tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post2622108284056604838..comments2024-03-18T06:38:57.958-04:00Comments on Cockeyed Caravan: What's the Matter With Hollywood: Those "American" AccentsMatt Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-35672230685048060072023-10-25T16:54:52.432-04:002023-10-25T16:54:52.432-04:00Sorry but you don't know your accents or geogr...Sorry but you don't know your accents or geography if you think Stuart Townsend is british or has a British accent when he's from Howth in County Dublin, Ireland. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-17243097542835454302013-12-09T22:41:52.798-05:002013-12-09T22:41:52.798-05:00Heath Ledger managed a decent South Side Chicago d...Heath Ledger managed a decent South Side Chicago dialect for the Joker. But then he actually <a href="http://www.heathheathens.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=3435&mode=threaded&pid=22779" rel="nofollow">put in the work</a>.<br /><br />There's no help for it: we must recruit a generation of strong-jawed young American actors and give them undercover identities as Brits.Seannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-70874029106167728392013-12-09T21:26:25.809-05:002013-12-09T21:26:25.809-05:00When McNulty yells, he sounds like a Brit! I forgi...When McNulty yells, he sounds like a Brit! I forgive him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-54423953899925308832013-12-09T20:49:10.275-05:002013-12-09T20:49:10.275-05:00Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of great ...Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of great British actors like Dominic West and Idris Elba who do flawless American accents and deserve the American roles they get ...but now that you mention it, Aiden Gillen's accent on that show was always a little dubious. Matt Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-36165869461168664162013-12-09T20:11:47.725-05:002013-12-09T20:11:47.725-05:00Yeah, remember how much The Wire sucked? Oh wait…
...Yeah, remember how much The Wire sucked? Oh wait…<br /><br />But yeah, except where strictly necessary for story authenticity, actors should probably just talk in their real accents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com