SAVE US SWEET TINKERBELL JESUS

[prof_pangaea]

a clip from the rex is not your lawyer pilot has surfaced:

the absolute atrocity that is tennant's atempt at an american accent almost distracted me from how shit the writing was. almost.

that said, he's extremely hot. WHEN HE IS NOT TALKING OMG

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[skipthedemon.livejournal.com]

It took me a second to realize that *was* Tennant. And then I only made it about another ten seconds in before I stopped. I may try again after being fortified with tea.

Wow, it makes him sound even younger, and he has the worse of that nasal quality some Brits get when they try for American. It works for House. Not so much here.

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

he sounds like he's doing a bad impression of alicia silverstone.

i could only deal with it for about 3-5 seconds at a time before i would have to pause the video in horror. it took a while to watch a one minute clip.

[netgirl-y2k.livejournal.com]

Oh. Oh dear.

This, I think, is the universes way of telling producers to let Tennant use his own accent.

;____;

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

i just had a horrible thought -- he's not going to try to be american in fright night, is he? IS HE?? D: D: D:

[reasonabsurd.livejournal.com]

I cannot listen to this. Why would he do that to his pretty voice? Why?

[nonelvis]

It isn't quite as awful as Philip Glenister's Demons accent, but it's right up there.

Still, the finger-licking makes up for a lot.

[kels.livejournal.com]

holy crap! this is awful. you know, he sounds a lot like mike cutter from law & order (also played by a british guy, but the accent is much better in my opinion). i can see why this show got canceled...

[calapine.livejournal.com]

I...kind of love it? I KNOW THAT'S WRONG BUT IT MAKES ME LAUGH.

[calapine.livejournal.com]

Glenister's I found awful-awful, like I cringed every time I heard it. Tennant's is making me grin stupidly at the badness. (Do not worry, I judge myself lots.)

[rarelylynne.livejournal.com]

<3 Yeah, his accent is a bit shit, but in a sexxxxy way.

*replays finger licking*

[drho.livejournal.com]

I do not believe that man is American.

[nonelvis]

I think Tennant's accent could improve with time -- it's noticeably bad with Rs and some vowel sounds, but I think he'd have gotten there eventually if "Rex" had been picked up. And apparently I am willing to forgive a shitty accent if I can watch him being pretty.

Glenister's ... I don't think any amount of time would have helped that. I've never heard anyone who managed to sound like he was from all fifty states before. It was colossally bad.

[arefadedaway.livejournal.com]

Oh. Oh, god. Oh dear god. *slams hands over ears*

[ghost2.livejournal.com]

Holy shit, that's bad! Kind of makes up a bit for Americans who massacre the British accent, though.

[jigglykat.livejournal.com]

I don't know if I can bring myself to watch it!

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

THAT WAS HILARIOUS. He kept half-lapsing into Scottish. What the hell do they teach kids at British drama schools?

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Because he thinks he's good at it, I think. He's done American accents elsewhere that weren't that good, but he keeps being asked to do it.

I was so afraid he'd try to pass for American in this, and he can't. What were the producers THINKING?

[wra1th22.livejournal.com]

i would have preferred Burke and Hare.

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

i think you are mistaking his accent for the way his clothing fits beautifully across his slim frame. also the licking. and the jumping over furniture! that was quite good too.

but yes, the accent... it is grating at my soul, lynne. MY SOULLLLLL

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

your comment wins this post.

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

DO IT. IF YOU DON'T YOU WILL ONLY WONDER ABOUT IT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIIIIIIIFE

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

i was more wondering what his dialogue coach had been teaching him, but i dunno. he does a pretty good english accent (and even i can hear that one slip a little sometimes), but other than that i've never heard one from him that didn't give me massive embarassment squick.

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

me too. :(

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

possibly, but that would have required a bunch of american execs to have heard that accent and not laughed their heads off, but think, "we need to bank lots and lots of money on this nasal, ferrety-looking guy! like, RIGHT NOW! do it!!!!"

my hypothesis is that this did not happen. soz, dave.

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

i vacillated between cringing and bouts of hysterical laughter as i paused playback ever three seconds or so. and you know how much i love tennant! i would totally bake cookies with him on the astral plane! but that accent... ;____;