Characters

Shadowfax · Post by **Shadowfax** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:22 am

When listening to Adventures in Odyssey, do you ever imagine them as real-life characters, or...cartoon characters? Or do you not imagine them at all?
I usually imagine them as real-life characters.

Homeward bound · Post by **Homeward bound** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:54 pm

I honestly wish I hadn't ever seen the cartoon drawings of them because when I first started listening, I pictured them as real people...most with different images than how they're portrayed on the album covers. Now it's often more cartoon-like, though sometimes (especially if it's among the first episodes I heard) I will still occasionally see them as real people.

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:15 pm

With the exception of the split episodes--which, as far as I'm concerned, really aren't canon--I see them as real-life.

The Top Crusader · Post by **The Top Crusader** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:52 pm

Real life, with Whit based on the Bruce Day illustrations.. $\:D/$

JD · Post by JD » Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:17 pm

i see them as Cartoon thats mainly because the videos and the album art

Mrs Jason Whittaker · Post by **Mrs Jason Whittaker** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:12 pm

If I imagine them at all, they are real life. That's why I don't put much stock in the discussion of Connie's green sweater, because I imagine her in multiple outfits per program, sort of, because sometimes I don't see an image in my head, just a general idea of the activity.

Amethystic · Post by **Amethystic** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:19 pm

Even though if I'm reading a book I imagine the characters as real people, I have pictured all audio characters as cartoons for as long as I can remember (and I've been listening to AIO for about 8 years of my 13 year life) I think this is because:

1. that's how they are shown on the covers

2. I always imagine characters in books as movie stars, so if I used the same method on AIO the voices wouldn't match the actors

3. some of the characters are just to weird and goofy to be anything else, though I do tweak the cartoons a bit in my mind if I don't like the original ones.

V-lady · Post by **V-lady** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:05 am

Most of the time real life, I guess.

Danielle Abigail Maxwell · Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:43 pm

Cartoons...but sometimes real life. Or I'm accidentally calling the characters by the actors name...I do that a lot!

snubs · Post by **snubs** » Thu May 01, 2008 6:22 pm

I imagine them real life! However, only a few characters have an actual face and hair color, the rest are just average poeple.

Although, I do have to say, I really don't care for the videos and album art work.

Amethystic · Post by **Amethystic** » Thu May 01, 2008 6:32 pm

You know, come to think of it, sometimes I imagine the characters in manga for a second.(but only if the're showing really strong emotions)

InHisArms · Post by **InHisArms** » Fri May 02, 2008 9:46 pm

I always imagine them in real life, since I don't watch the movies or see a lot of the cartoon versions, I don't know how everybody is 'supposed' to look like in the cartoon versions.

Mrs Jason Whittaker · Post by **Mrs Jason Whittaker** » Sat May 03, 2008 8:00 pm

snubs wrote: I imagine them real life! However, only a few characters have an actual face and hair color, the rest are just average poeple. Although, I do have to say, I really don't care for the videos and album art work.

Thank you! I've never really liked the cartoon artwork, either. I would prefer more realistic drawings, since I think they're real people.

The reason I see the characters as real people (I think) is because I grew up without a TV and without watching a lot of cartoons, so in my life real voices were always attached to real people. So, listening to the radio, I heard real voices and attached them to real faces in my mind.

JD · Post by JD » Sat May 03, 2008 8:12 pm

how do u see them as real people

Amethystic · Post by **Amethystic** » Sat May 03, 2008 11:21 pm

Mable wrote:

snubs wrote:
I imagine them real life! However, only a few characters have an actual face and hair color, the rest are just average poeple. Although, I do have to say, I really don't care for the videos and album art work.

Thank you! I've never really liked the cartoon artwork, either. I would prefer more realistic drawings, since I think they're real people.

The reason I see the characters as real people (I think) is because I grew up without a TV and without watching a lot of cartoons, so in my life real voices were always attached to real people. So, listening to the radio, I heard real voices and attached them to real faces in my mind.

I LOVE the artwork! How can you imagine the characters as real people?! And those realistic drawings that are sketched for book covers, they remind me of the eighties!(And the eighties is my least favorite time period of this century!)