G-Man & Barney's Voice Actor - Mike Shapiro Interview

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  • @KalkuehlGaming
    @KalkuehlGaming 4 роки тому +5879

    Everyone saying he sounds like barney and all i can hear is the gman trying to sound human.

    • @physical_insanity
      @physical_insanity 4 роки тому +191

      I keep hearing a disguised Gman trying to break free.

    • @MirelRC
      @MirelRC 4 роки тому +15

      me too.

    • @csengegall2595
      @csengegall2595 4 роки тому +6

      Yes!

    • @hv97
      @hv97 4 роки тому +3

      IKR

    • @fidgetylamb8133
      @fidgetylamb8133 4 роки тому +15

      exactly what I've been thinking, and I hear just a little bit of Barney

  • @gaycrab5221
    @gaycrab5221 4 роки тому +4324

    “I really enjoy being able to be inside gman”

  • @randumbcrits6125
    @randumbcrits6125 4 роки тому +5040

    Catch him later he'll buy you a beer.

  • @foxeh123
    @foxeh123 4 роки тому +1044

    Everytime he goes. "ehhhhh" "ahhh" "uhhh" sounds exactly like gman.

    • @captaincornflake
      @captaincornflake 4 роки тому +16

      Gman doesn't "ehhhh" "ahhh" or "uhhh", that's Barney lmao

    • @CMDRSweeper
      @CMDRSweeper 3 роки тому +8

      Exactly, those speech stumbles actually bled over into Gman which was funny.
      Granted they are cut a bit, which I presume they changed to make him a bit less natural.

    • @lawenda2099
      @lawenda2099 3 роки тому +11

      @@captaincornflake What series have you been playing? Gman's most defining trait is his constant stumbling over words with umms and ahhs.

    • @game_player1345
      @game_player1345 2 роки тому

      @@lawenda2099 barney*

    • @SuperIronGiant531
      @SuperIronGiant531 2 роки тому +2

      @@lawenda2099 Barney does those. G-man just stutters a lot, and mainly does ehhhh. If you have a link to when G-man does do any ummms or ahhs, I'd be pleased to watch the video to get a better understanding.

  • @E.O.A.W
    @E.O.A.W 4 роки тому +5130

    Man, we got Alyx Vance and G-Man. Will Tyler spoil us with a interview for Gordon Freeman's voice actor?

    • @tuckeredout2887
      @tuckeredout2887 4 роки тому +439

      He is in every video dude

    • @fearlesswee5036
      @fearlesswee5036 4 роки тому +427

      Dude he already reads out the patreon names at the end, is that not enough for ya?

    • @sulphurous2656
      @sulphurous2656 4 роки тому +72

      Kelly Bailey interview when?

    • @MegariskyYT
      @MegariskyYT 4 роки тому +4

      Gordon Freeman doesn't have a voice, dumbass

    • @E.O.A.W
      @E.O.A.W 4 роки тому +67

      @Propane Tank Thanks for the Reddit Gold kind stranger!

  • @danielgarber70
    @danielgarber70 4 роки тому +2893

    8:45 Mike briefly just morphs into G-man

    • @juanme555
      @juanme555 4 роки тому +86

      LMAO I NOTICED TOO

    • @W.2026
      @W.2026 4 роки тому +365

      You mean 8:42?

    • @jaziferret1138
      @jaziferret1138 4 роки тому +175

      *pleasure*

    • @diogovieira3362
      @diogovieira3362 4 роки тому +66

      I'd shit my pants if he suddenly just said "Ms. Vaaaaaanceeee"

    • @danielp.1594
      @danielp.1594 4 роки тому +191

      15:25 He morphs into Barney

  • @Nagasakevideo
    @Nagasakevideo 4 роки тому +2631

    It's so weird hearing him talk. I never knew he was the Gman, but Barney's voice is really close to his normal voice that all I can hear is the character when I hear him speak

    • @FQP-7024
      @FQP-7024 4 роки тому +55

      Same. I mean even without his actin you can clearly hear the G-Man in him you just can't forget a character like that

    • @Autarke
      @Autarke 4 роки тому +50

      Well i felt "notes" of G-Man when he said "pleasure".

    • @StationaryGamingReal
      @StationaryGamingReal 4 роки тому +12

      About that beer I owe ya

    • @lioubastoupakova3770
      @lioubastoupakova3770 4 роки тому +4

      And the end voice line is exactly like g man

  • @KodakYarr
    @KodakYarr 4 роки тому +2100

    16:23 Missed opportunity of Mr Shapiro to say his iconic line, "I'm really not at liberty to say." :)

    • @pikaijzer
      @pikaijzer 4 роки тому +31

      haha, right?!

