I do speak Korean, contrary to what I've read about me

That sentence is so weird, sad, and wrong. DDK totally needs a hug. We love you, Gavin! You were my fourth favorite W&Her!

I do hope Evangelin Lilly isn't reading TwoP, because the Kate-bashing there is a bit out of control, plus there has been tons of criticism of EL's acting there of late.

Yeah, seriously. I mean, when you're being compared to Mischa Barton....I don't think she's that bad, although she's been given some clunky lines.

I'm so glad I don't go to the big boards.

Yeah, as cool as it is that the actors post there, that format SUCKS THE BIG ONE. Plus, they're liable to spoil!

Aw, I missed Vonnie. Night, Vonnie.

apparently Miles needs ritalin smoothies and Ivan needs to get hitched to someone stable and Gregor is a good catch ...

See? This is why we like the Korean goils.

Someone should tell DDK about the internet criticisms of Glenn Quinn's "fake Irish accent" back when Angel first started. Apparently, there were people who thought David Boreanaz did a better job.

I think there are some very legitimate criticisms of the Kate character that have developed as the series has gone on, but IMHO the problems are arising from the writing rather than Evangeline Lily's performance.

OMG, he's posting from the FUTURE!!

So the secret is that the island is really in the far future?!? Perhaps the monster is really a giant Koala bear grown freakishly huge over the millennia, and the trees we saw thrashing bent over because it was trying to climb them and was too heavy? There is eucalyptus on the island, after all...

IN re: DDK's accent being "off," DH emigrated to the US when he was four. He and his parents (and eventual younger brother) always spoke their native language with each other at home, and of course integrated US terms and phrases, although they all speak fluent English. After they left, their country and others had their borders redefined, and although the country remains, the area they were from is now part of another country.

There has been a recent influx where DH works of people from his native country, and the new people were overjoyed to discover someone supposedly fluent in their primary language. Except that in the intervening decades since DH left, the language, as language does, has changed, evolved, flowed, merged and diverged. He's getting corrected on usage, pronunciation, and other fine points, as well as his accent, because the language he speaks is that of decades past.

The same could be true of DDK and his parents' accent. IJS.

Lilly was very cute on Letterman. It was fun to find out that the only speaking part she'd had on film before Lost was a 1-800 Canadian "singles meet" commercial.

Soon, I say! Soon!

Yay! ::dusts bookshelves in preparation for Vonnie!visit::

Glad you're enjoying the Bujold, Vonnie.

Speaking of accent, my friend Laura yesterday told me a story about Kendra's rasta-leprechaun accent that I found very interesting. She said that Bianca Lawson had been extensively coached in a really rare dialect spoken only by about 500 people on an island in the caribbean, and that's why it sounds so goofy to us. Dunno if it's true, and she couldn't recall where she'd heard it.

Errr, I'm offtopic. Um, did I mention that the beach they're shooting on is about 200 yards from one of the project sites for my PFH? It's very funny to see the scene and know that behind them isn't a jungle but is in fact a parking lot, a road, and an airport. Heh.

So the secret is that the island is really in the far future?!?

Maybe it's "20 minutes into the future..."

Well, MH was on ABC...

She said that Bianca Lawson had been extensively coached in a really rare dialect spoken only by about 500 people on an island in the caribbean, and that's why it sounds so goofy to us.

I read that too. I accepted it without question because I can be that way.

I've been skimming through the Fuselage VIP Archive. Fun, but stressful for the eyes.

She said that Bianca Lawson had been extensively coached in a really rare dialect spoken only by about 500 people on an island in the caribbean

What I'd heard was that it was supposed to be a Jamaican accent. In fact, I think in the episode commentary, they mention it explicitly.

And it's NOT.

eta: From Bianca in SFX:

"I really hated that accent! I got the part, and I didn't originally have an accent. Then, literally the night before, they said, "What about a Jamaican accent?" So it's one of those things where, y'know, I just had to put it on tape, but I didn't have a chance to get comfortable with it. And the thing is, certain things - if you say it properly [in Jamaican patois], people don't really fully understand it, so they would change things. They'd say, "Well, say it like this" and it's like, "Would that be accurate in that accent though?" "It doesn't matter because no-one's going to understand you!" So different people were giving their interpretations of it. I was like "But everyone's going to think that I'm doing it wrong!" So personally, I wasn't happy with the accent!"

Huh. Then I wonder where this story about the tiny island dialect came from.

Even if it were accurate, it sounds absurd. ::handwaves::

Frankly, Kendra's clothing offended me more than her accent did. Heh.

Huh. Then I wonder where this story about the tiny island dialect came from.

My guess? It was a fanwank or rumor that was later stated as fact, and then the origin was lost.