The Legend of the Voices of The Legend of Vox Machina

In the fourth part of our behind-the-scenes documentary series, the Critical Role cast step into the recording booth to bring new life to Vox Machina with the guidance of The Legend of Vox Machina's voice director, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn! Catch a glimpse of their fantastic collaboration throughout this winding journey!
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[@prophetisaiah08]

Mr. Travis Willingham, I'm stealing that phrase: "Symphony of Idiots." That's a fucking gem!

[@Jurbo33]

Omg, right?! Conducting a symphony of idiots is one of the best descriptions of a DnD group (specifically mine) I've ever heard

[@christopherauvenshine2092]

I have my dnd group name now

[@davidbeppler3032]

Team name? Symphony of idiots. SOI.

[@leachofsouls]

As most of them have done work for blizzard at some point. Its Definitely a SoonTM

[@squiddyhs]

Same!

[@theskyling]

Mary is a no-brainer choice for voice director. Basically the only person for the job. Excited that so many people who were directly involved with c1 are being tapped to work on the show about c1.

[@levakis]

Especially when she’s been on the show and mis pronounces their names on the audiobook version the the crit role documentary after having watched the series 😹😹😹

[@theskyling]

@@levakis You gonna gatekeep Zahra herself? Lol. Even Matt and the main cast can't agree on how to pronounce some names in the series.

[@dseray9494]

She did really well in she - ra too

[@mrfixitishere]

Especially since Andrea ramono is retired

[@levakis]

@@theskyling no no no! Wasn’t saying anything bad. Zahra and kash! We’re my absolute favorite outta all the cast not sending any shade. Just pointing out how funny it was! I think she’s amazing!

[@TimeBucks]

I really wanna see the bloopers

[@morellatovar4151]

Bien

[@robgraham5320]

Totally ... I want to see the breakdown crackups where they all just can't stop laughing.

[@WeirdMole]

"The Legend of the Legend of the Legend of Vox Machina"?

[@chand911]

You've got like 900 hours of bloopers to watch, what are you talking about?

[@Rennrogue]

@@chand911 Great point!!!!

[@frankichiro]

"Hey guys, imagine if we could do like a 22 minutes animated special episode, wouldn't that be cool?"

[@jito7377]

And then the critter roled over the Kickstarter and crushed the team with "shut up and take my money". I still love them 'reaction' video, where they just act overwelmed and sit one the sofa.

[@mremu4358]

@@jito7377 acting? They all got shell shock from us Critters with the power of love and MoNeY lol we ended up bricking Matt.exe for awhile lol

[@FanSeitz]

Critters: "Let's go break Kickstarter."

[@mremu4358]

@@FanSeitz your profile picture currently is just absolute gold for that comment lol 10/10

[@jito7377]

@@mremu4358 Take recreating, if ou like it better. I'm sure they were shocked. It is still kinda surreal and unbelievable how much was given. It showes the trust and thankfulness of the fans. Imagen the 10% share Kickstarter takes, was more than the initial goal. If we could that back... Nevermind Amazon is paying for Season 2. I believe more, if they like the quota.

[@mitochondrialover2323]

I want an "easteregg" where a random female Npc starts speaking with Mathew's voice, *coughs and then switches to the actual voice actor.

[@Luinta]

I'd love to see this with Allura lol

[@al3ks15]

Ill come back to find this comment again when this happens.

[@mitochondrialover2323]

@@Luinta that would be just perfect or maybe the very first Npc to throw us of at the beginning

[@nigelcalpe]

oh god i hope this happen

[@15BubblesOrigami]

I hope their changeling tavernkeeper does just that! It'd make so much sense in universe as well.

[@ASquared544]

Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if this series ends up being some of the best work the Critical Role team ever does. They aren’t being handed a character and told to feel them out and figure out what voice is right with them. No, right out of the gate they understand these characters more intimately than anyone else, because they didn’t just make these characters, they evolved with them, endured their struggles, felt their pain, and in many ways these characters are a part of them and their lives, in more ways than one. These characters aren’t going to be their best work because they’re good voice actors, it’s going to be their best work because of the understanding they have with the characters.

[@Rosiepedia]

And because this is an official television show… they’ll be eligible for actual tv awards for it!

[@webhead4414]

@@Rosiepedia holy shit THIS!!!!

[@Ascaron1337]

Can you imagine the studio bosses' regret? "Nobody wants to watch this." "The risk is too high for it to flop." Yea, right. Take that you cowards! :D

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

It's an unbelievably unique opportunity. Definitely going to be the only one of it's kind!

[@lidular]

I agree, and it is insane to think that, these aren't just random voice actors. They are literally some of the best english speaking voice actors in the world. Any show would be jealous to have that cast.

[@nicholasdao2649]

It's not even acting anymore. They are well and truly "re-living" an already written arc of their lives. Leaps and bounds more wondrous and real than you could ever imagine.

[@TheMacroSlacker]

wondrous

[@nicholasdao2649]

@@TheMacroSlacker Thank you. Didn't see that there.

[@Winters_Fate]

Well said!

[@chand911]

This isn't the compliment you think it is and it's a huge problem with the fanbase. You need to learn to separate these people from the characters and the game.

