At a recent panel, someone asked John De Lancie about his role as Discord. His response is pretty funny, along with the audience interaction. Sadly the picture quality is terrible, but the audio is fine, and that's all the matters!
Check it out after the break.
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ReplyDeleteDat Tardis
ReplyDeletediscord! yay!
ReplyDeleteI freaking LOVE his voice!
ReplyDeleteDiscord FTW!!
ReplyDeleteMy geometry teacher sounds exactly like Discord
ReplyDeleteIt's hilarious and creepy at the same time
If only homework called out to me the way ponies did *sigh* I would have straight A's :/
ReplyDeleteHe's saving up for BronyCon
ReplyDeleteKick Ass!
ReplyDeleteThat might've been how I reacted... if I wasn't Twilight's slave, that is. Hey, at least it pays well.
ReplyDeleteNot sure if like or dislike.
ReplyDeleteBut lol 6700 emails about pony.
Couldn't help but feel that that was slightly negative... =/
ReplyDeleteOh hey it's Q
ReplyDeleteJDL is actually very positive about bronies. It's just that he didn't have all that much time to speak so it made more sense to just joke about it and move on.
ReplyDeleteHe's saving up for BronyCon
ReplyDeleteHey, The TARDIS. lol
ReplyDelete6700 emails, ouch. That poor email.
"It's a cartoon for little girls"
"No it isn't..."
Lmao.
Very cool and fun little snippet. The Bronies love Discord and John. :)
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ReplyDeleteJohn De Lancie is best pony!
ReplyDeleteHis voice is the sex
ReplyDeleteInteresting.....
ReplyDeleteI WANT YOU TO NARRATE MY LIFE
ReplyDeleteDunno if its me, but Im not sure if that was negative or not...
ReplyDeleteNot the not talking about discord part since obviously thats not what the panel is about and thats logical.
He just seemed eh or ick about it, but that could just be me. Then again, if I got so many emails about only few moments role I did I wouldnt be to enthused either but still...man I dunno XD.
Q will be his best role always, sorry my fellow bronys, it the truth
ReplyDeletethe crowd is mocking us... Twilight, begin the war dance....
ReplyDeleteYeah, that was awesome <3
ReplyDeleteThat was pretty great. He's a funny guy in real life, so it makes sense.
ReplyDelete(Also, I don't know if it's been said here yet, but check Tara Strong's latest tweets.)
@sketchydee,
ReplyDeleteIf I did a role that only took 2 hours to record I'd be overjoyed to get 6700-(probably up to 100k plus now) emails about it.
@Rainbow Blitz
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I rather agree ith you on that one.
I don't think it was very positive at all.
I'm not within the age range of 25-50, I'm just sayin'
ReplyDelete@Zignega
ReplyDeleteI think the cheers and whistles say otherwise. XD
@Rainbow Blitz
ReplyDeleteNope, he's just Q being Q
Wow...I know he didn't have a lot of dialogue but that it only took 2 hours? It always amazes me how actors time and space apart come together in an episode so organically.
ReplyDeleteHis tone could be taken as a jab at the fandom I think it was all in fun. Don't become Discorded Pinkie! Laughter is laughter no matter if they're laughing with you or at you. *loves and tolerates*
John De Lancie has best voice. Did Dr. Hooves accidentally end up there or something?
ReplyDeleteWait so...when they hire guest voice actors, they don't even tell them what show they're voicing?
ReplyDeleteThat's...disturbing.
I think John was just a little overwhelmed. The fact that he's going to be at BroNYCon shows he likes us somewhat.
ReplyDelete@Sarah
ReplyDeleteVoice Acting is the shortest part of production. It really does only take 1-3 hours to voice an episode, compared to weeks/months to finalize a script and then more weeks/months to complete the animation.
lulz...he was all like...wtf is this pony stuff
ReplyDeleteand his wife was all...honey, you did that...
and then he was all like...D'OH
:D
It's worth casually noting that a lot of people I know who work at conventions and have met John De Lancey consider him to be something of an asshole. Just saying.
ReplyDeleteHe's not negative about it. He's been a major Star Trek character. He's just probably a bit desensitized to fans obsessing over his roles.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to take anything he says seriously anymore, really.
