People under 18? I didn't know that 17 year olds formed high percentage of the TWD fans. Game has 17+ rating, so people under that age aren't the target audience as they shouldn't be even playing the game.
And I just want to underline that when I'm talking about most people who follow media, I'm not talking about some people in some Indian or African village which doesn't even have Internet connection. It is however my personal experience when I have traveled around the world, that the same people are on the covers of the magazines everywhere. And while Michael Madsen isn't the biggest star in the world. He is internationally well known actor and many adult gamers have seen his movies, because for example those Tarantino films are quite popular among the target demographics of TWD game.
I'd be willing to bet that the majority of players of TWD, a great deal of whom are under 18, hadn't heard of Michael Marsden. I certainly h… moreadn't.
I bet most players haven't seen reservoir dogs as well.
If a celebrity has to be internationally famous to qualify as a celebrity, then does that mean, if they aren't famous in say Poland, as I'm sure Michael Marsden isn't particularly, they stop being a celebrity voice actor?
I have no problem with the idea but I don't want to recognise the voice because it would take me out of the game. I mean, Carver got away with it but what if he had been voiced by Shatner? Or Christopher Walken had been Luke?
I guess I'm thinking about comparing to how they probably dealt with it in season 2. Season 1 was so successful that it helped create a budget to hire some well-known actors to voice for season 2, but they did not go on an all out spending spree.
People under 18? I didn't know that 17 year olds formed high percentage of the TWD fans. Game has 17+ rating, so people under that age aren'… moret the target audience as they shouldn't be even playing the game.
And I just want to underline that when I'm talking about most people who follow media, I'm not talking about some people in some Indian or African village which doesn't even have Internet connection. It is however my personal experience when I have traveled around the world, that the same people are on the covers of the magazines everywhere. And while Michael Madsen isn't the biggest star in the world. He is internationally well known actor and many adult gamers have seen his movies, because for example those Tarantino films are quite popular among the target demographics of TWD game.
I personally don't mind if they hire celeb for the roles, but non-celebs voice actors has proven that they truly have talents in voice acting. For example Dave, Melissa, Gavin and Erin are great voice actors who aren't celeb. Looking outside the Walking Dead, Adam (Voice of Bigby) and AJ (The voice of Marty in Back to the Future game). These people have proven that you don't need celebs to have good voice acting. Not saying that celebs are bad, Michael Madsen did a badass job as Carver.
I hope that when they do begin hiring more celebs for their future games, they don't ignore the non-celeb voice actors.
I think I understand what you are trying to say. If you hear a celebrity's voice from a character in season 3 you realize that they have a strong chance of not making it to the end since Telltale might not hire them for another season due to the company's business side of things. And that may seem to be true, but looking at the story of TWD so far everyone dies in this game eventually, cept Clem and AJ.
That was also the first indication for me that he had also done something else besides video game voice acting. IMDB says that he had minor role in Caprica, but I never watched the show. I loved Galactica, but according to reviews Caprica was a total failure and didn't capture the atmosphere of the original, so I skipped it. It would be cool if they got someone from Galactica to Season 3.
I guess the reason why some people would be opposed to more celeb VAs is because some may be more expensive to hire than others. And Because of that, characters voiced by more popular celebs tend to not get that much exposure and lines in the game.Voice actors can be pretty expensive to hire, especially if their unionized, which I believe is one of the reasons why when a character becomes determinant, they suddenly play a lot less of a role than when they did before, so that TTG doesn't have to spend a lot of money on a character that a lot of people probably won't see in future episodes.
I'd be willing to bet that the majority of players of TWD, a great deal of whom are under 18, hadn't heard of Michael Marsden. I certainly h… moreadn't.
I bet most players haven't seen reservoir dogs as well.
If a celebrity has to be internationally famous to qualify as a celebrity, then does that mean, if they aren't famous in say Poland, as I'm sure Michael Marsden isn't particularly, they stop being a celebrity voice actor?
Like others here, I don't mind more celebrity voice actors as long as their performances are good. Scott Porter and Michael Madsen were absolutely terrific this season, and I thought Kumail Nanjani (sp?) as Reggie did well too.
