Do you prefer to not know who the voice actors are?

*turtlefanforever* · 03-22-2015, 10:13 AM

simple question. Would you rather not know who's voicing each character? i know people where if they know who's voicing them the can't see what's on the screen, they just keep visualizing the voice actor every time the character speaks.

*CyberCubed* · 03-22-2015, 10:15 AM

When I was a kid I obviously didn't know what most voice actors looks like and there was also no internet in the 80's and early 90's so you couldn't look it up either.

Nowadays why not?

*Powder* · 03-22-2015, 10:22 AM

I love to know who does what. I think voice acting is an awesome career/talent, & those people don't get enough credit IMO.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 03-22-2015, 11:00 AM

Sometimes i recognize voice actors from various cartoons from the same time period.

*plastroncafe* · 03-22-2015, 11:59 AM

No. I prefer to know who they are, especially if I have to go looking for who they are. That way I can marvel at how damn versatile their range is.

*Jephael* · 03-22-2015, 12:54 PM

I wish we had the information back in the 90s. Voice actors didn't get half the credit they get nowadays, and it's a darn shame!!!

*Andrew NDB* · 03-22-2015, 03:00 PM

I don't care enough. People get so worked up about voice actors and I just don't get it.

*IndigoErth* · 03-22-2015, 03:00 PM

Spoiler:

I've never really kept up on that aspect all that much, so I might look someone up, but for the most part I probably won't commit it to memory what else they've done or end up that familiar.

As a little bit of a WoW player and have a Blood Elf as one of my faves I play, I WAS a bit floored to read that his voice actor (for the sound emotes) was also Leo's first. I wasn't even back in the TMNT fanbase yet when I read that. Maybe that bit of info gave me a nudge.

I've tried but I have to say that I can't really hear it though, think it's enough years between and Cam Clarke puts it on rather differently for both.

*Jephael* · 03-22-2015, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

People get so worked up about voice actors and I just don't get it.

I'm assuming that's because you see them as no more than "children's" entertainers, in which case is kind of a sad outlook on the profession. Voice over doesn't just apply to cartoons. They're used for video games, movie trailers, radio commercials and a lot more. Hell, when you were making those Green Lantern/JLA and Highlander fan videos on YouTube, you asked Lisardo, me and a bunch of others from the TMNT fandom to do voice-over for those projects. I can't speak for the rest of the Hal & Kyle cast, but for me it was the coolest thing because it's the closest I ever got to being a voice actor.

**Jester** · 03-22-2015, 06:06 PM

It's always fun to play "Who's that Voice Actor?" BlindTurtle and I developed quite an ear for it in college.

*Andrew NDB* · 03-22-2015, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Jephael

I'm assuming that's because you see them as no more than "children's" entertainers, in which case is kind of a sad outlook on the profession. Voice over doesn't just apply to cartoons. They're used for video games, movie trailers, radio commercials and a lot more. Hell, when you were making those Green Lantern/JLA and Highlander fan videos on YouTube

Yup, any of them. You name it. I mean, they have to do a serviceable job and all... but unless you're endeavoring to be a voice actor yourself (which makes sense) I'm just not understanding the fascination with them. I'm not downplaying the work they do and what they add to the mix.

Victorsaurus · 03-22-2015, 07:32 PM

Sometimes, mostly if I head "that voice" over and over again or if I really like it. That reminds me, I have to search for the voice actor/actress of Catbug.

*pennydreadful* · 03-22-2015, 09:15 PM

It doesn't bother me if I know them or not, usually.

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 03-22-2015, 09:48 PM

Most of the time I don't pay much attention, unless I recognize the voice. There are a few VA's I do sort of "follow" by seeing what work they have done. Like for instance, the guy who voiced Cobra Bubbles in Lilo and Stitch also does the Arby's "we have the meats" commercials. Weird, but cool!

*IndigoErth* · 03-22-2015, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

Like for instance, the guy who voiced Cobra Bubbles in Lilo and Stitch also does the Arby's "we have the meats" commercials. Weird, but cool!

Waaah? Now I'm going to have to pay attention to that. lol

I swear, it's interesting sometimes the different roles some people have played/done that you don't even expect. Wasn't that long ago I even became aware that the women who does Nick April also voices Disney's (new animated version) Tinker Bell. I have yet to think of it though when I've come across either.

*Wildcat* · 03-22-2015, 11:23 PM

Doesn't really matter to me either way. It's cool sometimes when I recognize a voice from another character though. Like ones that are really noticeable.

*DarkFell* · 03-22-2015, 11:28 PM

I like knowing which VA does what animated show. Some voice actors do show up at various conventions, and this allows me to ask a question or two about what they do. What they enjoyed about voice acting on the show, what got them interested in doing that sort of work, ect.

*ProactiveMan* · 03-23-2015, 04:06 AM

I think I'd prefer not to know. No disrespect to voice actors, but picturing them doing the voices in a little booth messes with my ability to suspend disbelief somewhat. I'll go one step further and say that knowing their names and following their career is not an issue, but knowing what they look like is, and when I say and issue, it's not a bid problem, just not optimal.

It's a bit like knowing how a magic trick works. Beyond that point you can appreciate it on a technical and theatrical level, but the magic is gone.

*Katie* · 03-23-2015, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

I don't care enough. People get so worked up about voice actors and I just don't get it.

OMG. This x 1 million. Could not agree more.

~~Leo656~~ · 03-23-2015, 09:24 AM

I'unno if I get being "obsessed" with it, but I also don't get completely not caring. I mean, so many people do so many things, how can a person not at least notice? Sometimes it seems like the same 8 people do literally everything. It's like with anything else I watch, you don't even have to be paying attention, then all of a sudden, "Hey, it's that guy. Neat."

