Anywho.. the radio series I'm listening to is "Our Miss Brooks" from the late 1940s starring Eve Arden (she played the principal on GREASE) and Gale Gordon (the second Mr. Wilson on the original DENNIS THE MENACE). Miss. Brooks is a high school English teacher and the series centers around her life and the people in the school. Makes me nostalgic for working in a classroom again.I have listened to some episodes before (they air them from time to time on a local radio station), but now I'm trying to listen to as many episodes as I can download off the Internet.
Radio shows can be a lot of fun. Unlike television or movies, you create the "set" or surroundings in your mind.. even what the characters looks like. The dialogue is richer since the audience needs more detail to picture exactly what is going on. You can't see a confused look on a person's face, for example, so the dialogue has to get that point across to the listener. It's like being read aloud to from a fascinating series of short stories - "theater of the mind" as the local station calls it.
I'd love to see a revival in radio shows. I'm not saying it should make television obsolete, but I think people would enjoy a good radio series or two. With all the electronic devices we have, they would be great to listen to on the go via your smart phone or laptop.
If anyone would like to start a radio series - let me know. I have a few ideas... not to mention I have a great voice (and face) for radio. Ask my co-workers! I can do more voices and impressions than a person with multiple personality disorder.
