He's a old, weak Toydarian?

He looks a bit fat to me. What about John Williams? He's getting on a bit. Who do you think they'd get to do the music if he died?

I don't think anyone really thinks JEJ will die but you can't blame Lucas for being cautious can you? I mean that voice is so distinctive that it would be hard to replace.

Yeah I know what you mean. He hardly even has to put it on, as in other footage I've seen him in he speaks exactly the same. I don't know of any other actors who speak like that, although I'm sure there are some out there in the world.

I'm sure if they could CNN would have snapped them up, it would save them a fortune.

Sorry for asking, but what's CNN? I thought it was the main American news programme or something. Or am I getting muddled up with some other abbreviation? Oh shut up, DD.

I heard once that a little kid called ATT or something like that and when he called he heard Jones' voice and screamed thinking that he was talking to Darth Vader.😂

Nope DD, you dead right. James Earl Jones provides the main "This is CNN" that starts every main bulletin period on CNN. It's very distinctive. That's why he bacame known as "The voice of CNN." Not because he read news but just for that small soundbite.

If you Sky, watch CNN, its about channel 509 or something, and you'll hear it within 30 minutes.

Ah I see, thanx RC. I do indeed have sky digital so I'll have to watch it. Just out of a matter of interest, has anyone here played the Command and Conquer strategy games? JEJ stars in them as the leader of the good guys. He sounds almost exactly the same as he does in SW.

That's because it's his normal voice.I wish I had a voice as powerful as his.

That's right, they just ran it through a bit to give it that "inside a mask" feel but basically it is all James Earl Jones.

What I love is the way Vader talks without have to breeve. His resperator just carries on under his voice.

Yes I noticed that too. Is that just a mistake to do with the adition of sound effects or is it meant to be like that?

I heard a joke some where that said this after Luke unmasked his father-"Father,I was expecting you to be a large black man."And Daft,it was meant to be like that to show that Vader could not breath without his mask.

Ah I see. Speaking of unmasking Vader, don't you find it annoying how Sebastian Shaw's voice sounds nothing like James Earl Jones? I mean I know the mask is meant to make a difference, but still the accents were not the same and Shaws voice is not as low as Jones.

Yeah, the could have easily dubbed it over with JEJs voice. Dubbing technology was sufficient even back then. I mean, look at Milli Vanilli!!!

Sorry for asking, but who the hell is he? Ice-cream guy?

You may have been a little young to remember but in the mid 80's there was a group called Milli Vanilli (not suree on the spelling). Anyway they had a string of hits, had some number ones in the UK, US and across Europe and even won a Grammy.
Eventually it turned out that the whole time they had been miming and had never sung a word. Their manager had, according to them, forced them to do it. They gave back their Grammy and, after releasing a song or two in their own voices, disappeared. It was quite sad really because they actually could sing.
In the end one of the two committed suicide are many years of being a manic depressive. 🙁
MTV sometimes feature them and the whole fiasco when they do 1980's retrospectives.

Oh right, I see. Thanx Ratcat. Weren't there once rumours that the Spice Girls do that to?

At the very beginning but I think they've since proven themselves admirably.

Hey, what can I say apart from Zig-a-zig-Ahhhhhhh.