Interview with original narrator of Transformer Victor Caroli!

jon3pnt0 · 01-23-2012, 06:47 PM

The legendary narrator for the original Transformers cartoon as well as the voice of the Transformers toy commercials and of course Transformers: The Movie narration Victor Caroli was gracious enough to allow me an interview!

jthitman · 01-23-2012, 07:40 PM

Jon,

That was a great interview, thanks

jon3pnt0 · 01-23-2012, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jthitman

Jon,

That was a great interview, thanks

My pleasure.

entITy · 01-24-2012, 10:09 AM

Awesome Jon, thanks...It's cool you interviewed him, have you interviewed other voice actors from TF universe? I tried viewing your channel but my wi fi kicked out...

Repainted · 01-25-2012, 04:36 AM

"I was dead..but didn't like it" He's ripping off Chuck Norris! j/k...awesome to know he really is still around and hope he comes back for a role in Transformers film or TV production.

Doug · 01-25-2012, 04:42 AM

I had no idea they offered Victor a part in the movie. But I don't blame him for turning it down because of low pay. Maybe that is part of the reason Corey Burton turned down the voice of Shockwave.

Prowl · 01-25-2012, 08:00 AM

Awesome interview. Really enjoyed listening to this at work.

Optimist_Prime · 01-25-2012, 10:46 AM

I really enjoyed that. Thanks for doing the interview and posting.

rmac-69 · 01-25-2012, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Doug

I had no idea they offered Victor a part in the movie. But I don't blame him for turning it down because of low pay. Maybe that is part of the reason Corey Burton turned down the voice of Shockwave.

Apperantly you missed the little window that popped up. Victor was not offered a part in the movie, but rather in the game War for Cybertron.

And before I go any further, I just what say thanks to Jon for the work and time he put into the interview. With that said:

The fact that Victor Caroli didn't even know what the offer was for and that Orson Wells was Unicron and NOT Optimus, tells me one thing. Victor Caroli obviously never gave a sh!t about the work he did, but instead only cared about the paycheck. Who does a job and then just blindly walks away without seeing how it turned out. I always enjoyed his narrative voice, but he is kind of a dissapointment as a person.

Just my

Tux Chaos X · 01-25-2012, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by rmac-69

Apperantly you missed the little window that popped up. Victor was not offered a part in the movie, but rather in the game War for Cybertron.

And before I go any further, I just what say thanks to Jon for the work and time he put into the interview. With that said:

The fact that Victor Caroli didn't even know what the offer was for and that Orson Wells was Unicron and NOT Optimus, tells me one thing. Victor Caroli obviously never gave a sh!t about the work he did, but instead only cared about the paycheck. Who does a job and then just blindly walks away without seeing how it turned out. I always enjoyed his narrative voice, but he is kind of a dissapointment as a person.

Just my

I'm sure a lot of people who provided voice work back in those days did it for the money. Like he said, how many people were actually aware of how popular it was? Even the writers and producers had no idea what they were doing in the movie until they got mail from fans crying about Prime's death. It doesn't help that a) his role was relatively minor (what, maybe two, three lines an episode + interstitials?) and b) he was situated in New York and was told to just mail in his voice work. From the outset he was separated from the product AND he had other work going on at the same time. Back then, it WAS just a gig.

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entITy G 1 Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 421 Collection Count: 93	Awesome Jon, thanks...It's cool you interviewed him, have you interviewed other voice actors from TF universe? I tried viewing your channel but my wi fi kicked out... My TF Collection : http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transf...ollection.html

01-25-2012, 08:00 AM	#7
Prowl TFW2005 Supporter Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 18,304 Location: Texas News Credits: 29	Awesome interview. Really enjoyed listening to this at work. "If he smiles, his precarious cranial architecture will collapse and he will die." - Misfire

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Optimist_Prime "Transfrazmitize!!!" Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,731 Location: The town you drove through, NH Collection Count: Not too many, but not enough... News Credits: 5	I really enjoyed that. Thanks for doing the interview and posting. "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - G. Stanley Hall, Unsourced variant My Stuff for Sale My Feedback.

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jthitman Mini-Con Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 31	Jon, That was a great interview, thanks

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Repainted Maximal Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 365	"I was dead..but didn't like it" He's ripping off Chuck Norris! j/k...awesome to know he really is still around and hope he comes back for a role in Transformers film or TV production.

01-25-2012, 04:42 AM	#6
Doug Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5,091 Location: Pensacola,FL Collection Count: 311	I had no idea they offered Victor a part in the movie. But I don't blame him for turning it down because of low pay. Maybe that is part of the reason Corey Burton turned down the voice of Shockwave.