Droid Voices: Evolution over the PT

I know everyone's been talking quite a bit about how "horrible" the droid voices/sounds/languages were, and how out of place they were in the trilogy as a whole...

...but I think it's the opposite, they were perfect, continuity wise,
in the OT none of the work-horse droids were as elegant or well spoken as the trade federation droids in PT, who were probably more of a cross between a protocol droid and a security guard, converted for battle just like their ships were,

by the end of the PT, yes their voices sounded odd, distorted, echoey, and some of greivous' personal droids weren't even speaking english/basic/in sentences,

but what people are missing is how perfect a match for the OT style droids,

just take the scene in the sandcrawler in ANH and listen to the sounds the droids are making,
listen to the other protocol droids, the ones that weren't C3po,
listen to the spider droids in ROTJ,
the silver protocol droid in ESB who bumps into 3po in cloud city,
or the droid who first tells R2 and 3po what their new jobs will be after they surrendered to jabba, the one who looks like he was made from battle droid spare parts,

now tell me those voices aren't a good match continuity wise


IMO the evolution of the droid voices over the course of the PT, while it is a little hard to listen to, is a perfect fit for the universe, besides it makes sense too, when you're losing a war, what's more important, the quality of your droids' voice synthesizer, or the fact that you can pump out 2 or 3 thousand more per minute if you're willing to settle for 'imperfect' voices

 

good point. i never thought of that. IT does make sense though.

 

Once I heard that first "Roger Roger" I knew that this trilogy wasn't going to be anywhere near the same as the beloved originals.

 

lol. good point. however. i still think thenoo_jedi has a good point.

 

I love "Roger, roger". It's classic!



Yes it is
/LM

 

It's called levity. In a trilogy where the hero murders women, children, and other Jedi, chokes his pregnant wife, attacks his best friend, and swears fealty to the Dark Lord of the Sith, it is a good thing. GL is not infantilizing SW, insulting anyone's intelligence, raping childhoods, or losing the ability to make good films. He is intentionally lightening the mood in parts of the PT to compensate for the darker tone; otherwise, the films may be dreary, and overly somber. This isn't Monster, this is Star Wars.

I gotta agree with Lars Muul, roger roger cracked me up the first time I heard it, and continues to do so today.

"Check it out, corporal. We'll Cover you."
"Roger Roger."

That's good stuff.

 

*bumpity bump bump, bump bump*

 

You make a good point ,theN00_Jedi .
I've never really thought about it like that.

And I too like Roger Roger.