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Current Talk '08 II / Re: Discuss: '91 Series - Pilot - Part 1
« on: September 18, 2008, 05:06:53 AM »If you meant Chapter 5, could you please hold that thought until next week's discussion? This week's episode completes the DVD's Chapter 4.
Oops, sorry about that - I'd forgotten that a viewing schedule was posted giving these guidelines ... I don't have printer capabilities at the moment, otherwise I would have printed it out to refer to.
About Elizabeth's accent ... perhaps Jean Simmons hasn't completely shed her own accent and this may be her own normal way of speaking. No doubt she could do some kind of "American" accent, but it was probably decided that this "fit" the character because of her cosmopolitanism, education, etc. Ben Cross's accent serves him well since Barnabas supposedly spent time in England. But since he actually hadn't gone to England, then he must have decided to do his best approximation of an accent, which just happens to be indistinguishable from that of a native Britisher.
I agree, I always felt that Carolyn was presumptuous in calling Victoria "Vicki" before she even met her. Like you, I have nearly always referred to "Elizabeth" and "Victoria" in my posts in the past; it seems more respectful.
I noticed Ben Cross's tan (or dark makeup) as well, and would have preferred a pasty vampire look in his early days out the tomb after 200 years.
Good going with the "Cross" comment, I hadn't thought of that.