We speak the language of hobbits
Mar. 30th, 2012 01:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shapinglightHmm. Article about Brit actors in fantasy drama, with special reference to Game of Thrones from the BBC website.
No spoilers, though it's possible they may turn up in comments.
Not sure I agree with everything it says (and tinge of Irish? Quite a few cast members actually are Irish). What do Americans think? Do you expect characters in certain kinds of fantasy shows to speak with a Brit accent?
Can't say I find Peter Dinklage's accent very convincing myself. It doesn't sound like any British accent I've heard. On the other hand, it's not horrible. It's just what it is.
Have to say also, that, while struggling through Game of Thrones the book, it always threw me out of the story when someone said 'ass' instead of 'arse.' But that may just be because I'd seen the show first, most of the actors were Brits, and I don't think the word ever came up.
No spoilers, though it's possible they may turn up in comments.
Not sure I agree with everything it says (and tinge of Irish? Quite a few cast members actually are Irish). What do Americans think? Do you expect characters in certain kinds of fantasy shows to speak with a Brit accent?
Can't say I find Peter Dinklage's accent very convincing myself. It doesn't sound like any British accent I've heard. On the other hand, it's not horrible. It's just what it is.
Have to say also, that, while struggling through Game of Thrones the book, it always threw me out of the story when someone said 'ass' instead of 'arse.' But that may just be because I'd seen the show first, most of the actors were Brits, and I don't think the word ever came up.