    • @2facesofevil835
      @2facesofevil835 4 роки тому +28

      KodakYarr he almost slips on saying half life 3 lol

    • @2facesofevil835
      @2facesofevil835 4 роки тому +49

      He Almost slips and says half-life 3 Starts 15:23

    • @Sobak2481
      @Sobak2481 4 роки тому +3

      YEA RIGHT?

    • @realjohnlithium
      @realjohnlithium 4 роки тому +23

      “In the mean TIME...”

  • @GeorgTheGr8
    @GeorgTheGr8 4 роки тому +1777

    Hard to believe he voiced both Barney and G-man... what a talented voice actor

    • @hydradude3989
      @hydradude3989 4 роки тому +90

      And the Nihilanth

    •  4 роки тому +24

      Firstname Lastname But still, Voice actors of every Valve games are just amazing.

    • @mfaizsyahmi
      @mfaizsyahmi 4 роки тому +28

      @@FirstnameLastname-py3bc Don't forget that Harry S Robins voiced each and every male scientist (except 3) in the entire Half-Life franchise.

    • @dkskcjfjswwwwwws413
      @dkskcjfjswwwwwws413 4 роки тому +17

      @@mfaizsyahmi snipers voice actor voiced every male npc

    • @slyseal2091
      @slyseal2091 4 роки тому +19

      G-Man *DESTROYS* Combine Advisor cuckolds with FACTS and REALITY BENDING

  • @BernardWilkinson
    @BernardWilkinson 4 роки тому +1330

    This is Barney talking. But that moment he slips into the G-Man - "He takes sooo much pleasure" absolutely wonderful.

    • @Xx_placeholder_xX
      @Xx_placeholder_xX 4 роки тому +19

      Innininininininininiinininiinininininininininiiinininininininininininiininibinininininininininininininiininininiminniinininini uhh

    • @DJL3G3ND
      @DJL3G3ND 4 роки тому +14

      @@Xx_placeholder_xX 5:04

    • @hannibalburgers477
      @hannibalburgers477 4 роки тому +18

      I realized that both Barney and G-Man helps you or talks to you when Gordon needs the most

    • @hannibalburgers477
      @hannibalburgers477 4 роки тому +5

      8:45

    • @phoonwax
      @phoonwax 4 роки тому +10

      *8:42

  • @kalerug
    @kalerug 3 роки тому +391

    I love how Mike's microphone is low-quality, making it sound like he's straight out of Half-Life 1.

    • @MRohanAhmed627
      @MRohanAhmed627 3 роки тому +43

      I like to think he did that on purpose for us to get that nostalgic feel of G-man and Calhoun.

    • @TheCodeTinkerer
      @TheCodeTinkerer 2 роки тому +19

      My thoughts exactly

    • @miguelpereira9859
      @miguelpereira9859 2 місяці тому +1

      OH MY GAWD WE'RE DOOOMED

  • @tinyxman0498
    @tinyxman0498 4 роки тому +1499

    When he said “pleasure” at 8:45, it sounded exactly like g-man. It almost sounds like he was getting into the character but it came so naturally.

    • @Duspende
      @Duspende 4 роки тому +162

      It definitely was on purpose to illustrate.

    • @thewiseowl8804
      @thewiseowl8804 4 роки тому +112

      Tinyxman 04 8:43

    • @jdyen3434
      @jdyen3434 4 роки тому +10

      Signalling all Aleks accounts

    • @hugejohnson3200
      @hugejohnson3200 4 роки тому +2

      MARSHALL

    • @tinyxman0498
      @tinyxman0498 4 роки тому +1

      huge johnson :)) I miss the old creatures, nice to see another fan “out in the wild” lol

  • @coenisgreat
    @coenisgreat 4 роки тому +759

    Y’know what I’d love to see? Mike Shapiro doing a let’s play of Blue Shift, while roleplaying Barney the entire time

    • @thompsonator4696
      @thompsonator4696 4 роки тому +137

      Barney's Mind when?

    • @coenisgreat
      @coenisgreat 4 роки тому +41

      @@thompsonator4696 More like Barney's Mind 2, but yeah :p

    • @ScoutConvoy
      @ScoutConvoy 4 роки тому +11

      Coen van Haaster Barney's Mind 2: Episode 1.

    • @simtexa
      @simtexa 4 роки тому +4

      God-tier

    • @MRohanAhmed627
      @MRohanAhmed627 3 роки тому

      That'd be lit!