ReplyDeleteI'm still confused at people saying 6700 emails, I heard 'Six to seven hundred emails' myself, did I miss something?
Good little snippet on John De Lancie talking about his role in the show. In my opinion, he didn't necessarily come off as negative about what he did. But he did seem hesitant to go into any further details about it. Granted, that's most likely because, as he put it, that wasn't what the panel was about. And I don't know about you, but I would be more than a little overwhelmed if a small role in a show garnered the kind of attention that this did. That said, I can't wait for his appearance at BroNYCon. So curious to see how he interacts with the con-goers.
ReplyDelete@EPHorizon
ReplyDelete"Princess Celestia made me write, "I will not troll" 100 times on a blackboard."
Oh Tara, u so silly
I think he said "six-to-seven hundred e-mails", not "sixty-seven hundred e-mails".
ReplyDeletewhat the hell was that filmed with? but I agree he did seem slightly negative.
ReplyDelete@JT
ReplyDeleteof course he will always be known for his role as Q, and Discord is the Q of Equestria, and who better to voice the Q of Equestria than Q HIMSELF! that is my Logic (Not the Vulcan type mind you) and I'm Sticking to it!
@Sothalic
ReplyDeleteI don't think you missed anything, but you ninja'd me :(
@JT
ReplyDeleteBut Discord is Q, just in pony form.
I don't think he said "sixty-seven hundred e-mails." I think it was "six to seven hundred e-mails." That is, 600-700, and not 6700. Still, that's a heck of a lot for one inbox...
ReplyDelete@Stephen Oh, Davy beat me to it. Didn't see that. :P
ReplyDeleteI don't think he said "sixty-seven hundred e-mails." I think it was "six to seven hundred e-mails." That is, 600-700, and not 6700. Still, that's a heck of a lot for one inbox...
ReplyDeleteYou can definitely tell most of the crowd knew what bronies are :)
ReplyDeleteJudging from the cheering I'd say there's more than a few in that crowd.
@Nostalgia Schmaltz
ReplyDeleteWell, if it only took him a few hours it's possible that he simply forgot.
Or he was just setting up his joke. *shrug*
@Beta-Carotene
ReplyDeleteActually, I meant a tweet in the last two or so hours. A picture tweet, to be precise.
He's a funny awesome guy
ReplyDelete......still waiting for Doctor Whoof to step out of that police box and tell ask for a banana muffin.
ReplyDeleteGuess this is good proof that we won't be seeing Dischord for the rest of Season 2 and Season 3. . o O ( "2 hours and that was it." )
ReplyDeleteI'm sure he doesn't look at our fandom in a negative light... i mean... Just remember how many years now he has had to deal with Star Trek fans lol.
ReplyDeleteHis voice is amazing. I really want to go to bronycon, and knowing that discord will be there just makes me more determined!
ReplyDeleteJohn De Lancie was amazing as Q.
ReplyDeleteQ was amazing at Discord.
I want to sex up his voice.
ReplyDeleteJohn de Lancie rocks! I LOVE that voice of his!
ReplyDeleteActually, it's 15-55, but he was close.
ReplyDeleteSo he sounds like this in real life? Awesome.
Somepony, quick! Make a video with this audio and clips of Discord!
@EPHorizon
ReplyDeleteYes yes I saw it. :P
Read some tweets down. Apparently she didn't know what the terms "Trolling and "R34" meant when she posted the twilight pic the other day lol.
She did however post Christian Bale singing the Powerpuff Girls. And now I can only imagine his raspy batman voice singing it...
woot woot!
ReplyDeleteFor you, it was one of the greatest characters of your favorite show,
ReplyDeletebut for me, it was Tuesday
That's what I got from this
If they bring Discord back, they can get John Lithgow to play Discord's father.
ReplyDeleteAh, I was _almost_ at Gally again this year, and if I had been I would have had a certain something to wear with me that may have gone down... interestingly :)
ReplyDeleteI think someone did tell him after it came to light he was voice acting, "You have no idea what you've gotten into."
ReplyDelete2 hours, yeah he was just approached, asked to do a voice for a character in the show, did it and thought he was done.
"It's a cartoon for little girls."
And I went, "No...it isn't."
