[HPFGU-OTChatter] British Accents (WAS: the casting of Emma Thompson as trelawney)

[Kathryn Cawte]

Barbara
>
> Just out of curiosity, how many of you Brits have seen Buffy the Vampire
> Slayer? Okay, now do you think James Marsters and Alexis Denisof sound
> British, because to my American ears, they sounded pretty convincing!
>

K

Alexis was better than James (imo) - although James was better as pre-Spike
William than as Spike. Not to mention oodles of bonus points for *singing*
in a (to him) foreign accent in Once More with feeling.

Of course technically you could say that since Spike was using an accent not
naturally his own that that explains it's occasional oddness.

I think the problem with a lot of non-Brit actors is they feel they can 'do'
British and are too confident (arrogant maybe) to get help. From what I've
read ASH basically acted as a voice coach for James.

Unfortunately for every Alexis Denisoff there's a Kevin Costner .... (or
probably two or three)

K