  • @soooooooph
    @soooooooph 4 роки тому +619

    Love how when he says “pleasure” he just turns into g-man for like a second at 8:44

  • @pastalavista2654
    @pastalavista2654 4 роки тому +464

    19:35 Is when he sounds exactly like Barney

    • @Ogaitnas900
      @Ogaitnas900 4 роки тому +47

      Haha like thats his homie voice, his wholesome friendly voice, goddman, his Barney voice

    • @mrmr_zoomie
      @mrmr_zoomie 3 роки тому +13

      About that Home I owed ya Gordon

    • @ringo5721
      @ringo5721 Місяць тому

      older barney

  • @Impersonal66
    @Impersonal66 4 роки тому +481

    1% comments about the interview
    99% comments about *P L E A S U R E*

  • @SuperBoyboys
    @SuperBoyboys 4 роки тому +1375

    People: Mike Shapiro
    Tyler: Mike Sha-pyro

    • @TacticalSocks
      @TacticalSocks 4 роки тому +28

      For real lol

    • @andrewmurphy5403
      @andrewmurphy5403 4 роки тому +245

      Mike Shapiro himself pronounces it Sha-pyro

    • @SuperBoyboys
      @SuperBoyboys 4 роки тому +36

      @@andrewmurphy5403 I know, I was just having a bit of a joke.

    • @Prep5242
      @Prep5242 4 роки тому +71

      18:40
      mike shapyroland

    • @dalis8247
      @dalis8247 4 роки тому +30

      *Pyro noises*

  • @thomasstagnitta8067
    @thomasstagnitta8067 4 роки тому +692

    16:20 He’s really not... at liberty to say.

    • @htf5555
      @htf5555 4 роки тому +26

      Thomas Stagnitta In the mean *time*

    • @ohwni
      @ohwni 4 роки тому +26

      htf5555 this is *where I get off.*

    • @ArghyadeepPal
      @ArghyadeepPal 2 роки тому +3

      "His employers" did not give him the liberty.

  • @tyrstark8673
    @tyrstark8673 4 роки тому +146

    Mike talking happily: Barney
    Mike talking seriously: G-Man

  • @PMZaphod
    @PMZaphod 4 роки тому +536

    I can hear the g-man sometimes in this video, specially when he stutters hahaha

    • @baconsandwich1887
      @baconsandwich1887 4 роки тому +53

      I thought the bits where he said snippets of actual G-Man lines (for example, "Over the course of" or "I'm not at liberty to...") were pretty trippy without the voice itself. If he did that on purpose, that's awesome.

  • @hatered6434
    @hatered6434 4 роки тому +534

    19:12 I could really hear the G-Man in his voice when he said "Universe" omg.

    • @nahbro3965
      @nahbro3965 4 роки тому +25

      even when he said "uhhh"

    • @Valfothr
      @Valfothr 4 роки тому +19

      Especially at 8:43

  • @IMan_93_
    @IMan_93_ 4 роки тому +776

    I need to build a rig and get a VR headset immediately

    • @lampshade6967
      @lampshade6967 4 роки тому +4

      I Man try to get a quest. No rig needed

    • @roseamia25ji
      @roseamia25ji 4 роки тому +52

      @@lampshade6967 Quest can't play Alyx by itself sadly.

    • @lampshade6967
      @lampshade6967 4 роки тому +3

      Teo Bazan ah shit, guess I’m not playing it

    • @isaac4283
      @isaac4283 4 роки тому +20

      @@lampshade6967 but if you have a quest link cable and a pc you can play it

    • @mrgrinderman8861
      @mrgrinderman8861 4 роки тому +2

      I DID heard that rift games are compatible with quest
      Is that correct?

  • @Tumble40
    @Tumble40 4 роки тому +445

    i find it so strange to hear his voice, its like gman and barney combined....
    wait
    B-Man

  • @theshadowl4
    @theshadowl4 4 роки тому +513

    8:42 he still got it !

    • @thewiseowl8804
      @thewiseowl8804 4 роки тому +20

      The Shadow well of course he does, why would he have lost it?

    • @Jack_Krauzers
      @Jack_Krauzers 4 роки тому +4

      that's the most G-Man ever

    • @Horus-Lupercal
      @Horus-Lupercal 4 роки тому

      *8:40.

    • @avery1647
      @avery1647 4 роки тому +1

      @@Horus-Lupercal dude it doesn't matter

    • @MRohanAhmed627
      @MRohanAhmed627 3 роки тому

      Part of g-man lives inside of him.

  • @StiekemeHenk
    @StiekemeHenk 4 роки тому +416

    I hear G-man in his voice, because I've never really heard Barney enough.

    • @PinkFloydBootlegs
      @PinkFloydBootlegs 4 роки тому +31

      Then play HL 1 then lmao

    • @Thlormby
      @Thlormby 4 роки тому +10

      I really recommend you play the rest of the HL series, its way worth it

    • @StiekemeHenk
      @StiekemeHenk 4 роки тому +2

      @@Thlormby I think I'll play Black Mesa instead of hl1 and play ep 1 and 2 afterwards. First, hl:a

    • @xL1PEx
      @xL1PEx 4 роки тому +12

      @@StiekemeHenk Mistake, play HL1.

