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Languorous Lass · Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:35 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I seriously do not understand all the angst over the accent. So Jackie's not the best at doing accents. Big deal. Plenty of other actors who are far, far more well-known (and undoubtedly make far more moolah for their work) are lousy at imitating accents. Let's move on to something that's relevant to the storyline.

GoodGollyItsHolly · Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:44 pm Post subject:

its an easy thing to pick up on, while some of the other things we analyze are more complex...
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spaciegirlreturn · Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:25 pm Post subject:

absolution · Enthusiastic Fan Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 367

Here's yet another "Who gives a shit!".
I shall only give one SINGLE shit if it has anything to do with her character other than the fact that she lives in London.
Remember: the actress might have been picked because of her accent, assuming it's natural and no put on.

IMHO, her accent is a lot like mine. International. South London with an Australian/NZ twang (listen to the way she says "hope" and a bit of American the actress probably picked up from living there.

OR the actress is American and just doesn't know what a thick English accent sounds like. If so, here's a tip: LISTEN TO ACTUAL PEOPLE WITH A LONDON ACCENT. But she's not doing a really bad job of it.

........But yeah.. I don't give a shit Mad

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cassieisabeyotch · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 5:45 am Post subject:

It sound to me like a struggling English accent, she really has trouble with the to's and the you's. Who ever said she was South African? I'm an actress myself, and I have to say that Australian and South African accents are by FAR the hardest to duplicate.
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cassieisabeyotch · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 5:59 am Post subject:

It's not South African. The a's in South African are very distinct. She may, however, be attempting a S.A. accent. The hardest accent for an American to imitate is South African, and the next hardest is Australian.

I know some of you don't care, but I find it interesting since I am an actress. Also, it may help us learn about her character's background. Maybe she is supposed to sound like she has a terrible SA accent because she lied about ever living there? Lighten up, and let people have a discussion.
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Kasdeja · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 7:01 am Post subject:

I'm an actress and I just find these discussions humorous.

And...dammit, spaciegirl...stop saying things I agree with!

Kasdeja · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 7:05 am Post subject:

Whoa...deja vu...

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Moving this to the Gemmers19 forum and combining it with the other thread that's there...

Edit: Sorry, it was temporarily locked. Feel free to post about accents again, if you're so inclined. Smile

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Kasdeja · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:31 pm Post subject:

Yes, it sounds nothing like when I...a lowly american...attempt an English accent. If it did...well, that would be truly horrible. My attempt is really bad, of course.

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saralynn · Lonely Fan Joined: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 227

Well since we all know she's an actress, since she plays Gemma, we can assume she might've taken acting classes. There's a lot of speech therapists that will either try to get rid of your accent (usually southern drawls for commercial work) or teach you a new one.

Personally, I never knew Hugh Laurie (Dr. House) was british. He totally fooled me with his American accent!

Inigo · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 5:42 pm Post subject:

Just drop the .... subject already!