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Posted on 12/26/14 at 12:13 pm to TbirdSpur2010
the best range from elba is probably prometheus of all things 
Posted on 12/26/14 at 12:14 pm to SlowFlowPro
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the best range from elba is probably prometheus of all things
I have to agree
He and Fassbender killed it in that film, IMO.
ETA: Never seen luther either, actually.
This post was edited on 12/26/14 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 12/26/14 at 12:16 pm to TbirdSpur2010
luther is on a long list of series to start, along with mad men, dexter, archer, and a bunch of others
Posted on 12/26/14 at 12:21 pm to SlowFlowPro
The "dilemma" today is that there's a deluge of good television available. Hard to make time for all the series I want/need to watch.
I'm a huge fan of dexter and archer. Mad men wasn't really my cup o' tea, but most people love it from what I can tell
I'm a huge fan of dexter and archer. Mad men wasn't really my cup o' tea, but most people love it from what I can tell
Posted on 12/26/14 at 12:22 pm to TbirdSpur2010
speaking of great tv and idris elba
stringer bell LITERALLY just made his first appearance
stringer bell LITERALLY just made his first appearance
Posted on 12/26/14 at 12:37 pm to DawgfaninCa
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"I be Bond, James Bond".
wanna know how I know you've never spoken to a black person before?
forget that Idris Elba doesn't speak in black vernacular at all, that's not even how you construct that in black vernacular
you should be embarrassed tbh
Posted on 12/26/14 at 12:49 pm to Eden
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that's not even how you construct that in black vernacular
There are rules? Link?
Posted on 12/26/14 at 12:58 pm to VOR
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The dude is pretty amazing. As ridiculous as the Luther series is from a logic standpoint, I love it. Ruth Wilson helps a lot.
That show is about as far-fetched as any "guy" show I've ever seen (up there with Scandal, Revenge, and other chick shows) but it was just really excellent television. And Alice (Ruth Wilson) really made the show, but Elba and the rest of the supporting cast all did well. Of course, I'm a bit of an anglophile.
Posted on 12/26/14 at 12:59 pm to HonoraryCoonass
Talk to anybody who speaks the... dialect/accent (I forget which one it's considered). No one introduces themselves as "I be [name]."
It's not like there are rules you learn in a grammar class but there are obvious trends you can pick up on. The construction that guy described sounds like a fricking caveman
It's not like there are rules you learn in a grammar class but there are obvious trends you can pick up on. The construction that guy described sounds like a fricking caveman
Posted on 12/26/14 at 1:13 pm to Eden
there is quite a bit of racism in this thread:
* Idris Elba would make a fantastic james bond. he is one of the best english actors out there today, nailing every role given to him. He is also works well in action adventure type roles
* If you read the james bond books, you will soon discover the books and movies have almost no relation. Yeah, they might keep the name of the characters but the plots have almost nothing to do with the books.
* There are 20+ films and only 16 books (I think), obviously they are completely off script at this point
* They have deviated from physical characteristics before of main characters and the results were fantastic (blonde bond, and Judi Dench as M).
If you believe that james bond being played by Idris Elba is somehow wrong, you are VERY racist. And not very smart.
* Idris Elba would make a fantastic james bond. he is one of the best english actors out there today, nailing every role given to him. He is also works well in action adventure type roles
* If you read the james bond books, you will soon discover the books and movies have almost no relation. Yeah, they might keep the name of the characters but the plots have almost nothing to do with the books.
* There are 20+ films and only 16 books (I think), obviously they are completely off script at this point
* They have deviated from physical characteristics before of main characters and the results were fantastic (blonde bond, and Judi Dench as M).
If you believe that james bond being played by Idris Elba is somehow wrong, you are VERY racist. And not very smart.
Posted on 12/26/14 at 1:34 pm to Hawkeye95
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If you believe that james bond being played by Idris Elba is somehow wrong, you are VERY racist. And not very smart.
bullshite.
If you want to call someone a racist and stupid who thinks the fictional character, James Bond, shouldn't be portrayed by a black man then that makes you a racist and not very smart.
Give me one logical reason why James Bond should be portrayed by a black man and I'll change my mind.
I'm still waiting for a logical reason.
Posted on 12/26/14 at 1:36 pm to HonoraryCoonass
quote:Elba's natural dialect is MLE (aka Jafaican), which is the bastard son of Afro-Caribbean and Cockney. LINK
There are rules? Link?
But as the Wire showed, he's an actor. If he could pull off Baltimore well enough to fool natives, I'm pretty sure he could pull off Scottish.
This post was edited on 12/26/14 at 1:37 pm
Posted on 12/26/14 at 1:36 pm to Eden
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I don't think it's pouting or stupid
No, it is objectively stupid to complain that the ACTOR HIMSELF is not Scottish.
Posted on 12/26/14 at 1:40 pm to DawgfaninCa
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Give me one logical reason why James Bond should be portrayed by a black man and I'll change my mind.
I love how "need" and "should" somehow creep their way into questions of ENTERTAINMENT.
Posted on 12/26/14 at 1:43 pm to Hawkeye95
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If you believe that james bond being played by Idris Elba is somehow wrong, you are VERY racist. And not very smart.
Pretty broad brush you're painting with.
This thtead remimds me of something.....didn't they make Superman gay a few years ago?
Posted on 12/26/14 at 1:51 pm to Iosh
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LINK
You really put too much effort into this one.
You've been making great points all week, though. 
Posted on 12/26/14 at 1:55 pm to Big Scrub TX
Rush wasn't pouting about a black James Bond, I agree completely, why would you make a character who is white and Scottish, with a 50 year history , and I've read ever book as well, a black guy? Why?
Posted on 12/26/14 at 1:57 pm to Strannix
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Rush wasn't pouting about a black James Bond, I agree completely, why would you make a character who is white and Scottish, with a 50 year history , and I've read ever book as well, a black guy? Why?
Rush explicitly mentioned that the ACTOR HIMSELF was not Scottish. It's stupid in several different ways.
But to answer your question, why wouldn't you? It's ENTERTAINMENT.
Posted on 12/26/14 at 2:02 pm to Eden
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"I be Bond, James Bond".
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wanna know how I know you've never spoken to a black person before?
forget that Idris Elba doesn't speak in black vernacular at all, that's not even how you construct that in black vernacular
Are you telling me that you are giving me an "F' in Ebonics.
Blacks can speak their "black vernacular" all they want when they are among black people but when they speak their "black vernacular" to people who have taken the time and trouble to learn how to speak proper English then those blacks come across as being ignorant, lazy or so mulish they refuse to learn to speak proper English.
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you should be embarrassed tbh
Black people who don't make the effort to learn how to speak proper English and can only speak the "black vernacular" form of English should be embarrassed.
This post was edited on 12/26/14 at 2:04 pm
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