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strategos · 2008-11-24, 22:09

This thread is for the discussion of English Voice Actors in Gundam 00

Please remember these simple rules when critiquing a VA's performance or reading another forum member's critique:

Don't take it personally.
In other words, you’re free to disagree with another person’s opinion, but don’t flame them if they offer a well written and well thought out analysis that differs from your own opinion. Keep it civil.
Voice Actors are humans.
Yes, it’s true. They’re human. Therefore, don’t just indiscriminately rip them and their work apart as if they’re inorganic objects. You don’t have to flame praise them non-stop, but be thoughtful in your criticism.

Well tonight is finally the premire of the series GUndam 00 in Sci-fi channel. Finally we'll be able to see what Bandai has in store for us ^^.

mg1942 · 2008-11-24, 23:06

I'm currently watching this on SciFi HD right now (as of 8:06 Pacific Time).
Man it looks good on HD!

(no comment on dubbing for now...)

mg1942 · 2008-11-24, 23:17

ok.... they put commercials every 5 minutes.

KickHopper · 2008-11-24, 23:44

Not such a bad dub. Graham's voice is a bit off though. Lockon and Allelujah is PERFECT. And might I add how lovely this looks on my big screen TV. xD

Mangaka-chan · 2008-11-24, 23:47

Watching the dub right now, and I can't say I like some of the voices. Maybe the VA's need time to get used to their roles, but so far the only voices I like are Lockon's, Allelujah's, Feldt's, and Patrick's. The commercial breaks also make the editing of the episode rather awkward for someone who's seen the original. Guess I'll just look forward to getting the unedited version on the DVD.

Cherudim Arche · 2008-11-25, 00:07

For roles, I think Lockon, Tieria, Patrick, Wang, Feldt, Saji portrayed their characters pretty well. Setsuna could be a bit better sometimes or others when saying Exia . Allelujah sounds too similar to Heero.

DangerMouse · 2008-11-25, 00:17

That's awesome! I totally didn't expect that we'd get a broadcast in HD even with the HD version of Scifi Channel. I wish they were giving us Sci Fi HD already, maybe soon, I may have seen season 1, but I'm watching it again on scifi so it would have been sweet to see it again in HD as 00 has been fantastic so far.

I'll buy the DVDs if I have to, but I would love it if somehow it does well enough on TV to convince Bandai Ent. to give it a US Blu-ray release since they clearly have all of the materials if they're airing the HD version on TV... one can dream *sigh*

autobachs · 2008-11-25, 00:28

BS it's not HD!
I have the same channel and I saw it! It's basically a standard definition widescreen.

I miss the INHD channel, they used to show some anime there in HD.

cyberbeing · 2008-11-25, 00:30

It's not broadcast in HD on Sci-Fi HD. It's an upscaled letterboxed 4:3 SD stream (1440x1080) in a 16:9 HD frame (1920x1080). That gives it a real resolution of 810i upscaled from 480i with a nice bitrate. Sci-Fi HD does this thing all the time for their SD programming.

Edit: autobachs beat me to it ^^

DangerMouse · 2008-11-25, 00:36

Ah, if that's true, I guess that's not really surprising, though sad since it was made in HD an all.

I'm curious how long Scifi HD been up, I only just recently, like in the last month have seen ads for it on Stargate Atlantis.

Honestly, I'm not really surprised, what do they have in terms of HD programming so far? I know Atlantis has been mentioned for potential Blu-ray and I'm guessing the last seasons of SG-1 maybe were made in HD, and maybe Sanctuary since it's so new and ofcourse Battlestar. Is anything else in HD yet?

rpgman1 · 2008-11-25, 00:42

Some of the voices sound alright like Lockon, Saji, Wang, Patrick (LOL), and Tieria. Wait next week to hear how the others turned out.

cyberbeing · 2008-11-25, 01:00

Sci-Fi HD launched around October 2007, but some companies were a bit slow (~6 months later) in adding it to their line-up. I don't watch much TV so I can't give a good assessment of what other shows are in HD, but from what I remember SG-1 is in SD on the HD channel.

MeesesGlokmah · 2008-11-25, 01:04

I hate to be the odd man out, but I honestly didn't like Lockon's voice. It fits him, but to me there is something I just don't find quite right. Same goes for Tieria and Saji (although it also seems to suit him). I'm probably just being nitpicky though, and will most likely grow to like them.

As for the others, I liked them. Especially Allelujah. To me, it suited him perfectly.

wingdarkness · 2008-11-25, 01:17

When I heard Graham's voice a little piece inside of me died...

Why must Bandai have a blood-deal with Ocean group? T_T...

There are tons of good dubs...despite the dubhaters who never watch enuff dubs to know that there are good, HQ ones..However Ocean Group just gives them a bad name when you use the surfer-voice for Graham Aker...His passion is gonna sound so tard now...What's sad is that Billy, Patrick, and Tieria all got better voices than Mr. Surfshido...

Cherudim Arche · 2008-11-25, 01:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by wingdarkness

When I heard Graham's voice a little piece inside of me died...

