Subj : Re: I emailed M.Throne asking about the Talosian voice To : alt.tv.star-trek.tos From : ANIM8Rfsk Date : Fri Sep 09 2005 17:49:25 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos in article OJZTe.442261$5V4.16798@pd7tw3no, Karl Johanson at karljohanson@shaw.ca wrote on 9/8/05 9:33 AM: > "Mike" wrote in message > news:431FCE66.8F869C3@rochester.rr.com... >> In all this debate about whether or not M. Throne's voice was altered >> or >> replaced for "The Menagerie", someone gave his website address: >> >> http://www.timem.com/starwebs/malachithrone/ >> >> suggesting someone ask him. Well I did. I wrote to the address on the >> site: >> >> "Dear Mr Throne: >> >> I've enjoyed your work through the years and I wondered if you could >> confirm something for me. >> >> In the pilot of Star Trek you did the voice for the large headed alien >> (which was actually played by a woman). >> >> When this pilot was edited into a 2 part episode of Star Trek, you >> played Commodore Mendez. So, the voice of the Alien you originally >> looped was changed. >> >> I've always believed that they altered your original voice tracks to >> sound higher pitched (and some others do too) while others believe >> they >> simply got another person to do the voice. >> >> Do you know for sure, which is the case?" >> >> >> and tonight I got the response: >> >> "Dear Mike, >> >> It was rumoured that there was another voice used in that >> episode----if >> there was I don't know about it---but it sure as hell sounded like >> that >> voice I used for that character-----and as long as I keep getting >> residuals for that show--- > > He's receiving residuals 38 years later? Probably from the DVDs or something. New release on new format. > > > I maintain that if there were and I don't know >> about it I could get nasty with the company---so for your bet or >> whatever' It would be """safe to say Hey, HOOray, it;s me you're >> favorite Piano >> Player on the Range----(going to deck four with this one). >> >> Malachi (your local voice of Talosian woman---as told by >> [M.Throne or his assistant does not need spam so the email address is >> deleted here]) Throne. > > > Karl Johanson > > -- You Can't Stop the Signal .