    • @Fs-zo8ws
      @Fs-zo8ws 4 роки тому +2

      @@StiekemeHenk Play both! Its funny to see the differences between them

  • @Macroy64
    @Macroy64 11 місяців тому +9

    when mike mentioned pure audio at 7:12 i went to look it up and they're in-fact still around!

  • @SheathEntertainment
    @SheathEntertainment 4 роки тому +201

    Mike when he speaks through his mic here, sounds just like the low sound byte voices of the Black Mesa Guards from the first game! :D

  • @IBeforeAExceptAfterK
    @IBeforeAExceptAfterK 4 роки тому +322

    5:49 I'm just trying to picture hitting stuff in-game with the crowbar and hearing Mike Shapiro's voice going "CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG!"

    • @CinemaRescored
      @CinemaRescored 4 роки тому +1

      There is no (usable) crowbar.

    • @pufuletz8576
      @pufuletz8576 4 роки тому

      @@CinemaRescored bollocks

    • @CinemaRescored
      @CinemaRescored 4 роки тому +2

      @@pufuletz8576 The crowbar is Gordon's special item, not Alyx's.

    • @pufuletz8576
      @pufuletz8576 4 роки тому

      @@CinemaRescored at least a pipe that you can hit stuff with

    • @zelefant1482
      @zelefant1482 4 роки тому +6

      Angry Silence he’s talking about half life 1...

  • @ChubbyGames
    @ChubbyGames 4 роки тому +254

    How about that beer Barney?

    • @SkynetT-1944
      @SkynetT-1944 4 роки тому +7

      The right quote in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world

    • @SkynetT-1944
      @SkynetT-1944 4 роки тому +1

      @@nozular you sound fun at parties

    • @unquestionableexistance8704
      @unquestionableexistance8704 3 місяці тому

      ​@@SkynetT-1944he left for the party, comment gone

  • @Gargantura
    @Gargantura 4 роки тому +173

    About that beer i owe you..

  • @existential_narwal9257
    @existential_narwal9257 4 роки тому +1398

    Ah yes, Mike Shapiro. Ben Shapiro's long lost interdimensional brother.

    • @user-fg8ux8zo6w
      @user-fg8ux8zo6w 4 роки тому +162

      G-Man had to be jewish oh lord

    • @sulphurous2656
      @sulphurous2656 4 роки тому +83

      The CIA memes are real...

    • @InsaneEnergy
      @InsaneEnergy 4 роки тому +269

      Black Mesa Security Guard DESTROYS libtard aliens with FACTS and LOGIC

    • @communistkiriko
      @communistkiriko 4 роки тому +61

      Ben Shapiro is a moron, I would not want to be related to him.
      Check out my playlist of Ben getting destroyed.

    • @Prep5242
      @Prep5242 4 роки тому +42

      This libtard will be good for my trophy room.

  • @oi1e319
    @oi1e319 4 роки тому +62

    8:44 that “pleasure” haunts me lmao I thought G man was talking for real

  • @Fl0wchart
    @Fl0wchart Рік тому +12

    I love how the audio quality on Mike's microphone is unintentionally giving us the experience we wanted.

  • @Kapin05
    @Kapin05 4 роки тому +243

    I can't tell if his mic is just mediocre or if he just naturally sounds slightly compressed. I'm betting on the second one.

    • @chrissiefk
      @chrissiefk 4 роки тому +36

      sounds like the soundbytes of gman from hl1

    • @Gunslingerwashere
      @Gunslingerwashere 4 роки тому +67

      The audio quality in Half-Life isn't a result of hardware limitations, the voice actors just naturally sound like that.

    • @saricubra2867
      @saricubra2867 4 роки тому +9

      @@Gunslingerwashere Seriously?
      Goldsource engine supports a max sample rate of 22.050Hz and 16 bits.
      Many voice lines are in 8 bit and 11.025Hz
      The sound quality is @ss.

    • @saricubra2867
      @saricubra2867 4 роки тому +6

      @@Gunslingerwashere Meanwhile, in Half Life 2 with the source engine 1 released in 2004, many voice lines are CD quality (16bit 44100Hz) .

    • @Gunslingerwashere
      @Gunslingerwashere 4 роки тому +46

      @@saricubra2867 Congratulations, sir! You missed the joke! Here's your clown wig and makeup!

