56818 This is such a great radio series, and the sound quality is top-notch. This is essential listening for any sci-fi fan and OTR fan alike. I hope that more high quality OTR is on the way (Pat Novak perhaps?) Thank you for making this available biginjapan 2005-12-01 22:49:52 2005-12-01 22:49:52 5 It is more than a notch above your normal OTR sci-fi. Such stuff is often cops n robbers or cowboys n indians in space. But this is genuine thought provoking sci-fi. You'll find Clifford D Simak, Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinelein and others here. Don't fill your ipod with GBytes of songs from iTunes... this is much more interesting. All I need now is some DimensionX. Real Sci-fi 5 macwizuk 2006-02-15 17:32:21 2006-02-15 17:32:21 I'm not entirely clear who dumped these file here, but thank you! There can not ever be enough OTR on the net. God, I love anachronism! I have almost the entire run of "Quiet, Please...," an OTR spook-fest far superior to X Minus 1 - if I hear from people, I'll try to dump it on the archive. sungreenleaves verizon net Thank you X Minus 1 Fairy! 3 Hythe 2006-02-24 20:40:04 2006-02-24 20:40:04 I haven't heard many of these since the 1970's, when a CBC program, "As It Happens" broadcast many different examples of OTR...it's strange to hear 1987 considered to be the future.... Much thanks to the person who posted these! Woot! 5 Lonesome Cowboy Bill 2006-06-09 07:37:08 2006-06-09 07:37:08 We think of our situation in the world as a unique artifact of time and place, but here we can see this just is not so. The current state of media is 90% of it is pewp on ice and the remaining 10% ranges from watchable to jaw dropingly good. It was the same for radio. Much of it was soap operas, rehashed crime drama (CSI:1950 anyone?) and various serialized branded shows that where commericials with cute characters. In the 10% there was DimX and X-1. Just look at the talent that was being used as story crafters. It is a testiment to their great works that even having been rewritten for the radio the stories still shined. Some of the incidental music in these series can sound corny as all get out to our ears, but even that cant diminish the shows. The lasting mark these shows have had over the decades can be seen not only in the traditional SF world but also in homages such as Commander Hoek and Cadet Stimpy. All in all these two series are Must Listen Radio (tm) for any and all OTR lovers. -tomhiggins Everything old is new again 5 tomwsmf 2006-08-02 06:23:57 2006-08-02 06:23:57 Edit: Removed note about shows being in 32Kbps rather than 64Kbps--Looks like only the very first episode is encoded at 32Kbps. MP3 bit-rate note naaier 2007-07-28 16:44:08 2007-07-28 13:20:42 4 I found X Minus One when I was a child when it was played on saturday nights on a local radio program called Golden Age of Radio Theatre. I was thrilled to find these here and that they were all available. This show really is top notch, and the writing and acting is great. This is a classic and I'm glad that it is available here for all to fall in love with it, as I did. Great Stuff JonCorry 2007-12-18 04:22:21 2007-12-18 04:22:21 5 Rating these for my own re-listening convenience, thought I'd post these as a guide to any first-time listeners looking for a place to start.. Just my opinions though. 550825_ColdEquations [5 stars] 550901_Shanghaied [4 of 5 stars] 551103_HelloTomorrow.mp3 [3 of 5 stars] 551130_TheVitalFactor.mp3 [4 of 5 stars] 551221_MarionettesInc.mp3 [3 of 5 stars] 551228_ALogicNamedJoe.mp3 [4 of 5 stars] 560104_TheRoadsMustRoll.mp3 [4 of 5 stars] 560208_C-Chute.mp3 [5 stars, Isaac Asimov] 560307_AGunForDinosaur.mp3 [5 stars] 560314_TunnelUnderTheWorld.mp3 [5 stars] X Minus 1 TforThomas 2008-01-24 03:25:50 2008-01-24 03:25:50 5 While I appreciate the ratings, if I were a potential listener, I wouldn't know how to take the them. What is the criteria for the episode being three stars, or however many? The potential listener doesn't know if you liked (or disliked) the show because of the plot, it being a rehash of similar but better shows, good or bad writing (or action, or sound effects). I personally think X Minus 1 is a great series because it generally has above average story lines with well crafted scripts, they're mostly believeable, even when far-fetched, the acting is above average, and because I like science fiction; but even as a fan of the series and being familiar with