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Majel Barrett-Roddenberry to Play Computer Voice in New Star Trek Movie

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By GustavoLeao / 00:47, 11 December 2008 / Feature Films

Acccording to Variety, TOS and TNG actress Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, the widow of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, will reprise her role as the voice of the starship Enterprise computer in J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Trek feature. She's voiced the role in four Star Trek TV series and three films, according to Variety.

The actress played the role of Number One in the first 1964 pilot The Cage and later played Nurse Chapel in The Original Series and Lwaxana Troi on The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. She also provided the voice for the ship computers for the spin-off Trek series and Next Generation feature films.

The original article can be found at Variety. 



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Sad news of her passing ... | Report this post to moderator
By: TheKeeper (Odo's file, contact) @ 14:23:58 on Dec 18, 2008

I read news of her passing today, Dec. 18. Bless you, Mrs. Roddenberry, and thank you.

I'm so glad you got to be part Star Trek's new era in this film.

-- The Keeper


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By: Hober Mallow (Odo's file, contact) @ 16:18:10 on Dec 11, 2008

Speaking of Federation computer voices, when TNG started, weren't all the ships and stations supposed to each possess a computer with a different voice? In 11001001 (or whatever it was called!) the Federation space station had a male computer voice.

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RE: Computer by ata26679 @ 22:03:08 on Dec 11
RE: Computer by ata26679 @ 22:02:51 on Dec 11

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By: Hober Mallow (Odo's file, contact) @ 16:09:04 on Dec 11, 2008

Cool, a character from TOS who isn't being recast, the ship's computer. I disagree, though, with the poster below who wants her to do the... fake... robot...voice... from... sixties... does... not... compute... Will... Robinson. Her TNG era voice is fine, maybe with a little post-production electonic quality to it. Not too muchy, though. If you can't recognize her voice, there would be no point.

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RE: Nice by Kamen Rider Blade @ 14:57:56 on Dec 12

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By: Cmdr-JD (Odo's file, contact) @ 11:55:47 on Dec 11, 2008

Really pleased to hear this! :)


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By: twenty-two_of _nine (Odo's file, contact) @ 11:33:29 on Dec 11, 2008

So Majel gets to keep her record. Being credited in all ST series and movies.

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Cool! | Report this post to moderator
By: ZOD (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:58:43 on Dec 11, 2008

What a cool tip of the hat to the original...


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By: cdydatzigs (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:43:14 on Dec 11, 2008

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If I heard someone's voice other than Mrs. Roddenberry's voice for the ship's computer, I probably would have gotten up from my seat and walked out.

No you wouldn't have, don't lie. In fact the statement you made before this, "I never even thought about this." means that it never crossed your mind and you wouldn't haev even blinked when you heard a different voice. So dramatic for just a little bit of attention on a forum...

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By: timmer33 (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:09:20 on Dec 11, 2008

I hope it's not the same voice as post-TNG. The one from TOS was highly mechanical and had little female inflection --- except for that one ep. when the computer was "attracted" to Kirk.

I hope her voice is altered to be similar to the TOS version, and NOT the TNG one.


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RE: I hope not ... by The Magrathean @ 11:37:34 on Dec 11
    RE: I hope not ... by Poetwarrior78 @ 23:32:45 on Dec 11

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By: sb2004 (Odo's file, contact) @ 07:29:38 on Dec 11, 2008

Of course the Shatnerites will use this as another excuse to get up in arms, but it makes sense for them to use Majel for the computer voice and it's fitting that Gene's wife would be involved in the relaunch. Question will be whether they'll have her do the same robotic voice as in TOS or the more humanlike voice she used for the computers in TNG and later.

Al


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My Guess by Jean-Luc @ 09:16:25 on Dec 11
RE: Cool by Terry212 @ 07:56:46 on Dec 11
    RE: Cool by OV-101 @ 08:52:36 on Dec 11
       RE: Cool by GustavoLeao @ 08:59:23 on Dec 11
          It Was Her by Jean-Luc @ 09:18:23 on Dec 11

Now this is something I never thought about (read: bitched about) | Report this post to moderator
By: OkeydokeyObi (Odo's file, contact) @ 05:18:51 on Dec 11, 2008

I never even thought about this. If I heard someone's voice other than Mrs. Roddenberry's voice for the ship's computer, I probably would have gotten up from my seat and walked out.

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RE: Now this is something I never thought about (read: bitched about) by John @ 14:47:40 on Dec 11
    RE: by Hober Mallow @ 16:12:47 on Dec 11

Majel as the computer... | Report this post to moderator
By: Kamen Rider Blade (Odo's file, contact) @ 05:17:23 on Dec 11, 2008

Awesome.



Oh, but you know "J.J. and his band of thugs are lying liars who don't have the fans in mind at all..." *rolls eyes* ;-)

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RE: by rassmguy @ 05:30:59 on Dec 11

Awesome | Report this post to moderator
By: Jean-Luc (Odo's file, contact) @ 04:07:02 on Dec 11, 2008

What else can I say, except that Variety article was so in depth.

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RE: Awesome by ATrekFan @ 05:51:05 on Dec 11
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          RE: by twenty-two_of _nine @ 12:14:41 on Dec 11

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