Seeing Ear Theatre: The Bigger One (Gregory Benford)

[james_davis_nicoll]

The Bigger One

Reporters reporting on the aftermath of a major earthquake in California learn that the story is both larger and more personal than they realized; the ocean is flooding into the low lying parts of the state, which by bad luck is where the reporters are when they hear about this. A madcap race to safety follows.

Note: short.

Some may notice the striking parallels between this story and Heinlein's Water Is For Washing, but the Heinlein is about things like overcoming bigotry despite a recent war, and self-sacrifice to save strangers and this is about a few idiots in a car.

I wonder, would it be possible to do an adaptation of The Great Nebraska Sea? I mean, it was amusing to read but is there anything there that would survive the passage to radio?




Cast:
Starring:
Jef Betz as Doug Aron
John D’Arcangelo as the First Man
Andrew Joffe as the Announcer
Rebecca Nice as the Woman
Raquel Starace as Pamela Merkle
George Zarr as Herb Walker

Comments

[chrysostom476.livejournal.com]

You've got a bad link on The Great Nebraska Sea, James.

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

That better?

[chrysostom476.livejournal.com]

Yessir.

Not for me

[hot-soup.livejournal.com]

I think the "thttp" has a leading "t" but it's clearly a Wikipedia link. Interesting - had never heard of that story.

[dreadedcandiru2.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. Perhaps if they were to make a mockumentary about it like "War of the Worlds", they could perhaps adapt it.