Post by Salzmank on Apr 2, 2019 22:21:23 GMT
“A man who refuses to compromise his beliefs for a cheap joke,” says our narrator. But he’s a—wait for it—a comedian! Sorry, not getting over this fact.
OK, producer-narrator Jordan Peele. He’s sorta-kinda doing a Serling impression—at least, I think he is, I don’t know what he usually sounds like—in the sense that every word is clipped and formal. And the Serling-esque ’60s suit is a nice touch. But his voice just isn’t very powerful, as Serling’s was: there’s not a trace of irony to Serling’s stentorian tones, which sound like a documentary narrator. Also, Peele, like narrators Charles Aidman, Robin Ward, and Forest Whitaker before him, isn’t writing any episode of the series, which makes him feel somewhat pointless, shoehorned in to play the Serling role.
OK, producer-narrator Jordan Peele. He’s sorta-kinda doing a Serling impression—at least, I think he is, I don’t know what he usually sounds like—in the sense that every word is clipped and formal. And the Serling-esque ’60s suit is a nice touch. But his voice just isn’t very powerful, as Serling’s was: there’s not a trace of irony to Serling’s stentorian tones, which sound like a documentary narrator. Also, Peele, like narrators Charles Aidman, Robin Ward, and Forest Whitaker before him, isn’t writing any episode of the series, which makes him feel somewhat pointless, shoehorned in to play the Serling role.