Sounds like right there he realized about the fandom of the show. Personally, he sounded more surprised there was such a big deal about his voice acting.
That's what kind of makes me question why people go so crazy over voice actors. It's true that without their talents, the character doesn't come to life. From what I get impressions, a lot of them seem kind of dumbstruck that suddenly people are paying attention to them over something that they didn't even really think twice about. After all, really the only part they have in the production is what lines they have to say.
ReplyDelete@Nostalgia Schmaltz
ReplyDeleteI highly doubt it's that they don't tell them what show they're voicing - they need to understand their character at a bare minimum, after all - but rather it's highly more likely that he just thought it to be a forgettable, throwaway role, and didn't remember doing it. Voice acting is one of the earliest parts of production, so it's highly likely that he had voiced the episodes months prior to their actual air date, which is plenty of time for him to forget all about having done that role.
I wonder if he ever worries he's being type-cast as maliciously whimsical omnipotent beings?
ReplyDeleteThis may betray my ignorance of the voice acting biz, but how did he not know what show he was on? Is it the case that he just reads the lines they hand him without any idea of context or even what show they are for? If that is the case, coudos to the director for making all the charatcres sound like they are actually aware of what's going on around them.
Wow, just was watching him in an episode of Stargate SG-1 as Colonel Simmons when this was posted. Cool!
ReplyDeleteOk here's the thing, i love this guy. He was Q on star trek and Discord so he's just awesome. And he's a funny guy too i mean just listen to him. John De lance rock on
ReplyDelete@Agarwaen
ReplyDeleteI would agree myself, but people react to things differently. Some might not enjoy all the attention they get. I guess its just me always fearing how the brony community comes off to the workers xD.
And with him coming to bronycon I doubt he was negative about it, or else he wouldnt even bother showing up, and surely he's use to this from the Star Trek fans, so maybe he's just use to this. Again, likely me being a worry wart and not wanting the people behind the show to hate us or something.
that and the panel wasnt about MLP so I understood why he didnt want to linger on it, it was more of his tone that made me think he was all "Oh god not this again..."
Are the crowd cheering because he made fun of Bronies?
ReplyDeleteI felt he was really surprised and highly entertained by the response he got from it. As for him forgetting he did the role I felt like that was probably a joke, but that just how I saw it.
ReplyDeleteI don't feel like it was negative though I do feel like he spend much time on it since the panel was about something else. He was probably just trying to keep the panel on topic as much as possible. Also there had to be at least one brony there to ask the question. Man I really wish I could go to bronNYcon now.
You'd think that as a Star Trek alumni he'd be aware of the sheer force of fanbases.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry, but that sounded sort of negative to me. But then again, (I assume) De Lancie IS supposedly famous for being a villain
ReplyDeleteNow that that's out of the way...
I only could only survive about thirty seconds of exposure to Tara Strong's Twitter page before I could feel my brain beginng to go all melty on me. The post: "Dear Princess internet...oh no, help" was cute, though.
Tim Curry > John De Lancie
ReplyDeleteCOME AT ME BRONY!
@Altherix
ReplyDelete>No...it isn't
Excuse me,but last time I checked,it was a little girls show.
@DeRockProject
ReplyDeleteThe crowd was cheering well before he made a comment that could be construed as making fun of bronies, and I rather doubt he'd be attending BronyCon if he had contempt for bronies.
His fan email submission:
ReplyDeletehttp://delancie.com/contact/
Actually, I just had a thought. For all that are thinking he was "speaking negatively" about us, he was definitely not. It's exactly as he said, a neutral position. He's probably knows that people tend to have very strong feelings about bronies in both directions, and "taking sides" with either of them would probably not do a great deal of good.
ReplyDeleteBesides, most anybody who's actually seen the show understands us, and he's definitely at least watched his own episode :)
so, basically, John did not have a clue to what he was working on...but still performed admirably...
ReplyDeleteIt seems that to most people (even Dr. Who nerds), a Brony is still just some sort of sexual pervert who likes this one kids' show. Kind of a cross between pedophile and furry.
ReplyDeleteThat's how his description and the audience reaction struck me.
He's so awesome, I'll never survive Bronycon. I'll be too busy squealing with fangirl delight.
ReplyDelete"Discord! What ever did we do, to make you take it all away~~~???"