[@nicholasdao2649]

@@chand911 That's not an issue, as it's each to their own. It would be wrong in saying that the characters they made aren't, at least in part, connected to themselves. Their ability to act so convincingly, BECAUSE THEY'RE ACTORS, only lends greater depth to the overall experience, that being Dungeons and Dragons, the very game built on one's imagination. Though it's all technically make-believe, whatever emotional feedback that the Critical Role cast, as well as the critters, gleamed from it all can in no way be lessened or denied. Plus, since campaign 1 finished awhile ago, what they are doing, as general as it can be stated, is in fact reliving a portion of their shared past, only now being in animated form.

[@elliot2331]

That "Coming Soon" taunts me. When is soon? WHEN IS SOON?

[@nikuotaku]

When will then be now?! Soon!!!

[@webhead4414]

Is it Thursday yet?

[@ASquared544]

If we’re going by Cherry time, that’s anywhere between next year and next millennia

[@jackmartin1464]

@@nikuotaku Spaceballs. Nice.

[@DruidQueen89]

@@nikuotaku beat me to it lol

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

Just because of how close she is with Taliesin, I hope Erika Ishii plays Cassandra de Rolo.

[@ryanhannah9908]

Ooo...

[@wildwesley9328]

YEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!

[@dragonace7211]

OOOOOOO, yes please.

[@FanSeitz]

I wouldn't be surprised if Erika was in this somewhere.

[@seven-cats-3]

ooo

[@validol1442]

Taliesin said something about the voices we "will not be surprised to hear", so I'm pretty sure it kinda confirms the cameos of guests of the show Plus since they all came from VA they might ask their ex-colleagues to join, would be pretty fucking cool to hear someone like Troy Baker voice Vecna or smth

[@jothamfunclara6583]

Troy Baker as Trinket?

[@OpDDay2001]

I took that to mean that perhaps the newcomers from Exandria Unlimited will have voice roles in TLoVM.

[@philkovach948]

Mark Hamil tweeted to contact his agent RE: Vecna

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

Nolan North will almost certainly voice something

[@vicenzostella1390]

So what you’re saying is that Tiberius will return…

[@cara3566]

Wow, these voice actors are great! Exactly how I imagined the main characters sounding!!! Perfect casting!

[@Ares9804]

You're joking, right? The internet broke my sarcasm-detector...

[@Jurbo33]

Lolol

[@RiddleportRain]

I really hope you're joking. These voice actors ARE the same people that played them on critical role season 1.

[@copcultofpersonality8223]

@@Ares9804 he's definitely kidding XD

[@Ares9804]

@@copcultofpersonality8223 you never quite know...

[@Metalcherrytree]

As a newbie voice actor in LA, it feels good to know that legendary voice actors are also in their closets doing auditions. Makes me feel like a real professional :)

[@MongoTheDerp]

I know the feeling. I'm nowhere close to being able to take the step toward a place like LA or Dallas, but seeing their spaces to work on a MAJOR project makes me feel so accomplished with my own closet booth!

[@bezerkoid]

You got this! May your voice soon grace our ears

[@ThirdRateNerds]

if ya do it for a living, you're a real professional. don't sell yourself short

[@pandymandy]

I got actual chills seeing Sylas in proper rendition, and Matt will still be taking on his role! Yes!

[@BlueEyesWhitePrivilege]

I'm hoping he gets to play Gilmore, but he expressed trepidation in that.

[@joshuamctiernan6063]

If this has bloopers, they will be LEGENDARY.

[@OneWingedAngelsBand]

Bloopers and Matt talking to himself have been mentioned. But you know what else is needed? Scanlan's songs complete with a backing track and a music video feel. That would make it perfect. 😅

[@xXTheMisteriousOneXx]

Oh boy, does the CR channel have news for you

[@LunarFlare777]

i need like a whole minute long fight scene with a thousand miles over it.

[@MisterGently]

3 characters I want Matt to play: Artagan, Gilmore, Victor. When I saw the title I really hoped for some announcements for additional actors. But I'm hyped anyway.

[@patrickschardt7724]

If he doesn’t do those 3, I’ll be very disappointed

[@herosmith5662]

Matt's expressed some serious hesitancy about voicing Gilmore in the series, seeing as he's canonically a POC. (Which, ya know, more power to him, proper rep is important, especially to Matt) I will be very surprised if he doesn't voice Artie and Victory, though.

[@Fsudryden]

No ne can do Victor except Matt.

[@Sp4rt4nSl4ya]

@@herosmith5662 it's not like they're doing a live action, there's no reason to avoid voicing someone simply because your skin tones are different, he's been voicing him for years now, no reason to stop now

[@saphriaofhogwarts]

I agree! I wanna see Matthew voice Victor! Victor is easily one of my favorite NPCs in C1 (along with Silas, Gilmore, Kima, Artagan, and others, although Artie is an all around favorite in both campaigns)!

