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tirebiter
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Bosco's everywhere. I hope he's raking in the big bucks.
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lady wakasa
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:42 pm Reply with quote
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ID-ing actors' voices from commercials would be a great trivia question. One that I, unfortunately, would completely fail at...

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mo_flixx
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:13 pm Reply with quote
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lady wakasa wrote:
ID-ing actors' voices from commercials would be a great trivia question. One that I, unfortunately, would completely fail at...


For me it's an obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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lady wakasa
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:32 pm Reply with quote
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mo_flixx wrote:
lady wakasa wrote:
ID-ing actors' voices from commercials would be a great trivia question. One that I, unfortunately, would completely fail at...


For me it's an obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Laughing


Oh, I'd love to do it, I just can't.

Several times I've been walking places with Wade when he points out actors. I completely miss everybody. Willem Dafoe was 10 FEET from us and I didn't get it at first. I suck at ID-ing, never ask me to be a witness.

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Nancy
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:58 pm Reply with quote
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lady wakasa wrote:
Several times I've been walking places with Wade when he points out actors. I completely miss everybody. Willem Dafoe was 10 FEET from us and I didn't get it at first. I suck at ID-ing, never ask me to be a witness.


I was that close to Charlton Heston once. He was hard to miss, though shorter than I expected. I can sometimes tell who is doing a voice-over, especially if it's a Star Trek actor. Some of the others I can't get, though.

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Marj
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:09 pm Reply with quote
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Lady,

I did actually use voice ID as a trivia question once. No one got it so fear not. You're not alone. But it hard question because the actor's voice isn't easily recognizable. I asked what actor does the Master Card "Priceless" commercials.

I'll leave the answer out just in case Mo knows it. Sneaky little person that I am. Te, he.

PS. I don't know if it's a compulsion really. I have a horrible ear for accents but I can be reading or half asleep and still recognize most actor's voices. I do think it's just one of those things. And as Nancy pointed out familiarity with an actor's voice.
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carrobin
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:36 pm Reply with quote
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I'm always hearing familiar voices on voiceovers and it makes me crazy not to be able to figure out who they are. That's one reason Connery and McCallum are so satisfying--they're so recognizable.

And I'm also one of those people who can walk past a celebrity without noticing, which is made worse when I'm with my friend David, who recognizes everybody. "We just passed Robin Williams." "Where!?" "He's a block away now." Several times he's encountered lesser-known actors and actresses who were delighted to be recognized, but he doesn't usually speak to the really famous ones.
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Marj
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:01 pm Reply with quote
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carrobin--Next time you have that experience with a commercial, mention it. I'd be curious to see if I would know. Of course Mo might know too!

Listen for the Accord car commercials. Of course these ran a lot over the holidays but I'd be surprised if everyone doesn't recognize this voice.
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lady wakasa
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:12 pm Reply with quote
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Marj wrote:
Listen for the Accord car commercials. Of course these ran a lot over the holidays but I'd be surprised if everyone doesn't recognize this voice.

You know, the problem could be that I don't have tv reception or cable. Kinda hard to recognize someone in a commercial if you don't watch commercials...

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mo_flixx
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:18 pm Reply with quote
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lady wakasa wrote:
mo_flixx wrote:
lady wakasa wrote:
ID-ing actors' voices from commercials would be a great trivia question. One that I, unfortunately, would completely fail at...


For me it's an obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Laughing


Oh, I'd love to do it, I just can't.

Several times I've been walking places with Wade when he points out actors. I completely miss everybody. Willem Dafoe was 10 FEET from us and I didn't get it at first. I suck at ID-ing, never ask me to be a witness.


Sorry for this rather tasteless remark, but I'm surprised you didn't bump into his dick. He's rumored to have a huge one.
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Marc
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:18 pm Reply with quote
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Here's a few films I've enjoyed recently:

HALLAM FOE
CONTROL
OM SHANTI OM
SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO
THE WARLORDS
MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS
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mo_flixx
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:19 pm Reply with quote
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More on voice id-ing:

I also have a lot of fun listening to how the "movie preview man" changes his voice for the different kinds of films: action, horror, comedy, etc.

"60 Minutes" did a great profile on him a few years ago.
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lady wakasa
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:47 pm Reply with quote
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Marc wrote:
Here's a few films I've enjoyed recently:

HALLAM FOE
CONTROL
OM SHANTI OM
SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO
THE WARLORDS
MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS

This is Control as in Joy Division, right? I think Wade was going to check that out. I've also heard bits and pieces about a few others, but haven't gotten a chance to check any out.

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Nancy
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:57 pm Reply with quote
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Marj wrote:
Listen for the Accord car commercials. Of course these ran a lot over the holidays but I'd be surprised if everyone doesn't recognize this voice.


OK, I'll listen for them. And while it's not a voice-over, i have been spotting William Shatner in an awful lots of Priceline commercials lately. They must be breeding when no one is looking.

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carrobin
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:09 pm Reply with quote
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Those Shatner Priceline commercials are among the few that I actually sit there and watch. Always funny.
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