Comments on: The Old Bait And Switch http://hijinksensue.com/2009/07/20/the-old-bait-and-switch/ geek comic, geek webcomic, geek pop culture comic Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:58:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Kschenke http://hijinksensue.com/2009/07/20/the-old-bait-and-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-19765 Kschenke Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:22:36 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?p=1099#comment-19765 Good news.... as of yesterday, Maurice LaMarche, Katey Sagal and Tress MacNeille are all on board. We're just going to have to wait for DiMaggio and Billy West, but this is a very good sign. Good news…. as of yesterday, Maurice LaMarche, Katey Sagal and Tress MacNeille are all on board. We're just going to have to wait for DiMaggio and Billy West, but this is a very good sign.

]]> By: okelay http://hijinksensue.com/2009/07/20/the-old-bait-and-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-19732 okelay Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:11:00 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?p=1099#comment-19732 It's weird, but I started writing a similar story a while back, soon after the dollhouse renewal, about evil network executives and a 'build them to break them down' plan. and about futurama, I'm not surprised, it was too much to hope for Futurama to bring it back in its original state. It's weird, but I started writing a similar story a while back, soon after the dollhouse renewal, about evil network executives and a 'build them to break them down' plan.
and about futurama, I'm not surprised, it was too much to hope for Futurama to bring it back in its original state.

]]> By: Unblogged Bits for Wednesday, 22 July 2009 | ***Dave Does the Blog http://hijinksensue.com/2009/07/20/the-old-bait-and-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-19598 Unblogged Bits for Wednesday, 22 July 2009 | ***Dave Does the Blog Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:04:19 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?p=1099#comment-19598 [...] The Old Bait And Switch – Stupidity? Or just sheer evil? They cast, you decide. [...] [...] The Old Bait And Switch – Stupidity? Or just sheer evil? They cast, you decide. [...]

]]> By: Doug http://hijinksensue.com/2009/07/20/the-old-bait-and-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-19582 Doug Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:16:37 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?p=1099#comment-19582 I'd love to bash Fox on this but does anyone know what's a reasonable amount for a high profile voice actor these days? The Variety article mentions a rumor that they're asking for $75,000 per episode. Maybe it's just because I don't make that in a year but it seems like an awful lot of money to pay during a time when everyone (even a major network) is trying to curb spending. I'd love to see Futurama back in it's original form but even with new actors I'll still check it out. It has to be better than most of the other stuff on network TV these days. Besides, I never though I'd enjoy an original series Star Trek without Shatner and Nimoy. I'd love to bash Fox on this but does anyone know what's a reasonable amount for a high profile voice actor these days? The Variety article mentions a rumor that they're asking for $75,000 per episode. Maybe it's just because I don't make that in a year but it seems like an awful lot of money to pay during a time when everyone (even a major network) is trying to curb spending. I'd love to see Futurama back in it's original form but even with new actors I'll still check it out. It has to be better than most of the other stuff on network TV these days. Besides, I never though I'd enjoy an original series Star Trek without Shatner and Nimoy.

]]> By: Eddie http://hijinksensue.com/2009/07/20/the-old-bait-and-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-19578 Eddie Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:11:50 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?p=1099#comment-19578 Now that you've said it on the Internets, it'll happen. Thanks. Now that you've said it on the Internets, it'll happen. Thanks.

]]> By: Chris http://hijinksensue.com/2009/07/20/the-old-bait-and-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-19577 Chris Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:59:39 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?p=1099#comment-19577 It wouldn't be beneath Fox to do a reality show about the search for new voice actors for the new unFuturama. So it could be worse, a little. It wouldn't be beneath Fox to do a reality show about the search for new voice actors for the new unFuturama. So it could be worse, a little.

