Noticed a few things
I’ve noticed many of you aren’t incorporating the Midwestern inflection as directed. Additionally, the Matthew Lillard style strained quality I’m looking for is still largely absent. Please deliver your lines with greater energy and vocal presence.
While McGann’s accent is fundamentally Standard American, it shouldn’t come across as flat or forgettable. Give it more texture, more personality, more umf. So the voice feels alive rather than neutral.
One more new reference is Pawbert from Zootopia. Just the way he speaks not the voice entirely itself.