VO-BB - 19 YEARS OLD!

Eddie Eagle · M&M Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 2393

10 years was a good run though. As ephemeral as a line of dialog is so too is a gig.
http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/news/a774143/eastenders-star-jake-wood-is-gutted-after-losing-a-major-us-voiceover-job/

todd ellis · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 7:31 am Post subject:

sucks for him, but as they say --- them's the breaks.
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Philip Banks · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 7:40 am Post subject:

They made him an offer they KNEW he could refuse. How much above Union Scale was "take it or leave it " offer? I wonder. People will be angry about this travesty until Wednesday lunch time.

Bish · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:33 am Post subject:

I don't get social media (this is a well-know fact).

He had a ten-year run as the voice of a major brand. Times change. People move on. Business models shift. I get that he's disappointed... I get that it's not a good thing if he was dealing with a pay cut... but this stuff is for the negotiating table not the court of social media.

... but, if ego demands you've got to say something to you hordes of fans and admirers... how about, "Thanks for the ride Geico... it's been a great ten years!"

I just don't get it.
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todd ellis · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:38 am Post subject:

ya see, when we had to write letters to communicate we had time to think things through. perhaps soften our language in a 2nd draft - or throw the paper away completely. now it's type, send, THEN think.

if i were the person in charge of hiring voice talkers for all state or nabisco - or --- anybody --- i might think - "this guy is a little cry-pants baby & i don't want to hire him". then again, maybe i would forget about it by next wednesday.
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Bruce · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:52 am Post subject:

Twit! If he got a huge pay cut that means he had huge pay, certainly in the last several years. When you get a gig like that, you start saving for the day that gig ends don't you? Plus he's done almost 1000 episodes, so far, of one of the UK's most popular TV shows. What a whiney little lizard 'e is, cor lummy!

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Philip Banks · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:13 am Post subject:

The above was from the Book of Dick Van Dyke Chapter 7 v 11-16. Had it been me I would've played the race card too!

Dan-O · The Gates of Troy Joined: 17 Jan 2005 Posts: 1636

It's yours until it isn't. Welcome to the biz...

Lee Gordon · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:21 am Post subject:

Matto · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 11:26 am Post subject:

From the former gecko's Twitter profile:

"Hey Twitter, regarding a dispute I had with a lizard this week. I apologise. I was upset. Moving on, nothing more to see x 😘"
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Philip Banks · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 11:40 am Post subject:

"I'm upset right now!"

Tell your spouse or partner.
Visit a friend and blow off steam
Phone (Skype) a friend

None of the above? Get a life! Do NOT get a Facetube page or a Twittle profile.

Bob Bergen · CM Joined: 22 Apr 2008 Posts: 939

What's interesting is, this guy was not their first voice. He replaced the original actor.

Graciousness and gratitude always trumps attitude. The proper note to social media, if any, would have been, "Thank you Geico for 10 fantastic years!" There are many who work an ad campaign, from the writers, producers, editors, buyers, etc. No one wants to work with anyone they fear will bad mouth on social media when things don't go their way. This is career suicide. And sadly, it happens everyday.

We've all been replaced. And, we've been the replacers. That's show biz! But the airing of one's feelings publicly is unprofessional and petty. Part of this is the result of social media instant gratification. Part of it is a society who expects participation ribbons for just showing up. They have been conditioned to express hurt feelings publicly because they have been coddled. Well, it don't work that way in business. Lose with dignity and move on!

....and I would kill to have a 10 year run with an iconic ad mascot!!!

Lee Gordon · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 2:58 pm Post subject:

Deirdre · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 3:38 pm Post subject:

melissa eX · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:15 pm Post subject:

Yes. Gratitude for the good times is always good. He had a good ride - and what Todd said is correct. It's too easy for the mouth to hit the send button before the brain kicks in.

I still think he made a better lizard tho'
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