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Post by childfree23 on Nov 20, 2011 18:29:41 GMT -5
This is probably one of the weirder questions/comments that's ever been posted on the forum, but since I'm posting it and it's about Jim-Bob, it should be no surprise.
I just watched "The Thanksgiving Story, Part 1," and there was one scene where Jim-Bob had to *shout* something. For a tween-aged kid, at the time, his voice really seemed quite loud.
In later episodes, where Jim-Bob's character was older and his voice had changed, it still seemed like it had the ability to carry without much effort.
My questions are:
* What range would you say Jim-Bob's voice is after it "changed"? Deep baritone? Bass? I know one thing for sure -- it's definitely *not* a tenor!
* What is David Harper's voice like in real life? for those who have met him? Does his voice really *boom* like it appears to on the show?
I am asking because I'm still plugging along on that multi-part fan fiction, and somewhere in the story -- I'm not quite sure where -- I'll need to write a description of Jim-Bob's voice and I'll want to know the right words to use.
Thanks in advance,
Debby
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Post by Marilyn on Nov 20, 2011 19:39:21 GMT -5
Was this just on tv?
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Post by childfree23 on Nov 20, 2011 19:59:11 GMT -5
Yes it was, Marilyn. I was watching a rare Sunday Waltons-A-Thon on GMC while doing my Sunday night homework. I am asking for other viewers/fans opinions on Jim-Bob's voice because I am notoriously tone-deaf and do not have an ear to judge men's and women's voice ranges, though I am good at judging natural loudness v. natural softness, and David's/Jim-Bob's voice did seem to "boom" no matter what age he was.
Thanks again,
Debby
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Post by Marilyn on Nov 20, 2011 21:37:44 GMT -5
Thought maybe I missed it! We don't get GMC. I always thought he had a soft voice. Low key....
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Post by childfree23 on Nov 20, 2011 22:22:37 GMT -5
Yes, GMC is really being good to The Waltons. I'm enjoying it. Too bad Hallmark Channel, which almost everyone gets on expanded basic cable, has cut The Waltons to one episode a day. I mean, I just don't know what I'm going to do without my Jim-Bob fix! ;D Hmmm ... soft voice ... low-key ... I like that descripton! Maybe it just sounds like it booms because it's deep, or maybe because of the way the soundtrack to the episodes were recorded ... and I say that as someone whose voice *does* boom even when I'm whispering.  Thank you! Debby |
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