Andrew Swallow wrote:
> Josh Hill wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:57:36 GMT, Amy Guskin 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> How is that?  Is anybody watching it?  Has Billie Piper dropped the 
>>> Estuary English for the role?
>>>
>>> I don't get Showtime, but I'm on some of their mailing lists, and 
>>> just before this show started airing they sent me an offer to preview 
>>> the first two episodes.  But the link didn't work (and yes, Mac user 
>>> here, but I did check it on my Windows PC as well).  So I haven't 
>>> managed to see any of it.
>>
>>
>> Speaking of English, is anyone else bothered by the BBC's
>> democratization of accents? It's very cute and all, but it doesn't
>> seem convincing in the case of the Doctor, who is, after all, a lord
>> of sorts and an educated man. More to the point, half the time, my
>> poor American ears can't make out what the characters are saying!
>>
> Just be glad that Doctor Who only uses weak regional accents.  It could
> be much worse.
> 
> Andrew Swallow
> 
Personally, I would love if they'd let David Tennant use his native 
Scots accent.

Blair
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