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    Ian J. Ball  wrote:   
      
   > On 2021-09-22 00:43:47 +0000, BTR1701 said:   
   >   
   > > In article ,   
   > >  Wouter Valentijn  wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> Op 14-8-2021 om 00:41 schreef David:   
   > >>> "Barbie Blacksheep"  wrote in message   
   > >>> news:e9443527-b5ed-4d6c-b9e7-032e1ba76dcan@googlegroups.com...   
   > >>>   
   > >>> On Monday, 8 March 1999 at 08:00:00 UTC, SeanHarry wrote:   
   > >   
   > >>>>> OK, I'll bite (pun intended). Why is Dru's accent so deplorable to   
   > >>>>> British viewers? I'm curious...   
   > >   
   > >>>> It's deplorable because it's so bad. I would have voted it as the   
   > >>>> worst every interpretation of a foreign accent by an American actor   
   > >>>> (and Juliet Landau was brought up in Britain, so she should know   
   > >>>> better) but I've just heard David Boreanes's Irish accent, which is   
   > >>>> even worse.   
   > >   
   > >>>> It would be a bit like all American characters on British TV going   
   > >>>> around wearing 10 gallon hats and saying 'Howdy Partner!'   
   > >   
   > >>> Why oh why don't these American companies just hire actors / actresses   
   > >>> who are from the specific British region they want the accent from ?   
   > >>> instead of these American actors and actresses who never get it right   
   > >>> and mess it all up....   
   > >   
   > >> I've wondered that myself, many times.   
   > >   
   > >> I wonder how Americans think of American characters such as Greg House,   
   > >> Rick Grimes etc.) played by British people. Do they do a better job?   
   > >   
   > > They must. I had no idea that Lincoln was a Brit until I saw him in   
   > > on-set interviews.   
   >   
   > Some do. The Brits seem to be better at it (though I am sure I've seen   
   > one or two Brits who did fail at a convincing American accent).   
   >   
   > The Aussies are generally much worse - Alex O'Loughlin's American   
   > accent has always been shaky at best, and I always felt it took years   
   > before Phoebe Tonkin became decent at one.   
      
   THE WALKING DEAD is full of Brits and Aussies that do flawless American.   
   Lennie James (Morgan), Samantha Morton (Alpha), David Morissey (the   
   Governor), Andrew Lincoln (Rick), Richie Coster (Pope), Alycia   
   Debnam-Carey (Alicia), Lauren Cohan (Maggie)...   
      
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