HP5 and Jim Dale

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 12817

Hi --

Simon wrote:

> Someone wrote: "Anyone know when it's coming out? I've heard a lot of
> 'Nov.2001' and also a lot of 'sometime in 2002.' My theory is it'll be
>
> released in the UK in Nov. and over here (I hope!) in early 2002, like
>
> January."
>
> I would very much doubt they would do this. If they were to do
> different UK and US release dates then a large number of Americans
> would buy the UK
> version (possibly from some online companies) instead of waiting for
> the US copy to be released. I would guess that all the future books
> will have
> simultaneous release dates for English language versions (i.e. UK, US,
>
> Canada, Australia and some others).

I agree with Simon.  Scholastic lost *alot* of money on PoA when they
didn't release it until several months after the UK edition came out.
They won't make that mistake again, and in fact, I'm fairly certain both
publishers have said that there will hereafter always be simultaneous
release dates in the UK and US.

JIM DALE -- I have not heard the Stephen Fry versions, but if he doesn't
do different voices for the characters, I doubt I would enjoy them as
much as I do the Jim Dale versions.  I agree that his voices for several
characters are not what I imagined, and in fact, I absolutely hate his
voices for McGonagall and Hermione.  He does fine with Ginny, Cho and
some of the other more minor female characters, but I don't think he's
got a good handle on either McGonagall or Hermione.  I also *hate* the
voice he gave Sirius -- it's far too deep (as Carole said, he sounds
like he's about 800 yrs old!).  But, even with that, I *love* (love,
love, love) the Jim Dale versions of these books.  My baby is probably
going to recognize Jim Dale's voice more readily than my husband's
because of the amount of time spent in the car listening to these tapes.

Penny


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