ReplyDelete"25-50 year old men who watch My Little Pony and have a lot to say about it."
ReplyDeleteYep. That's about as neutral a statement as you can make about the fandom.
@Eversor Mundius yes, yes it is.
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine the experience he had with us. I think he took it rather well, and was nice enough to put it in "diplomatic terms". Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI don't think it was negative at all, he was just expressing how weirded out he was at the whole thing when he got e-mails about MLP.
ReplyDeleteVery funny to listen to, though!
Didn't sound all that neutral... Sounded more like he's making fun of us. But ah well... If he's showing up at Brony-con he can't possibly hate us?
ReplyDelete@GrapePie
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm sure he doesn't hate the money.
He just sounds like that? All the time? He does a damn fine job voicing a damn fine character on one of the damnedest fine shows in recent memory in only two hours? And he DOESN'T EVEN REMEMBER IT!?
ReplyDeleteI either love this guy, am insanely jealous or am some unholy blend of the two. Probably that last one.
He wasn't being negative. I mean if you were in his shoes, voicing a cartoon character and suddenly receiving a fleet of emails regarding a children's show written with the maturity of an adult, you'd be weirded out too. He didn't say anything negative at all. It was just a neutral statement explaining the hilarity of the situation.
ReplyDeleteThis is fucking hilarious. XD
ReplyDeleteI loved his character on Breaking Bad too! (the poor guy...)
lol his laugh is great!
ReplyDeleteIf he agreed to come talk at BronyCon I highly doubt he felt very negatively about us.
ReplyDeleteI think we just expected to hear an opinion when he didn't give one? No opinion isn't a bad opinion. His unwillingness to talk about it isn't negative the situation was just inappropriate.
You have to remember the cartoon isn't nearly as big of a deal to him as it is to us.
I liked Star Trek: TOS. I've been meaning to watch the Next Generation episodes with Q in them. Thanks for the reminder.
Bronys, plz check ur butthurt at the door and learn to take a joke. Don't be like the Trekkies that flipped out at Shatner's "Get a life!" SNL sketch. Love & Tolerance, remember?
ReplyDeleteFunny stuff. Though for people thinking he was negative? Not really, teasing certainly, but if he was that negative about it he wouldn't be attending the upcoming con. His responses on the net were generally positive. He just knows his crowds, he is a crowd worker. Saying what the crowd wanted to hear about it really and getting plenty of laughs. I bet he'll be a hoot later on.
ReplyDelete@hyreia
ReplyDeleteFarpoint, Where No One Has Gone Before, The Big Goodbye, Datalore, Home Soil, Symbiosis, Conspiracy, and of course Heart of Glory.
***EVERY OTHER TNG SEASON 1 EP IS MST3K BAD***
Even the 2nd Q ep "Hide & Q", sucks out loud.
@mycutiemarkisagun
ReplyDeleteYou are my new friend.
Thank you.
@Beta-Carotene
ReplyDeleteUm, you realize she wasn't serious when she asked what those things meant right?
This mean Discord could return in season 3
ReplyDeleteJohn is like, the coolest dude alive. Seriously.
ReplyDelete"...it's a cartoon for little girls."
ReplyDelete"...nnnnno."
I was laughing so hard xD
What the great video :P
John is now 20% cooler.
@ArcaneArts
ReplyDeleteThat's... not surprising, actually.
His most popular role is the universe's biggest asshole, after all.
I do like De Lancie and the roles he's played.
ReplyDeleteHe does chaotic omnipotent beings very well amongst other things of course.
His voice is so awesome!
ReplyDeleteHad to laugh throughout this, can't wait to see Bronycon
"It's a cartoon for little girls."
ReplyDelete"...Nnnooooo, it isn't..."
He still sounds skeptical of Bronies. Course, EVERYONE is skeptical of Bronies when they hear of us (I was no exception)! Looking forward to seeing you at BronyCon, De Lancie!
To those who cares a bit too much about what random peoples over the word/internet think about you : That's what makes you an easy target for troll :D
ReplyDeleteJohn de Lancie is awesome, by the way.
@DJ Thop
ReplyDeleteDoes he, by any chance, teach non-euclidean geometry?
