Spoilers Star Trek: Picard 2x04 - "Watcher"

[Gov Kodos]

When they claim the character is French and very proud of his French heritage; and has a fully French name and surname...yes.

I have been wondering why Picard sounded so British ever since I saw the first TNG episode back in college in the 80s.

 

[Airmandan]

The implication I got when Picard was talking about the chateau was that the family didn't move back to it until after WW3. So they probably retreated there to avoid whatever actions might have involved England.

 

[Longinus]

I have been wondering why Picard sounded so British ever since I saw the first TNG episode back in college in the 80s.

Have you also wondered why the overwhelming majority of Star Trek characters who are not from America sound American?

 

[DaveyNY]

p. 51--We can talk about ICE in here, but not Tuvix! NEVER TUVIX! Tuvix is @Akiraprise 's problem.

Aren't you a glutton for punishment.

 

[Jayson1]

And here we go again

down the only road i've ever known.

 

[DaveyNY]

down the only road i've ever known.

The Monkey Highway?

 

[Nerys Myk]

p. 51--We can talk about ICE in here, but not Tuvix! NEVER TUVIX! Tuvix is @Akiraprise 's problem.

How about another 10 pages of time travel?

and his Scottish Egyptian friend.

Alien Spanish Scottish Egyptian

Sure, and I think that is a sensible interpretation. I was mainly commenting the people being glad that 'and explanation' for the accent was provided.

Typical fan logic. Leaping from point A to E

 

[TimeIsAPredator]

When they claim the character is French and very proud of his French heritage; and has a fully French name and surname...yes.

Did anybody else notice Picard's shirt? Presumably the one he found on La Sirena? Remarkably similar to the FC-era uniform, if a bit faded.

Anytime I see a picture of Stewart trying to look smooth all I can think is.




"And all her clothes just fall off"

 

[Gov Kodos]

Have you also wondered why the overwhelming majority of Star Trek characters who are not from America sound American?

Do I give a shit about that question... no.

 

[TimeIsAPredator]

Alien Spanish Scottish Egyptian

Highlander II doesn't count. It was just a Benny Russell short story.

 

[Longinus]

Do I give a shit about that question... no.

Then why you give shit about Picard's British accent?

It just America-centrism. Like in the first season people were finding Laris' Irish accent weird; she should have instead spoken with an American accent, which of course is the natural accent for space aliens!

 

[Jayson1]

The Monkey Highway?

Life is a Monkey Highway!

I wanna ride with Monkeys all night long!

 

[Gov Kodos]

Then why you give shit about Picard's British accent?

It just America-centrism. Like in the first season people were finding Laris' Irish accent weird; she should have instead spoken with an American accent, which of course is the natural accent for space aliens!

Find a new hobby.

 

[Longinus]

Find a new hobby.

Cool. Instead of examining your potential internalised biases you can of course always choose to be rude instead.

 

[Dukhat]

Speaking of accents, I’ve always found it amusing that Deanna Troi has this funny made-up accent, but both her mother and father had American accents. Not to mention that Worf grew up with Russian foster parents who had accents, but for some reason he and his foster brother don’t have them.

Edit: I also realized that Laris says ‘Slainte.’ It’s almost like she’s not actually a Romulan, but an Irish lady with fake rubber pointed ears. Kinda like how Jean-Luc Picard isn’t Jean-Luc Picard, but Patrick Stewart playing himself. (rimshot)

 

[DaveyNY]

Life is a Monkey Highway!

I wanna ride with Monkeys all night long!

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[DaveyNY]

Speaking of accents, I’ve always found it amusing that Deanna Troi has this funny made-up accent, but both her mother and father had American accents. Not to mention that Worf grew up with Russian foster parents who had accents, but for some reason he and his foster brother don’t have them.

Who ever designed the Universal Translator must have been from New York.

 

[SAndrews10]

I’ve been on the BBS since the early 00s. My first week on the site there was a thread in the TNG how absurd it was a French man spoke with a British accent and they should’ve changed the name and history of the character. It’s been talked a lot about.

 

[DaveyNY]

I’ve been on the BBS since the early 00s. My first week on the site there was a thread in the TNG how absurd it was a French man spoke with a British accent and they should’ve changed the name and history of the character. It’s been talked a lot about.

ad nauseam

 

[Longinus]

I’ve been on the BBS since the early 00s. My first week on the site there was a thread in the TNG how absurd it was a French man spoke with a British accent and they should’ve changed the name and history of the character. It’s been talked a lot about.

Yes, and it was a nonsensical ethnocentric complaint from the get go.