Why must Bandai have a blood-deal with Ocean group? T_T...

There are tons of good dubs...despite the dubhaters who never watch enuff dubs to know that there are good, HQ ones..However Ocean Group just gives them a bad name when you use the surfer-voice for Graham Aker...His passion is gonna sound so tard now...What's sad is that Billy, Patrick, and Tieria all got better voices than Mr. Surfshido...

Don't forget Haro, I was practically annoyed when it spoke up every time in different scenes.

kk2extreme · 2008-11-25, 02:13

i cant enjoy the show bcuz there is some weird fuzzy picture (looks like some arabic channel) over the screen on sci fi channel

mg1942 · 2008-11-25, 02:13

I think the dubbing was pretty good. Patrick Colasour (AEU) on the other hand sounded whiney!

To me Gundam 00 was a very fast-paced show. I'm glad that I get to rewatch it again in English.

Suika-Esper · 2008-11-25, 03:00

The Good: Lockon (he could use some more emotion in his voice, though later epsodes will probably negate that problem), Allelujah, Sumeragi, Christina, Feldt, Billy, Wang Lui Mei, and Hong Long.

The Bad: Patrick, Graham, Haro, Marina

The Undecided: Setsuna (he'll definitely take same getting used to. It seemed like they chose him simply because he voiced Light. He also sounds like he's trying too hard to sound cool and collected), Tieria, Sergei, Kinue, Saji, and Louise.

It was fun picking out Scott McNiel's voice whenever he had a part. I'm waiting to see how he does with Ali Al Saachez.

Yu Ominae · 2008-11-25, 03:19

Heard Scott man in 2 episodes, especially the minor guys! XD

Charred Knight · 2008-11-25, 03:23

Here's my take

Not bad, especially for the Ocean group which I feel is the weakest of the dubbing areas having not improved while LA and Texas have.

Since we have a lot of characters show up I am only going to do characters that I remember

The Good: Lockon, Patrick, Allelujah, Billy, Louise, Marina, and Billy
The Bad: Graham (That voice sounds great for Naraku not for Graham), Sergei

Can't decide: Setsuna

Don't remember: The rest

I especially like Trevor Devall as Patrick, but that just might be because he got all the best lines in the first episode.

2008-11-24, 22:09	Link #1
strategos Senior Member Join Date: May 2004	The dubbing of Gundam 00 This thread is for the discussion of English Voice Actors in Gundam 00 Please remember these simple rules when critiquing a VA's performance or reading another forum member's critique: Don't take it personally. In other words, you’re free to disagree with another person’s opinion, but don’t flame them if they offer a well written and well thought out analysis that differs from your own opinion. Keep it civil. Voice Actors are humans. Yes, it’s true. They’re human. Therefore, don’t just indiscriminately rip them and their work apart as if they’re inorganic objects. You don’t have to flame praise them non-stop, but be thoughtful in your criticism. Well tonight is finally the premire of the series GUndam 00 in Sci-fi channel. Finally we'll be able to see what Bandai has in store for us ^^. __________________ Support your favorite Anime/Manga when they are available at you region!!!! http://www.viz.com/apps http://www.hulu.com Last edited by xris; 2008-11-25 at 03:53.

2008-11-24, 23:06	Link #2
mg1942 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008	Gundam 00 on SciFi! (ani Monday) I'm currently watching this on SciFi HD right now (as of 8:06 Pacific Time). Man it looks good on HD! (no comment on dubbing for now...)

2008-11-24, 23:44	Link #4
KickHopper [Never Give Up] Scanlator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Texas Age: 35	Not such a bad dub. Graham's voice is a bit off though. Lockon and Allelujah is PERFECT. And might I add how lovely this looks on my big screen TV. xD __________________ [R.I.P Lisa Chung : A Truly Remarkable Person.]

2008-11-25, 00:30	Link #9
cyberbeing Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: California	It's not broadcast in HD on Sci-Fi HD. It's an upscaled letterboxed 4:3 SD stream (1440x1080) in a 16:9 HD frame (1920x1080). That gives it a real resolution of 810i upscaled from 480i with a nice bitrate. Sci-Fi HD does this thing all the time for their SD programming. Edit: autobachs beat me to it ^^ __________________

2008-11-25, 00:36	Link #10
DangerMouse Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006	Ah, if that's true, I guess that's not really surprising, though sad since it was made in HD an all. I'm curious how long Scifi HD been up, I only just recently, like in the last month have seen ads for it on Stargate Atlantis. Honestly, I'm not really surprised, what do they have in terms of HD programming so far? I know Atlantis has been mentioned for potential Blu-ray and I'm guessing the last seasons of SG-1 maybe were made in HD, and maybe Sanctuary since it's so new and ofcourse Battlestar. Is anything else in HD yet? Last edited by DangerMouse; 2008-11-25 at 00:49.

2008-11-24, 23:17	Link #3
mg1942 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008	ok.... they put commercials every 5 minutes.

