For those who have a non-english version on TV, what do you hate about the dub?

The Great Saiyaman · 12-12-2020, 08:16 AM

Well this is a clip from the Dutch dub which showcases the voices the Dutch version has for its cast.

The stand outs are Leonardo and Michelangelo, who sound VERY alike to Jason Biggs and Greg Cipes respectively.

But that's where the good news ends because I started the HATE the Dutch dub for a couple of reasons.

- The translation is lousy, taking "I think his name is Baxter Stockman" as an example. The Dutch term for being grounded is "House arrest" and for some reason they decided to go for "Stay indoors" Or in "Foot's too big" when Raph encounters Bigfoot at the bathroom and the latter said she "Made waste", it was translated into "Dumped trash" but it SHOULD have said "Made a big shopping trip" (Een grote boodschap) the common Dutch description for having taken a dump.
- For some reason they decided to have one of the voice cast say the title of the episode in Dutch which is mixed in rather loudly over the already ongoing dialog of the episode. Certainly with episodes such as "The Manhattan project" where key lines are being said right at the start, this is distracting.
- Leo and Baxter Stockman are voiced by the same guy, and he doesn't really put in much effort to make both those roles sound different from the other, which in scenes which has them both sounds really confusing.

That's what I hate about the Dutch Dub of the 2012 series...

12-12-2020, 08:16 AM	#1
The Great Saiyaman Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,090	For those who have a non-english version on TV, what do you hate about the dub? Well this is a clip from the Dutch dub which showcases the voices the Dutch version has for its cast. The stand outs are Leonardo and Michelangelo, who sound VERY alike to Jason Biggs and Greg Cipes respectively. But that's where the good news ends because I started the HATE the Dutch dub for a couple of reasons. - The translation is lousy, taking "I think his name is Baxter Stockman" as an example. The Dutch term for being grounded is "House arrest" and for some reason they decided to go for "Stay indoors" Or in "Foot's too big" when Raph encounters Bigfoot at the bathroom and the latter said she "Made waste", it was translated into "Dumped trash" but it SHOULD have said "Made a big shopping trip" (Een grote boodschap) the common Dutch description for having taken a dump. - For some reason they decided to have one of the voice cast say the title of the episode in Dutch which is mixed in rather loudly over the already ongoing dialog of the episode. Certainly with episodes such as "The Manhattan project" where key lines are being said right at the start, this is distracting. - Leo and Baxter Stockman are voiced by the same guy, and he doesn't really put in much effort to make both those roles sound different from the other, which in scenes which has them both sounds really confusing. That's what I hate about the Dutch Dub of the 2012 series... __________________ "I reject your reality and substitute my own." - Adam Savage, "Mythbusters" Last edited by The Great Saiyaman; 12-12-2020 at 08:33 AM.