Wilt - Never Forgotten: a Foster's Home Community

pitbulllady · 07-17-2007, 07:32 PM

I was thinking that same thing-that Wilt's voice has a bit more of a rougher "edge" to it now. I really like that, actually, since it's more in keeping with his not-so-pleasant past. Plus, when you think of all the emotions he's kept neatly bottled up inside, which boiled to the surface during the last season, that probably would account for the change in voice, too. You can REALLY hear that "edge" in "Bus the Two of Us", and in those end credits of Good Wilt Hunting(still arguably one of the funniest things I've ever seen on tv, period).

pitbulllady

basilsunshine · 07-20-2007, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by pitbulllady

I was thinking that same thing-that Wilt's voice has a bit more of a rougher "edge" to it now. I really like that, actually, since it's more in keeping with his not-so-pleasant past. Plus, when you think of all the emotions he's kept neatly bottled up inside, which boiled to the surface during the last season, that probably would account for the change in voice, too. You can REALLY hear that "edge" in "Bus the Two of Us", and in those end credits of Good Wilt Hunting(still arguably one of the funniest things I've ever seen on tv, period).

pitbulllady

What was on the credits? I don't think I remember.

ptps · 07-20-2007, 07:46 AM

Wilt got invited to one of Jordan's games and he went totally mad XD He was acting like a crazed fan all the way and the other's were kind of annoyed but too polite to tell him off XD

Wilt: "OHH YEAH! GO, JORDAN!!! ...HEY! THAT'S A FOUL! Back it up, friend; back it up. .....THREE! THAT'S THREE!! DID YOU SEE THAT?! DID YOU SEE THAT?! ...HEY, COME ON! ...HEY, BACK UP OFF THE DEAL A LITTLE BIT! THIS IS A NON-CONTACT SPORT, MY FRIEND!!"

The last bit always cracks me up XDDD

pitbulllady · 07-20-2007, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ptps

Wilt got invited to one of Jordan's games and he went totally mad XD He was acting like a crazed fan all the way and the other's were kind of annoyed but too polite to tell him off XD

Wilt: "OHH YEAH! GO, JORDAN!!! ...HEY! THAT'S A FOUL! Back it up, friend; back it up. .....THREE! THAT'S THREE!! DID YOU SEE THAT?! DID YOU SEE THAT?! ...HEY, COME ON! ...HEY, BACK UP OFF THE DEAL A LITTLE BIT! THIS IS A NON-CONTACT SPORT, MY FRIEND!!"

The last bit always cracks me up XDDD

Yeah, me too! Wilt was just like one of those crazed "sports parents" you often hear about in the news, that go ballistic at their kids' matches, whether it's soccer, or baseball or basketball, or whatever, and wind up beating the snot out of the ref/umpire or another parent of a kid on the opposing team. Wilt was trying to obviously be a backup coach, as well, and probably didn't make any friends among the pro-basketball referees that night. The others with him were giving him this, "do I KNOW this guy?" look, since it was such a departure from his usually laid-back demeanor, lol! He was just really being the quintessential loud, obnoxious sports fan.

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antgirl1 · 07-20-2007, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by pitbulllady

He was just really being the quintessential loud, obnoxious sports fan.

pitbulllady

"Obnoxious" is putting it mildly. XDD

cartman414 · 07-29-2007, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by pitbulllady

I was thinking that same thing-that Wilt's voice has a bit more of a rougher "edge" to it now. I really like that, actually, since it's more in keeping with his not-so-pleasant past. Plus, when you think of all the emotions he's kept neatly bottled up inside, which boiled to the surface during the last season, that probably would account for the change in voice, too. You can REALLY hear that "edge" in "Bus the Two of Us", and in those end credits of Good Wilt Hunting(still arguably one of the funniest things I've ever seen on tv, period).

pitbulllady

Very true. I think that while he's the quintessential gentleman, he has his boiling points, which do get pushed due to the crazy events going around in Foster's. I felt bad for him in "When There's a Wilt...".

I have quite a lot of Wilt in me sometimes in how I'm perceived by others. And that probably isn't ok.

antgirl1 · 07-29-2007, 11:53 AM

Yeah...Wilt sounds bad in BOTH Franch and Spanish. XDD

pitbulllady · 07-29-2007, 02:57 PM

No offense intended for those people who live in non-English-speaking countries, who are probably used to hearing the dubs of the voices, but I can't even fathom ANY voice other than those silky-smooth, slightly "Geechee"-accented tones of the Wilt I'M used to hearing.

On a somewhat Wilt-related theme, this past Wednesday and Friday, I actually got the speak with the great-grandson of the guy whom HE says started the whole "Charleston Pineapple" motif, a man named J.W. Carrigg, a son of freed slaves. His protege', Phillip Simmons, got credit for building the first "Pineapple Gate" in Charleston, even though Mr. Carrigg's name is actually on the gate itself. If any of you are wondering what the heck that has to do with Wilt, if you look closely at the backgrounds in Good Wilt Hunting, of the court where both games against Foul Larry took place, there are these stylized pineapples up over the doors of the buildings, which have become more or less symbolic for Charleston, South Carolina, though I never really knew why. I just know that those things are EVERYWHERE down there, along with the wrought-iron railings and window covers that are also seen in the movie, and the ubiquitous "earthquake bolts"*, one of which actually appears in one of Sparky's screencaps. Talking to this guy on the phone(about our fight against breed-specific legistlation in our state), I couldn't help but think of the movie; although HE is a native of Charleston and lives there now, his accent isn't as noticeable as Wilt's is! He kept telling me that if I couldn't understand his "Geechee-speak", as he called it, to remind him to stop and repeat himself or explain what he meant, so I had to laugh and tell him not to worry, that I watched a character on tv who was way more "Geechee" than he was, and I could understand HIM(meaning Wilt, of course)just fine! I forgot just how the pineapple thing came up in a conversation about dogs, mostly, but it was pretty neat knowing I was talking to a decendant of the person who started it all.