the episodes, you would better get my attention to re-listen to episodes by (instead of saying it gets 2 stars out of 5 or 5 stars out of 5) giving a one-line sentence (or less) capsule summary and saying "2 stars out of 5 because it's an old story line" or "the plot's not realistic even for science fiction", or "poor acting, no sense of emotion", or "a a slow plot that drags until an unexpected closing sequence and an in-your-face surprise ending." minute with an unexpected . To simply say 2 out of 5 is like would be like saying Nolan Ryan is a better baseball player than Ted Williams, or that Norman Mailer is a better writer than Madam Curie was a scientist. If you're going to rate the episodes...... XMinusOne 2008-01-25 03:18:58 2008-01-25 03:18:58 0 I'm with you on Cold Equations for #1, TforThomas, that plot got to me. Absolute no-win scenario. I'd put C-Chute #2 just cause I like that geeky guy's voice and how his hobby was handy sort of like Flight of the Phoenix. He's good in Pictures don't lie too. Reminds me of Les Nessman, WKRP. :) Norman Rose is a killer narrator voice in Colony. All of these are worth hearing. Don't bother picking, check 'em all out! I've heard most about 6 times. When will modern production pick up on what was great!? When will sci-fi audio-shows make a comeback? fav sci-fi OTR someguy2 2008-02-13 03:48:32 2008-02-13 03:48:32 5 I live in Belgium and used to listen to "American forces network" radio when I was a kid (late 70's).They had a show called "midnight mysteries". Well it was a collection of old radio shows like "Johnny Dollar, The Whistler, ... I recorded a few of these shows and listened to them for years until the taps were worn out. Last year I accidentally discovered Archive.org and I love it. X-Minus-1 has to be one of the best shows I've found here. The stories are well written and acted. It doesn't matter that it's from the 50's. Another great series is "Journey into Space". Great series MDSys 2008-05-01 07:50:21 2008-05-01 07:50:21 5 I'm not normally a sci-fi fan. I listen mostly to Gunsmoke, Frontier Gentleman, and various horror series. I gave this one a shot, listening to Cold Equation first (after reading about it in the comments), and I think I'm hooked. Very well done series. Good stuff robking 2008-05-01 09:58:51 2008-05-01 09:58:51 5 X minus 1 is a great sci-fi series with some really classic stories. They are not always Martian Ray Gun stories, but you will get a good dose of the retro sci-fi era, back in the good ole days when there was oxygen on Mars and Saturn was only a couple weeks travel away. The recording quality of almost all of these is excellent. If you are new to OTR, this is definitely one you want to check into. Great Series for the Uninitiated digitalzen 2008-06-07 07:49:48 2008-06-07 07:49:48 5 Most of these are the beginnings of what would be some great stories. Very dated, actually kind of weak. The writers of some reputation are represented fairly well, yet most stories are just tired. Yawn Beldapriest 2008-07-08 15:48:28 2008-07-08 15:48:28 2 Great Series,good sound e some really superb episodes like "tunell under the world". thank you! Great series. hff1981 2008-09-13 19:24:35 2008-09-13 19:24:35 5 Hello there, don't mean to make this sound like an ad, but just thought some people here may be interested. Our little theatre company is doing a night of 3 episodes, live action, based on X Minus One episodes (The Parade, A Logic Named Joe, and Hallucination Orbit) We're just a little group of friends with our own theatre co. Check us out at www.counterproductionstheatre.com Thank you! X Minus 1 in the Theatre enigma2118 2008-11-01 16:21:16 2008-11-01 16:21:16 5 Thank you! This collection is a wonderful gift for those of us who love OTR sci-fi. X Minus One Rules! reen1 2009-02-08 22:03:47 2009-02-08 22:03:47 4 These are brilliant. However if you've listened to Dimension X a good 50% of disk 1 of X Minus 1 is repeated episodes from that show. Dimension X Mr Wednesday 2009-03-17 19:50:35 2009-03-17 19:50:35 5 This show and Dimension X were both classic examples of good storylines and production. That is why I enjoy classic sci-fi so much. The plots are basic and engage in elemental phlisophical and social issues still relevant today. My kids now enjoy listening to this show and revel in being able to stay up and listen to the downloads. Golden Age of Sci-Fi drlong 2009-09-14 02:42:49 2009-09-14 02:42:49 5 19 4.61