[@simonkennedy6116]

I love how Silas Briarwodd looks so much like Travis

[@Arkay24]

I remember thinking that particularly after the Halloween episode where he and Laura dressed up as the Briarwoods

[@simonkennedy6116]

@@Arkay24 I bet Lady Briarwood is going to look like Laura

[@ryanhannah9908]

@@simonkennedy6116 I want it. But at the Same time Laura is way to pretty for her

[@aerohaelis1]

I don't think he originally did from the get go, it wasn't until that Halloween episode with the Willinghams that the headcanon got set

[@johnnyb368]

8:40 The increase of intensity Marisha had in each take had me dying

[@therealameliabedelia7821]

The longer I love Critical Role, the more I appreciate Marisha. I always liked her but re-watching C1, Keyleth has low key become one of my favourite characters and I realised that I just love Marisha’s sense of humour.

[@FlorentiusIV]

You can see her veins popping at the end there, haha!

[@beeholder6345]

Marisha saying that they know those characters so well made me wonder if it’s difficult for them to have to regress their characters back to the Briarwood arc, after so very many hours of playing them afterwards.

[@Drekromancer]

I'd hazard a guess that you're right. That's an interesting take. The way you channel the character changes as the character grows - so they'd have to reach back pretty far to channel an older version of the character.

[@Peter_Cordes]

@@Drekromancer - I'd guess it helps to have writers, and especially a voice *director* they 100% trust, to help them find the right version of the character for this season.

[@GatsuForce]

Can we get a separate "Mercer Edition", where Matthew voices all the NPCs?

[@idalaursen8935]

I, respectfully, double he has time for that😅

[@ninjadrew1033]

@@idalaursen8935 I mean he can just get Tal to help him out with the whole "Time" thing.

[@Evija3000]

I can imagine some fan taking parts of the animated show and putting Mercer audio from Critical Role on it.

[@MrFlaten92]

we kinda already have, its call Critical Role Campaign 1

[@incitingariot9925]

@@ninjadrew1033 Please refer to him by his title Our Eldritch Overlord Taliesin Jaffee.

[@Leveler02]

I now want pixar style animated bloopers for this

[@marcusalm7350]

To be fair, some of the scenes are pretty much bloopers already. Like the Door. Or Grog "talking" to the guards with Terry. Or Grog having someone else pull the Wish card. Or Grog talking to his sword on the shitter... A lot of Grog now that I think about it...

[@robgraham5320]

@@marcusalm7350 The Conversation with Craven Edge in the Bog Shack is classic ... As is the 'Titles' scene with Percy Grog and Scanlan.

[@beaniebandit]

watching Exandria Unlimited, i didnt realize how much i missed the other members voices

[@dtczyk8976]

I did

[@Variocom]

I do LOVE EXU, and I hope they stay involved with cr down the road, but... man the main cast is so iconic

[@beaniebandit]

@@Variocom love the newcomers Robbie and Amiee. but hearing the OG gave me a sense of nostalgia

[@kllrnooooova]

@@beaniebandit robbie and Aimee are soo good witb RP!

[@evalynn1863]

Hearing Laura and Marisha again fucking hit me like a train. I miss them so much

[@wickedpissa25]

"A Symphony of Idiots", a Vox Machina Retrospective.

[@knuckles543]

With Laura “heavenly Harp noises” Bailey

[@gunndygaming]

EVERY time I hear that theme music, no matter how my day is going, I am immediately pushed to a happy place and feel a surge of excitement for what's to come!!!!

[@runs_with_dragons]

Same, C1’s intro is my ringtone and I love it!

[@ThePopeOfAllDope]

When Matt was talking about the fact that they're working on something he just made up, I was like "Of course, you're one the creative geniuses or our time!"

[@MichelleWade1973]

Matt really is the Da Vinci of our times.

[@sturmklinge9642]

Didn't know that a behind the scene video could make me cry, but here we are.

[@crit_bot]

Okay, I almost cried too so don't feel bad

[@GoFbassist]

Yes me too

[@dragnfly111]

Same!

[@Beka1115]

This one made me cry too

[@twitchgiggles]

Hey, me too

[@johnobrien7562]

we got to meet Mary Elizabeth up in Toronto at the 2015 Fan Expo - she's not kidding when she says she's a Critter - she took time to get photos with everyone she saw in Critical Role gear.

[@benjamincruzj]

I cast wall of tears on my face.

[@karottenkopf1520]

It sooths my heart to see a Frumpkin plushy in Liams studio.

[@kaitlynwickham6237]

3:20 Pike freaking out about something as Taliesin loses it.

[@FallingBloodrain]

I am still holding out hope that Matt will voice Gilmore, cuz he *is* Gilmore.

[@cara3566]

Yeah but I won’t be upset if he decided to pass it to someone of color. I know that is something very important, especially to him, so I will respect whatever call they make. I’m still sad he isn’t going to voice allura Lolol!

[@danmurray1996]

@@cara3566 Yeah I definitely got the impression he wasn't voicing Gilmore given his delivery of him saying he was voicing Sylas. Very bummed for him, it seems like they caved to the pressure to not let him voice his own character. Wondering how they will handle Marisha voicing Beau if they make it to C2.

