CSI New York RTE 2 15 July 2009

chughes · 2009-07-16 10:37:17

First off I'd just like to say that I'm a great fan of the 3 CSI programs but I had to laugh at lsat night's episode of CSI New York. There was an Irish man by the name of Finn Wexford who played hurling for a club in New York and, for an Irish man, he had a very strong Scottish accent. There was even Irish spoken in the…

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First off I'd just like to say that I'm a great fan of the 3 CSI programs but I had to laugh at lsat night's episode of CSI New York. There was an Irish man by the name of Finn Wexford who played hurling for a club in New York and, for an Irish man, he had a very strong Scottish accent. There was even Irish spoken in the program but it was subtitled. The American TV/movie industries always seem to have a problem distinguishing between Irish and Scottish accents. Did anyone else see this episode ?

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#2 16-07-2009 06:19PM

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They did to be sure. To be sure.

Shocking bad to have a Scotsman playing an Irishman in a show that already has several genuine Irish connections.

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#3 17-07-2009 10:53AM

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it was so cringeworthy - I do love CSI NY - the best of the three, but the Irish accents and the little bit of Gaelge which they threw in was desperate

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#4 17-07-2009 01:56PM

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Watched this last night, twas gas. "camán agus sliotar". we were in pisses laughing, you think they would have sought out a genuine irish actor, with an actual irish accent. and why couldnt they say hurleys?

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