No, not the ones in my head that tell me to kill women.
Voices in Movies and on TV. Some are mesmerising.
Watching The Shawshank Redemption for the gazillionth time, it occurs to me that Morgan Freeman's voice-overs add so much. Without them, it would still be a good movie, but with the soothing, matter-of-fact tone of voice, this is possibly one of the key factors (subconsciously perhaps) why it's so often voted best movie evarr.
Others are predictable - James Earl Jones as Darth Wossname, Robert Shaw as the Shark catcher in Jaws.
Purely from a voice perspective, which actors stand out to you?
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"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
Vincent Price in Scooby-Doo?
Can't sleep, clown will eat me.
Casey Kasem is pretty memorable. Zoinks.
George Carlin wrote:
I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
Michael C. Hall as Dexter.
"I have lost my way
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
I've always found David Duchovny to have a hypnotizing voice...rather velvety and crumbly.
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
Not an actor really, but John Facenda, who did the voice-overs for NFL films in the days of my youth, had such a powerful and distinctive voice that he was known as The Voice of God.
I'm pretty sure I thought the narrator of the Dukes of Hazzard was god when I was a youngin'
I've been re-watching Babylon 5 recently and always find myself awed by how amazing Andreas Katsulas' (RIP) voice was. G'Kar could quite possibly have been a very lame character with a less charismatic actor behind the makeup.
Also, Michael York. I remember once, many years ago, the Mark and Brian radio program had Michael York on the show, and to prove that he could read absolutely ANYTHING and make it sound cultured and refined, they had him do a recitation of the lyrics of "Baby Got Back." Best part was the very end when he says, "My apologies to Sir Mix-A-Lot."
Between the two of them, the B5 episode "A Late Delivery From Avalon" was a real treat on the ears.
Yes, my anglophile is showing again.
Edited, Feb 12th 2010 4:40pm by Ambrya
Also, Michael York. I remember once, many years ago, the Mark and Brian radio program had Michael York on the show, and to prove that he could read absolutely ANYTHING and make it sound cultured and refined, they had him do a recitation of the lyrics of "Baby Got Back." Best part was the very end when he says, "My apologies to Sir Mix-A-Lot."
Between the two of them, the B5 episode "A Late Delivery From Avalon" was a real treat on the ears.
Yes, my anglophile is showing again.
Edited, Feb 12th 2010 4:40pm by Ambrya
Debalic wrote:
I've always found David Duchovny to have a hypnotizing voice...rather velvety and crumbly.
mmmmmmmmm....
Sam Elliot. Loves me The Stranger.
What's bred in the bone will not out of the flesh.
Avery Brooks' voice was the only reason I watched Deep Space Nine.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
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Gilbert Gottfried
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Avery Brooks' voice was the only reason I watched Deep Space Nine.
Agreed. Even as he stammered and sputtered trying to be dramatic I couldn't help but be entranced.
Patrick Stewart
"I have lost my way
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
Anything narrated by James Earl Jones.
His Excellency Aethien wrote:
Almalieque wrote:
If no one debated with me, then I wouldn't post here anymore.
gbaji wrote:
I'm not getting my news from anywhere Joph.
bsphil wrote:
Anything narrated by James Earl Jones.
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
Lord Nobby wrote:
bsphil wrote:
Anything narrated by James Earl Jones.
His Excellency Aethien wrote:
Almalieque wrote:
If no one debated with me, then I wouldn't post here anymore.
gbaji wrote:
I'm not getting my news from anywhere Joph.
for The Shawshank Redemption. I will now need to watch that movie again to check this.
trickybeck wrote:
Gilbert Gottfried
Godfrieds' voice for Patrick Swayze in the Clerks cartoon was ******* awesome.
remorajunbao wrote:
One day I'm going to fly to Canada and open the curtains in your office.
Friar Bijou wrote:
trickybeck wrote:
Gilbert Gottfried
George Carlin wrote:
I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
lolgaxe wrote:
Friar Bijou wrote:
trickybeck wrote:
Gilbert Gottfried
GAFUFBAKSF
remorajunbao wrote:
One day I'm going to fly to Canada and open the curtains in your office.
Sigourney Weaver and David Attenborough's voice-overs were perfect for Planet Earth. Every movie preview should feature Don LaFontaine's booming, grave voice.
Oh! Diana Riggs hosting Masterpiece Theater.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
The Glorious Atomicflea wrote:
Sigourney Weaver and David Attenborough's voice-overs were perfect for Planet Earth. Every movie preview should feature Don LaFontaine's booming, grave voice.
Grave, indeed.
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
Debalic wrote:
The Glorious Atomicflea wrote:
Sigourney Weaver and David Attenborough's voice-overs were perfect for Planet Earth. Every movie preview should feature Don LaFontaine's booming, grave voice.
Grave, indeed.
Not only grave but deep.
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