# Annoying voice over in Jack Johnson Documentary

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-voice-over-in-jack-johnson-documentary/285548>\
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**Created:** [January 19, 2005, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-voice-over-in-jack-johnson-documentary/285548 "2005-01-19T15:45:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hooleehootoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/eada6e/32.png) [@Hooleehootoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hooleehootoo)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-voice-over-in-jack-johnson-documentary/285548/1 "2005-01-19T15:45:04Z")

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A two-part program on the boxer [Jack Johnson](http://www.pbs.org/unforgivableblackness/) was shown on PBS Mon and Tues (1/17,18).

I watched last night on KAET , Phoenix. There was a voice over description of some still scenes that was very annoying. The Monday show did not have this type of narration. Did my station show a different (wrong) version, or did everyone hear this?

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-voice-over-in-jack-johnson-documentary/285548/2 "2005-01-19T16:58:45Z")

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> [@Hooleehootoo](#):
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> A two-part program on the boxer [Jack Johnson](http://www.pbs.org/unforgivableblackness/) was shown on PBS Mon and Tues (1/17,18).
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> I watched last night on KAET , Phoenix. There was a voice over description of some still scenes that was very annoying. The Monday show did not have this type of narration. Did my station show a different (wrong) version, or did everyone hear this?

Did you accidentally hit the SAP button on your remote/console? That sounds like the voiceover they include (on a separate audio channel) for the benefit of the blind (since it entails describing action or other visuals).

I know I’ve done this accidentally on my remote sometimes.

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**Author:** ![Hooleehootoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/eada6e/32.png) [@Hooleehootoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hooleehootoo)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-voice-over-in-jack-johnson-documentary/285548/3 "2005-01-21T02:33:51Z")

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> [@ArchiveGuy](#):
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> Did you accidentally hit the SAP button on your remote/console? That sounds like the voiceover they include (on a separate audio channel) for the benefit of the blind (since it entails describing action or other visuals).
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> I know I’ve done this accidentally on my remote sometimes.

I think my TV station did it, since I don’t see any mention of it in the other thread here about the filem. However, I may have done it. Thanks for the suggestion.