[Groop]Garfield Movie?
Pengyfelix@aol.com
Pengyfelix@aol.com
Thu, 9 Jan 2003 08:17:08 EST
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In a message dated 1/9/2003 2:59:01 AM Eastern Standard Time,
mail@evanier.com writes:
> If the movie is made, he may or may not do the voice. There are some
> folks at the movie studio who seem to want a big star to speak for
> Garfield, even if it means a completely different voice.
>
> That would be an absolute travesty! That is the voice of Garfild (whether
> Lorenzo Music does it or not), and I don't think my brain would even
> process the character as Garfield with, say, Jon Lovitz as the voice. I've
> seen the commercial Mark mentioned that includes the New Voice of the Cat,
> and the gentleman who does the voice is superb, especially considering how
> instantly recognizable Lorenzo Music's voice is. The unfortunate need to
> change voices did not materially change the Garfield character.
I don't mean to sound terretorial over the Garfield voice. Garfield &
Friends was an integral part of my childhood. Suggesting that the voice
needs to be done by someone famous rather than keeping with the established
voice is on the same level as suggesting that Bugs Bunny's voice needs to go
in a whole new direction (the Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show was on right after G&
F, after all). Never do that before I've had my first cup of coffee.
Janet
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 1/9/2003 2:59:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, mail@evanier.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">If the movie is made, he may or may not do the voice. There are some<BR>
folks at the movie studio who seem to want a big star to speak for<BR>
Garfield, even if it means a completely different voice. <BR>
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That would be an absolute travesty! That is the voice of Garfild (whether Lorenzo Music does it or not), and I don't think my brain would even process the character as Garfield with, say, Jon Lovitz as the voice. I've seen the commercial Mark mentioned that includes the New Voice of the Cat, and the gentleman who does the voice is superb, especially considering how instantly recognizable Lorenzo Music's voice is. The unfortunate need to change voices did not materially change the Garfield character.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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I don't mean to sound terretorial over the Garfield voice. Garfield & Friends was an integral part of my childhood. Suggesting that the voice needs to be done by someone famous rather than keeping with the established voice is on the same level as suggesting that Bugs Bunny's voice needs to go in a whole new direction (the Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show was on right after G&F, after all). Never do that before I've had my first cup of coffee.<BR>
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Janet</FONT></HTML>
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