  • @disk3001
    @disk3001 4 роки тому +72

    1.record in total around 18 minutes of footage for 1 character for over 20 years,
    2. become one of the most famous character in all of gaming
    3. profit

    • @vksasdgaming9472
      @vksasdgaming9472 4 роки тому +3

      I think he has done way more work than that. It is just that Gman is most known.

  • @BurningFishGaming
    @BurningFishGaming 4 роки тому +115

    He sounds like a really nice guy. Loved it when he said: "I'm not at liberty to say". xD

  • @jazzhandy9479
    @jazzhandy9479 4 роки тому +56

    Gman and barney voice is a spectrum, mike just slides around on it.

  • @mrgrinderman8861
    @mrgrinderman8861 4 роки тому +62

    When I hear Mike speak I only imagine Barney sitting on a chair speaking into a mic
    I'm glad I've loved his character since I was a kid

    • @SorrisoMáximo
      @SorrisoMáximo 4 роки тому +11

      Im thinking about a SFM of a Interview Barney is on a couch and suddendly turns into G-man and the comes back to Barney.

    • @gfreeman1999
      @gfreeman1999 4 роки тому +1

      @@SorrisoMáximo i half bet barney IS gman kek
      imagine during a scene barney just like morphosing into gman for a split second and then back and being like "oh sorry idk what happened there"

    • @calhoungaming
      @calhoungaming 2 роки тому

      @@gfreeman1999 Hey, you're not supposed to know that!

  • @dropsofmarsarchives1823
    @dropsofmarsarchives1823 4 роки тому +24

    Whenever he's on a roll, talking about this that or the other, he sounds so much like Barney, but when he's contemplating what to say next or searching for words, he sounds so much like Gman. These characters are so entrenched in his own personality and mannerisms and it's a delight to hear.

  • @fresherturtle1154
    @fresherturtle1154 4 роки тому +24

    Being a voice actor for any famous character must be awesome, it's so cool to be able to make the character say whatever you want because you are the character, and that is your voice

  • @guttosmile
    @guttosmile 4 роки тому +113

    “You’ve played the most mysterious character” - Barney, the Jango Fett and Agent 47 all rolled in one and only true force of nature of Black Mesa Research Facility.

    • @long_chin_man
      @long_chin_man 4 роки тому +4

      temuera morrisson played jango and im not sure about a47

    • @ElliFong
      @ElliFong 4 роки тому +1

      @@long_chin_man David Bateson play agent 47

    • @guttosmile
      @guttosmile 4 роки тому +2

      long chin man Hey, look, I was just joking, don’t take it seriously! How many Barneys do we see in hl1? Are we playing as the original Barney (reference to Jango Fett) or do we play as the most successful and highly skilled clone (reference to 47), we’ll never know... but one thing’s for sure, he’s good! Besides in hl2 he’s one of the resistance leaders and an undercover agent. That’s some hell of a skill set for an ex-security guard!

    • @maro_vela_22
      @maro_vela_22 4 роки тому +1

      However out of all these vg characters, G-Man is _always_ at no. 1 as the most mysterious

  • @Francisco17Berrios
    @Francisco17Berrios 4 роки тому +46

    1:22 "I really enjoy to be inside GMan" ayyyyyy

  • @kavalkahn
    @kavalkahn 4 роки тому +85

    When he's sure about what he's gonna say, the pitch of his voice changes and it's totally Barney. But holy shit when he starts to stutter, pitch goes low, pauses too much to say...it goes full G-Man. Specially when he says some lines. Sometimes even laughing is G-Man laughing lol

  • @TypoDiabetes
    @TypoDiabetes 4 роки тому +62

    16:23 "I'm not at liberty to say..."

  • @offspringfan89
    @offspringfan89 4 роки тому +22

    If only Michael Shapiro knew how much his characters he voices mean for us fans, this guy is a legend. Thanks to him and Tyler for this interview.

  • @Alexco7999
    @Alexco7999 4 роки тому +50

    It's like a hybrid between Barney and Gman. I guess that's obvious. I love his voice

  • @koenfabro1411
    @koenfabro1411 4 роки тому +23

    Mike trying not to let G-Man free: 8:40

  • @ThePigeon5734
    @ThePigeon5734 4 роки тому +48

    8:43 He slipped into Gman's voice for the word pleasure...

  • @wallie1994
    @wallie1994 4 роки тому +34

    Imagine this interview cutting halfway to the G-man impersonator talking about Gordon’s succulent hands

  • @edsknife
    @edsknife 4 роки тому +145

    G-Man's speaking patterns have a weird rhythm

    • @FrappuccinoAlfredo
      @FrappuccinoAlfredo 4 роки тому +27

      Edsknife almost as if he’s not human or something

    • @Ogaitnas900
      @Ogaitnas900 4 роки тому +28

      He forgets words, like when he talks to Alix in ep2, "when you see your..... (what was that ape ass word again uhmm) FAther (there we go), relay. These. Words."

