Liev Schrieber may be done with 24/7 soon.

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  1. Anthony

    Anthony Admin Staff Member

    New Showtime Leading Man Liev Schreiber Will Likely Scale Back Role At HBO Sports

    By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Sunday December 4, 2011 @ 10:31pm PSTTags: HBO Sports, Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan, Showtime



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    [​IMG][​IMG]With a deal to star in Showtime’s pilot Ray Donovan, Liev Schreiber may one day become the face of the pay cable network. But at the same time, it looks like he will no longer be the exclusive voice of the sports division of rival HBO. I’ve learned that HBO has opted not to renew its overall deal with the actor to be the the voice of HBO Sports, which has included narrating virtually all HBO sports documentaries, the 24/7 reality series and the NFL reality series Hard Knocks. HBO is not severing ties with Schreiber, who has been voicing HBO Sports’ programs for the past 16 years. “Liev is set to start work next week on his next HBO Sports project, ’24/7 Flyers/Rangers: Road to the NHL Winter Classic,†HBO Sports said in a statement, declining further comment. I hear that Schreiber also is scheduled to do another HBO Sports project in January. According to an HBO source, the network does not plan to sign an overall deal with another actor, opting for a variety of voices. Since starting in 1995, Schreiber has narrated almost all HBO Sports documentaries. (One of very few exceptions was the 2003 Red Sox docu The Curse Of The Bambino voiced by die-hard Red Sox fan Ben Affleck). He has narrated all editions of Hard Knocks since the series’ launch in 2001 and of 24/7 since its 2007 start. The move coincides with the leadership change at HBO Sports. Ken Hershman was recently tapped as new HBO Sports president, and he will join the pay cable channel in January. But it also coincided with Schreiber’s high-profile casting as the lead in Showtime’s pilot Ray Donovan in the feature actor’s first regular series gig, with some saying that the decision by HBO was made shortly after the announcement of Schreiber’s Showtime casting. Others inside HBO insist the two are not related.
     
    Anthony, Dec 5, 2011
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    That sucks, it's his voice that helps to make 24/7 the fantabulous cheese fest that it is.
     
    mexican wedding shirt, Dec 5, 2011
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  3. Irish

    Irish Yuge, Beautiful

    Good riddance. I'd gotten tired of listening to how Juan Manuel laced his shoes under a rising Aztec Sun on a chilly morning at 05:00 before knocking back a litre of piss and some quails eggs. Meanwhile, in downtown Little Manilla, Buboy The Fat tucks into his 4th curry of the day.

    :shit:

    Good riddance to the entire format.

    Guy has a good voice though, the Richard Burton of his time.
     
    Irish, Dec 5, 2011
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  4. Double L

    Double L Book Reader

    Who the fuck cares? Why do I even know this man's name? I refuse to be sucked into this cable network crap.
     
    Double L, Dec 5, 2011
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  5. Irish

    Irish Yuge, Beautiful

    Boxnation!!!!

    Bunce is to Schreiber what a hyena is to a lion.
     
    Irish, Dec 5, 2011
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  6. BOSS

    BOSS TBD

    They should hire that homeless guy with the Golden voice from last year. He could bring some expertise to the table as far as Floyd's 24/7s go. He could give us a good insight on Floyd's opponents afterall a bum knows bums.
     
    BOSS, Dec 5, 2011
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  7. Nobleart

    Nobleart Narwhal King


    I don't think he writes the material.
     
    Nobleart, Dec 5, 2011
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  8. Nobleart

    Nobleart Narwhal King


    Agree.
     
    Nobleart, Dec 5, 2011
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  9. mikE

    mikE "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    hmmm...I don't match the 24/7 voice to that guy when I've seen him in movies?

    Anyway, I like the 24/7 commentary, but no more than I like the lack of commentary in Fight Camp 360.

    A voice can be replaced easily enough.
     
    mikE, Dec 5, 2011
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  10. Anthony

    Anthony Admin Staff Member

    :laughing: exactly.
     
    Anthony, Dec 5, 2011
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  11. steve_dave

    steve_dave Hard As Fuck

    :lol:
     
    steve_dave, Dec 5, 2011
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  12. Irish

    Irish Yuge, Beautiful

    :lol:
     
    Irish, Dec 5, 2011
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  13. Irish

    Irish Yuge, Beautiful

    :laugh11:
     
    Irish, Dec 5, 2011
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  14. Irish

    Irish Yuge, Beautiful

    :laughing:
     
    Irish, Dec 5, 2011
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  15. steve_dave

    steve_dave Hard As Fuck

    :atu:
     
    steve_dave, Dec 5, 2011
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  16. Irish

    Irish Yuge, Beautiful

    Damn I forgot that one. Blast Rydell to hell with his hard to negotiate smilies panel!!!!
     
    Irish, Dec 5, 2011
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  17. steve_dave

    steve_dave Hard As Fuck

    Fucking Rydell!
     
    steve_dave, Dec 5, 2011
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  18. Irish

    Irish Yuge, Beautiful

    Yep. We need the Cupe-Tip back in this place.
     
    Irish, Dec 5, 2011
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  19. cdogg187

    cdogg187 GLADYS

    ah, so 1 Schreiber = 3 or more Bunces, got it
     
    cdogg187, Dec 5, 2011
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  20. cdogg187

    cdogg187 GLADYS

    His voice sounds a little bit like Lampley, only deeper and more resonant
     
    cdogg187, Dec 5, 2011
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  21. Irish

    Irish Yuge, Beautiful

    No, the laughing of the hyena compared to the purr of the big cat.

    Bunce sounds like a blender with a bad motor.
     
    Irish, Dec 5, 2011
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  22. Irish

    Irish Yuge, Beautiful

    Imagine Paul Robeson doing 24/7. :Rubio:
     
    Irish, Dec 5, 2011
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  23. cdogg187

    cdogg187 GLADYS

    that'd be fucking awesome:lol:

    they could make John Ruiz/Johnny Nelson 24/7 and I'd be riveted with that motherfucker doing the narration
     
    cdogg187, Dec 5, 2011
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  24. Irish

    Irish Yuge, Beautiful

    Robeson: "Nelson, a slender man lacking girth, and possessed of a brittle voice..faces Ruiz, who has no voice at all, preferring to instead communicate via hugs and grabs...." :lol:
     
    Irish, Dec 5, 2011
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  25. cdogg187

    cdogg187 GLADYS

    :laughing: and he seamlessly segues into "Old man river.... that old man riverrr..."

    It's an EXPERIENCE to hear that voice, singing or speaking... He was quite a man
     
    cdogg187, Dec 5, 2011
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  26. Irish

    Irish Yuge, Beautiful

    "Old man Vander, Old Man Vander, He juss Keep self-deluding on"
     
    Irish, Dec 6, 2011
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  27. cdogg187

    cdogg187 GLADYS

    :l2:
     
    cdogg187, Dec 6, 2011
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  28. Anthony

    Anthony Admin Staff Member

    I wouldn't mind seeing the king of Narration Morgan Freeman do an episode. Maybe the Mayweather/Manny one.
     
    Anthony, Dec 6, 2011
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  29. Irish

    Irish Yuge, Beautiful

    Oh Christ no. Please no. Fuck off back to Shawshank.
     
    Irish, Dec 6, 2011
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  30. cdogg187

    cdogg187 GLADYS

    I've had enough of Freeman... he's over-narrated
     
    cdogg187, Dec 6, 2011
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