MTST (03) - The Saving of the World

Decoder Ring Theatre

Gregg Taylor

Audio, Kids & Family, Comedy, Mystery, Full, Book, Comic, Cast, Comics, Adventure, Radio, Drama, Superhero, Fiction, Stories For Kids, Otr, Thriller, Play, Theatre, Pulp, Detective, Theater

4.8 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2014

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Decoder Ring Theatre is proud to present Mark Time Show Time, a Showcase series celebrating scripts originally written for live performance by Great Northern Audio, in conjunction with the awards ceremony of the Mark Time and Ogle Awards.

This Week: The Saving of the World

The rogue comet, Skippy, is headed right for Big City. The mayor is looking for a Super Hero to save the city. Most of them seem to be busy, or indisposed at the moment. Super Pal is discussed, but doesn't seem to be their first choice. We learn more about Big City’s Mightiest Champion in this superhero mockumentary.

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Mark Time Showtime, a showcase series from Decodering Theater celebrating scripts originally written for live performance by Great Northern Audio, in conjunction with the annual award ceremony for the Mark Time and Ogil Awards, Earth's premier science fiction, fantasy, and horror audio drama awards.
0:23.8	We are pleased and proud to give this collection of science fiction and fantasy satire
0:27.5	fresh productions here on our stage and hope you will enjoy, with our compliments,
0:32.0	your VIP pass to Mark Time Showtime.
0:40.7	This week, theaving of the World
0:43.4	May I'm Indians?
0:48.1	Hey, hey look, look, calm down, okay?
0:51.8	We all know that you and the press are very busy
0:53.8	with the Prairie Canal Classic today. We'll take as little time as we calm down. Okay? We all know that you and the press are very busy with the Prairie Canal Classic today.
0:55.5	We'll take as little time as we as possible.
0:58.5	I'm just going to give you what I got.
0:59.8	I'll read you a short, partially prepared statement, and then I'll entertain a few questions.
1:04.1	Okay.
1:05.5	The mayor's office, that's my office, was contacted this morning by Dr. Theraman Chutz of Big City's Blundercliffe Observatory,
1:11.7	confirming the reported citing of a possible comet the size of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
1:15.8	which at this time is headed on a collision course with Big City and its surrounding environments
1:20.1	and should arrive here or somewhere in this vicinity between the hours of 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. tomorrow afternoon.
1:26.6	That's central daylight savings time. At this time,
1:29.4	we have no plans to go to disaster threat crisis level magenta or cancel the Shriners Day parade.
1:35.4	Questions?
1:36.8	Mr. Mayor? Mr. Mayor? Yeah, yeah, you over there.
1:41.5	Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Jim Legume of the Big City Sentinel.
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