  • @castlewhite1577
    @castlewhite1577 4 роки тому +223

    Giving an interview with LOGIC and FACTS.

    • @BlackStoneDiamond
      @BlackStoneDiamond 4 роки тому +1

      hahah

    • @sojjjer
      @sojjjer 4 роки тому +38

      Castle White wrong shapiro

    • @matyasdivis2075
      @matyasdivis2075 4 роки тому

      Eucliwood waifu

    • @castlewhite1577
      @castlewhite1577 4 роки тому

      Wow people noticing my comments for once

    • @bowgart5567
      @bowgart5567 4 роки тому +8

      @@castlewhite1577 just dont add
      "edit: OMG THANK YOU GUYS FOR 5 LIKES!!!!"
      Edit:OMFG GUYS THANKS FOR 6 LIKES!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @minembo
    @minembo 4 роки тому +124

    I loved this! Tyler, you should try to get the voice actress for Chell!

    • @long_chin_man
      @long_chin_man 4 роки тому +21

      gordon freeman. doom slayer. combine turret. all amazing voice actors

    • @Krisztian08
      @Krisztian08 4 роки тому

      @@long_chin_mankleiner/scientists

    • @Pixel-oo7vw
      @Pixel-oo7vw 4 роки тому +5

      man doomguy has a voice now

    • @mike7DILFLUVR
      @mike7DILFLUVR 4 роки тому +1

      Man I can't wait for them to get the stiders' VA

    • @ea09
      @ea09 4 роки тому +1

      You mean Ellen McLain? Because Valve used her voice at some point in Portal 2's development.

  • @siddlicious
    @siddlicious 4 роки тому +11

    It’s insane. I hear more G-Man when I hear him talk, especially when he uses natural pauses and “um”, but as soon as VNN mentioned his natural voice sounds like Barney that’s all I hear but then G-Man slowly sneaks back into my mind. It’s so amazing

  • @fatalis7147
    @fatalis7147 4 роки тому +28

    I could totally hear his voice in my head "Roger that, let's run like hell!"

  • @supersnow17
    @supersnow17 4 роки тому +84

    He still owe's us that beer...

    • @zyriuz2
      @zyriuz2 4 роки тому +9

      After his delightfully crafted voicework as both barney aaand G-man i think you agree with me that he haas limitless potencial... And as for the beer, i think hes earned it ;)

    • @nuralimedeuatnu
      @nuralimedeuatnu 4 роки тому +5

      @@zyriuz2 Mike Shapiro, in the flesh or rather in the interview with VNN I took the pleasure of listening to this audio. Most of it waaas not government property. As for the like, I think you've earned it.

    • @Pandalka
      @Pandalka 4 роки тому +1

      FREE SODA!!!!
      *slurrp* *slurp* *sluurrrrppp*

    • @someoneelse4811
      @someoneelse4811 4 роки тому

      Minor spoiler:
      At the beginning of Half-Life 2, when Barney takes off his mask he says "...about that beer I owed ya." The owed beer has been served.

  • @monkeyman767
    @monkeyman767 Рік тому +12

    5:50 the way he says "crowbar" just reminds me of G-Man's speech about Vortigaunts "only experience of humanity was a crowbar...coming at them down a steel corridor". It sounds so similar

  • @gustavosantos106
    @gustavosantos106 4 роки тому +28

    If I were him I would be speaking like GMan permanently.

  • @KilharaKomeiji
    @KilharaKomeiji 3 роки тому +4

    It's like an automatic involuntary pog face moment when he says pleasure. Literally could not stop myself from pogging.

  • @kinpact6100
    @kinpact6100 4 роки тому +30

    16:25 "I'm not a liberty to say" I see what ya did there gman

  • @orue5499
    @orue5499 4 роки тому +13

    "I really enjoy being inside G-man"
    PHRASING PHRASING!

