#21 I hate actors who mumble their lines and speak in a loud stage whisper. They are distracting. It covers up that they cannot act.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The lead Benjamin Sisko character has a sing song whisper and Star Trek: Enterprise where the actor Scott Bakula talked in a loud stage whisper and kept jumping about instead of standing still.
It’s not just you, Roger Moore - modern actors really do mumble too much
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-news/11862431/Its-not-just-you-Roger-Moore-modern-actors-really-do-mumble-too-much.html
Why Do So Many Actors [Whispery Growl] Talk Like This?
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2017/01/why_actors_speak_in_soft_whispery_growls_on_tv_and_in_movies.html
Excerpt;“Every actor who has done film or TV has experienced a moment where you’re in a scene with another actor. You’re both on set. He’s two feet away from you, but he’s talking so quietly, you can’t actually hear him.”
Excerpt: Think of the difference between Michael Keaton’s Batman, who spoke in a harsh whisper but still sounded like Michael Keaton, and Christian Bale’s Batman, who sounds nothing like Christian Bale. Or a human being.
Speak up! How ‘mumble acting’ is ruining TV and film
Can’t hear a word actors are saying now? Yes, it’s a problem.
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/speak-up-how-mumble-acting-is-ruining-tv-and-film-20170201-gu2u5j.html
Excerpt: In 2013, BBC boss Tony Hall said the corporation should do more to stop actors “muttering” in its dramas, following sustained complaints from viewers.
Never have so many dedicated such effort to being understood by so few.