Well, that was kind of disappointing ... sounds like Lancie can't even remember his role as Discord, and what's worse it really sounds like he and the audience are making fun of us.
ReplyDeleteToo bad really, but oh well~
@Sigma Silver
ReplyDeleteThat's not quite what he meant. What he meant was that he never thought about the role after he did it initially. He most likely recorded his lines several months prior to the premiere, prior even to the leak of NEWS that he was involved with the role.
So for him when he first did the role, it didn't seem consequential. He voice acted, was paid, and that was it and he didn't have to think about it anymore. It was just another quick job he did.
Until the fandom awoke, and sounded its voice.
This reminds me of Unicron's voice actor from the '80s Transformer movie.
ReplyDeleteAnyone who thinks this was negative should go and look that up.
@FamusJamus
ReplyDeleteYeah, no kidding. If people want to compare some real horror stories, just look up Tom Clancy. I know a former FBI agent who met him, and Clancy made it clear he knew "better" than the real experts about security.
There's a difference between saying something really nasty, and kind-of-sort-of coming across as arrogant to a fan.
I heard John Delance and saw the TARDIS in the background and my heart jumped a little bit. I really wish that meant he'd be guest starring in a future episode of Doctor Who, though I guess it's just because he was in an episode of the Who-spinoff series Torchwood.
ReplyDelete@Beta-Carotene
ReplyDeleteThat's the vibe I got. He was cautious not to say anything negative. And he didn't want to go off on a tangent or sidetrack the panel either. He summed what he knew about us as he knew it with a bit of humor on the side. I thought it was quite well spoken.
The brony community isn't just men. There are women like me (also known as pegasisters) that enjoy watching the show too, and appreciate its sophistication.
ReplyDeleteI get a little weary of the fandom only being recognized as a male phenomenon.
I do think that that he was making fun of bronies. He's obviously not really a fan of the show himself, just considered it to be another job to do when he did Discord's voice. I don't think he went too far but I suppose he had the same reaction to the existence of bronies that many people do. I think even Ashleigh Ball was a bit surprised by the existence of broneis when she first heard about them.
"For you, the day de Lancie graced your recording studio was the most important day of your life.
ReplyDeleteBut for me, it was Tuesday."
Those "But for me, it was tuesday." comments seem to sum up his feelings quite well. He's a funny guy, though.
ReplyDelete@Dionysus
ReplyDeleteIt'll be interesting to hear what he has to say at BronyCon.
I hear Discord's voice. It's creepy and awesome at the same time.
ReplyDelete@DashieBro Yeah, a lot of teen guys watch it too. Myself included.
ReplyDeleteThat was almost scary...he sounds exactly like Discord...
ReplyDeleteYou gotta face it that not everyone who works on the show will always have a positive reaction to the fandom. Truth be told I'm a bit negative on the Brony fandom as a whole too, with those that I've met. I'm sure there's some great, awesome Bronies out there but I've yet to meet one in person.
ReplyDeleteJDL is entitled to his opinions, whatever they are, of the Brony fanbase. I don't think he sounded very negative. More neutral, myself.
I can't make it to BronyCon, unfortunately, but someone there should inform John de Lancie that he won an award for his two-hour recording... I wonder what his response would be, lol.
ReplyDeleteAward here, btw: http://www.toonzone.net/forums/showthread.php?291309-Toonzone-Awards-2011-Results!
MLP won seven awards there in total... Wonder why it was never mentioned in a roundup or something. Oh well. :)
@62835fdc-3fb1-11e1-9fc6-000bcdcb2996
ReplyDeleteI'd argue Discord has even fewer limitations than Q. Remember: If Q went too far, he ran the risk of angering the Continuum and getting his powers stripped away. Also, the ST: TNG special effects budget also posed some limitations on what was possible for Q to do.
Discord had no Continuum to worry about and ANYTHING is possible with animation.
I think if de Lancie thought negative of the show, he wouldn't be at BronyCon. I think that he was just joking with the group.
ReplyDeleteSounds a bit like John Lithgow.
ReplyDelete@1Mudkip88
ReplyDeleteAgreed, I, myself, is 17 years old.
@1Mudkip88 I'm 14
ReplyDeleteI love that this guy talks about the show after he was on it. XD
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