Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ...for Judi Dench. As she will be the narrator when SSE reopens this winter.
Originally Posted By figment1986 your too good with threat titles and puns. Hmm, I would need to hear a sample to give a accurate response, but she should do well.. she has a nice voice known well to many and doesn't put people to sleep.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Nice choice. It'll be cool to hear a female voice in there. Class act too. Gives the ride some added sophistication. Not that Walter Cronkite or Jeremy Irons are anything to sniff about. I'm just sayin'
Originally Posted By twirlnhurl I would prefer Jeremy Irons, but she is certainly not a bad choice by any stretch of the imagination.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN AS long as they don't have the rock group Garbage doing the music for the ride, I am ok with Dame Judi Dench. Classy choice.
Originally Posted By danyoung Have you heard Walter lately? He's sounding pretty old. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I don't think an old guy's voice would work that well for an attraction narration.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 <<Judi Dench... will be the narrator when SSE reopens this winter.>> Brilliant! The shorts-and-black-socks crowd will be right happy! Seriously, she seems like a great choice. Immediately recognizable to the Brits. Subconsciously recognizable as a voice of credibility to English-speaking Americans.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I actually think this was a great choice. No Martin Short here, thankfully!
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >>>Have you heard Walter lately? He's sounding pretty old. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I don't think an old guy's voice would work that well for an attraction narration.<<< That is so true but I suppose they could go back to the original for him. His voice has become more and more raspy in recent years. Too bad, it was the voice that everyone listened to and were in some strange way comforted by. He could tell you that an atomic bomb is planted next door and you would somehow not be worried about it. I do miss that voice but he must be about 200 by now.
Originally Posted By jkayjs Dame Judi will be wonderful to lean back and listen to. <<Not that Walter Cronkite>> I grew up in my Grandmother's house and as she told it they bought it from Walter Cronkite's Grandfather. Not sure it's true but my darling Granny didn't make a habit of lying to me.
Originally Posted By Skellington88 Solid choice though Patrick Stewart, Anthony Hopkins, and Alan Rickman would have been a bit better.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Judi Dench is a great choice. However I am with Skellington88, Patrick Stewart would have been awesome!
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost I would have done it for a mere pittance. Doesn't it strike you odd that they always seem to gravitate toward the Ye olde English accent. In many ways the British still rule the colonies.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad <<<As she will be the narrator when SSE reopens this winter.>>> NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!! *sniff sniff* Goodbye Jeremy. Guys! I had the entire narration of SE memorized!!! I'm I'm I'm in tears right now!! Like a grand and miraculous spaceship... *whaaaa whaaaa booo hooo*
Originally Posted By danyoung >Guys! I had the entire narration of SE memorized!!! I'm I'm I'm in tears right now!! Like a grand and miraculous spaceship...< I feel your pain - I was in exactly the same place when they replaced Walter Cronkite's spectacular narration ("Behold, the Sistine Ceiling!"). Still, I think Dame Judy was a terrific choice.
