Accent in GOT
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keith48322003 — 11 years ago(July 13, 2014 08:56 PM)
I've just recently started watching so count me as a newbie novice as well.
Not being familiar with the actor I was never aware until today that he is an American, so I wasn't judging or anticipating whether or not he would be able to carry off an English accent. Having seen a few episodes now I can I say for certain (from my perspective) that he is not having problems modifying any American sounds in his voice. He has gone for what sounds to me like a reasonably plumby accent that you might encounter among Oxbridge circles or traditionally "well-bred" English people. He has a good idea of how this character might approach things and how he has been influenced, how his attitude has been molded by his experiences. It's if the character could be the equivelant of Oscar Wilde in a fantasy medieval setting. So I think his accent is a great success. -
keith48322003 — 11 years ago(August 16, 2014 10:47 AM)
It's like an archetype - the accent is supposed to be modelled after something which represents the qualities that wished to be expressed in the Westeros reality, ie. English speaking aristocratic societal set with many of the analogous cultural meanings.
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AmbienWineDiet — 11 years ago(September 14, 2014 10:15 AM)
i love his acting, his accent is hit or miss and you can feel the forced "accentness at times". tht being said i think he is an excellent actor and does an excellent job
THAT BEING SAID. Roy Dotrice's accent is the true tyrion lannister
melodic, impish.. so perfect.. heres a sample
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moviewarriorpex — 11 years ago(September 22, 2014 06:47 PM)
Considering the show isn't based in England, not having it 100% is just frickin' fine. Honestly, in an alien world they could all have American accents and it would work being as it isn't historical- long as they don't mix accents between characters supposedly from the same area.
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!!!deleted!!! (19664510) — 11 years ago(February 15, 2015 09:26 PM)
the accent just isn't quite convincing to me (I'm English)
So you've been to Westeros, then? (Hint: The books and TV show don't take place in England, so your question is moot.)
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Gothbag — 10 years ago(June 16, 2015 11:37 AM)
His accent sounds somewhere between Cersei's and Jaime's and no, it's not in England so characters could speak in a Jamaican accent if they wanted, so I think it is just fine. I actually thought he was British (I must say I'm not a native speaker).
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annacchi — 10 years ago(March 17, 2016 08:15 AM)
Bottom line even if his accent is a bit off, he gets some of the best lines in the show and delivers flawlessly! If the accent annoys you, I think the annoyance would be quickly diminished by the character himself.
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Props001 — 11 years ago(June 18, 2014 11:34 AM)
Someone may have mentioned thisbut while it's a fictional "world" to begin with, as well as having perhaps the entire cast being from all over Europe, wouldn't all of the actors accents vary to begin with?
I'm from the states and I've been able to fool Europeans into believing in from the UK, having grown up listening to punk music. While I'm not from the UK, I think Peter's accent is more than believable! Has anyone heard Madonnas game accent? Now that's pathetic.. -
fubared1 — 9 years ago(September 14, 2016 09:00 AM)
Speaking as someone who has actually done numerous English accents, I would have to agree. His is quite pathetic in fact. I knew he was an American from the moment I heard him.
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