wearetheborg

Is it just me or is Yvonne Strahovski's voice on chuck a bit wooden ? Its like when she speaks, it is devoid of emotion and hence seems not to be trusted. Is it because she has to speak in an American accent ?

Snowmaker

All I know is, when she's on screen, her voice isn't the only thing wooden.

Meglos

Voice?



Huh? What are you talking about?

MrX

She has a voice?

DJariya

Well she is Australian and probably has to concentrate alot harder on her pronunciation of words when reciting dialogue in an American accent. If you have heard her speak naturally, she sounds pretty much nothing like Sarah Walker.

Snowmaker

She's used her real voice on the show before as a cover.

sven

I can't stand her. The show would have been so much better if they'd have killed her off long ago.

Meglos

TGM

this.

sven

All the show needs is Ellie. Plus pretty much every one of chucks other girls have been way hotter too.

wearetheborg

On that note, does it seem that Ellie has more hots for Chuck than for Awesome ? Ellie does not seem to have a sisterly vibe towards Chuck.

JimRochester

As long as the sentence contains the words "job" and "blow", not necessarily in that order she can speak to me in as wooden and unemotional voice that she wants.

Michael Corvin

Reminds me of Zod on Smallville. That guy tries so hard to enunciate it's painful to watch. Almost takes me out of the episode every time.

Larry C.

She is super hot.

LickTheABCs

Never before has a voice been so irrelevent..

Michael Corvin

That gif is bringing the thread to a crawl.

LickTheABCs

better?

JimRochester

Don't know, I'm taking a cold shower

Superman07

This thread =

Never have I heard criticism of Yevonne's acting. If anything praise should be given.

PopcornTreeCt

She had good voice acting in Mass Effect 2.

whoopdido

I've just never understood why non Americans are chosen for American roles. Or why Americans are chosen for non American roles. She's Austrailian...great. Why can't her character just be Australian so she can speak in her normal voice? Same with the dude from House. The dude that played Dick Winters in Band of Brothers is Australian too. He was very good and all, but I'm fairly certain they could have found an American actor that could have done just as good of a job and wouldn't have had to change his voice.

wirefan

Are there a lot of Australians in the CIA? I know this show isn't entirely based on realism but they may have been looking for an "American" accent for an American spy role?

As to why they couldn't find an American actor I have no idea, but an American spy with an Australian accent would seem a bit odd.

whoopdido

Then don't have her character be part of the CIA. Just because they're spies doesn't necessarily mean they have to be CIA. Have it be a different organization.

Or, again, just get a different actress. I'm pretty sure there was another actress out there that could pull off the role.

My point isn't even about Chuck. It's just the whole idea of hiring "foreigners" and then requiring them to change their accent. I know it's been going on forever but it's idiotic in my opinion.

riley_dude

She is totally sexy and love her voice.

Superman07

I'll probably get flamed for this, but I think it's because there aren't that many capable American actors/actresses. It seems like some fresh new face for "looks" gets slapped on the screen to attrack viewers. By contrast it seems other regions (at least Europe and Australia/NZ) have more emphasis on acting schools as a career.