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== Documentaries == |
== Documentaries == |
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* Leonard Nimoy narrating on the History Channel. |
* [[Leonard Nimoy]] narrating on the History Channel. |
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** Don't forget [[Old Shame|''In Search |
** Don't forget [[Old Shame|''In Search of...'']], which was popular because Nimoy had previously played Spock on ''[[Star Trek]]''. |
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*** And when History Channel attempted a reboot of ''In Search of...'' in 2018, the host was [[Zachary Quinto]]... who had previously played Spock on ''[[Star Trek]]''. |
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* The [[Discovery Channel]] documentary series, ''Through the Wormhole: With Morgan Freeman''. |
* The [[Discovery Channel]] documentary series, ''Through the Wormhole: With Morgan Freeman''. |
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** ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]'' parodied |
** ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]'' parodied this trope in episode 49 and pointed out the widespread egregious use of [[Morgan Freeman]] for his deep sultry tones. |
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** Let's face it, they wanted him for ''[[March Of The Penguins]]'' because they wanted even penguins to get a [[Magical Negro]] voiceover. |
** Let's face it, they wanted him for ''[[March Of The Penguins]]'' because they wanted even penguins to get a [[Magical Negro]] voiceover. |
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*** This was parodied in [[Bob Saget]]'s ''[[Farce of the Penguins]]'', which was narrated by [[Samuel L. Jackson]]. |
*** This was parodied in [[Bob Saget]]'s ''[[Farce of the Penguins]]'', which was narrated by [[Samuel L. Jackson]]. |
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* Interesting point about Sir [[David Attenborough]]'s documentaries. In the UK he is nearly synonymous with good quality and he has been producing, commissioning and writing for natural history documentaries for decades and is widely knowledgeable about his subject and a driving force on all his projects (and was knighted for it). Outside the UK, maybe Canada, not so much thus his replacement narrators in other territories tend to be big entertainment names. |
* Interesting point about Sir [[David Attenborough]]'s documentaries. In the UK he is nearly synonymous with good quality and he has been producing, commissioning and writing for natural history documentaries for decades and is widely knowledgeable about his subject and a driving force on all his projects (and was knighted for it). Outside the UK, maybe Canada, not so much thus his replacement narrators in other territories tend to be big entertainment names. |
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** ''Life'' got narration by Oprah Winfrey in the US. |
** ''Life'' got narration by [[Oprah Winfrey]] in the US. |
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** Sigourney Weaver, as a more familiar face of conservation work, was brought in on ''Planet Earth'' |
** [[Sigourney Weaver]], as a more familiar face of conservation work, was brought in on ''Planet Earth'' |
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== Film - Live Action == |
== Film - Live Action == |
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