[@FallingBloodrain]

@@cara3566 Same, I know thats one of his worries that he'd be taking a job away from a POC and if that ends up being the case I'll be sad but I'll understand. But he is 100% my first pick, Gilmore (to me) kind of felt like Matt's character in VM he has so much love for that character so I'd honestly be a little (or a lot) sad if its not him. I'm sad he's not going to voice Allura too! We'd all be fine with him voicing her! Hell i;m sure we'd be fine with him voicing ALL the NPCs XD.

[@maylast2557]

@@cara3566 why would he pass it to someone, and your disclaImer of a person of color really shows your feelings. GOD DAMN CLOSET RACISTS PISS ME OFF.

[@IceDragon978]

@@FallingBloodrain How can he be "taking a job away" from someone who never had it?

[@dungeonsdudesdragons]

Ashley being at the level she's at and still recording in a closet-booth gives so much hope to this little Voice Actor. hahaha

[@solaire773]

Little voice actors are how they all started out , just need the opportunity to make it big

[@RiskPig]

Same! My husband is a voice actor, and he's working out of our bedroom closet. When I saw the clothes behind Ashley, I was like "HEY, THAT'S AWESOME."

[@dungeonsdudesdragons]

@@RiskPig RIGHt?! haha. You're not a voice actor until you've sweat in a 3x3 closet for a few hours. haha.

[@morgan.williams76]

I hope this smashes it out of the park so we can eventually get a mighty nein series

[@leahbeah1585]

god I hope so, no shade to vox machina but I am FAR more familiar and attached to the mighty nein so I would so fucking hyped if this led into a mighty nein series

[@WarlockBear]

@@leahbeah1585 honestly I SORT of feel the same but it took a while to get that way. I think its ONLY because we came in halfway with Vox Machina. We missed All of the Struggle on their rise to power. But the Might Nein we got to see every moment and share every moment and get attached from their weakest forms.

[@leahbeah1585]

@@WarlockBear that is true, as well as the cast being less experienced with making characters, also doesn’t help that I’ve only seen like 40 episodes of vox machina

[@WarlockBear]

@@leahbeah1585 If you can keep pushing, Vox machina REALLY grows on you. it was a real struggle for a while. but then something just clicked and I was addicted

[@morgan.williams76]

@@WarlockBear story wise some of the big arcs in c1 were great. Only reason I've never watched more than those is because i absolutely detest percy, 10 hours of it is tolerable but hundreds of hours of him was a big NOPE!

[@israelbeta]

To everyone asking about Orion Acaba/Tiberius: Orion has poisoned whatever relationship he had with the cast, all of his own doing. He has claimed IP copyright on Tiberius, forbidding his use in the show. He has threatened the cast with legal action if they mention Tiberius or him ever again. So, no, writing him out of CR history isn't disrespectful. If anything, it's far kinder than he deserves.

[@kittylove9316]

i agree, he was not very nice & you could see it when you watched the episodes before he was removed

[@MrJechgo]

It went that far as legal actions? Yikes :S

[@matteoraia]

Where can I read this (awful) stuff?

[@mikehomebrew8918]

Orion has just as much right to the Critical Role IP as any other of the cast members. It doesn't matter how he behaves. He was an original member of the group. He deserves his cut, period.

[@morgan.williams76]

@@mikehomebrew8918 wait he deserves a cut of something he had nothing to do with? Don't remember him having anything to do with the briarwood arc

[@TheKrilicious]

I didn't realize how much I missed seeing Marisha, Laura, Travis, and Talesin before this video 😅

[@cameronmcewen9666]

Laura voices the sexiest characters.

[@dtczyk8976]

“Coming soon” As someone who grew up waiting for blizzard games, this phrase haunts me.

[@_zurr]

Telltale fan here, I know how you feel buddy.

[@TheFosterKelly]

We must hold out hope

[@KumaoftheForest]

They might never release it

[@zaneflory]

Hollow Knight fan here, I know how you feel buddy.

[@Ascaron1337]

Duke Nukem forever anyone? :D

[@Genashi1991]

Put me in cryo-sleep and wake me up when it's out, because, doctor, the wait will otherwise kill me. :D

[@joehearty768]

Rest in peace, bro 😢

[@HeliosLPX]

The series is in good hands with Mary Elizabeth!

[@KumaoftheForest]

If only they’d release it instead of posting this “making of” videos, all the time going into making these could be going to releasing what we ACTUALLY PAID FOR

[@HeliosLPX]

@@KumaoftheForest Most of these videos were recorded while they were actually working on it. They already said that the series will be released between summer and fall of this year. You don't have to wait for that much longer.

[@ultrabigfella]

@@KumaoftheForest are you dumb bro? They're still working on it? They can have someone make these videos to hold us over till it's release and also still work on it.

[@cameronmcewen9666]

Should have her husband voicing on the show as well.

[@HeliosLPX]

@@cameronmcewen9666 Yeah! Hopefully Steve's gonna be there.

[@Icipherx]

Honestly made me weep coming here after having watched both seasons multiple times. How far they have come, yet they still are the same nicest, goofiest people who did not fail to let us fans feel that this animated series is in fact a love letter to us!

