I suppose knowing too much about the real life counterpart of any fictional entity can kind of ruin it for you. Sort of like how doctors can't watch "House."
Yay for pronouncing it right. I've gotten odd looks around here for pronouncing it "New Or-linz," and have just given up explaining that's how it's pronounced.
I'm originally from Queens, NYC and currently live on Long Island. The accents used on TV are really only in specific neighborhoods, and not even by everyone in them. But I don't expect Hollywood to get *anything* right, either. ::shakes head:: This is why I gravitate away from network TV anyway...
But I don't expect Hollywood to get *anything* right, either.
Probably their best effort so far has been "Benjamin Button," actually. Cate Blanchett's accent in that movie was almost a perfect match for my grandmother's.
I figure they mostly get LA right, but everything else is fair game for misrepresentation. It's just a product of trying to portray things that you haven't really experienced. And your city has such a larger-than-life reputation that they think they can at least get some things right without a deeper understanding of what makes it tick.
And you want misrepresentation? Try being born in West Virginia. I had to learn how to drop my natural accent so I could be taken seriously when I went to a school three hours away in Ohio. An accent that has never been accurately portrayed in any movie or tv show that I've seen, unless you count the extras in "We Are Marshall," who were mostly from Huntington.
And your city has such a larger-than-life reputation that they think they can at least get some things right without a deeper understanding of what makes it tick.
Damn right, we are Cursed With Awesome.
;)
Try being born in West Virginia. Oh, I can only imagine. *buries head in hands* Hollywood, I'm pretty sure you just don't even care, do you?
And your city has such a larger-than-life reputation that they think they can at least get some things right without a deeper understanding of what makes it tick.
Damn right, we are Cursed With Awesome.
Your city is on the top of the list for people to come visit at least once, next to Las Vegas and NYC. So that's something to cling to. You've got an interesting and rich history, and the idea of New Orleans captures the imagination of the rest of us.
Try being born in West Virginia. Oh, I can only imagine. *buries head in hands* Hollywood, I'm pretty sure you just don't even care, do you?
They don't, really. The nicest portrayal I've ever seen is that people in WV are nice, kind people who are struggling to make ends meet but are just so noble. It's obviously not our fault we're uneducated and poor, and isn't it brave that we just keep going?
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Thanks for the info. I'll give them a bop on the head next time I hear it said wrong.
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*high-five*
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I live where Bones takes place. Literally, I live in the heart of DC. I grew up in the suburbs they travel to. It's cringe-worthy sometimes.
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*le sigh*
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I'm originally from Queens, NYC and currently live on Long Island. The accents used on TV are really only in specific neighborhoods, and not even by everyone in them. But I don't expect Hollywood to get *anything* right, either. ::shakes head:: This is why I gravitate away from network TV anyway...
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But I don't expect Hollywood to get *anything* right, either.
Probably their best effort so far has been "Benjamin Button," actually. Cate Blanchett's accent in that movie was almost a perfect match for my grandmother's.
Otherwise... not so much.
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And you want misrepresentation? Try being born in West Virginia. I had to learn how to drop my natural accent so I could be taken seriously when I went to a school three hours away in Ohio. An accent that has never been accurately portrayed in any movie or tv show that I've seen, unless you count the extras in "We Are Marshall," who were mostly from Huntington.
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Damn right, we are Cursed With Awesome.
;)
Try being born in West Virginia.
Oh, I can only imagine. *buries head in hands* Hollywood, I'm pretty sure you just don't even care, do you?
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Damn right, we are Cursed With Awesome.
Your city is on the top of the list for people to come visit at least once, next to Las Vegas and NYC. So that's something to cling to. You've got an interesting and rich history, and the idea of New Orleans captures the imagination of the rest of us.
Try being born in West Virginia.
Oh, I can only imagine. *buries head in hands* Hollywood, I'm pretty sure you just don't even care, do you?
They don't, really. The nicest portrayal I've ever seen is that people in WV are nice, kind people who are struggling to make ends meet but are just so noble. It's obviously not our fault we're uneducated and poor, and isn't it brave that we just keep going?
Thanks for the patronizing outlook, Holllywood!
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