I second that emotion. I first turned on house because I couldn't
believe that Bertie Wooster could go dramatic, let alone American,
and I watch it only because it's so much fun to watch him act.
Mark
At 12:18 PM 3/30/2007, you wrote:
>I join Doug in mentioning Stephen Frye with Hugh Laurie in Jeeves and
>Wooster. I believe, if I am not mistaken, that Frye writes poetry.
>
>Don't miss J & W - it's superior. We were shocked to learn that when Hugh
>Laurie appeared on Inside the Actors Studio, no one mentioned that program,
>just House (which is sterling!).
>
>sheila
>
>
>On 3/30/07, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>Candice, we are fans, my wife & I, & I remembered when I first saw it
>>that Laurie was British, a wonderful fool in the Black Adder series, as
>>well as Bertie Wooster (& I can't rmember who played Jeeves, that is
>>his name [at the moment], but he's been very funny as a therapist on
>>Bones lately, with a very British accent, however).
>>
>>Yes: usually on British series, when an actor tries to 'speak American'
>>s/he fails, but Laurie nails it.
>>
>>Doug
>>On 29-Mar-07, at 7:15 PM, MC Ward wrote:
>>
>> > Does anyone else watch the tv series "House"? I was
>> > astonished to read recently that the show's star, Hugh
>> > Laurie, is a British actor who lives in London with
>> > his wife and 3 children. Every other weekend he flies
>> > to London to see them. I would never have guessed he
>> > was British since he "speaks American," as he puts it,
>> > so well. It's the hardest part of the job for him,
>> > compared to, say, learning his lines for each weekly
>> > episode. Only after he's gotten his lines down can he
>> > concentrate on "translating" them into "American."
>> >
>> > If you don't know "House," try to catch an episode.
>> > It's a wonderful show, especially thanks to Laurie,
>> > who's obviously British-trained in acting and turns in
>> > a spectacular physical performance week after week
>> > (Sat. night at 11:00).
>> >
>> > Candice
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>>
>>No poem is intended for the reader, no picture for the beholder, no
>>symphony for the listener.
>>
>> Walter Benjamin
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