These guys are my heroes. I wouldn't be exaggerating to say that Bender Bending RodrÃguez is my favorite cartoon character of all time, and that is mainly due to the unfathomably great voicework of John DiMaggio, who was also in this session. I can take to the grave that I made him laugh. Plus, as the voice of Marcus Phenix in Gears of War, John gave me tips on how to finally beat the climactic boss battle. How cool is that?
Phil LaMarr, me, Billy West.
Me and John DiMaggio.
Me, Billy West and Maurice LaMarche.And I'd be remiss if I didn't cap this by saying I was in the presence of the God of Cartoon Voicedom himself, the great Billy West. Astonishing. Witnessing him seamlessly and without pause slipping from character to character (Philip J. Fry to Professor Hubert Farnsworth to Dr. John Zoidberg in nanoseconds) was a thing of beauty. He's a genius. I felt like a too-old/too-healthy version of a Make-a-Wish Foundation kid. I was in Heaven. These are my gods, people. And I walked among them.
Billy giving FROM THE ASHES the West Bump!
John DiMaggio giving me gaming tips for the final boss battle in Gears of War (the crossbow and the Lancer... I'll try that).
Me, Michele and John DiMaggio.
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OH! You lucky, lucky bastard.
That is too amazing! I love listening to the commentaries on the Futurama DVDs, especially when they get the voice actors involved - it sounds like so much fun, I want to pal around with all of them. These guys are so awesome and I'm glad they'll be back for more Futurama (thank gods the network didn't go through with scab voices)!
Yeah, watching them work was really a slice of heaven. Nicest guys ever.
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