Love Don't Roam

[clair_de_lalune]

I know it sounds really lame because, you know, it's all in English (except for the odd alien language and Latin), but when cynodd, crabbydragon, and I watch Doctor Who together, we turn on the subtitles. This started because their daughter, HRT, who often plays in the same room while we're watching it, is very noisy (like all 3-year-old children). But, now we do

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[lunas_ceiling]

Cool videos, Claire. I don't watch that show but it does look appealing. Both characters have very interesting facial features. They are both quite attractive but in a unique way.

Blasphemy

[clair_de_lalune]

Yes, I agree.

I've recently decided that I would have liked David Tennant to have played Snape in the Harry Potter films. (He played Barty Crouch, Jr., in GoF instead.) I know that's bordering on blasphemy for a lot of people here, but he's much closer to the right age than Alan Rickman. He's also much more the right build (although, too tall). And, some of his unique features are such that I think he could pull off unattractive with different costuming and grooming. I'm not trying to say at all that he's naturally unattractive, though. I think he's quite attractive as the Doctor and where I've seen him as himself in interviews. And, actually my reaction to Barty Crouch, Jr., in the film, before I knew anything of David Tennant or the Doctor, was that he's kind of cute. :)

So...why do I feel like I should be back in high school after this post? *lol*

Re: Blasphemy

[fullmoon_dreams]

I must admit that it was a long while after seeing him as Doctor Who before I realised he was the one who played Crouch Jr. I'm not the quickest off the mark for noticing things like that.

I can't really see him as Snape but agree that he is closer in age than Rickman. I do wonder if his portrayal might have been more menacing than Rickman's.

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[clair_de_lalune]

--I must admit that it was a long while after seeing him as Doctor Who before I realised he was the one who played Crouch Jr. I'm not the quickest off the mark for noticing things like that.--

I only knew because I read it on the internet somewhere. I haven't seen GoF since I started watching Doctor Who several months ago; although, I'm sure I'd have realized it as soon as I saw him the next time in GoF. And, as soon as I read it, I could picture him as Barty Crouch, Jr., and see that it was the same actor.

-- I do wonder if his portrayal might have been more menacing than Rickman's.--

That's an interesting question. You could be right, since I can easily picture him doing that. I'd thought more about how he would look and that he could do it, in terms of having the skill, but not about how he might have done it. I'm trying to remember how menacing he was as Crouch Jr. in GoF, but I'd have to see it again. Also, it's hard for someone to see you as menacing when you're tied up or running away, as he was as Crouch Jr

[cynodd]

Cool. I do really like that "Love Don't Roam" song. The other one is okay, but doesn't grab me the same way.

About subtitles, the other reason they're very confusing is because when an accent gets particularly dense, it can be helpful. And I might just let the slang fly right past me, but I pay attention to it more when it's in the subtitles.

[rattlesnakeroot]

Yes, I meant to write yesterday that my husband and I use the subtitles all the time because he has a hearing loss in one ear and can't understand British accents if we don't.

I find that in alot of recent movies people mumble, too. I think Aragorn whispers every line in all the Lord of the Rings movies, and there is no way my husband could hear him at all.

[clair_de_lalune]

For some reason my Mom has extremely sensitive hearing, so she doesn't like loud things and constantly complains that the TV is too loud. But, when my Dad and I watch Doctor Who together (the new episodes on the Sci-Fi Channel), we get to have the TV really loud because we've convinced her that we need it that loud in order to understand what people are saying through their accents. That's even partially true, since my Dad doesn't have the best hearing! :-D

[clair_de_lalune]

I like both songs, but agree that "Love Don't Roam" is the more catchy of the two. It has a more classic sound, while "Song for Ten" has a very modern sound, which will probably be very dated in another 10 years.

--About subtitles, the other reason they're very confusing is because when an accent gets particularly dense, it can be helpful. And I might just let the slang fly right past me, but I pay attention to it more when it's in the subtitles. --

*lol* Yes, but I wasn't planning to admit that to fullmoon_dreams and the other Brits on my f-list! It's particularly helpful when people are speaking quickly, in slang, or in techno-babble. :) (Especially the techno-babble because I understand things that I read more quickly and better than things that I hear.)

BTW, you mean helpful, not confusing, I think?

Love don't roam

[anonymous]

The song "Love don't roam" to my ears is very similar to "The Snake" by Al Green.
Different tempo-ish but seems to have the same "catch".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_ZBqpEUbik
Cheers, Anon an on, an on...

Re: Love don't roam

[clair_de_lalune]

Yes, you're right. It's a very similar style.

Thanks for the link! :)