Not from Space

{{italic title}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} '''''Not From Space''''' is a feature-length [[radio drama]] first broadcast on [[XM Satellite Radio]] (now [[Sirius XM|SiriusXM]]) in 2003. It was the first radio program of its kind where voice actors exchanged their recorded lines remotely via the [[Internet]] rather than on-site in a traditional studio.<ref name="SFF">Danielson, Scott. [http://www.sffaudio.com/?p=260 "Review of Not From Space"], ''SFFaudio'', 28 October 2005. Accessed 18 May 2010.</ref> In 2015, a feature film adaptation was announced<ref name="BP">Borgus Productions. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqwqdJjUBrc "Not From Space movie announcement"], ''YouTube'', 5 May 2015. Accessed 5 May 2015.</ref> and a trailer for it was later published in 2019.<ref name="filmtrailer">Borgus Productions. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT6RHdtJM4o "'Not From Space' Sci-Fi Film Raising Awareness of Fake News"], ''YouTube'', 3 September 2019. Accessed 11 November 2023.</ref> A [[remake]] of the program was created for its 20th anniversary in 2023, which was broadcast on SiriusXM and later published to music streaming platforms.<ref name="anniversary">Michael Bays, Jeffrey. [https://twitter.com/BorgusFilm/status/1721940080552489298 "Yay, it's finally out! My sci-fi radio play heard on SiriusXM, now on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, etc. This is the 20th anniversary edition with 21 new actors, lots of new content. Great for long drives!"], ''Twitter'', 7 November 2023. Accessed 11 November 2023.</ref>

==Plot== A fictional ''Bill Gates'' rivals a media mogul, both dreaming of controlling mankind by means of telepathy. Inhabitants of Earth and Mars both realize they are not alone in the universe.

==Reception== The program was awarded with the Silver Mark Time Award for best science-fiction sound film of 2003.<ref name="harddisken">Denmark National Radio [http://www.dr.dk/P1/harddisken/Artikler/Arkiv/2003/112524.htm "Radio Documentary"], ''Denmark National Radio, Harddisken'', 14 October 2003. Accessed 22 June 2010.</ref>

==See also== *[[Radio drama]]

== References == {{reflist|2}}

==External links== * [http://www.siriusxm.com/ SiriusXM] * [https://borgusfilm.wixsite.com/jmbays Homepage of Jeffrey Michael Bays]

[[Category:American radio dramas]] [[Category:2003 radio dramas]] [[Category:Science fiction radio programs]]