TV Thread - beware, [expletive] can get spoilery

[JL21]

What's mind blowing about the Swedish guy?

On the show, he's not Swedish. He's a good enough actor that you can't tell that he's Swedish.

[G. Keenan]

What's mind blowing about the Swedish guy?

On the show, he's not Swedish. He's a good enough actor that you can't tell that he's Swedish.

I only know that because I was wondering if he was that tall gangly-ass actor who inexplicably had roles in some teen comedies a few years ago. This guy, but all grown up.

[Tambourine Man]

What's mind blowing about the Swedish guy?

On the show, he's not Swedish. He's a good enough actor that you can't tell that he's Swedish.

Swedes speak English incredibly well. Here's Nick Lidstrom. All the Swedish hockey players speak English better than most Americans after just a few years here.

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[G. Keenan]

Nick Lidstrom sounds Canadian there. Yeah, Swedes do speak English incredibly well, almost creepily well. They're like pod-people sometimes. I think what most surprised me about learning this particular actor was Swedish was that in addition to the accent he's perfected the mannerisms and attitude of his character, which is this sort of mix of white trash and urban street smarts.

[ghostrunner]

Nick Lidstrom sounds Canadian there.

That's what I was thinking. It's a little clipped here and there too, though still very close.

The guy on the Killing is right up there with Hugh Laurie on House for American accents though. Sort of like you said, the cool thing is it's not just a flat American accent, it's got a little flavor.

[MrCrowesGarden]

I just realized that the cop chick's creepy fiancé was Lew Ashby on "Californication". Not as mind-blowing as the Swedish guy thing but I knew I recognized him from somewhere. All I could come up with was, "Isn't he that Christopher Titus butthole?"

Callum Keith Rennie was also in the X-Files (as a killer) and pretty recently on Harper's Island (as one of the killers). That's why I'll be disappointed if he's the killer in a series once again.

[go birds]

What's mind blowing about the Swedish guy?

On the show, he's not Swedish. He's a good enough actor that you can't tell that he's Swedish.

Not sure if you watch True Blood, but Jason Stackhouse is australian. He does a pretty good job of hiding that.

[Swirls]

If you watch Chuck, Yvonne Strahovski is actually Australian, but has no accent whatsoever on the show.

Hugh Laurie doesn't have a British accent on House, but he does in real life. The only time you really hear it is when he's receiving an Emmy or something.

[Schlich]

So I just blew through season 1 of The League in one sitting. Easily the funniest TV show i've ever seen in my short lifetime.

[redbirdjazzz]

If you watch Chuck, Yvonne Strahovski is actually Australian, but has no accent whatsoever on the show.

Hugh Laurie doesn't have a British accent on House, but he does in real life. The only time you really hear it is when he's receiving an Emmy or something.

[SHOW]

You're right. I'm not paying attention to her accent at all. Seriously though, the episode that she went under cover as an Australian was especially hilarious in context.