User blog:Winston4278/Change is Necessary

As many of you may have heard/seen, a lot of changes have been made known with the announcent earlier this week regarding a revamped design of the signature Hotel before its doors are open for us Hazbeans/tenants.

I will admit that I was a bit surprised when some of the cast announced they will not be reprising their roles from the pilot for the main series; having had the pilot and 'Addict' as the only main sources of media from the HH series for several years, I can fully understand how we have gotten attached to the voices we heard from the characters and are resistant to the idea of them getting changed or revamped in some way. I thought Michael Kovach in particular was perfectly cast as Angel; even though we only had him for the pilot and 'Addict', he really brought Angel to life and I will definitely miss what he brought to the role.

That being said, since we essentially only had the pilot to go off of, there was always a possibility that cast changes were coming once it got picked up by a studio. Looking into the background of some of the changes, since A24 is operating with a SAG-AFTRA contract, it makes sense to use actors and actresses that are part of the group. Also, Viv herself agreed this was the way to go and that "it's in good hands", so people should not get all flustered and upset about it; she wouldn't allow such big changes to be made without her input or knowledge.

Voice changes happen all the time and while there are some instances of misfires (ala Early Culyer from Squidbillies), they can also be just as good as the originals: within the HH/HB universe itself, the example I can primarily think of is of our Goetia Prince himself Stolas. I recall that his voice got changed after the series officially started and while Bryce got some flak for replacing Brock, everyone got over it and quickly accepted him in the role.

I would say we wait until we hear the new actors before we start judging them. There's enough toxicity going on in the world and we don't want it to seep through the Hotel walls as well. Viv has truly brought us something special with this and the fact it has been picked up for a regular TV series is still quite a phenomenal achievement. I know nobody wants it taken away so settle down and remain calm. I'm confident we are going to enjoy the new voices once the doors open!