How many current shows have someone faking an American accent?
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How many current shows have someone faking an American accent?
With Alex O'Loughlin starring in the new Hawaii Five-0, it made me think about fake accents.
Hugh Laurie on House
Stephen Moyer on True Blood
Ryan Kwanten on True Blood
Alexander Skarsgård on True Blood
Charlie Hunnam on Sons of Anarchy
DEY TUK ER JOBS!
If I didn't know, I wouldn't have been able to tell. Who else?
Hugh Laurie on House
Stephen Moyer on True Blood
Ryan Kwanten on True Blood
Alexander Skarsgård on True Blood
Charlie Hunnam on Sons of Anarchy
DEY TUK ER JOBS!
If I didn't know, I wouldn't have been able to tell. Who else?
09-21-10, 12:00 AM
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Re: How many current shows have someone faking an American accent?
Matt Passmore on The Glades
Gabrielle Anwar on Burn Notice
Alex Trebek on Jeopardy!
Gabrielle Anwar on Burn Notice
Alex Trebek on Jeopardy!
09-21-10, 12:08 AM
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Re: How many current shows have someone faking an American accent?
Ed Westwick: Gossip Girl
Alan Cumming: The Good Wife
Rachel Griffiths: Brothers & Sisters
Matthew Rhys: Brothers & Sisters
Yvonne Strahovski: Chuck
Gugu Mbatha-Raw: New show Undercovers
Alan Cumming: The Good Wife
Rachel Griffiths: Brothers & Sisters
Matthew Rhys: Brothers & Sisters
Yvonne Strahovski: Chuck
Gugu Mbatha-Raw: New show Undercovers
09-21-10, 12:10 AM
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Anna Torv - Fringe
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Re: How many current shows have someone faking an American accent?
Based on past experience with you I figure you're taking a piss. Anyway, they should let actors use their natural accents or hire actors who don't have accents.
I've always wondered what would HOUSE MD would have been like if Laurie used his British accent. I'll take a beautiful Brit or Aussie accent over some boring American accent any day.
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Re: How many current shows have someone faking an American accent?
Based on past experience with you I figure you're taking a piss. Anyway, they should let actors use their natural accents or hire actors who don't have accents.
I've always wondered what would HOUSE MD would have been like if Laurie used his British accent. I'll take a beautiful Brit or Aussie accent over some boring American accent any day.
I've always wondered what would HOUSE MD would have been like if Laurie used his British accent. I'll take a beautiful Brit or Aussie accent over some boring American accent any day.
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Re: How many current shows have someone faking an American accent?
a lot of americans have a hard time understanding british accents. i assume thats a major reason they have them speak wth an american accent.
09-21-10, 04:50 AM
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I read somewhere that producers like to cast Aussie and English actors in American roles because they actually do a better job acting. Alot of them are classically trained from the theatre and I think that helps their performances.
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Re: How many current shows have someone faking an American accent?
Kind of the opposite of this, but last night my wife and I were watching The Big C, and it was the first time my wife had seen something with Idris Elba not using an American accent. She was surprised he was really British.
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Re: How many current shows have someone faking an American accent?
That reminds me of the Bionic Woman reboot in which Michelle Ryan faked an American accent and then in one episode had to go undercover as a Brit and use her real accent
