Posted by moonbasegirl on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/subsmash-tp1507385p1507406.html

--- In [hidden email], "Marc Martin" <marc@u...> wrote:

> Even if the original pitch was restored, and maybe it was - the
> commentary would still have been "slowed down" regardless, and that
> would have a minor detrimental effect.

Ed's commentary definately sounds to me to be at about the same pitch
difference as the episodes (Carlton v A&E)

 
> What they *should* have done is inserted some extra silence in
> between where he's talking, so that his commentary didn't need
> to be slowed down at all.

That would've worked :-) Ed's voice does sound worse on the A&E set
and the slowing down of his delivery does give the impression of
slurring, which is the same effect you get comparing the soundtracks.

 

> But even on the UK version, Ed does sound a bit "off". But not
> as bad as on the US version. Like I said, that shouldn't be
> an indication of how he really sounded in general, because
> I heard him after this, and he sounded fine.  

I don't think I've heard Ed's voice after this commentary was done
(2000?) unless he did that CH 4 thing after this - where he's Capt.
Aquarius............



> Note that on the A&E UFO commentaries, the ones for KILL STRAKER
> and TIMELASH are playing at the correct speed, so they should
> sound okay.

Stupid really, how it's impossible to hear Ed correctly in both the
commentary and the soundtrack *at* the same time (goes away and bangs
head on wall) :-D


Having watched "Subsmash" (again) I wanted to add how well I thought
George Sewell played Alec in it, really used the few scenes/ lines to
great effect. Mike B. commented how Alec Freeman kind of linked the
various events in "Kill Straker" to help clarify the storyline.
In "Subsmash", he's expresses the concern we viewers are feeling,
whereas the rest of the guys are shrugging their shoulders and saying
how hopeless it all is.  

Alec effectively saves Ed Straker's life by being so persistent and I
always smile at the bit where he winks at Straker as he leaves the
medical centre, effectively his last scene in the series :-(  

Mike B. refers to Freeman as being a faithful (canine) companion to
Straker, which is true (if unflattering) but you sensed early on in
the series that if a decent "down-to-earth" guy like Alec thought
highly enough of Straker to stick around, he couldn't be the
cold "hard-ass" the series was making him out to be :-)


Sarah