    • @123darkelf
      @123darkelf 4 роки тому +2

      BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

  • @faizfrez2729
    @faizfrez2729 4 роки тому +27

    Tyler you should definitely do an interview with Gordon Freeman's voice actor for April Fools

  • @EASsirenVids01
    @EASsirenVids01 3 роки тому +13

    I laughed so hard when he said “Pleasure” and just faded from gman back to his normal voice

  • @acko741
    @acko741 4 роки тому +27

    *Watches a video on VNN*
    "Hey, tyler is such a nice and respectful guy"
    *goes on stream for 30 seconds*
    tyler: "I CAN-AH PUNCH THE COMBINE'S AAAIIHSSSS"

  • @lft3254
    @lft3254 4 роки тому +25

    Whenever Mike says uhh, the G-man comes out of him

  • @knpnto7020
    @knpnto7020 4 роки тому +18

    It’s creepy though how sometimes he sounds like G-man and goes to his normal voice

  • @Cephalopod51
    @Cephalopod51 4 роки тому +1

    Good going in your interview with Mike Shapiro, VNN. I've been a fan of his without knowing who he was since the late 90s. I not only was a fan of his voice work for Barney and G-Man, but also for his voice work for Torin from Sierra's Torin's Passage. I'm really glad that Mike mentioned his work for Torin's Passage, because it's one of my favorite games. Torin's Passage was created by Al Lowe, who did Leisure Suit Larry, and Torin even had a cameo as a cameraman in Love for Sail. Back on topic, Mike's voice work of the G-Man, Barney, and Otis are still very much inspired, and I'm glad you got to talk with them. Give my regards to Boogle, Mr. Shapiro!

  • @DjordjeMomcilovic-bg6tz
    @DjordjeMomcilovic-bg6tz 4 роки тому +14

    i watched this whole interview with a big dumb ear to ear smile across my face :D

  • @theredadmiral1043
    @theredadmiral1043 2 роки тому +7

    I love how the quality of Mike's mic is similar to the audio quality of Half Life 1 when he spoke as the Gman, like he's in the game as he talks.

  • @sokoTV2
    @sokoTV2 4 роки тому +23

    Mike Shapiro ASMR TYLER PLEASE INFORM US WHEN THIS DROPS

    • @slovakthrowback3738
      @slovakthrowback3738 4 роки тому

      Just follow his twitter lol

    • @sokoTV2
      @sokoTV2 4 роки тому

      @@slovakthrowback3738 I don't use Twitter. I'm sure Tyler could make a community post on UA-cam about it.

  • @Mihash08
    @Mihash08 4 роки тому +11

    Dude when he stops to think a little and does that "Hmm?" thing G-man does or his voice cracks a little you can hear G-man so clearly and it's a little creepy

  • @danielspanel7150
    @danielspanel7150 4 роки тому +8

    i like how he sounds like the G-man but talking casually and not so mysteriously

  • @Avskygod0
    @Avskygod0 4 роки тому +9

    He's got a bit of that "dirty throat" voice, that's why it's so iconic

  • @DriesduPreez
    @DriesduPreez 4 роки тому +6

    This is soooo trippy. I'm half expecting him to offer you a beer, followed by some sinister ultimatum topped off by a raspy breath

  • @User68075
    @User68075 7 місяців тому +1

    This very nice to hear Mike Shapiro interview about how he became both mysterious and funny character.
    And his voice had already act both character without acting them

  • @jockeyfield1954
    @jockeyfield1954 3 роки тому +6

    "you played one of the most mysterious characters in the entirety of video games"
    ikr! but gman is pretty mysterious too, ya know

    • @Feasco
      @Feasco 3 роки тому +1

      Really wanna figure this Barney guy out

  • @striker8961
    @striker8961 11 днів тому

    Love his enthusiasm, doesn't sound like he's stuck in the past at all, just like he really loves what he's doing. And an incredibly talented VA to boot.

  • @TDVplayz
    @TDVplayz 4 роки тому +8

    Its weird hearing the Gman say "Hope everyone is safe"

  • @DDX1944
    @DDX1944 3 місяці тому +1

    So strange that this is like the only interview on yt with freaking G-MAN!!? I wish there was more just asking him in general about his whole experience with the character

  • @autumn2754
    @autumn2754 4 роки тому +102

    Epistole 3? no we dont talk about that anymore

    • @rodrigopob718
      @rodrigopob718 4 роки тому +15

      *Epistle

    • @rogainegaming6924
      @rogainegaming6924 4 роки тому +46

      FRIENDSHIP ENDED WITH EPISTLE THREE. NOW VALVE IS MY BEST FRIEND

    • @sulphurous2656
      @sulphurous2656 4 роки тому +1

      Epistle 3? Pfft, why in god's name would you want that hastily bolted together fanfiction!

    • @kajmak64bit76
      @kajmak64bit76 4 роки тому +1

      @@sulphurous2656 wat? No it was the writer of half life who posted it wdym

    • @SyncZzzz
      @SyncZzzz 4 роки тому

      HL3 CONFIRMED BAAAABY

  • @atherdos4431
    @atherdos4431 4 роки тому +24

    16:23 reminded me of the half life 2 ending lol

  • @isaacalvarez3641
    @isaacalvarez3641 4 роки тому +6

    Gman has to be one of my favorite video game characters of all time, I'm so excited for this

  • @TheOldMachines
    @TheOldMachines 4 роки тому +7

    McZee!! McZee may be my favorite character of all time....I'll remember that theme song and big purple nose until the day I die. Thank you for bringing up McZee!

