Project Gutenberg 2008-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 86 Sabia, Richard The Premiere Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Premiere" by Richard Sabia is a science fiction novel that explores the captivating yet dangerous world of futuristic entertainment, likely written in the mid-20th century. The story centers around the intense experiences of characters within a theater that offers immersive "feelies," where patrons can intensely feel the emotions of the films they watch. The narrative touches on themes such as the impact of technology on human emotions and the boundaries between reality and performance. In the book, we follow the young actress Robina Rowe and her protective brother Jason as they navigate the thrilling yet perilous world of feelies. Robina, a Sensitive who experiences emotions more intensely than others, illegally attends a horror feelie, leading to devastating consequences. The intensity of the film overwhelms her, resulting in a near-fatal incident that draws the attention of theater medical staff. As the story unfolds, Jason's unexpected talent in projecting emotional depth becomes a focal point, taking him from embarrassment to stardom. However, this newfound success also leads to tragic and horrifying outcomes during a premiere when the emotional authenticity of his performances has fatal ramifications for the audience, raising questions about the responsibilities of both creators and consumers of immersive entertainment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Entertainment -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 59482 59491 2024-09-10T13:28:14.569741 2023-09-11T06:36:14.294478 text/html text/html 55778 2021-01-03T09:53:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 59807 2021-01-03T09:53:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 99910 2024-09-10T13:28:17.829742 application/epub+zip 98933 2024-09-10T13:28:15.762741 application/epub+zip 62218 2024-09-10T13:28:14.975736 application/epub+zip 212966 2024-09-10T13:28:19.417713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205627 2024-09-10T13:28:17.295762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115724 2022-09-11T12:22:46.278355 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52631 52530 2024-09-10T13:28:14.335740 2023-09-11T06:36:14.084477 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 52500 2021-01-03T09:53:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20966 2021-01-03T09:53:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18517 2024-09-10T13:28:19.636759 application/rdf+xml 10174 2024-09-10T13:28:15.319736 image/jpeg 2867 2024-09-10T13:28:15.146735 image/jpeg 100060 2024-09-10T13:28:14.579732 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog