It's important to remember that Jack's American. That's why it's such an easy fit. We tend to talk about Jack as if he's a British character, but for a new audience, they'll see an American man talking in an American accent.
Uh Rusty, last time I checked Jack was from the BOESHANE PENINSULA!
sorry, i know this has bee npointed out but i wanted to join in the ranting too:P as someone said, jack is not american, hes boeshane peninusula-un (?)in fact, he's probably more british than 'american' i mean he lived in cardiff for what? 130 odd years? that's got to count for something not to mention the fact that he has had british lovers you know, that's probably going to rub off on him
no captain jack harkness from the ep 'captain jack harkness' was american so maybe rtd got confused? or maybe its cos john barrowman moved to america when he was eight so he's confusing the two?
anyway, why is new viewers seeing an american talk in an american accent such a big deal anyway? that's like saying gdl is welsh and we'll hear him speaking in a welsh accent! shock horror! or maybe rtd just wants to cut all ties with the 'british' jack and his 'british' past and lovers *cough* ianto *cough*
agree about the joke about shagging ianto; i can see it now or maybe someone - maybe gwen brings jack a coffee and jack says 'no thanks, it reminds me of a lover i'd rather forget'- okay, maybe that's a little harsh but still but in making jack make jokes against ianto, rtd will make viewers not like jack *epiphany* so they all like gwen who is still deeply upset about her best friend's death:(
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Date: 2010-08-13 04:46 pm (UTC)Uh Rusty, last time I checked Jack was from the BOESHANE PENINSULA!
sorry, i know this has bee npointed out but i wanted to join in the ranting too:P as someone said, jack is not american, hes boeshane peninusula-un (?)in fact, he's probably more british than 'american' i mean he lived in cardiff for what? 130 odd years? that's got to count for something not to mention the fact that he has had british lovers you know, that's probably going to rub off on him
no captain jack harkness from the ep 'captain jack harkness' was american so maybe rtd got confused? or maybe its cos john barrowman moved to america when he was eight so he's confusing the two?
anyway, why is new viewers seeing an american talk in an american accent such a big deal anyway? that's like saying gdl is welsh and we'll hear him speaking in a welsh accent! shock horror! or maybe rtd just wants to cut all ties with the 'british' jack and his 'british' past and lovers *cough* ianto *cough*
agree about the joke about shagging ianto; i can see it now or maybe someone - maybe gwen brings jack a coffee and jack says 'no thanks, it reminds me of a lover i'd rather forget'- okay, maybe that's a little harsh but still but in making jack make jokes against ianto, rtd will make viewers not like jack *epiphany* so they all like gwen who is still deeply upset about her best friend's death:(