Shows we have 'cancelled' for ourselves

[Dalty]

And I find the non-acting bird lady's teeth distracting.

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

I'm fourteen episodes in. All the things mentioned above annoy me, but the thing that bothers me most is just how stupid these people are. I realize characters are occasionally made to do stupid things to drive a plot forward, and I realize it happens more with serial entertainment than it does elsewhere, but the show really takes it to an extreme. These people make the dumbest fucking decisions I think I've ever seen characters make. It happens on a weekly basis. It's worse than actual comics. It's worse than daytime soaps.

[Dalty]

I am not sure how long chasing a boring dude across time whilst bickering can propel a show alone.

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

At this point they've had four or five legitimate opportunities to kill him. Really kill him, I mean, since he has to be killed by Kendra or Carter with a weapon present at the time of their initial meteor exposure.

I'm guessing they sew up this end by the end of the season. If they don't, it'll more than likely spell doom for the show. I have an episode left. I'll use a spoiler tag to let you know how the season concludes. I doubt anyone gives enough of a shit for the spoiler tag to be necessary, but I'll use one.

[omicron]

I was really into the Last Ship's first season. I watched about half of the second season and now the third season is starting and I am finding myself failing to have any enthusiasm to finish up last season or start this season.

[Dalty]

It was OK actually - bit of a kicker of an ending!!

[Scotia]

I gave up on True Blood halfway through season two. I wanted to like it but it just didn't jive with me. I thought "Bill Compton" was a terrible character. Maybe another actor other than Moyer would have made him more appealing. Maybe.

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

I watched two episodes. Rutina Wesley's fake southern accent may be the worst I've ever heard. I was told she was featured pretty heavily throughout the show. I chose giving up the show over listening to her continuing to mangle the accent. Some of the other accents weren't so great, either, but hers was just too bad to bear.

I've been told her accent gets better. I sure as fuckin' hell hope so, man. If anybody out there has watched the show and can pinpoint where it gets better, let me know. I may read some synopses and start watching the show from the gets-better point.

[Mal Shot First]

I'm pretty sure you've heard me try a Southern accent. Hers surely can't be worse than mine.

[Scotia]

Speaking of bad accents does anyone else think that Peter Dinklage does a pretty crappy English one? Great actor, no question. But that twang just is not convincing. I hear it and think bad Canadian Shakespeare. Same with Little Finger. And he's an Irishman.

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

I'm pretty sure you've heard me try a Southern accent. Hers surely can't be worse than mine.

It doesn't help that the character's obnoxious as shit.

[Mal Shot First]

I guess her accent is a lot more over-the-top than mine was in the Uncle Beau video. I think that was probably my best shot at a Southern accent.

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

She don't know SHIT. You KNOW shit.

[neglet]

Speaking of bad accents does anyone else think that Peter Dinklage does a pretty crappy English one? Great actor, no question. But that twang just is not convincing. I hear it and think bad Canadian Shakespeare. Same with Little Finger. And he's an Irishman.

I didn't know Westeros was part of Britain.

[Dalty]

I hope so, because it would mean I live in Dorne!

[Mal Shot First]

Oh, I thought you'd be in or around King's Landing.

[Dalty]

Dorne is the pokey-outey bit just to the South and East of the capital isn't it?? Or have I got my Westeros geography wrong?

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

The Internet gave me these two things:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2013/0 ... tries.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/1 ... 65694.html

[Dalty]

Si senor!

[Adam54]

Rumor has it that Dalty does a terrible English accent.

[Dalty]

Cor blimey guv'nor I does!

[Scotia]

Speaking of bad accents does anyone else think that Peter Dinklage does a pretty crappy English one? Great actor, no question. But that twang just is not convincing. I hear it and think bad Canadian Shakespeare. Same with Little Finger. And he's an Irishman.

I didn't know Westeros was part of Britain.

Ah, very true. I'll phrase it this way. Why is Tyrion's Westrosi accent so off putting considering his siblings speak with a south-west English twang?

But I digress. Like most North Americans I've always assumed ancient Romans, dark age Vikings and fantasy folk all have British accents.

[Scotia]

Wouldnt Dorne be Wales?

[Scotia]

Nope. Just looked it up. Wales would be more south Riverlands. My bad

[Dalty]

If Westeros is the UK (with a wall to keep out the Nothern hordes from the frozen North and the capital on an Eastern facing river from an estuary in that rough position) then the sticky out Southern bit is Dorne/Kent. Where do I find the Sand Snakes?? For realz!