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New Pokemon voice cast debuts on today's special
29 Apr 2006 07:20:14 -0700
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spiritofsupergirl...
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Okay, I've started watching the special, and I was surprised to hear
new voices for the characters.
Alex Taylor...
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Ah, I was wondering how long it would take for this thread to appear...
My immediate opinion? Painful to listen to.
Part of it's the shock of hearing totally different voices for such
familiar characters, but frankly, a lot of the acting was simply
awful.
Ash, Brock, and James were the worst, hands down.
* Ash's voice acting was two-dimensional, unemotive, and totally
lacking in empathy. He talked like a swaggering jock instead of
a headstrong but likeable kid.
* Brock seriously needed a throat lozenge. And his acting was
even more wooden than Ash's. It was such a relief when he
more or less disappeared from the film.
* James's VA was trying WAY too hard to imitate a voice actor he
sounded nothing like. This is usually a recipe for ignominious
failure, and this was no exception.
* I got used to Misty's new voice pretty quickly. It was pretty
much unobjectionable, although I'm going to miss Rachel Lillis.
* The same goes for Max. Actually, I stopped noticing the new
VA after his first couple of lines, which is probably a good
thing.
* May didn't talk very much, but I do think her voice was quite
a bit too deep. The balance between May and Misty's voices
wasn't quite right, I think... Misty's kind of tomboyish, but
May is a more "girly" (if you can forgive me for using such a
stereotypical term) character, and previously their voices
reflected that. May having a deeper voice than Misty (at
least in a couple of their exchanges) was profoundly weird.
* Professor Oak was a bit strange sounding -- not as good in
acting quality as the old VA -- but more or less acceptable.
* I forgot to notice Jenny's and Joy's new voices, which I assume
means that they were OK.
Why on Earth did they feel the need to change acting studios, anyway?
Does consistency mean nothing to the suits in charge? (OK, dumb
question.) Are they bypassing the actor's union now, or something?
overkill...
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the pokemon them selfs souned off too and all they say is there name
lol
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William Rendfeld...
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It's been announced for a while, believe it or not.
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evwill...
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Let's see.
-Ash was a little deeper which was okay
-Brock's voice didn't even sound human, I recommend the guy visit a
carmenlee23...
throat specialist
-Oak's was off as well but manageable
-May's voice was a little old for the part but otherwise okay
-no discernable difference from old to new with Misty and the Team
Rocket voices.
carmenlee23...
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The most discernable difference was that the acting sucked.
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Everett W.
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Here are my impressions of each:
Ash - an improvement, if only because the voice is deeper
William Rendfeld...
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Eh. Admittedly, he sounds like more like a guy now, but it's not that
much better.
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Patrick Joseph McNamara...
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He sounds more like a boy his age. (It seems his voice finally broke. :) )
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May - I like her new voice
William Rendfeld...
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A little deep for my liking but okay otherwise.
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Patrick Joseph McNamara...
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Her new voice sounds a little more mature than her character.
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Brock - raspy; sounds like a Batman wannabe
William Rendfeld...
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Not impressed by Brock myself, either.
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Patrick Joseph McNamara...
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I found he sounds like more like Butch than Brock. Too different from the
original.
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Max - okay
William Rendfeld...
Misty - sounds nearly identical to the old voice
William Rendfeld...
Professor Oak - okay
William Rendfeld...
Jessie - okay
James - okay
Patrick Joseph McNamara...
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The new voice doesn't have the cheeriness of the old voice and the upper
class accent sounds forced.
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Meowth - okay
William Rendfeld...
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Meowth and Jessie work for me, Meowth especially. James, however...ugh.
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All of the new voice actors seem to be trying to imitate the old voice
actors. Some suceed more than others.
William Rendfeld...
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I'm not really impressed by the new VAs for Joy and Jenny either. Then
again, I much prefered their first VAs...
spiritofsupergirl...
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Agreed.
Did one prson originally voice both characters?
William Rendfeld...
Mark Moore
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Mark Moore
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