*Earthquake bolts are huge steel rods inserted through the outer wall of buildings built in Charleston after 1886, when a massive earthquake probably around a 8.0 on the Richter Scale devastated the city. These are supposed to give strength to the building, though they haven't been "tested" by a really strong quake since. On the outside of the buildings, they appear as metal discs of various shapes, many round or square, often engraved with the names of the building's architechts, or Bible verses, or memorials to those who died in the quake. According to some geologists, South Carolina ranks below only Alaska and California as the most seismically-active state and the most likely to experience a horrendous "Big One" quake within this century. We typically experience over 200 small-moderate quakes per year, many originating near Charleston's Middleton Fault.

pitbulllady

antgirl1 · 08-01-2007, 05:52 PM

I'm not too happy with his French voice, either. I think it makes him sound.....wimpy, in lack of better term. XD

The English voice heals!

wiltfangirl93 · 08-01-2007, 09:32 PM

I've never watched the show in different languages, but I do know that Wilt's english voice is the bestest of the best! Is that ok?

07-20-2007, 07:46 AM	#3
ptps At Home Best Friends Forever Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 199	Wilt got invited to one of Jordan's games and he went totally mad XD He was acting like a crazed fan all the way and the other's were kind of annoyed but too polite to tell him off XD Wilt: "OHH YEAH! GO, JORDAN!!! ...HEY! THAT'S A FOUL! Back it up, friend; back it up. .....THREE! THAT'S THREE!! DID YOU SEE THAT?! DID YOU SEE THAT?! ...HEY, COME ON! ...HEY, BACK UP OFF THE DEAL A LITTLE BIT! THIS IS A NON-CONTACT SPORT, MY FRIEND!!" The last bit always cracks me up XDDD __________________ PTPS's Foster's Rakugaki Join the Foster's ART JAM!

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07-17-2007, 07:32 PM	#1
pitbulllady Co-Administrator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,276	I was thinking that same thing-that Wilt's voice has a bit more of a rougher "edge" to it now. I really like that, actually, since it's more in keeping with his not-so-pleasant past. Plus, when you think of all the emotions he's kept neatly bottled up inside, which boiled to the surface during the last season, that probably would account for the change in voice, too. You can REALLY hear that "edge" in "Bus the Two of Us", and in those end credits of Good Wilt Hunting(still arguably one of the funniest things I've ever seen on tv, period). pitbulllady

07-29-2007, 11:53 AM	#7
antgirl1 Baja Blast my Beloved Rapo or Rachel is fine! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA Posts: 1,781	Yeah...Wilt sounds bad in BOTH Franch and Spanish. XDD

07-29-2007, 02:57 PM	#8
pitbulllady Co-Administrator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,276	No offense intended for those people who live in non-English-speaking countries, who are probably used to hearing the dubs of the voices, but I can't even fathom ANY voice other than those silky-smooth, slightly "Geechee"-accented tones of the Wilt I'M used to hearing. On a somewhat Wilt-related theme, this past Wednesday and Friday, I actually got the speak with the great-grandson of the guy whom HE says started the whole "Charleston Pineapple" motif, a man named J.W. Carrigg, a son of freed slaves. His protege', Phillip Simmons, got credit for building the first "Pineapple Gate" in Charleston, even though Mr. Carrigg's name is actually on the gate itself. If any of you are wondering what the heck that has to do with Wilt, if you look closely at the backgrounds in Good Wilt Hunting, of the court where both games against Foul Larry took place, there are these stylized pineapples up over the doors of the buildings, which have become more or less symbolic for Charleston, South Carolina, though I never really knew why. I just know that those things are EVERYWHERE down there, along with the wrought-iron railings and window covers that are also seen in the movie, and the ubiquitous "earthquake bolts", one of which actually appears in one of Sparky's screencaps. Talking to this guy on the phone(about our fight against breed-specific legistlation in our state), I couldn't help but think of the movie; although HE is a native of Charleston and lives there now, his accent isn't as noticeable as Wilt's is! He kept telling me that if I couldn't understand his "Geechee-speak", as he called it, to remind him to stop and repeat himself or explain what he meant, so I had to laugh and tell him not to worry, that I watched a character on tv who was way more "Geechee" than he was, and I could understand HIM(meaning Wilt, of course)just fine! I forgot just how the pineapple thing came up in a conversation about dogs, mostly, but it was pretty neat knowing I was talking to a decendant of the person who started it all. Earthquake bolts are huge steel rods inserted through the outer wall of buildings built in Charleston after 1886, when a massive earthquake probably around a 8.0 on the Richter Scale devastated the city. These are supposed to give strength to the building, though they haven't been "tested" by a really strong quake since. On the outside of the buildings, they appear as metal discs of various shapes, many round or square, often engraved with the names of the building's architechts, or Bible verses, or memorials to those who died in the quake. According to some geologists, South Carolina ranks below only Alaska and California as the most seismically-active state and the most likely to experience a horrendous "Big One" quake within this century. We typically experience over 200 small-moderate quakes per year, many originating near Charleston's Middleton Fault. pitbulllady

08-01-2007, 05:52 PM	#9
antgirl1 Baja Blast my Beloved Rapo or Rachel is fine! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA Posts: 1,781	I'm not too happy with his French voice, either. I think it makes him sound.....wimpy, in lack of better term. XD The English voice heals!