The public and the artistic community are mobilizing to save the dubbed version in Quebec of Simpson. The recordings have been on a break since mid-July, while the cult series has no more Quebec broadcaster. It is the same for Family Guy et American Dad.
Since 2019, the Disney giant has had the rights of these three cartoons. Until this year, the teleto channel continued to broadcast the new seasons on traditional TV under an agreement with Disney. This has not been renewed, the owner of Telestoon, the Corus group, was announced this week, which is in a very precarious financial situation.
The dubbing of the 36e season of Simpsonwhich was to start in mid-July, was put on break. There is a good chance that for the next seasons, only the version doubled in France on Disney+ remains. However, the latter is very different from that doubled here and with which many Quebecers have grown up.
A petition was put online on Friday for Disney to save the Quebec adaptation of Simpsonas well as those ofAmerican Dad and Family Guy. “Losing these versions adapted to our linguistic reality would be a huge cultural loss,” we argue. This petition has already obtained the support of several personalities from the artistic environment, including the actress Guylaine Tremblay.
“We will cross our fingers. It would be stupid if it stops after 36 seasons and that we only have the French version. Homer who says “suddenly”, it just does not work, “says Johanne Léveillé, the director of the dubbing plateau Simpson.
From 35 to 40 affected actors
The one who has been the voice of Bart Simpson since the beginning underlines that the Quebec version of Simpson is an important client within the artistic community. The recordings stretch over about six months and employ 35 to 40 actors, estimates Johanne Léveillé.
“Already with the artificial intelligence that comes, the dubbing industry in Quebec is really in danger,” worried the actress in an interview with The press.
The Quebec version of Simpson Could still survive, if Disney got along again with a local diffuser. Bell Média appears as a natural choice, since its generalist Noovo already diffuses the old seasons of Simpson At the end of the afternoon. The company did not want to say on Friday if negotiations were underway with Disney.
“We have nothing more to announce that the dissemination of Simpson At our fall grid, ”we simply indicated.
