Recorded live at FanX 2024, this episode of Conversations with Craig features Craig moderating a lively animation voice actor panel with Phil LaMarr, Spencer Grammer, Fred Tatasciore, Sean Chiplock, Khary Payton, and Jess Harnell. The conversation moves from career stories and fan questions to voice acting techniques, music, artificial intelligence, convention life, and the unpredictable comedy that happens when a room full of performers starts riffing off each other.

• The panelists discuss how voice acting has changed as fans have become more familiar with the people behind their favorite animated characters and video game roles.
• Audience questions lead to stories about auditions, musical inspiration, performance anxiety, AI, and the challenge of bringing emotion to even the smallest lines.
• The panel gets wonderfully ridiculous with dramatic Pac-Man, Call of Duty Zombies holiday music, cage-free zombies, emotional dot-dot-dots, and a surprisingly confident ruling on whether water is wet.

"I'm damned displeased to be killed in this fashion." - Fred Tatasciore

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Returning to their lord's castle, two samurai warriors are stopped by a mysterious spirit who foretells their futures. When the first part of the prophecy comes true, one warrior begins to believe the rest may follow. Urged on by his ambitious wife, he is pushed toward betrayal, murder, and the bloody pursuit of power.

Craig, Elisabeth and guest Blake Casselman talk about adapting classics, paranoia, sake and the movie "Throne of Blood" on this week's Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

• 0:54

  Craig, Elisabeth and Blake Casselman talk about "The Mandalorian and Grogu."

• 6:15

  Craig, Elisabeth and Blake discuss "Throne of Blood."

• 35:54

  Recasting

• 49:48

  Double Feature

• 52:55

  Final Thoughts

• 57:25

  A preview of next week's episode "The Hangover."

A respected knight, known for his bravery and skill on the battlefield, finds himself at odds with a squire whose intelligence and eloquence have made him one of the most admired nobles in court. When the squire viciously assaults the knight's wife, she steps forward to accuse her attacker, an act of bravery and defiance that puts her own life in jeopardy. The ensuing trial by combat, a grueling duel to the death, places the fate of all three in God's hands.

Craig, Elisabeth and guest Brendan Agnew talk about the brutality of the Middle Ages, perspectives, tornados and the movie "The Last Duel" on this week's Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

• 1:23

  Craig, Elisabeth and Brendan catch up on Oklahoma weather and Marion's latest movies.

• 10:14

  Craig, Elisabeth and Brendan discuss "The Last Duel."

• 50:00

  Recasting

• 1:11:01

  Double Feature

• 1:17:57

  Final Thoughts

• 1:22:04

  A preview of next week's episode "Throne of Blood."