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Accents make it unwatchable

posted 8 years ago by independent-tek
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The accents are too strong even for my Brit drama tuned ears.
This looks interesting but I have had to rewind and listen to the dialogue too many times.

The pumps don't work 'cause the Vandals stole the handles
Bob Dylan

[–] e_n_ya 8 years ago

You can use subtitle or "close captions" if you can. i know it's annoying but that's the only way for me at least

[–] Rachelllll 8 years ago

I didn't even realise they had very strong accents!

[–] Hammerfanatic46 8 years ago

I don't know why anyone would think that about this drama. We Brits struggle through American movies with Southern fried and "Ghetto" accents that are utterly incomprehensible to our ears , so I don't know why anyone would be troubled by the accents here.

Gordon P. Clarkson

[–] independent-tek 7 years ago

You just made my point.
I am a Canadian and live in the US. I watch a lot of British TV and movies.
I was just commenting on this particular show. The regional accents portrayed are very difficult to translate. I am looking for copies of some shows with subtitles, to help me enjoy the shows more.

The pumps don't work 'cause the Vandals stole the handles
Bob Dylan

[–] tamaskaszala 7 years ago

I am Hungarian and I live in Hungary, but I had no problem with the british/irish or scottish accent, nither with the american ones.

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[–] gtbarker 8 years ago

The worst accents for me are the highly nasal, helium squeakers who suddenly appeared in the US about 15-20 years ago. It started with the young girls and now it's men too - no wonder so many Brits are being chosen for American roles now.

'Well I've got two words for you - STFU'

[–] xvzz02 7 years ago

I'm Australian and had no problem with any of the accents. Even Nancy's father, with his heavy Scots accent.

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[–] gmcloon6 7 years ago

yeah,guess you have to be an Aussie,I never have trouble with any British or American accents .

[–] MrsPeabody 7 years ago

Agree. I'm an Aussie and have no problems understanding any of the accents.

[–] gorbals406 7 years ago

Even Nancy's father, with his heavy Scots accent.

Och aye! That's a Glasgow accent by the way!

Glasgow is the centre of the known universe, what Glasgow says today the rest of the world tries to pronounce tomorrow. Lord Gill

[–] jenny-williams1 7 years ago

I'm Australian and had no problem with any of the accents. Even Nancy's father, with his heavy Scots accent.

Funny, I'm an Aussie too - been living in the UK for 6 years - I didn't notice the accents particularly either. We always record things and watch them later, so if something is hard to pick up, I can rewind and replay the scene. Had to do that a couple of times, but not really because of accents - more because actors these days tend to talk fast and swallow their words. I've had more trouble with other shows than this one.

Never lie to the dog.

[–] MissGruntled 7 years ago

It's not the accents that make it unwatchable...

[–] Michael71 7 years ago

The accents aren't that bad, no worse than an episode of "Corrie" or Eastenders, maybe it is different to the stereotypical posh accent Americans always give us.

[–] toy_cam 7 years ago

My hearing is extremely bad, and I use the captions, but I didn't really need them for this one, they were quite mild compared to some.