[@MistyStarStrike]

That image of all of them in the recording booth at 3:08 just gave me chills. It's like the voice actor equivalent of seeing all the avengers in the same room together stood in a fighting stance

[@Dazen101]

I can't believe they got the actual cast for this show.

[@M4GG0TK1NG]

You can't believe the people who created the show cast themselves to play their own characters that the show is based on? Why is that hard to believe?

[@dogtorman]

I know! That's a cast full of high profile actors! Budget musta been millions!

[@WardenCommander.]

@@M4GG0TK1NG He was sarcastic...

[@davidparkes7741]

@@dogtorman 11.4 millions to be precise.

[@bartholen]

@@dogtorman There's got to be some nepotism or such trickery going on. It's like they just gave all the main character voice roles to their friends. SMH.

[@enquestt]

i don't know if i've ever been this excited for a show, take all the time you need, we'll all be here waiting :)

[@markus242007]

Critters are a patient bunch. Especially when it comes to Kickstarter projects.

[@brandonhughes8856]

Man the end of this felt like a premiere date was coming lol.

[@mathewadams2929]

I yelled at my screen. "Soon?! REALLY? Awww man!"

[@trunkskoolkid]

Let them take all the time they need, don't want it to be rushed (like so many things are). They said it was a love letter to us and I'll happily wait for it 😊

[@cryofpaine]

@@trunkskoolkid Exactly. You wouldn't want to end up with "Oh Critters, Critters, Critters..." :p (Not that that wasn't absolutely adorable.)

[@gladiusdei]

I want this cast to remake the movie “Clue”.

[@Boundwithflame23]

Matt as Mr Boddy (the actual Mr Boddy not the butler pretending to be Mr Boddy) Travis as Col Mustard Thats as far as I got off the top of my head.

[@gladiusdei]

@@Boundwithflame23 Matt as col. mustard, Travis as mr. green, Sam as Prof. Plum, Liam as Wadsworth, Laura as Mrs. White, Marisha as Scarlett, Ashley as Peacock, and Brian Wayne Foster as Mr. Body.

[@Boundwithflame23]

@@gladiusdei Oh now you’ve got me torn between Liam and Matt playing the villain. XD

[@gladiusdei]

Let’s let Liam have some fun.

[@Boundwithflame23]

@@gladiusdei Ye Sam as Plum is perfect. Might switch Laura and Marisha. 🤔 Sultry Vex voice fits Scarlett in my head.

[@angelamaggioncalda1923]

I find it so strange every time I'm reminded that 'normal' voice acting is just one person in a box. The first time I was introduced to group recording was extra features for 'Surf's Up' and am happy for the cast that they get to enjoy each other's company while recording.

[@MrJechgo]

It really depends on the project. For dubbing, it's often one actor at the time, since they need to be very precise and accurate with the mouth flaps. However, for original animation in which the voice acting is the original one, they can do whatever they want, such as recording together.

[@neonom1024]

Ever since I saw her as part of that full-cast table read footage way back when I assumed Mary Elizabeth McGlynn was serving the role of some sort of director. I also suspect she might be playing Allura...

[@Hellscrap3r]

Mary as Allura would be *_amazing._* I really hope this happens now.

[@aakash2868]

Now that you pointed it, I can definitely see her as the voice of Allura.

[@ryanhannah9908]

Yes. Yes and yes. Make it so!

[@Evija3000]

Or Delilah.

[@Auzrill]

I fell in love with Mary Elizabeth McGlynn watching Ghost in the Shell. So glad she is a part of this project as well! Hopefully she can guest star in c3

[@elfietheespeon9462]

I fell in love with Mary Elizabeth McGlynn as Naoto in the Persona 4 Animation. She's such an awesome person

[@secpendragon9760]

It might've just been a glimpse of her talent, but I loved her as Zahra in C1. Hoping she might pop up in C3 or maybe EXU

[@RiddleportRain]

Same here! Also her singing some of the songs in the Silent Hill games. Silent Hill 3's soundtrack was the best ever because of her!!

[@Neurodivergent-j1f]

She is also Nevan on DMC3, correct?

[@therealameliabedelia7821]

@@secpendragon9760 I adore her as Zarah. She and Will Friedle never felt like guests so much as extensions of the cast.

[@Neomagi125]

Sam: We were all gathered together the 8 of us ...We are recording all 8 of us....Just us 8 friends... Orion: Damn, I made some bad choices.

[@silentwhisp4r670]

He was my favorite among the normal cast too. Rip Tiberius Stormwind.

[@PTGumby]

I wonder if they were using Orion's footage for those "flashbacks"

[@freedomnow5]

Yeah, really felt some shade being thrown there.

[@deepseafish257]

@@PTGumby In one of the shots it looks like Liam recording the video is reflected in a mirror, but I'm not 100% sure since the face is obviously blocked by the phone

[@samuelstensgaard4828]

Lol Orion can get stuffed

[@Brakkenimation]

To voice a different sentiment, I'm really excited to hear all the new NPC voices - especially Gilmore. I trust them to have cast someone they feel is right, and while Matt's personality and voice has been intrinsic to the game, I also think it's great that they have the opportunity to add an extra layer of identity to all these characters.

