American Tv Shows And Irish

ironictoaster · 16-07-2009 03:22AM

Your apology shall be never accepted :pac:

jill_valentine · 16-07-2009 03:28AM

That's a kind of hurt you just don't forget, Overheal. I'm sorry.

Ruu_Old · 16-07-2009 03:34AM

Overheal wrote: »

I think I categorically apologised for the entire United States in another thread regarding Far and Away.

Say ya like me hat! :mad::mad:

Karl Hungus · 16-07-2009 03:46AM

Does it ever make you think how terribly wrong they get other european accents, and half the time we wouldn't notice?

Tar.Aldarion · 16-07-2009 03:46AM

Relic hunter and csi links are hilarious, thank you.

Jesus Juice · 16-07-2009 03:47AM

creggy wrote: »

I know it's not a TV show but Tom Cruise wins the award for worst accent ever by a mile.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxi8wvUBNhU

Fcuk that,Richard Gere wins hands down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKV6_hB6nV0

Tar.Aldarion · 16-07-2009 03:51AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0EZ_5fy7Ew

jill_valentine · 16-07-2009 04:00AM

I'm convinced that from now on, every thread on Boards will just be an inescapable march towards somebody posting a clip from Deadliest Warrior.

Tar.Aldarion · 16-07-2009 04:01AM

jill_valentine wrote: »

I'm convinced that from now on, every thread on Boards will just be an inescapable march towards somebody posting a clip from Deadliest Warrior.

/Slingshot

One of our greatest powers.

Karl Hungus · 16-07-2009 04:04AM

David Boreanaz does a pretty horrid Irish accent as well.

jill_valentine · 16-07-2009 04:50AM

Showin' yer age there, Hungus, me boyo, bejaysus.

Karl Hungus · 16-07-2009 04:52AM

jill_valentine wrote: »

Showin' yer age there, Hungus, me boyo, bejaysus.

Huh!? Buffy/Angel wasn't that long ago.

jill_valentine · 16-07-2009 04:54AM

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, After Hours, but Buffy the Vampire Slayer was first broadcast in 1997.

I know, I was shocked too. I'll give you all a moment to deal with the implications.

Karl Hungus · 16-07-2009 04:59AM

Buffy kept going until 2003, and Angel until 2004. I'm hardly some old fogey to be familiar with the shows.

Christ, wait till my grandkids get a read of this, they'll have a right laugh.

Indie18 · 16-07-2009 09:46AM

Caco wrote: »

Weren't there (real) leprechauns?!!

No american show got our number better than that episode of Captain Planet set in Belfast! :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQJrovKgrTw

classic

thelordofcheese · 16-07-2009 09:50AM

pablomakaveli wrote: »

The worst offender was Heroes when they had a part of series two set in Cork. All the actors playing Irish people were a mix of English, Scottish and American accents.

It was comedy gold.

Season 2 was the best season of heroes just for the episodes in cork.

Wreck · 16-07-2009 09:53AM

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Does it ever make you think how terribly wrong they get other european accents, and half the time we wouldn't notice?

When they do other english-speaking accents it's really noticable, especially characters from England, they get it so wrong most of the time.

bullets · 16-07-2009 10:56AM

Overheal wrote: »

Tommy Flanagan. He was a supporting role in Gladiator as well. Good guy. Also played the would be assassin of William Wallace in Braveheart.

I thought he played the character who got Married where his newly wedded wife got taken away for a bit of primae noctis and he later came back for revenge and killed
the local lord.

I did like David O'Hara the guy who Played Stephen.
He did not do too badly being Scottish putting on an Irish accent.

~B

komodosp · 16-07-2009 11:55AM

Shor'n whoy would deh be carin' what koind a' accents we have? Shor isn't ish mehd fer de Mericans, fé dideal dí fheidilí?

The Lepreachán in the The Simpsons episode (the one with Pierce Brosnan) was the best!

Handsome Bob · 16-07-2009 12:08PM

jill_valentine wrote: »

There's a particular, very clearly Scottish, actor who keeps cropping up as Irish supporting characters, I'd love to know why.

Smallish dark haired dude with a spectacular scar down one of his jaws. He was in Sin City and Charlie's Angels and a few other things. I always keep an eye out for him whenever there's a mention of Irish gangs in a show.

Not the bloke you are talking about but David O'Hara, who is in Braveheart and The Departed, always has a scottish accent when he's meant to be Irish. But tha man is a legend so all is forgiven;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQx-h4nM8gE

Rsaeire · 16-07-2009 12:19PM

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Does it ever make you think how terribly wrong they get other european accents, and half the time we wouldn't notice?

They get the French accent wrong all the time. If you compare the Sophie Neveu character in The DaVinci Code with Madam Maxime from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, you'll hear a huge difference.

ScumLord · 16-07-2009 12:48PM

BOFH_139 wrote: »

Relic Hunter was the worst:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh9o2YfvjKc

Link to all 5 parts:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=839E5E2E4B211374&search_query=relic+hunter+Irish+Crown+Affair

I love the way their substitute for Ireland is the back of some run down warehouse.

ferrigan101 · 16-07-2009 01:33PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbFlfLQG644

Billy Connoly. Nuff said.

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