Posted by
Pat on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/subsmash-tp1507385p1507411.html
Thank god if that's all ot was (yes, I have the US version).
Man... it actually did not sound like him, so much his voice sounded
different. Pity, as Ed had such a sharp, distinctive voice !
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[hidden email], Marc Martin <marc@u...> wrote:
>
> > I was just watching it again today, with Ed Bishop's
commentary... so
> > sad listening to that as he sounded quite ill...
> >
> > Didn't Ed have a stroke in his later years ? You can't even
recognise
> > his voice on the commentary to the point that the first time I
played
> > it, I had to ckeck on the DVD cover to make sure that it was
actually
> > Ed doing the commentary.
>
> Are you listening to the US version? This commentary was recorded
for
> the UK DVD release, where the episode runs 48 minutes. In the US,
this
> episode runs 50 minutes, so they slowed down the commentary to match
> the speed of the episode. So Ed's voice does sound worse on the US
> commentary than the UK commentary. The same applies for the Gerry
> Anderson commentary.
>
> Also, I believe their was speculation that Ed either was recovering
> from a cold, or just had a large lunch, etc. I know that I talked
> to Ed months later, and he sounded fine then.
>
> Marc
>