Spike's accent (on Buffy) got worse and worse after Tony Head left the show and stopped coaching Marsters.
It was at its worst, though, in Marsters' first few appearences before Head took him under his wing.
Patrick Stewart's American accent
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It was at its worst, though, in Marsters' first few appearences before Head took him under his wing.
Nardpuncher
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I'm a Canadian but I spent ages 4-9 living in England, so I had an accent for that time and slowly lost it after returning to Canada. An accent is not something you take on volitionally, it's sort of like a virus that has to wear itself out. Strange.
Anyway, it does seem to me that it's more likely that a Brit will do an American accent better than an American will do a British one. And to be more specific, it'll be easier for an American to do an English accent than a Scottish one.
Anyway, it does seem to me that it's more likely that a Brit will do an American accent better than an American will do a British one. And to be more specific, it'll be easier for an American to do an English accent than a Scottish one.
Indeed - my sister is a Jersey girl, but she moved to South Carolina 20 years ago. Today she sounds like Daisy Duke. Her kids were born in Jersey, but moved down there at very young ages. Now they sound like extras in Deliverance.
I have never seen an American do a decent Scottish Accent. Yet they still try.
Nardpuncher
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It's not very good, and I think he did it before in Snatch.
Spike's accent (on Buffy) got worse and worse after Tony Head left the show and stopped coaching Marsters.
It was at its worst, though, in Marsters' first few appearences before Head took him under his wing.
You have to admit it's still better than David "I'm IRISH god damn it!" Boreanez in flashbacks.
There's even one episode where he does a bad British accent on purpose.
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You have to admit it's still better than David "I'm IRISH god damn it!" Boreanez in flashbacks.
omg, i agree with you 100%. That was embarrassing!
Nardpuncher
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How could I forget this idiotic gem from the internet!?!?
Just follow her insruction and you'll be as good as Costner in Prince of Thieves!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcg-...BBACF6872&index=3&playnext=2&playnext_from=PL
Just follow her insruction and you'll be as good as Costner in Prince of Thieves!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcg-...BBACF6872&index=3&playnext=2&playnext_from=PL
Keanu. Stoker's Dracula.
Never brothered me americans play britons .
100% right.
Picard isn't an actor doing a perfect american accent---he's a starship captain trying to do an accent.
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Captain Jack grew up in Joliet, Illinois, one of the towns close to my own hometown. I can assure you that his Midwest accent is very real
Being from the Chicagoland area myself, I can attest to the accuracy of that statement. Very few Chicagoans actually speak with the stereotypical 'Chicago' accent. Most of us have a vague mix of Inland North and Midwest accent which is mostly notable for being extremely subtle. Because this accent is clear and understandable to pretty much everyone, it has become genericized (The Midwest accent is known as 'Newscaster English' for a reason). Because of this, people from regions with more pronounced accents (Read: Almost everywhere) tend perceive it as an artificial absence of any regional identifiers. We just think that everyone else has a heavy accent, and we speak standard English straight out of the dictionary.
Jeez, I pick up a Jersey accent if I watch too many Sopranos. And I'm from Nova Scotia!! We have a horrific accent up there.
I wonder why it seems easier for Brits to do an Amercian accent, but the other way around it usually sounds shitty? Mike Myers nailed it as Austin Powers.
The best American accent on tv I think is what's-his-name (actor) Apollo from NuBSG. First time I heard him speak in an interview my jaw was on the floor.
I wonder why it seems easier for Brits to do an Amercian accent, but the other way around it usually sounds shitty? Mike Myers nailed it as Austin Powers.
The best American accent on tv I think is what's-his-name (actor) Apollo from NuBSG. First time I heard him speak in an interview my jaw was on the floor.