Although, if it is true that the "celeb" voice actors get paid more than the regular voice actors, that seems a little unfair.
As long as they do a spectacular performance and get me immersed in the story, I'm all for whatever. I liked Scott Porter as Luke, but smaller voice actors did amazing jobs as well. (like Gavin Hammon did a spot on job with Kenny)
Most people are stupid as shit. Poland People in my experience are the most hard working people in America, and they are inspiration for what people should aspire to be.
I personally don't mind if they hire celeb for the roles, but non-celebs voice actors has proven that they truly have talents in voice actin… moreg. For example Dave, Melissa, Gavin and Erin are great voice actors who aren't celeb. Looking outside the Walking Dead, Adam (Voice of Bigby) and AJ (The voice of Marty in Back to the Future game). These people have proven that you don't need celebs to have good voice acting. Not saying that celebs are bad, Michael Madsen did a badass job as Carver.
I hope that when they do begin hiring more celebs for their future games, they don't ignore the non-celeb voice actors.
Most people are stupid as shit. Poland People in my experience are the most hard working people in America, and they are inspiration for what people should aspire to be.
Most people are stupid as shit. Poland People in my experience are the most hard working people in America, and they are inspiration for what people should aspire to be.
Personally, I'd love to hear Bryon Cranston add his pipes to the Walking Dead cast.
His voice is rich and powerful, and his acting talent is superb.
He was awesome in Breaking Bad!
I guess the reason why some people would be opposed to more celeb VAs is because some may be more expensive to hire than others. And Because… more of that, characters voiced by more popular celebs tend to not get that much exposure and lines in the game.Voice actors can be pretty expensive to hire, especially if their unionized, which I believe is one of the reasons why when a character becomes determinant, they suddenly play a lot less of a role than when they did before, so that TTG doesn't have to spend a lot of money on a character that a lot of people probably won't see in future episodes.
Other things being equal, I'd like celebrity voice acting.
But other things are not equal. As pointed out by others, celebrity voice acting would most likely mean a shorter character life, due to actor unavailability and higher fees. This might be okay for a character who's about to die soon anyway, though.
Moreover, the higher actor fees might make the game less profitable, which could lead to shorter episodes or cancellation of the series.
Personally, I'd love to hear Bryon Cranston add his pipes to the Walking Dead cast.
His voice is rich and powerful, and his acting talent is superb.
He was awesome in Breaking Bad!
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Don't forget Reggie's VA was an actor also and the forums tore him apart.
They would (of course) have to be a bad ass
As long as they're talented like Michael Madsen and Scott Porter were, and not have a poor excuse of voice acting like Reggie's actor had.
I'm going to say no because they won't have enough money or something to pay them then the character will die early like Carver
People under 18? I didn't know that 17 year olds formed high percentage of the TWD fans. Game has 17+ rating, so people under that age aren't the target audience as they shouldn't be even playing the game.
And I just want to underline that when I'm talking about most people who follow media, I'm not talking about some people in some Indian or African village which doesn't even have Internet connection. It is however my personal experience when I have traveled around the world, that the same people are on the covers of the magazines everywhere. And while Michael Madsen isn't the biggest star in the world. He is internationally well known actor and many adult gamers have seen his movies, because for example those Tarantino films are quite popular among the target demographics of TWD game.
I have no problem with the idea but I don't want to recognise the voice because it would take me out of the game. I mean, Carver got away with it but what if he had been voiced by Shatner? Or Christopher Walken had been Luke?
Only if the celeb VA gets paid the same as any other VA.
My apologies I forgot about him, he is a funny comedian.
I don't care as long as their voice acting is good, believable and engaging.
I guess I'm thinking about comparing to how they probably dealt with it in season 2. Season 1 was so successful that it helped create a budget to hire some well-known actors to voice for season 2, but they did not go on an all out spending spree.
Id pay $60 for next season if Christopher Walken was a voice actor in it.
I just went off the credits when it lists "performed by" I assume Telltale holds them in a high regard like a celebrity.
I personally don't mind if they hire celeb for the roles, but non-celebs voice actors has proven that they truly have talents in voice acting. For example Dave, Melissa, Gavin and Erin are great voice actors who aren't celeb. Looking outside the Walking Dead, Adam (Voice of Bigby) and AJ (The voice of Marty in Back to the Future game). These people have proven that you don't need celebs to have good voice acting. Not saying that celebs are bad, Michael Madsen did a badass job as Carver.