[@VoidLantadd]

I'm pretty sure Gilmore is one of the characters Matt will be voicing. Could be wrong.

[@crabinthetophat490]

I can't wait for Keyfish animated in all it's glory with possible new monologue???

[@jw__11]

With * tragic harp and flute music * while she's falling and then just * splat * "Oh look, it's a magic trick, a goldfish turned into a corpse"

[@XoIoRouge]

Lol, might have to wait a while. Possibly will never happen**. From what we know, the first season is about Briarwood, introducing those characters to us in a proper fashion. This is new material tailored for the animated series. This way the Animated Series has no dependencies on watching the Critical Role episodes, but more importantly so that the Animated Series doesn't SPOIL the Critical Role episodes. While it would be majestic and glorious and not really a spoiler, it was even more magical with the casts reactions as they were playing in the moment. That in itself is already full of glory, and having it animated would limit some of the casts' reactions as the actors were "there" and laughing/reacting but their characters weren't (and thus, many people would be removed from the scene). It sure could be a fun watch, but so is the clip of them at the table. **Note: It could happen by the official production company and Critical Role cast, but due to the reasons I mentioned above, if it does happen; it'd be a dedicated clip that's non-canon in the animated show and labeled as a spoiler for the games.

[@katieroberts7012]

@@XoIoRouge A lot of articles are saying that it is all new content because intially in the kickstarter that is what they promised, when it was a special and then a few episodes. Then they promised to animate the briarwoods. After that? We don't know. Though keyfish happened in a fairly slow arc that may well be cut, if we even get that many seasons.

[@XoIoRouge]

@@katieroberts7012 While true, I'm pretty sure I heard that season 2 for the animated show will also be "new" tailored content. But alas, I cannot promise anything. I did reread this post recently (got a notification) and I think I have to disagree that Keyfish would be fun to watch. If the show "takes itself seriously" then it won't have the cast's laughters and surprised reactions at what Marisha is doing, nor Marisha's confused "Wait, this doesn't work how I want?" face. It might not be as funny when we're seeing a fan character fall off a cliff, turn into a fish, and then a puddle of red. May not be as comfortable for people who don't know the original situation.

[@thekingofston7591]

One of these days we are going to get a month and then a date I will legitimately scream at the top of my lungs in excitement

[@MichelleWade1973]

I have resigned myself to tears. No matter when, there will be happy happy tears.

[@afusuke500]

So how you feeling now, OP?

[@sirtuna8066]

@TheKingOfSton so how'd it go...you scream

[@MongooseDoggie]

Big fan of these titles

[@_____2219]

Imagine after the production: The legend of the legend of Vox Machina

[@mafiapenguin007]

The Legend of the Titles of the Videos of the Legend of Vox Machina

[@neonom1024]

I'll admit it. I misread your comment at first glance.

[@TheKoronas]

@@neonom1024 I'm glad that I am not the only one haha

[@Aimz012]

Couldn't have picked anyone better! The series is in such great hands with Mary!

[@thetruestinsanegamer10]

Critical Role should do a compilation of all the "The Legend of..." videos and call it "The Legend of The Legend of The Legend of Vox Machina"

[@robgraham5320]

Starting with the 'We broke Kickstarter' video from the Talks Machina set ... or the 'Bed Dream' ...

[@justaghostinthesea]

If they do these little mini-documentaries for The Mighty Nein, they should call it "The Mighty [ ] of the Mighty Nein"

[@lukejackson3901]

You can trace when things happened based on what people are wearing xD lolol Everyone remember Brian's jokes about Ashley's beanie and everything? haha

[@critroleclips7320]

I am completely expecting Steven Colbert as Sovereign Uriel III and cannot be convinced otherwise.

[@neonom1024]

this is what I never knew I always wanted :)

[@herosmith5662]

That would be fun. Also, its Sovereign Uriel. The monarch title is expressly gender neutral in Tal'Dorei.

[@Stephen2K4]

I honestly hope Steven gets some kind of camio voice role.

[@critroleclips7320]

@@herosmith5662 Thank you, I totally forgot that detail. Thank you!

[@lfleming221]

Please, please, please!!!! Manifesting this exact thing!!!!

[@sapphiregoblin6258]

I can't fucking wait, also this title is epic

[@Bigryguy95-epic]

The title is rather legendary in my opinion

[@H3nry4865]

Ikr

[@kei9895]

of course sam has the fanciest voice over rig at home, and of course he has a feather boa in his home booth

[@bananafish58]

He must have been having a "bad hair" day! XD

[@ChargerBulldogs19]

The feather boa is apparently a VO/VA trick, it helps direct sound in a certain way. I wouldn’t be surprised if most VA booths have a boa at the ready

[@Krystina5e]

@@ChargerBulldogs19 in the Behind the scenes where they were recording the 'your turn to roll' song you can see Ashley wearing a feather boa in the booth while she sings. Definitely some kind of recording trick.

[@threadsandpurrs]

@@Krystina5e I thought I remembered that. Thank you for remembering which video it was in. I believe they explained somewhere that it helps with the sound quality.

