Viewer finds AI voice 'weird' but acknowledges show's appeal
3 Today 9:58 AM · 13h ago · 3 articles · 2 posts · 1 comment · 4 sources · development 3 of 3
A Reddit commenter watching with their child noted the AI voice quality issue while acknowledging the show's competition format appeal.
“The voice is fucking weird and the show seems overly staged/produced.”
retiredchildsoldierGene Wilder Actor, AI-resurrected narratorNetflix Streaming service and show producerRobert Lloyd LA Times television critic
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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 2 claims were published in its stretch
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3 outlets Netflix Competition ‘Wonka’s The Golden Ticket’ Is a Ghoulish Misuse of AI Gene Wilder: TV Review
first by Variety, 14h ago · also Mashable, LA Times
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first by NY Post, 7h ago
What people said 2 voices · verbatim
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Netflix 'Wonka' show recreates Gene Wilder's voice with AI. It's skin-crawling. https://www. usatoday.com/story/entertainme nt/tv-streaming/2026/09/23/willy-wonka-golden-ticket-netflix-show-gene-wilder-ai/91903805007/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Entertainment @ entertainment-USAToday
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My kid loves these kinds of competitions and we watched episode 1 first thing this morning. The voice is fucking weird and the show seems overly staged/produced.
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