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Re: Post Random T.V.-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Fri September 17, 2021 11:23 am
by wease
Ello Sailor wrote:I had no idea that Idris was a pom when I first watched The Wire. It's actually super noticable in certain scenes if you listen for it, though.
Still, he did a great job. Convincing accents must be the hardest thing in acting.
A Pom?
Re: Post Random T.V.-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Fri September 17, 2021 11:38 am
by epilogue
wease wrote:Ello Sailor wrote:I had no idea that Idris was a pom when I first watched The Wire. It's actually super noticable in certain scenes if you listen for it, though.
Still, he did a great job. Convincing accents must be the hardest thing in acting.
A Pom?
An English person
Re: Post Random T.V.-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Fri September 17, 2021 11:44 am
by wease
epilogue wrote:wease wrote:Ello Sailor wrote:I had no idea that Idris was a pom when I first watched The Wire. It's actually super noticable in certain scenes if you listen for it, though.
Still, he did a great job. Convincing accents must be the hardest thing in acting.
A Pom?
An English person
Never heard of that before. Wonder where that came from.
Re: Post Random T.V.-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Fri September 17, 2021 11:51 am
by Jorge
wease wrote:epilogue wrote:wease wrote:Ello Sailor wrote:I had no idea that Idris was a pom when I first watched The Wire. It's actually super noticable in certain scenes if you listen for it, though.
Still, he did a great job. Convincing accents must be the hardest thing in acting.
A Pom?
An English person
Never heard of that before. Wonder where that came from.
English people come from England, Wease
Re: Post Random T.V.-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Fri September 17, 2021 11:58 am
by Ello Sailor
epilogue wrote:wease wrote:Ello Sailor wrote:I had no idea that Idris was a pom when I first watched The Wire. It's actually super noticable in certain scenes if you listen for it, though.
Still, he did a great job. Convincing accents must be the hardest thing in acting.
A Pom?
An English person
Have you ever been tasked with taking on an accent? Is it as tough as it sounds?
Re: Post Random T.V.-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Fri September 17, 2021 12:54 pm
by epilogue
Ello Sailor wrote:epilogue wrote:wease wrote:Ello Sailor wrote:I had no idea that Idris was a pom when I first watched The Wire. It's actually super noticable in certain scenes if you listen for it, though.
Still, he did a great job. Convincing accents must be the hardest thing in acting.
A Pom?
An English person
Have you ever been tasked with taking on an accent? Is it as tough as it sounds?
Yes and yes. It's extremely difficult. And Idris is a boss.
Re: Post Random T.V.-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Fri September 17, 2021 1:50 pm
by BurtReynolds
I could definitely hear the cracks in his accent, but bad accents in movies/tv rarely bother me. People fixate on that too much.
Re: Post Random T.V.-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Fri September 17, 2021 2:18 pm
by spike
BurtReynolds wrote:I could definitely hear the cracks in his accent, but bad accents in movies/tv rarely bother me. People fixate on that too much.
Agreed.
Re: Post Random T.V.-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Fri September 17, 2021 2:50 pm
by wease
Jorge wrote:wease wrote:epilogue wrote:wease wrote:Ello Sailor wrote:I had no idea that Idris was a pom when I first watched The Wire. It's actually super noticable in certain scenes if you listen for it, though.
Still, he did a great job. Convincing accents must be the hardest thing in acting.
A Pom?
An English person
Never heard of that before. Wonder where that came from.
English people come from England, Wease
That can’t be right.
Re: Post Random T.V.-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Fri September 17, 2021 5:26 pm
by Ello Sailor
spike wrote:BurtReynolds wrote:I could definitely hear the cracks in his accent, but bad accents in movies/tv rarely bother me. People fixate on that too much.
Agreed.
Well sorry for touching on it *checks notes* Burt and Spike, RM's proudest NPCs.
Re: Post Random T.V.-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Fri September 17, 2021 6:13 pm
by bada
Ello Sailor wrote:I had no idea that Idris was a pom when I first watched The Wire.
I originally read this as "was in porn"
Re: Post Random T.V.-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Fri September 17, 2021 6:17 pm
by spike
Ello Sailor wrote:spike wrote:BurtReynolds wrote:I could definitely hear the cracks in his accent, but bad accents in movies/tv rarely bother me. People fixate on that too much.
Agreed.
Well sorry for touching on it *checks notes* Burt and Spike, RM's proudest NPCs.
what are you getting fired up about now
Re: Post Random T.V.-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Sat September 18, 2021 1:26 am
by Ello Sailor
spike wrote:Ello Sailor wrote:spike wrote:BurtReynolds wrote:I could definitely hear the cracks in his accent, but bad accents in movies/tv rarely bother me. People fixate on that too much.
Agreed.
Well sorry for touching on it *checks notes* Burt and Spike, RM's proudest NPCs.
what are you getting fired up about now
Masks.
Re: Post Random T.V.-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Sat September 18, 2021 1:28 am
by lennytheweedwhacker
anybody want to create a broadway play version of the wire with me?
Re: Post Random T.V.-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Sat September 18, 2021 1:33 am
by Ello Sailor
I could see Omar's story translating pretty well to the stage.
Re: Post Random T.V.-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Sat September 18, 2021 1:41 am
by lennytheweedwhacker
okay you can play him
Re: Post Random T.V.-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Sat September 18, 2021 1:42 am
by lennytheweedwhacker
mickey will play both dukie and snot boogie
Re: Post Random T.V.-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Sat September 18, 2021 1:47 am
by Ello Sailor
RIP Snot Boogie.
Re: Post Random T.V.-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Sun September 19, 2021 7:40 pm
by Biff Pocoroba
The Prime Time Emmys are tonight.
This legit used to be my favorite awards show but now there’s too many platforms, much less series, to keep up with.
Re: Post Random T.V.-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Sun September 19, 2021 8:56 pm
by doug rr
Biff Pocoroba wrote:The Prime Time Emmys are tonight.
This legit used to be my favorite awards show but now there’s too many platforms, much less series, to keep up with.
i might tune in for a bit to see ted lasso clean up and then get back to the chiefs game