Talk:David Lucas

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I always thought he was Steven Blum. ~ Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 00:27, 2005 August 7 (UTC)

You'd think so, but he's not.

This is all rather confusing! Is there an audible difference between the character "Spike"'s voice in the movie and the series? -Blazingluke 19:44, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

1 David Lucas/Steven Blum
2 How to confirm this
3 Secrecy from the SAG
4 Here is another David Lucas

[edit] David Lucas/Steven Blum

David Lucas IS Steven Blum, Steven Blum uses many aliases.

Flat out. Jack Cain 17:25, 20 August 2005 (UTC)

Its true Blazingluke 20:05, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] How to confirm this

Jack Cain, if you can give us something to confirm this, we could probably rewrite both entries. Where did you find your information

-Blazingluke 10:25, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

The only proof that Lucas isn't Blum is the letter to the fans. Until there is concrete proof, such as a video of both of them talking in the same room, then it is prudent to assume that they are the same person trying to ride the fence and do both union and non union work.

I believe they're the same guy. You can get into some trouble I hear from doing non-union work and so Steven Blum must go under aliases. The fan letter is really the only thing I've seen as proof that they are two different people. I believe Steven must've written the letter in order to further push the idea that they're two people. Plus, in the Cowboy Bebop Movie interview Steven Blum talks about his character, Spike, as if he's worked on it a lot. It seems unlikely he would become so attached to the character from just voicing in the movie. So really I think the letter isn't hoaxed, it's really written by David Lucas (David Lucas being Steven Blum), it's just that he isn't telling the truth. --681dragon 00:29, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Secrecy from the SAG

You need to consider that Steven Blum is not going to go out and say, or even admit openly, that he is David Lucas. If he did, he would get in quite a deal of trouble, and could be expelled. Stating that David Blum is a friend of his is a secure and valid story to cast doubt about whether he is or isn't David Lucas, and therefore, affords him safety despite working on non-SAG projects. It's not inconcievable that Steven Blum himself could have written the aforementioned letter under his alias to cast continued doubt and remedy suspicion over this issue. Stating that Lucas has early, unfavorable experiences with zealous fans gives the reason why he's never been seen. But if we consider this statement, it implies that not only did David Lucas experience some degree of celebrity and fan worship at a time when he did make appearances, and that he has had experience at cons or with fans and has thus appeared. Given this, shouldn't there be several fans, people, and staff of such an event(be that where it occured), that remember seeing him and know he is not Steven Blum? If these people are zealous enough fans to create an "uncomfortable experience", it would be logical to assume they would follow his exploits, and hear of the dispute over whether he is an alias or real. So, shouldn't we have some actual first-hand accounts from people that have seen Lucas in person and know he is different?

Furthermore, there is very little, if any, noticable difference between Spike's voice in Cowboy Bebop the series, and the movie. There isn't even any change in style or anything, which one might attribute to a different actor, even if they are trying to emulate a previous voice talent. To believe Steven Blum and David Lucas are different people, we have to assume not only is David Lucas a person who can do an impression of Blum so well, that it cannot be distinguished from the original, but that conveinently, these two people know each other, and are even close friends.

What about alternate timelines? They could be the same person from different, paralelle dimentions? Jack Cain 07:01, 25 September 2005 (UTC)