[@Aurelius2142]

Do you all realize the work that Mary has done as an ADR director before? Rurouni Kenshin? A little show called Naruto?? THE FREAKING COWBOY BEBOP DUB???? That's basically the poster child for the Dub>Sub argument XD

[@Figgy5119]

9:24 of course Sam is up to shenanigans even during a table read XD

[@FunnyFany]

The legend of the voices of the legend of voice machines.

[@sammy431]

Seeing them all together in the same recording booth is just 🥺 it’s so utterly perfect and as it should be and I hope they’ll get to go back to group recordings for season 2

[@metrosuez7475]

Considering that Mary is directing, I really hope Steve Blum appears in the show

[@Hellscrap3r]

He'd be pretty good as Earthbreaker Groon.

[@julian7247]

@@Hellscrap3r or Kevdak, or any of the chromatic council

[@madhurdhingra4525]

@@julian7247 Season 1 is till Briarwood Arc so probably not.

[@FanSeitz]

He'll be a creature or a monster I bet.

[@master_chef7807]

It’s so humbling to see these high level voice actors working in makeshift home studios, gives me hope as an aspiring voice actor

[@RJ_Ehlert]

Saw a car with the bumper sticker "The Traveler is my Co-Pilot" in my suburb. Pretty neat wild critter spotting.

[@karlsweeney2328]

Got that sticker for my last car about a month before the engine blew. That Artie is a funny guy.

[@RJ_Ehlert]

@@karlsweeney2328 Trickster gods, my dude.

[@Hermiju98]

I wonder if zahra will show up in the show as well even if just a small cameo

[@Dudae_]

I'm not sure. I know the Kickstarter unlocked the Briarwood arc and that's past the Slayer's Take where she and Kash were introduced, but they could just decide to skip that bit

[@Thndrcougrfalcnbrd]

@@Dudae_ if they skip over my boy Kash I will RIOT

[@neonom1024]

I have a suspicion/secret hope that Mary will voice Allura

[@marcusalm7350]

@@neonom1024 Oh, how did that thought not cross my mind untill now?! :O

[@viktorstagnetti7491]

Probably not until Season 2 for the Chroma Conclave arc.

[@mjr8888]

I'm glad to see the Major is helping out these goofballs.

[@HoboTeaParty]

I always get surprised to find out the different characters some voice actors have done. They are so talented that each voice is so unique that I just hear that character. You have actors that voice animated characters and you instantly know that it's Morgan Freeman or Bill Murray but the true voice actor becomes that character and you almost never know unless you check the credits.

[@AssassinLupus7]

@@HoboTeaParty Case in point, I had absolutely no idea Mary voice Kusanagi. That's freaking awesome!

[@couryswan2448]

Agasp... Dude I love gits...man I should like maybe look at the credits for once....

[@mjr8888]

@@AssassinLupus7 Ye, when I found that out due to her Between the Sheets I was floored because I love the Major.

[@Drewcatmorris]

I love these people and Mary Elizabeth is a wizard in her own right. I'm so looking forward to this.

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

Well... GOO Warlock, but I getcha. :P

[@Drewcatmorris]

@@Zombiewithabowtie Ah ha ha! You're right of course.

[@Tarmachan]

Looking forward to seeing who they pick to voice Delilah!

[@ortzinator]

I know but I'm under NDA :P

[@jacobrobinson884]

Well, turns out it's Grey Griffon. As in Azula from ATLA

[@alexisgarland8004]

Seeing them all in the booth together brought tears to my eyes. This is the epitome of a passion project, and I can't believe that I've been able to go along on this journey with them all...We're with you, Vox Machina, till the end.

[@RealHarry18]

I love love love that they're recording in groups to capture that spontaneity and improv of the table. That was my biggest concern going in, that perhaps the performances would lose the magic if they're recording voice-over separately. Also, Mary as the voice director, HELL YES! She did Cowboy Bebop's English Dub voice direction as a debut, so that alone shows how good she is.

[@allypearlman5569]

Oh she did bebop!? Thats literally the best Dub of all time okay im all in now

[@RealHarry18]

@@allypearlman5569 Jump on the hype train!

[@SleepStarvedNerd]

Mary was a great choice because of how familiar she is with the content.

[@muslimmetalman]

Mary has been directing all of these actors, a lot of them for over 10 years, since Naruto and Bleach.

[@stephensommers4628]

I’m excited to see Pike in more of the story than she originally was if the show continues, and it should.

[@TheLordofMetroids]

I think Amazon bought two seasons so 24ish episodes?

[@themeanlesbeann]

Okay but the way I cheered when Mary Elizabeth popped up on screen. I really love that woman. She's hilarious and so talented. Zahra is still my fav guest character they've ever had.

[@Anduresta]

You guys must be so proud at this point to see how much your story telling has created this epic world. I cannot imagine the excitement and joy it must be to see your role play characters come to life and be known world wide.

[@Nkp_09]

Seeing them in the booths made me cry. I’m so excited!!

[@TheHorreK2]

I just love the passion of the cast. Its just heartwarming to see/hear how they love what they are doing.

[@Ruinred]

I like watching Travis mouth "i would like to rage"

[@ephedianroyalty2511]

i would lowkey watch the full show of just them in a booth voice acting through it.

