Subj : Re: Serenity: My Thoughtful Review
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : TNW7Z7Z7Z12345
Date : Fri Oct 14 2005 18:06:50

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Mark Nobles wrote:
> 
> Bill Jillians wrote:
> > weirdwolf said
> > >Bill Jillianswrote
> > >> weirdwolf said
> > >>>Jim Larson wrote
> > >>>> Tyler Trafford wrote:
> > >>>>> John Iwaniszek wrote:
> > >>>>>> Tyler Trafford wrote:
> > >>>>>>> Bill Jillians wrote:

[much snipped]

> > >> Did he not speak with a southern accent?
> > >
> > > I believe that Nathan Fillon is originally from Canadia.
> > >
> > >> It was a pronounced accent
> > >> what ever it was. 

It may have been the grammar/vocabulary that threw people off.  Whedon
created a Western futuristic lingo (some combo of old West/country hick
with new terms that you have to decipher from context). With the DVD's,
I turn on subtitles to catch the word creations.

When Americans have trouble with British accents in the movies, it
usually isn't the pronunciation (except for some Scottish accents). 
When I finally see the text, I usually find words we'd never use in that
fashion - an unfamiliar idiom or cricket reference, etc.


The baddie was an English accent though, thanks to
> > >> the Hollywood rule that baddies are always foreign to make them appear
> > >> more sinister to a xenophobic small-town American audience.  Oh ...
> > >> excuse me I have to go and do something sadistic to my next door
> > >> neighbour.

I thought the Brits invented that convention (or perhaps I'm
misremembering something I read).  I thought baddies in old British
movies always had northern English accents? (maybe coal miners?)...

> > > No no no! that's Americans we're more of the take over large parts of
> > >the world and make them civilised. Well ok we failed with the Americans
> > >and the Australians but that's the basic idea.
> > >  Ted

> > Which makes us rotters, snobs, assassins and terrorists in the eyes of
> > small town America.  I've finished off my neighbour now I'm going to
> > torture my cat.  Funnily enough the Americans I met mostly thought Brits
> > were more polite and nicer than they were.  I said that was why I was in
> > the USA which got a laugh.  If you took the guns away from Americans
> > they might learn some social skills but you can't be sure.

Probably not. We in the Northeast have fewer guns, yet we're notorious for
our lack of smiles, eye contact, and "hellos" compared to our Southern
and Western counterparts.  Although we think we're very nice if you get
to know us. :)


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