proof reader checking radio scripts at WOR radio in New York City for the MUTUAL BROADCAST SYSTEM.
In less the three years he was ghost writing for some of the industries top talent. In the spring of 1946 he was made producer and head writer on a new science fiction radio drama scheduled to air that September. It was to be broadcast from WOR the Mutual systems flagship radio station. The show was titled "VISTAS of the BEYOND" The format was a 15 minute weekly anthology series airing at 7:30 PM just after the "KAY CARSON VARIETY HOUR".Gordon directed each episode and utilized a repertory company of New York actors to perform his shows. Working 50 sometimes 60 hours a week, producing several prime time shows while writing the scripts for his science fiction radio drama took it's toll on the 26 year old Gordon. Under intense pressure from MUTUAL to cut budgets, and reduce costs he began drinking heavily-carousing till the we hours of the morning. His initial draft of the very first episode of his show, titled 'INHUMANITY QUEST" was met with jeers by network sensors who found the script unpatriotic, dark, and anti- American.
Never the less "INHUMANITY QUEST" was broadcast on September 8, 1946.The reaction was mixed. The program director HARVEY KLAUS was anything but impressed, he threatened to fire Gordon. Slipping into a deep depression, Gordon's drinking and well known womanizing reached critical proportions. To make things worse there were the ugly rumors of an affair with the wife of a powerful sponsor. "FRIENDLY FOODS"pulled funding for Gordon's show six months after it's air date. Due at least in part to Gordon's antics other sponsors dropped away one by one. In the fall of 1947 T. Ray Gordon was fired.
He left New York City broken and battered and returned to his home in Indiana.
Gordon freelanced for several years writing instruction manuals for various consumer goods, everything from automobiles to toasters. Meanwhile he continued to write, voraciously pounding out 72 original manuscripts from 1949-1958. From time to time he would submit his work to the publishing community only to be met by rejection after rejection . By June of 1961 T. Ray Gordon was a hopeless alcoholic. Six months later, pennyless and with no prospects for the future-T. Ray Gordon ended his own life with a self inflicted gun shot wound. His death was ruled a suicide by local authorities and his body was cremated.
Forty three years after his death, T. Ray Gordon's science fiction master works live again.
Thanks to Producer Richard Sellers, Associate producer Wesley McCraw and Apex Audio Theatre. The 72 original unpublished manuscripts written by Gordon as radio plays and lost for nearly half a century, are now lovingly and painstakingly being re recorded as Audio Dramas. Produced with a multi cast of voice actors, digital sound effects, and a fantastic new musical score. The first three of T. Ray Gordon's remarkable radio dramas will soon be available to the public. Watch for "INHUMANITY QUEST" "STRAWBERRY AUTOMATIC" and "INHERITORS OF THE SUN GOD'S"
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Running just over an hour, Inhumanity Quest is a classic science fiction drama w
author: Herbert WhiteInhumanity Quest By T. Ray Gordon Read by Richard Sellers Associate Producer Wesley McCraw Abridgement by Richard Sellers Richard Sellers Productions Apex Audio Theater: 2005 Genre: Science Fiction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reviewed by Herbert White - October 28, 2005 First aired on the Mutual Broadcast System (MBS) in 1946, Inhumanity Quest was one of the many science fiction dramas that T. Ray Gordon wrote for radio. Gordon's action-packed story is brought to life by Richard Sellers and a cast of actors in the new edition of this story produced by the Apex Audio Theater. Featuring a full range of sound effects and music, this energetic story follows the adventures of Chief Michaels, a crew member aboard the Trinity. The Crew of the Trinity has been sent on a quite possibly suicide mission to destroy the home world of the Caden, an alien race that the humans have been fighting against for more than two generations. The doomsday weapon that they are to deploy was created by the psychotic Dr. Klaus. Although dead, a mechanical copy of Klaus was sent along with the crew of the Trinity, tasked with deploying the bomb, when required. Before the crew can complete their mission, a huge explosion rocks the ship, and the only survivors are Michaels and On, a special ops agent. Trapped on a ship floating dead in space, Michaels and On must struggle to survive, and to complete the mission that is the only hope of saving the human race - or is it? A dark mystery surrounds the ongoing war between the humans and the Caden and it falls upon an unwilling Michaels to uncover the truth. Running just over an hour, Inhumanity Quest is a classic science fiction drama with a monstrous enemy, a need to destroy them before they destroy the humans, a beautiful women, and an unexpected twist that will change the lives of the main characters, forever. The story is vibrantly performed by a full cast of actors, who are named at the end of the recording, and Richard Sellers serves as the story's narrator. Inhumanity Quest is a must 'hear' for fans of space operas, and it will delight both those who grew up listening to radio dramas, and younger listeners who are just discovering this art form.
INHUMANITY QUEST – by T. Ray Gordon
author: Lane CohenThe title credits that appear on the CD jacket (listed above) are somewhat deceiving. This nostalgic piece is actually narrated, not read, by Richard Sellers, who also doubles as producer, director, and effective one-man crew. This production is definitely not a sci-fi book on CD; rather, INHUMANITY QUEST is a full-fledged theatrical radio play, filled with numerous, well-defined characters, sound effects, and a moving, original, music score. The play involves a journey into space during an interplanetary war, and a “black helicopter” scheme hatched at the very top of Earth’s government. Numerous characters are well played, especially the woman who voiced the android who sacrifices herself for the good of the mission. She had the difficult task of expressing a hint of emotion in an otherwise emotionless incarnation. A very good job. And Mr. Sellers narrates with an earnest tone, “selling” the importance and tragic nature of the events as they unfold. The story is divided into chapters, each one with a climax that leads into the next part of the story. Music, as stated above, was well done, as were the sound effects. I understand that there really would be no sound in space, but our film/TV culture teaches the opposite, so I regretfully give-in to this scientific impossibility. I listened to INHUMANITY QUEST on a cross-country car trip, specifically through a long, endless stretch of I-70 through Kansas. This story made me smile; it kept my interest and made me forget that I was in the middle of Kansas. I admired the obvious care and feeling that went into each aspect of the production. Mr. Sellers has assembled a terrific team of actors/technicians, and I encourage him to take his talented efforts onward. Truly, INHUMANITY QUEST deserves an encore.