"For American viewers English accents are like black and white movies. It isn't that viewers can't understand what is going on in B&W movies, it's just that they tune in, see B&W, and tune out. I think it is the same when they hear regional English accents."
Ummmmm...let's say your mileage may vary and color me skeptical. I've never before in my life heard anybody propose this theory. It certainly doesn't apply to the way I or any of my circle of friends view British TV/movies. I'm as okay with a British accent as I'm a mild French or German one, and probably prefer them to the Southern American redneck drawl.
Doug Fields
Tampa, FL
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Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] AMC would rather just pick up series directly
from Britain...
From: Tom Wolper <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, April 19, 2016 6:19 pm
To: TV or not TV <[email protected]>
On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 3:46 PM, Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote:--Well you've understood British villains' accents for years! C.f. that Jaguar ad from a year or so ago featuring Hiddlestone amongst others - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7gR7EYjcP8Happy Valley is set in a Yorkshire town and the accent may be unfamiliar. However, the dialogue is so smart and the characters so well drawn, I'd urge you to check it out.But you know, over this side of the pond we cope just fine with southern drawls, New Yawk accents and pretty much anything you throw at us. Plus we've watched Aussie soaps for years. So I think complaining about accents is an easy get-out. You just have to concentrate a bit harder sometimes.For American viewers English accents are like black and white movies. It isn't that viewers can't understand what is going on in B&W movies, it's just that they tune in, see B&W, and tune out. I think it is the same when they hear regional English accents.FWIW, I have the DVD set of The Singing Detective and I would have been lost without the closed captions.
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