2008-11-24, 23:47	Link #5
Mangaka-chan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California	Watching the dub right now, and I can't say I like some of the voices. Maybe the VA's need time to get used to their roles, but so far the only voices I like are Lockon's, Allelujah's, Feldt's, and Patrick's. The commercial breaks also make the editing of the episode rather awkward for someone who's seen the original. Guess I'll just look forward to getting the unedited version on the DVD.

2008-11-25, 00:07	Link #6
Cherudim Arche Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007	For roles, I think Lockon, Tieria, Patrick, Wang, Feldt, Saji portrayed their characters pretty well. Setsuna could be a bit better sometimes or others when saying Exia . Allelujah sounds too similar to Heero.

2008-11-25, 00:17	Link #7
DangerMouse Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006	That's awesome! I totally didn't expect that we'd get a broadcast in HD even with the HD version of Scifi Channel. I wish they were giving us Sci Fi HD already, maybe soon, I may have seen season 1, but I'm watching it again on scifi so it would have been sweet to see it again in HD as 00 has been fantastic so far. I'll buy the DVDs if I have to, but I would love it if somehow it does well enough on TV to convince Bandai Ent. to give it a US Blu-ray release since they clearly have all of the materials if they're airing the HD version on TV... one can dream sigh

2008-11-25, 00:28	Link #8
autobachs Banned Join Date: Nov 2008	BS it's not HD! I have the same channel and I saw it! It's basically a standard definition widescreen. I miss the INHD channel, they used to show some anime there in HD.

2008-11-25, 00:42	Link #11
rpgman1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Age: 43	Some of the voices sound alright like Lockon, Saji, Wang, Patrick (LOL), and Tieria. Wait next week to hear how the others turned out.

2008-11-25, 01:00	Link #12
cyberbeing Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: California	Sci-Fi HD launched around October 2007, but some companies were a bit slow (~6 months later) in adding it to their line-up. I don't watch much TV so I can't give a good assessment of what other shows are in HD, but from what I remember SG-1 is in SD on the HD channel. __________________

2008-11-25, 01:04	Link #13
MeesesGlokmah Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007	I hate to be the odd man out, but I honestly didn't like Lockon's voice. It fits him, but to me there is something I just don't find quite right. Same goes for Tieria and Saji (although it also seems to suit him). I'm probably just being nitpicky though, and will most likely grow to like them. As for the others, I liked them. Especially Allelujah. To me, it suited him perfectly.

2008-11-25, 01:17	Link #14
wingdarkness Retweet Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ニュー・オーリンズ、LA	When I heard Graham's voice a little piece inside of me died... Why must Bandai have a blood-deal with Ocean group? T_T... There are tons of good dubs...despite the dubhaters who never watch enuff dubs to know that there are good, HQ ones..However Ocean Group just gives them a bad name when you use the surfer-voice for Graham Aker...His passion is gonna sound so tard now...What's sad is that Billy, Patrick, and Tieria all got better voices than Mr. Surfshido... __________________ Fly since ↔...

2008-11-25, 02:13	Link #16
kk2extreme Your wife is hot... Join Date: May 2008 Location: At your house fixing A/C	i cant enjoy the show bcuz there is some weird fuzzy picture (looks like some arabic channel) over the screen on sci fi channel

2008-11-25, 02:13	Link #17
mg1942 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008	I think the dubbing was pretty good. Patrick Colasour (AEU) on the other hand sounded whiney! To me Gundam 00 was a very fast-paced show. I'm glad that I get to rewatch it again in English.

2008-11-25, 03:00	Link #18
Suika-Esper Sage Mode Join Date: Sep 2008	The Good: Lockon (he could use some more emotion in his voice, though later epsodes will probably negate that problem), Allelujah, Sumeragi, Christina, Feldt, Billy, Wang Lui Mei, and Hong Long. The Bad: Patrick, Graham, Haro, Marina The Undecided: Setsuna (he'll definitely take same getting used to. It seemed like they chose him simply because he voiced Light. He also sounds like he's trying too hard to sound cool and collected), Tieria, Sergei, Kinue, Saji, and Louise. It was fun picking out Scott McNiel's voice whenever he had a part. I'm waiting to see how he does with Ali Al Saachez.

2008-11-25, 03:19	Link #19
Yu Ominae ARCAM Spriggan agent Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Coquitlam, BC, Canada/Quezon City, Philippines	Heard Scott man in 2 episodes, especially the minor guys! XD __________________ Even if we were at odds with each other, I still thank you for training me, Instructor Bowman - Yu Ominae, reflecting on Bowman's death after killing him in Phantom Island

2008-11-25, 03:23	Link #20
Charred Knight Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008	Here's my take Not bad, especially for the Ocean group which I feel is the weakest of the dubbing areas having not improved while LA and Texas have. Since we have a lot of characters show up I am only going to do characters that I remember The Good: Lockon, Patrick, Allelujah, Billy, Louise, Marina, and Billy The Bad: Graham (That voice sounds great for Naraku not for Graham), Sergei Can't decide: Setsuna Don't remember: The rest I especially like Trevor Devall as Patrick, but that just might be because he got all the best lines in the first episode.