]]> By: Duckamuck http://hijinksensue.com/2009/07/20/the-old-bait-and-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-19576 Duckamuck Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:35:24 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?p=1099#comment-19576 I just kinda hate the idea of sound-alikes. Not from the standpoint that "it won't be real or true." More from the standpoint of… what's the point of paying a voice actor who ISN'T Billy West to pretend to be Billy West? Any voice actor who can pretend to be Billy West is probably capable of some truly great things… and all he'll get credit for is pretending to be Billy West. (And he may not pretend to be Billy West that well.) This stems from Aladdin 2 – Dan Castellanata did, in my opinion, a fantastic job of pretending to be Robin Williams… but I know from the Simpsons that Dan Castellanata makes a better Dan Castellanata than a Robin Williams. And it's a shame so many people hated that movie simply because Dan Catellanata ISN'T Robin Williams. I just kinda hate the idea of sound-alikes. Not from the standpoint that "it won't be real or true." More from the standpoint of… what's the point of paying a voice actor who ISN'T Billy West to pretend to be Billy West? Any voice actor who can pretend to be Billy West is probably capable of some truly great things… and all he'll get credit for is pretending to be Billy West. (And he may not pretend to be Billy West that well.)
This stems from Aladdin 2 – Dan Castellanata did, in my opinion, a fantastic job of pretending to be Robin Williams… but I know from the Simpsons that Dan Castellanata makes a better Dan Castellanata than a Robin Williams. And it's a shame so many people hated that movie simply because Dan Catellanata ISN'T Robin Williams.

]]> By: bipolarbear http://hijinksensue.com/2009/07/20/the-old-bait-and-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-19575 bipolarbear Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:56:31 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?p=1099#comment-19575 Just so we're clear....is anyone dropping their 2 cents in on this know what they're offering the voice actors in pay? Does anyone know what a voice actor generally makes on a hit tv show? I would like to know why people assume just because the voice actors are asking for more money than they were offered they're somehow greedy. Just so we're clear….is anyone dropping their 2 cents in on this know what they're offering the voice actors in pay? Does anyone know what a voice actor generally makes on a hit tv show? I would like to know why people assume just because the voice actors are asking for more money than they were offered they're somehow greedy.

]]> By: Eddie http://hijinksensue.com/2009/07/20/the-old-bait-and-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-19574 Eddie Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:46:56 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?p=1099#comment-19574 They're experienced actors/voice actors who, from the sounds of it (take the pun if you want it) are good at what they do, and have beefed up their IMDB profiles SUBSTANTIALLY since the original series. (Besides, given Fox's track record, I'd say evidence points to douchery on their part; I doubt anyone's trying to "Terrance Howard" this situation.) They're experienced actors/voice actors who, from the sounds of it (take the pun if you want it) are good at what they do, and have beefed up their IMDB profiles SUBSTANTIALLY since the original series.

(Besides, given Fox's track record, I'd say evidence points to douchery on their part; I doubt anyone's trying to "Terrance Howard" this situation.)

]]> By: Eddie http://hijinksensue.com/2009/07/20/the-old-bait-and-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-19573 Eddie Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:44:07 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?p=1099#comment-19573 I'm going to look at it this way: the "soundalikes" will more than likely be Hollywood hopefuls that are the kind of people to pull off a voice-perfect random Futurama scene at a party or something...and then, on the high of being the hit of the party, crawl out of their mattress in a low-rent LA apartment at five in the morning to shuffle off to their job at McDonald's. I'm not going to watch the show because I think it'll be good, but because the Internet's going to hate these poor, underpaid bastards solely because they got their "big break" replacing a much-loved voice cast. I'm going to look at it this way: the "soundalikes" will more than likely be Hollywood hopefuls that are the kind of people to pull off a voice-perfect random Futurama scene at a party or something…and then, on the high of being the hit of the party, crawl out of their mattress in a low-rent LA apartment at five in the morning to shuffle off to their job at McDonald's. I'm not going to watch the show because I think it'll be good, but because the Internet's going to hate these poor, underpaid bastards solely because they got their "big break" replacing a much-loved voice cast.

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