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    Channel Blue
    Channel Blue
    Channel Blue
    Audiobook10 hours

    Channel Blue

    Written by Jay Martel

    Narrated by Lance Fuller

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    Earth used to be Galaxy Entertainment's most lucrative show. The inhabitants of the Western Galaxy just couldn't get enough of the day-to-day details of the average Earthling's live. But Channel Blue's ratings are flagging and its producers are planning a spectacular finale, the TV show is set to go out with a bang. The trouble is, so will Earth. Only one man can save our planet and he's hardly a likely hero...
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateMay 1, 2014
    ISBN9781471263064
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    Jay Martel

    Jay Martel is an award-winning writer and producer. He collaborated with Michael Moore on his acclaimed documentary FARENHEIT 911 and was contributing editor at ROLLING STONE for six years. This is his first novel.

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    • 5/5
      Delightful and very funny! After a period of serious business reading, I needed a humorous diversion and Planet Blue was just the ticket. The metal level of commentary on the story structure as it unfolds – which is perfectly appropriate with a writer as the main character – adds an additional level of amusement. Great if you love Douglas Adams, sci-fi, or any combination thereof!
    • 4/5
      [Channel Blue] by [Jay Martel] will make you question everything you know. In light of world events that are happening right now maybe we need to show a nicer side of humanity. If you are a fan of Kurt Vonnegut or Cory Doctrow you will enjoy the absurd but humorous spin [Martel] puts on humanity. The question is are you a comedy or tragedy?
    • 3/5
      Down-on-his-luck screenwriter turned teacher Perry Bunt notices that real life is increasingly unreal, and natural laws are broken on a regular basis: he notices also that these seemingly impossible events mirror the plots of screenplays handed in by his less than gifted students. Only when he follows the gorgeous Amanda Mundo, the most interesting girl in his class, does he discover why the world is topsy-turvy. In true Hitchhiker's Guide/Truman Show style, Earth is actually a reality TV show for alien galaxies, and in response to flagging viewership producers are jumping the shark to attract higher ratings.When that doesn’t work, the plan is for a grand finale, with humanity perishing in an apocalypse conceived by G.O.D., the initials of the show’s producer [the devil is called Satan after an industrial saboteur]. Essentially a rom-com with s-f elements, Channel Blue is a light and fairly predictable read, with the occasional nod toward social commentary.