To me it's just another form of acting, and like any other actors I have my personal favorites, or ones I think are "better" or more versatile. I don't quite "get" either of the extremes, though, from "fanatical" to "uncaring". On the one side, they're just actors doing a job, but on the other side, I'unno... the "not caring" angle seems sort of demeaning, like it looks down on what they do in some way.

I'm pretty convinced that Rob Paulsen and Tara Strong have shared ownership of a time machine; with everything that they do, there is no way their days contain only 24 hours. There is some serious Santa Claus magic going on there. Kath Soucie probably gets to borrow it every other Tuesday.

03-22-2015, 10:13 AM	#1
turtlefanforever Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 3,098	Do you prefer to not know who the voice actors are? simple question. Would you rather not know who's voicing each character? i know people where if they know who's voicing them the can't see what's on the screen, they just keep visualizing the voice actor every time the character speaks.

03-22-2015, 12:54 PM	#6
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	I wish we had the information back in the 90s. Voice actors didn't get half the credit they get nowadays, and it's a darn shame!!! __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988

03-22-2015, 03:00 PM	#7
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,397	I don't care enough. People get so worked up about voice actors and I just don't get it. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

03-22-2015, 03:00 PM	#8
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 16,293	Spoiler: Outside the newest movie? grabs duct tape (I meant for me, but then again, maybe for that particular "voice actor" as well.) I've never really kept up on that aspect all that much, so I might look someone up, but for the most part I probably won't commit it to memory what else they've done or end up that familiar. As a little bit of a WoW player and have a Blood Elf as one of my faves I play, I WAS a bit floored to read that his voice actor (for the sound emotes) was also Leo's first. I wasn't even back in the TMNT fanbase yet when I read that. Maybe that bit of info gave me a nudge. I've tried but I have to say that I can't really hear it though, think it's enough years between and Cam Clarke puts it on rather differently for both.

03-22-2015, 06:06 PM	#10
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,295	It's always fun to play "Who's that Voice Actor?" BlindTurtle and I developed quite an ear for it in college. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

03-22-2015, 10:15 AM	#2
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,794	When I was a kid I obviously didn't know what most voice actors looks like and there was also no internet in the 80's and early 90's so you couldn't look it up either. Nowadays why not?

03-22-2015, 10:22 AM	#3
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	I love to know who does what. I think voice acting is an awesome career/talent, & those people don't get enough credit IMO.

03-22-2015, 11:00 AM	#4
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,480	Sometimes i recognize voice actors from various cartoons from the same time period.

03-22-2015, 07:32 PM	#12
Victorsaurus Foot Soldier Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 153	Sometimes, mostly if I head "that voice" over and over again or if I really like it. That reminds me, I have to search for the voice actor/actress of Catbug. __________________ http://sot.ag/gk6B/

03-22-2015, 09:15 PM	#13
pennydreadful trash Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Australia Posts: 4,546	It doesn't bother me if I know them or not, usually. __________________ Creator of the Technodrome After Dark Discussion Group. PM for an invite (must be over 18 - no exceptions).

03-22-2015, 09:48 PM	#14
MsMarvelDuckie I Married a Duck! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The bowels of Hell, Texas(otherwise known as Decatur) Posts: 8,773	Most of the time I don't pay much attention, unless I recognize the voice. There are a few VA's I do sort of "follow" by seeing what work they have done. Like for instance, the guy who voiced Cobra Bubbles in Lilo and Stitch also does the Arby's "we have the meats" commercials. Weird, but cool! __________________ "You IDIOTS! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -from "Spaceballs" "Where Science ends, magic begins." -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491 My various stories and fan-fics are now here- https://m.fanfiction.net/u/4770494/#end

03-22-2015, 11:23 PM	#16
Wildcat Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 3,508	Doesn't really matter to me either way. It's cool sometimes when I recognize a voice from another character though. Like ones that are really noticeable. __________________ Nothing can survive the will to stay alive, cause if you try, you can do anything.

03-23-2015, 04:06 AM	#18
ProactiveMan Spooky ghost Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Western Australia Posts: 2,266	I think I'd prefer not to know. No disrespect to voice actors, but picturing them doing the voices in a little booth messes with my ability to suspend disbelief somewhat. I'll go one step further and say that knowing their names and following their career is not an issue, but knowing what they look like is, and when I say and issue, it's not a bid problem, just not optimal. It's a bit like knowing how a magic trick works. Beyond that point you can appreciate it on a technical and theatrical level, but the magic is gone. __________________ ProactiveMan!

03-23-2015, 09:24 AM	#20
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I'unno if I get being "obsessed" with it, but I also don't get completely not caring. I mean, so many people do so many things, how can a person not at least notice? Sometimes it seems like the same 8 people do literally everything. It's like with anything else I watch, you don't even have to be paying attention, then all of a sudden, "Hey, it's that guy. Neat." To me it's just another form of acting, and like any other actors I have my personal favorites, or ones I think are "better" or more versatile. I don't quite "get" either of the extremes, though, from "fanatical" to "uncaring". On the one side, they're just actors doing a job, but on the other side, I'unno... the "not caring" angle seems sort of demeaning, like it looks down on what they do in some way. I'm pretty convinced that Rob Paulsen and Tara Strong have shared ownership of a time machine; with everything that they do, there is no way their days contain only 24 hours. There is some serious Santa Claus magic going on there. Kath Soucie probably gets to borrow it every other Tuesday.