The Best Angel (OCS)

Website · by **Sage** » Wed May 30, 2007 11:18 am

Hmm possibly, but a little of what you fancy does you good.

Yes I do think Rhapsody's accent was a bit much; but I suppose it does fit the image of her character, as she was meant to be super posh and all.
It didn't really bother me as a kid, but probably did internalise it and end up thinking of her as a bit prissy [she says, with her southern middle class eloqution, lol].

Destiny's is pretty dire too, but then maybe they had to lay it on a bit thick so everyone to get the idea. It was never going to be very authentic anyway.

by **Matt Crowther** » Wed May 30, 2007 4:25 pm

It was a kids show after all. Gary Files had a distinctive enough voice to be recognisable doing Italian, French etc.

by **Marion** » Wed May 30, 2007 9:22 pm

I don't think he did Destiny though... :wink:

The best voice was Ed Bishop's Captain Blue - even if it didn't sound very authentically Bostonian - which I rather think it didn't. However, that's only from what I've heard on TV and radio, or off the Internet - I've never been to the place myself.
I still think the Original series was better voiced than NCS.
(That'll surprise everyone... :grin:

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Website · by **Sage** » Wed May 30, 2007 9:47 pm

LOL uh no.
Indeed, Blue's voice has that calm capable quality, you'd feel very reassured with him as your pilot.
When it comes to accents my theory is 'less is more'. Blue is quite well travelled, and raised in ivy league/upper class circles, so his accent wouldn't be that strongly 'Bostinian' anyway.

Oh I quite agree.

by **gojohnniegogo** » Wed May 30, 2007 10:16 pm

Sage wrote:LOL uh no.
Indeed, Blue's voice has that calm capable quality, you'd feel very reassured with him as your pilot.
When it comes to accents my theory is 'less is more'. Blue is quite well travelled, and raised in ivy league/upper class circles, so his accent wouldn't be that strongly 'Bostinian' anyway.

Oh I quite agree.

haha I like that! *chime sounds* "this is your Captain, Ed Bishop... we're currently overflying the City of London, where you can hear, if situated in the correct location, Big Ben strike 13. We'll be landing at London Airport in 5 minutes. And dont worry, there's not a Delta Tango 1 9ner in sight!"

by **Mary** » Wed May 30, 2007 10:52 pm

Sage wrote:LOL uh no.
Indeed, Blue's voice has that calm capable quality, you'd feel very reassured with him as your pilot.
When it comes to accents my theory is 'less is more'. Blue is quite well travelled, and raised in ivy league/upper class circles, so his accent wouldn't be that strongly 'Bostinian' anyway.

Oh I quite agree.

I can say without a doubt that Blue definitely does NOT have a Bostonian accent. Some of those guys, such as Marc Frattasio of the sadly-departed SuperM modeling site, need subtitles when they speak.

It's quite common in the US for the regional accents to disappear the higher up one goes in the social scale. This isn't true all the time, of course; my son and I get a kick out of those who live in our city's suburbs (who are ALWAYS looking for an opportunity to proclaim how much better they are than us dirtbags who live in the city) seeming to have the strongest low-class "city" accents.

by **Matt Crowther** » Thu May 31, 2007 9:37 am

At least Rhaps is growing in votes, even if it's 4. She weren't all that bad. Well, I don't know. Ugh, if only my laptop was with Word then I could write the stories!?

:roll:

by **DartBrat701** » Thu May 31, 2007 7:00 pm

chrisbishop wrote:Regarding Destiny.... are you SURE it is so difficult to achieve?!

OK, maybe I was a little too hasty.

(I was just saying that from a girl's point of view......and my fascination with Ochre & Magenta! :-D

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by **Skybase Girl** » Thu May 31, 2007 8:17 pm

I have to say Rhaps would be my second favourite. She's definitely the prettiest and I don't think she sounds particularly prissy- well not for the late sixties, anyway. Women in any British-made TV series back then sounded prissy. Think "The Champions", "The Avengers" and "Department S" ! In other words, they all had to sound like Joanna Lumley on helium.

Regional accents were a definite no-no !

by **gojohnniegogo** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:21 pm

Skybase Girl wrote:Women in any British-made TV series back then sounded prissy. Think "The Champions", "The Avengers" and "Department S" !

Totally agree with you there, many of the voices were like that then. Dont know whether that was down to sound quality or a specific voice directors wanted or found were the only ones their audiences would expect - particularly if it was something looking at being marketed in the US.

by **Matt Crowther** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 1:50 pm

No votes for Melody, I guess she and Harmony are destined to the background.

by **Carrie** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:28 pm

Well, I have a fondness for Rhapsody as well, don't ask me why...I'm Scottish, she's English...I would have thought that spelt instant antipathy... :grin:

However, I guess like many little girls I was swayed by that gorgeous waterfall of red hair and those wide blue eyes, and first impressions tend to stay with you forever.

ps. It isn't the poor girls fault she speaks with a perfect BBC accent...and I would secretly kill for it!

by **Matt Crowther** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 6:46 pm

I was swayed by that gorgeous waterfall of red hair and those wide blue eyes, and first impressions tend to stay with you forever.

They do that, and with Rhapsody she's inadvertently influenced several of my female characters in my stories outside of Scarlet. Even going so far to call one Rhapsody (McKnight). I really need to get some air and a life... :oops:

by **James. C** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:24 am

Rhapsody in OCS

Harmony in NCS

:twisted:

by **Matt Crowther** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:06 pm

James, you are a top man

Rhapsody in the lead!?