Problems with the VAs in Z Kai?

[songohan619]

I heard that Chuck Huber had to be replaced in Z Kai in some episodes because of sickness?
Is this true? And did other actors get sick while recording, or anything like that?

[Gonstead]

Never heard anything like that.

[ThunderPX]

I believe what you're thinking of is the heart attack Chuck Huber had in 2010. For a while fans weren't sure if he'd be able to play #17 in Kai, but he fortunately made a full recovery. Also, I think one of the reasons for the Cell arc sounding a bit rushed is that a couple people (I think Sabat and Schemmel?) were sick, but they couldn't delay production because of the deadlines for Nicktoons. Someone correct me if I got that wrong, it's a bit vague in my memory.

[CaBrPi]

I seem to remember hearing that Mr. Sabat blew out his voice during a recording session (though I think he mentioned that it wasn't actually Kai), and so he had to rest for a few weeks. I also seem to remember hearing that some of the script writers changed for some reason, though I'm not entirely sure why.

But I personally thought Dameon Clarke was on fire in Cell's first and Perfect forms.

[TheBlackPaladin]

Sabat did mention on his Facebook page that he blew out his voice and delayed production for as long as he could, but ultimately had to go back to voicing his characters before his doctor's recommended rest period was over due to deadlines with Nicktoons. I don't know at what point in Kai they were when this happened, though, partially because the episodes got dubbed WAY in advance of their actual release. By the time "Season 1, Part 1" was released, for example, they were well into Namek.

Also, I don't know that I would necessarily call this a "problem," but in the interest of mentioning all possible stress factors, Chris Sabat's first child was also born during the production of the dub.

Sean Schemmel has also said in a couple interviews that he had a nasty flu around the time he recorded, in his words, "the last disc." Presumably referring to the episodes in the last home video release.

And Chuck Huber, as has been mentioned already, did suffer a heart attack. Thankfully he made a full recovery, and as far as I know, was able to record all of 17's dialogue.

[penguintruth]

Chris Rager, the voice of Mr. Satan, got into a car accident, didn't he? I'm sure that didn't help.

[CaBrPi]

Chris Rager, the voice of Mr. Satan, got into a car accident, didn't he? I'm sure that didn't help.

It's plausible. The traffic in Dallas is absolutely terrible.

[TheBlackPaladin]

Yes, Rager did get into a car crash. If I remember correctly, though (and I may not), that happened before production on the Kai dub even began, so he presumably made a recovery by the time they were ready to record Mark's dialogue. Not to minimize the importance/pain of a car crash, of course.

[Gyt Kaliba]

The story that I kept hearing was that Huber did recover in time for 17's lines in Kai, which is definitely true - but that some of the fight reacts that would have been more strenuous had to be recorded by someone else. I've never heard for sure if this is true or not, much less who may have done those reacts. I don't remember hearing anything sounding off at all though.

[linkdude20002001]

Chris Rager, the voice of Mr. Satan, got into a car accident, didn't he? I'm sure that didn't help.

I thought he was attacked at a gas station and left unconscious.

[Tundra]

I seem to remember hearing that Mr. Sabat blew out his voice during a recording session (though I think he mentioned that it wasn't actually Kai), and so he had to rest for a few weeks. I also seem to remember hearing that some of the script writers changed for some reason, though I'm not entirely sure why.

But I personally thought Dameon Clarke was on fire in Cell's first and Perfect forms.

I thought it was cool that Funimation was able to bring back one of the voice actors from their early years, seeing that many have either moved on to different careers or have relocated to different states for voice over work (mainly New York or California). But I thought with Travis Willingham as the voice for Cell in Raging Blast onwards he would be voicing him in Z Kai, so basically why didn't that happen?

i.e. Sorry for the last part, I couldn't find a better way to word it.

[TheBlackPaladin]

I seem to remember hearing that Mr. Sabat blew out his voice during a recording session (though I think he mentioned that it wasn't actually Kai), and so he had to rest for a few weeks. I also seem to remember hearing that some of the script writers changed for some reason, though I'm not entirely sure why.

But I personally thought Dameon Clarke was on fire in Cell's first and Perfect forms.

I thought it was cool that Funimation was able to bring back one of the voice actors from their early years, seeing that many have either moved on to different careers or have relocated to different states for voice over work (mainly New York or California). But I thought with Travis Willingham as the voice for Cell in Raging Blast onwards he would be voicing him in Z Kai, so basically why didn't that happen?

i.e. Sorry for the last part, I couldn't find a better way to word it.

It's not currently known why Clarke came back to voice Cell, rather than Willingham. It's particularly surprising given that Clarke now lives in Los Angeles. No official reason has been given, though, and good luck trying to get FUNimation to provide one. Since Clarke did the role under a pseudonym to avoid trouble with SAG-AFTRA, asking for FUNimation to reveal why he came back would require them to admit that it was Clarke, which could potentially put him in the very same trouble with SAG-AFTRA that he used a pseudonym to avoid.

So, we can only speculate. Part of me wonders if he was brought in to avoid further "THE VOICES HAVE BEEN CHAAAAANGED!"-style backlash that FUNimation received from many of their more dub-devoted fans after they recast Gohan, Bulma, and Freeza.

[Tundra]

I seem to remember hearing that Mr. Sabat blew out his voice during a recording session (though I think he mentioned that it wasn't actually Kai), and so he had to rest for a few weeks. I also seem to remember hearing that some of the script writers changed for some reason, though I'm not entirely sure why.

But I personally thought Dameon Clarke was on fire in Cell's first and Perfect forms.

I thought it was cool that Funimation was able to bring back one of the voice actors from their early years, seeing that many have either moved on to different careers or have relocated to different states for voice over work (mainly New York or California). But I thought with Travis Willingham as the voice for Cell in Raging Blast onwards he would be voicing him in Z Kai, so basically why didn't that happen?

i.e. Sorry for the last part, I couldn't find a better way to word it.

It's not currently known why Clarke came back to voice Cell, rather than Willingham. It's particularly surprising given that Clarke now lives in Los Angeles. No official reason has been given, though, and good luck trying to get FUNimation to provide one. Since Clarke did the role under a pseudonym to avoid trouble with SAG-AFTRA, asking for FUNimation to reveal why he came back would require them to admit that it was Clarke, which could potentially put him in the very same trouble with SAG-AFTRA that he used a pseudonym to avoid.

So, we can only speculate. Part of me wonders if he was brought in to avoid further "THE VOICES HAVE BEEN CHAAAAANGED!"-style backlash that FUNimation received from many of their more dub-devoted fans after they recast Gohan, Bulma, and Freeza.

A rumor that I read (in a youtube clip comment) was that his marriage to fellow voice actress Laura Bailey in September of 2011 could have been the reason that he didn't voice Cell in the series.

[ABED]

The whole Clarke/dartanian nickelback thing is one of the many reasons I don't like unions.