  • @uncleflagzz
    @uncleflagzz 4 роки тому +13

    " Hey, when you see Dr Breen, tell him I said 'F----ou!' "

  • @1_1bman
    @1_1bman 4 роки тому +12

    i dont know why, but i was deadass thinking "oh, he's also the voice of gordon freeman, you should mention that"

  • @Ginger_FoxxVT
    @Ginger_FoxxVT 4 роки тому +5

    He sounds so much like Barney in his regular talk, it's amazing, What a guy!

  • @Phenom2x2
    @Phenom2x2 8 місяців тому +2

    Played 3 character voices, surprised he didn't need to voice a crowbar. That's a good one, Mike.

  • @Masterwar15
    @Masterwar15 4 роки тому +12

    Sometimes his voice changes entirely from Gman trying to talk normal to straight up Barney.

  • @cunkbumcket8217
    @cunkbumcket8217 4 роки тому +4

    "i really enjoy being inside G-man"

  • @torikenyon
    @torikenyon 4 роки тому +48

    “I wouldn’t be surprised if I was the voice of Crowbar at one point”

  • @manicblurs
    @manicblurs 4 роки тому +5

    Mike's audio quality just makes him sound like he's talking to Tyler from inside Half Life 1.

  • @isokessu
    @isokessu 3 роки тому +3

    16:22 he says this sentence in HL2. Maybe he got his inspiration from the way how Valve has so many secrets, but I like that they have secrets. Once that they didn't. Someone published their alpha or beta game of HL2 in torrent and they had to remake the game of HL2

  • @MRohanAhmed627
    @MRohanAhmed627 3 роки тому

    I just want to say thanks to Mike and Tyler for this video. Mike has been my entire childhood, shifting from a friendly security guard to an enemy vortigaunt to a mysterious G-man. He's always been there (although not physically) watching all of us through the eyes of Calhoun and looking after us and taking damage to save us from the hostile grunts and aliens. Thank you for all the hard work you put into voicing these characters for us. They mean a lot to us.

  • @sulphurous2656
    @sulphurous2656 4 роки тому +11

    It's unbelievable to have the veil lifted on all these things after 20 years. And the people behind the curtain have been so eager to do so...

  • @HL2015-dan
    @HL2015-dan 4 роки тому +4

    My childhood voice actor in Half Life Series. I'm still impressed that this game still alive with few voice actors

  • @anonymous5392
    @anonymous5392 4 роки тому +3

    Next interview shud be with the guy who gave the exhalation sound when Gordon starts sprinting..

  • @halfbakedchannel6065
    @halfbakedchannel6065 4 роки тому +6

    It is really interesting to listen to him naturally shift between Barney and Gman

  • @TehJellyLord
    @TehJellyLord 4 роки тому +3

    Man, I can’t believe I didn’t see this until now. Always been a big fan of Mark Shapiro as the G-Man but I never knew he also did Barney! That’s so cool to learn. He really does an amazing job, and I reaaaaaally hope we don’t have to wait very long before we get to hear him in another game as both characters!
    On a side note, I’m dying to replay HLA again.... I gotta wait for my new VR headset, but that wait will be worth it as I’m gonna be playing it on the HP Reverb G2. It is going to look so good 😭😭 HLA is in my top 5 games of all time and I neeeed to replay it again

  • @juicewar3805
    @juicewar3805 4 роки тому +20

    Not gonna lie, I became a fan because if half-life: Alyx. But I've already fallen in love with everything about half-life and the community

    • @Ogaitnas900
      @Ogaitnas900 4 роки тому +2

      Omg that's exciting, it's wonderful that you got into it this way, and now you get to play the other games. I envy you :)

    • @MRohanAhmed627
      @MRohanAhmed627 3 роки тому

      You should try the Opposing Force expansion for Half-Life 1. I'm sure you'll love it.

    • @cinemalazare4850
      @cinemalazare4850 2 роки тому

      @@MRohanAhmed627 i became a fan for this game a month ago, my first half life game was hafl life 2 and then half life episode 1 and then half life episode 2, now i gotta get half life 1 and then i will get opposing force

  • @soopcan4980
    @soopcan4980 4 роки тому +3

    I can hear Barney, the G-Man, and the Nihahlanth all at once.

  • @funx24X7
    @funx24X7 4 роки тому

    I forgot how much I loved the behind the scenes stuff surrounding the development of the half-life series. Now that Alyx is out I can't wait to learn more about the process that went into it. Thanks for putting this together, it was a great and interesting interview.