I hope that when they do begin hiring more celebs for their future games, they don't ignore the non-celeb voice actors.
I think I understand what you are trying to say. If you hear a celebrity's voice from a character in season 3 you realize that they have a strong chance of not making it to the end since Telltale might not hire them for another season due to the company's business side of things. And that may seem to be true, but looking at the story of TWD so far everyone dies in this game eventually, cept Clem and AJ.
Id like Celeb Voice acting. Just as long as it isnt a lot. Maybe 2 per season like Carver and Luke.
That was also the first indication for me that he had also done something else besides video game voice acting. IMDB says that he had minor role in Caprica, but I never watched the show. I loved Galactica, but according to reviews Caprica was a total failure and didn't capture the atmosphere of the original, so I skipped it. It would be cool if they got someone from Galactica to Season 3.
I guess the reason why some people would be opposed to more celeb VAs is because some may be more expensive to hire than others. And Because of that, characters voiced by more popular celebs tend to not get that much exposure and lines in the game.Voice actors can be pretty expensive to hire, especially if their unionized, which I believe is one of the reasons why when a character becomes determinant, they suddenly play a lot less of a role than when they did before, so that TTG doesn't have to spend a lot of money on a character that a lot of people probably won't see in future episodes.
I'm Polish and I find it offensive.
joke.
Like others here, I don't mind more celebrity voice actors as long as their performances are good. Scott Porter and Michael Madsen were absolutely terrific this season, and I thought Kumail Nanjani (sp?) as Reggie did well too.
Although, if it is true that the "celeb" voice actors get paid more than the regular voice actors, that seems a little unfair.
As long as they do a spectacular performance and get me immersed in the story, I'm all for whatever. I liked Scott Porter as Luke, but smaller voice actors did amazing jobs as well. (like Gavin Hammon did a spot on job with Kenny)
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that was my exact reaction when Kenny showed up in season 2.
Yes.
If Kenny was Liam Neeson, Kat and Duck would still be alive.
In that case Kenny's particular set of skills would include more than driving a boat and fishing, so I think that's true, but an unfair comparison.
I love Polish people. My best friend growing up was Polish.
Oh, that's nice. Most of people think Poland is full of shit, or don't even know of its existence.
Most people are stupid as shit. Poland People in my experience are the most hard working people in America, and they are inspiration for what people should aspire to be.
Adam is also the voice of Andy St. John and Leland in The Walking Dead as well.
That some serious words.
or everyone should not be assholes and treat everyone equally thus having no people who hate poland.
Personally, I'd love to hear Bryon Cranston add his pipes to the Walking Dead cast.
His voice is rich and powerful, and his acting talent is superb.
He was awesome in Breaking Bad!
True, but Telltale isn't just getting by. They've made millions based off The Walking Dead alone.
Other things being equal, I'd like celebrity voice acting.
But other things are not equal. As pointed out by others, celebrity voice acting would most likely mean a shorter character life, due to actor unavailability and higher fees. This might be okay for a character who's about to die soon anyway, though.
Moreover, the higher actor fees might make the game less profitable, which could lead to shorter episodes or cancellation of the series.
I think the cons outweigh the pros on this one.
"Say my name." - Walter White.
"Heisenberg." - Drug dealer.
"You're goddamn right."- Walter White.
he is I love that shit he has in comedy central
maybe just one. talking with gavin hammon, well ask.com and twitter, and I appreciate VA's more. maybe just one or maybe two
Sure, as long as they last longer than Carver did.
No.
You can almost smell the death on the famous VA characters.
Carver=Michael Madsen=very famous=very expensive=fast death
Luke=Scott Porter=rather famous=rather expensive=gone for long time periods, because the character was important
EDIT: Also, Telltale's 'usual' VAs have done a great job aswell. Gavin Hammon in Episode 5=A-Class VA.
Doesn't need a Brad Pitt just for the 'Oh, it's Brad Pitt!' effect.
And the following 'Aaaand he's dead' effect.