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Why did the GoT crew decide to use British actors?
Posted on 8/17/17 at 9:59 am
Posted on 8/17/17 at 9:59 am
The accent just fits the genre better? The seven Kingdoms are kind of like Middle Ages England?
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Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:00 am to Tiger1242
Accent fits better - its kind of accepting thing in fantasy i feel like at this point.
This post was edited on 8/17/17 at 10:01 am
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:01 am to Tiger1242
Peter Dinklige isn't British
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:02 am to Tiger1242
I mean it wouldn't really work as well with the Starks having a Brooklyn accent.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:02 am to Byron Bojangles III
Aren't there several Scottish and Irish actors in the cast?
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:03 am to CGSC Lobotomy
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Aren't there several Scottish and Irish actors in the cast?
Jesus this is what I hate about this board sometimes.
You know what the frick I mean don't be that guy
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:05 am to Tiger1242
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You know what the frick I mean don't be that guy
Irish and Scottish individuals would be greatly offended and would probably attack you if you called them "British". Likely Welsh as well.
That's like being unable to tell Alabama from Auburn or LSU from UL-Lafayette.
This post was edited on 8/17/17 at 10:07 am
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:05 am to Tiger1242
It's filmed primarily in Ireland with some Scotland, Iceland, and Malta.
It's much easier to cast from the area and cheaper.
It's much easier to cast from the area and cheaper.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:06 am to CGSC Lobotomy
Did the thread title say EVERY SINGLE ACTOR IN GoT's IS BRITISH?
Go frick yourself
Go frick yourself
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:07 am to Tiger1242
Jesus, girls, you're both, just awful.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:08 am to CGSC Lobotomy
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Irish and Scottish individuals would be greatly offended and would probably attack you if you called them "British". Likely Welsh as well.
Probably like how all your family members are greatly offended when someone recognizes them as being related to you
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:08 am to Tiger1242
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The accent just fits the genre better?
that's always been the answer for me. for some reason i read all fantasy in the accent of British Isles.
i mean in LotR we had a bunch of american actors doing some form of accent. i would expect WoT to do the same.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:09 am to Tiger1242
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The seven Kingdoms are kind of like Middle Ages England?
Yes.
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With its legions of ice zombies, fearsome dragons and powerful warlocks, it can sometimes seem as if Game of Thrones is a little farfetched.
However, dig below the surface and you will find it is largely based on historical events, as author George RR Martin has admitted himself.
For example, the Wall which separates the kingdom of the North from the wild lands beyond is based on Hadrian's Wall; the Andles, who first separated Westeros into seven kingdoms, are a reference to the Anglo Saxons, who separated England into seven kingdoms
The war between the Starks and the Lannisters also bears stark similarities to the Wars of the Roses between the English houses of Lancaster and York between 1455 and 1487.
Like the Starks, the House of York were northerners, like the Lannisters the House of Lancaster were southerners and extremely wealthy.
There are a lot more historical similarities at the LINK
This post was edited on 8/17/17 at 10:11 am
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:10 am to Tiger1242
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The seven Kingdoms are kind of like Middle Ages England?
Based, very loosely, on the Wars of the Roses. History, too. Targs represent the Normans (kind of). There were Viking settlements in Scotland and the Midlands (Greyjoys). The "First Men" probably Angles, Saxons and Jutes (maybe even Britons). Children of the Forest were the pre-Roman Celts/Druids. The Wildlings tend to have Gaelic accents (The Wall is a proxy for Hadrian's Wall separating England from Scotland's "barbarians), and so forth.
So, British accents make a lot of sense for the Westerosi - of course Dinklage and Coster-Waldau are American and Danish, respectively, but both affect British accents.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:12 am to Tiger1242
Glad they did. We're a big country and some are better than others but let's face it..our accent overall relatively sucks.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:13 am to TigerinATL
vs.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:13 am to CGSC Lobotomy
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This post was edited on 5/4/23 at 7:17 am
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:13 am to Ace Midnight
Shooting locations are probably the biggest factor. Locals are easier and cheaper. it's a whole lot easier to get work visas and what not in Europe with a European passport
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:14 am to TheIrishFro
Don't argue with him, he's frantically googling some shite to try and make what he said seem smart and not pompous idiocy.
Notice he already edited once
Notice he already edited once
Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:15 am to Tiger1242
Dinklage is not British.
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