So.... a couple of days ago I thought to myself "Why hasn't Supernatural premiered in Germany yet?". But then I found out that it HAS, just on pay-TV (the channel's actually called Premiere). Of course I got really curious what Sam and Dean's voices would sound like in the German version, and what better way to find out than to go to the internet's #1 source for illegal streaming videos? YouTube! There's actually a whole ep uploaded there, 1x03, Dead in the Water (German title: Tod im See, very original).
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Wow, it sounds horrible. Now I know I'm biased because I've watched the first and second season in English, and maybe I wouldn't judge it so harshly if I'd seen the German dub first, BUT... the dubbed voices are awful. I recognize the German Sam voice from other shows, it's usually used for young teens. It's just way too high! Ugh. Dean's voice isn't quite as bad, but it still lacks a certain something. Dean's voice is a lot sexier, imo, a lot rougher... maybe smokier is the word I'm looking for? A couple of people stated in the comments that some of the jokes weren't translated, which would also suck, but I can't make myself watch the whole thing.
In other news, I just found out (while watching Elektra, and how boring was that movie?) that Prison Break will premier on Thursday! Yay! That's the night before I go to Fort Worth to see A Few Good Men. :)