[@TheQuiet94]

I so hope they release these recording videos as behind the scenes extras after the show comes out. I teared up like crazy seeing them all in the booth together.

[@apino9754]

It would only be right for the show to be released on a Thursday! Change my mind!!

[@FanSeitz]

Can't wait to play guess the new voices, that I probably will recognize when it comes out. Wouldn't be surprised if Yuri Lowenthal or Steve Blum show up in it somewhere.

[@Jaxom35x]

You just know Steve Blum and Troy Baker will be involved somewhere.

[@cameronmcewen9666]

They definitely should.

[@FanSeitz]

@@Jaxom35x Steve Blum I can see voicing a monster.

[@FanSeitz]

@@Jaxom35x Probably Fred Tatasciore too, he's been in everything lately. He's one of the best.

[@Yggdrasi7]

You straight-up hired Zahra... this is simply amazing to have a guest come and direct. Someone who got first hand experience and was invited inside this wonderful artistic endeavour. Im so happy for you guys Im happy for us. Dnd was so vilified when I was a kid and so ridiculed. And now you guys pull this off. When I'm old and wrinkled, I'll remember this shit as a feat of arms for all geekdom. Maybe it'll just be pop culture then... ;) Thank you for this.

[@MagickP00dle]

I can't help getting emotional listening to the cast talk about how amazing this experience has been. I'm so glad I was able to back it and help make it happen.

When I saw David Tennant's name, I screamed - literally screamed - at my TV, and a show that was already great got instantly elevated. My only sadness was that he wasn't there longer.

[@Trashfire_Nee]

To everyone hoping for Matt to voice Gilmore: Yes he has said how much Gilmore means to him, and therefore he will have a hand in making sure the person they pick for the task can truly deliver the flair and quality we know and love. The crew has shown they care deeply about this, and that means they're going to make casting decisions with that same care. Trust them with this.

[@krd24551]

"Liam will watch an episode of the show" Oh boy. Looks like there's a crop that are mostly done. That bodes well for dropping this Q3/Q4.

[@hunacean]

I think this is the first ever Hollywood project where you can also watch the cast and director hang out in a hot tub, making cocktails and talk about nipples.

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

And that they all own matching pyjamas.

[@TeddyMcgiggles]

It never fails to shock me how much you can care about people that have no idea you exist. Sure, we all know them or at least feel like we do because we welcome them into our lives via Twitch and or KZbin but on the whole they don't know us as individuals. It's crazy how proud and happy for them I am on such a fundamental that I felt tears welling up during the scenes with them all in the recording studio together. What they have is a truly magical gift that brings so many people together. As a man in his 40's it makes no sense to me for me to feel as close/proud of them as I do but nonetheless here I am rambling about how much the cast of CR means to me.

[@EmileVinesh]

It's incredible to see how big Critical Role has become. And it all started as a group of friends playing D&D, and then bravely decided to share their story with viewers. It became a community... It became something bigger than each of them, and each of us could ever dream of... I'm happy for them to see how big this show has become!

[@hadorstapa]

I love that they’re able to be together in one booth to record together. So often you hear of animation projects where the actors tall about the experience and they’ve not met each other. This should really help the dynamism.

[@Fenristhegreat]

9:45 - "but, obviously cos of reasons we need to find new voices for them". Lol

[@kllrnooooova]

Man, a group reading video would be so cool! We get to see CR voice acting. Basically scripted Critical Role. Also, will a Cast reveal happen?

[@LawfulHalibut]

the writers have done it they have made us not only accept but want them. Those magnificent Bastards.

[@aakash2868]

What do you mean THIS is scripted critical role? It was always sCrIpTeD

[@bean2562]

@@aakash2868 yeah, why do you think Brian is on the payroll? His script writing is what keeps the show alive.

[@eaea8112]

I hope they never lose the excitement and not even a single day they feel like it's just work and nothing more. all the best wishes for everyone involved. love you guys.

[@cartooncrazed13]

as someone who is current going through the vox machina series, I cannot tell you just how excited I am, I can't wait to watch Scanlon shitting everywhere, percy blowing up both enemies and his guns alike, and Grog hitting things really really hard. And if we get to that point I would love to see thorbir of the slayers take struggle to kill rats.

[@Pixelists]

This made me so emotional 😭 I can not wait for this! Mary is the perfect choice

[@queerquill]

I can't wait for the announcement that: "IT IS THURSDAY YET!"

[@catiasantos9470]

yeah if prime dosen't launch it on a Thursday they're missing a hell of a chance

[@wolvo5441]

I personally can’t wait to see tary and grog go shopping animated 🤣🤣

[@chefdano3474]

Every time i see an update like this, i get so hyped!! This is so unique, so special, a show like this or a production like this... you just don't see it. you don't see a passion project of this caliber in any media, and I don't know if we'll ever see a project like this again. I can not wait!

[@daydreamerX200]

Coming to this from my second watch through of season two. You guys are fucking amazing and have created something absolutely beautiful. And now with the announcement of the MN coming soon, all I can say is thank you for doing this, for touching so many people, and making such an awesome community.