What's up with the narrator's voice?

[chirox the pony 1,336]

I've noticed in the recent season 5 (sorta) trailers they have this epic sounding man as the narrator, I wonder what's up with that, last time I checked they didn't market toys aimed at girls like that, so I was wondering if this meant anything for the series or the show, also has it always been like that?

[Jeric 46,851]

He's actually a famous narrator in the biz.

[chirox the pony 1,336]

He's actually a famous narrator in the biz.

Well was he always there (in terms of marketing for MLP) or has he just been brought in?

[Jeric 46,851]

Well was he always there (in terms of marketing for MLP) or has he just been brought in?

No, he wasn't always there. He was likely brought in because

 

a) experience narrating

B ) these guys all know each other

c) they are hinting at the nature of Season 5

[ukxRainbowdash 165]

I've noticed in the recent season 5 (sorta) trailers

Woah! Where can I find these? I haven't seen anything.

[chirox the pony 1,336]

Woah! Where can I find these? I haven't seen anything.

 

Here you go, you can find more of these trailers in the season 5 info topic.

[Odyssey 5,716]

The narrator's voice is a sign to show what would Season 5 is going to look like.

 

You don't need a female narrator to tie in with the marketing nature of MLP:FiM. Besides, MLP:FiM actually is more of a family show.

Edited December 8, 2014 by The Snowy Odyssey

[Sunny Fox 5,950]

Maybe Starswirl the Bearded will be in Season 5, and this guy will be his voice actor. One can hope.

[ggg-2 3,552]

He's actually a famous narrator in the biz.

Who is he? He sounds almost like Robert Stack, but he's dead.

[Sceethe 704]

he makes it sound like season 5 is going to be heavily story-focused.

as in: one story-arc over the time of one season.

Edited December 8, 2014 by Sceethe

[chirox the pony 1,336]

The narrator's voice is a sign to show what would Season 5 is going to look like.

 

You don't need a female narrator to tie in with the marketing nature of MLP:FiM. Besides, MLP:FiM actually is more of a family show.

Well I never said it had to be a female, but usually when it comes to toy marketing the girls usually get an over the top happy voice to market the product. And I'd like to point out this trailer doubles as a toy commercial. 

[Wind Chaser 4,768]

They're taking a new, epic tone which emphasizes all these characters have been through these 4 seasons and how strong they've really become. IMO, it's a lot better than the typical toy commercials this franchise puts out which are in firm lockstep with every other girls' toy out there. It's a new, different approach meant to appeal to all of the fans of the show of every demographic by using the merits of the show and the characters it created to sell the toys. That's exactly how it should be.

[TheFunk 2,172]

I like the way the narrator say "Twilight Sparkle Fun!"

[chirox the pony 1,336]

I like the way the narrator say "Twilight Sparkle Fun!"

Yeah it is pretty funny, again you're usually expecting something over the top happy but this does something different. 

[Denim&Venöm 18,837]

Yeah I'm not really getting that epic vibe. It's more like they're appealing less towards the fun time, hyped up, little kids play style and going more of a traditional fantasy, mythical kingdom, storybook route.  

[chirox the pony 1,336]

Yeah I'm not really getting that epic vibe. It's more like they're appealing less towards the fun time, hyped up, little kids play style and going more of a traditional fantasy, mythical kingdom, storybook route.  

Well either way they're certainly changing things. 

[takai 1,060]

All we need is the Inception boom and we'll be in business.

 

But I am digging these hype videos, because they're working every time I see a new one.

[They call me Loyalty 1,948]

Personally, I'm not getting any epic vibe from this voice actor. In fact, I'm little bit weirded out by this approach. It sounds like any other narrator, from my perspective. But it's lacking some variation on the voice.

 

Big scale event might be on our way with this next season. Something epic is about to happen. That's for sure!


 

[crab 18]

I bet they spent more time on the trailer then the season itself.