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Background Credits Clarification
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorMike D.
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Okay so these last few months I've been having an X-Files marathon and had just finished the episode "The End" in season 5. While watching the episode I saw a character named Gibson Praise watching an episode of "The Simpsons" and "King of Hill," in which you see and hear the characters talking, so I decided to add them to the profile as uncredited, voice only roles.

According to one voter though, we don't credit background voices from TV/radio/etc., which is something I never heard of all these years. I even looked at the credit rules see here and even the tv series rules, just to see if I missed something. And nothing said about not adding them. So should be added or just left alone??
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Absolutely would not add them as uncredited. They are not acting in the film, not contracted or hired as extras...why on earth would you credit them as though they did?
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Unless Homer Simpson appears as a talking character on the X Files, I would not add them.

Also, I believe this has come up when talking about WW2 movies and we don't want to credit Adolf Hitler every time he appears on an old news reel... 
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I agree with 8Ball.

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Add my agreement...I would not add them.
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The stuff appearing on a background tv/radio in a film or tv show is a prop or set dressing or a plain old effect, nothing more.
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unless the credit appears in the cast section for the movie, like in the Movie:
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where Arlin Miller gets a credit as Radio DJ (voice)
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Quoting Patsa:
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Unless Homer Simpson appears as a talking character on the X Files, I would not add them.

Also, I believe this has come up when talking about WW2 movies and we don't want to credit Adolf Hitler every time he appears on an old news reel... 



I agree.

Unless the animated characters on the TV are actually interacting with characters from the X-Files I would do as the OP wants. Otherwise if all it is that they are watching the show on TV as normal, then No I wouldn't include them in the cast.
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I agree with the others on this one... they should not be credited in these situations.
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