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.

I think in the commentary, whoever is doing it says they did have a special coach come in and teach her this very specific accent of this very specific place. I think, perhaps, it was supposed to be a very specific part of Jamaica, but I'd have to go listen again to be sure.

I think in the commentary, whoever is doing it says they did have a special coach come in and teach her this very specific accent of this very specific place. I think, perhaps, it was supposed to be a very specific part of Jamaica, but I'd have to go listen again to be sure.

Yeah, that's what Marti said, I'm pretty sure.

I was 80% sure it was Marti - I could even hear her voice (in my head, as I was remembering) - but I wasn't positive. Glad to know I was right w/o having to check.

editted for clarity

I did all the commentaries earlier this year, and I remember the "What's My Line?" ones because I found them so interminably boring.

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Ha! I think I have found my very favorite typo.

Thank you to the folks who copied DDK's posts so we could read them here. I scrolled around on the Fuselage VIP Archive a bit, but that format messes with my head. I hope people stop picking on him for his Korean now. Actually, I rewatched the last ep this morning (the kiss? still hott) and I noticed that his Korean sounded much smoother than in the first few episodes. Uh, not that I speak a single word of Korean, but in the first episode especially, I thought he sounded somewhat hesitant, like he was a bit rusty, but now he sounds a lot better to my (completely untrained and ignorant) ear.

the Kate-bashing there is a bit out of control, plus there has been tons of criticism of EL's acting there of late.

I actually think she's got quite a bit of talent. A lot of the other cast members outshine her, it's true, but I think she's holding her own.

So that when native speakers hear immigrants speaking their frozen-in-time version, it no longer sounds "authentic."

I even notice this when listening to American actors, newscasters, etc. in recordings or films from the fifties and earlier. The standard American accent has definitely shifted.

From the NYT article:

In other words, Mr. Abrams said, there's plenty of room to develop more characters without a need for outrageous plot turns. There's no need, for instance, to have another plane crash.

"No," he said, laughing. "Although I wouldn't rule that out."

That would certainly be a fun OMGWTF. Especially if, like, everyone on the island were dead but for, say, Hurley, and he's hoping to be rescued, and he sees a plane in the sky, and he waves his arms, and then it starts coming down down down and woo, explosions! The sky is falling! Action satisfaction!

And then the plane is totally empty.

So, that work I was gonna do today? Didn't get anything done. I did laundry, bought some milk, and spent all afternoon downloading old Lost and Veronica Mars episodes from TiVo to tape. And, watching them all over again, predictably enough. 'Cause these two are some hella great shows.

Meara:

Lilly was very cute on Letterman.

Her face, man. Like that perpetual blush on her cheeks. Complexion to kill for.

I sort of wished Letterman showed a clip of the show instead of her chat commercial though.

Um, did I mention that the beach they're shooting on is about 200 yards from one of the project sites for my PFH?

Dude. If I were you, I'd totally sneak off to check out the filming site, IJS. There's gotta be some perks to the PFH being dragged out this long, right?

yeah...the Fuselage is on GMT time.

Really? Huh. I guess the beta was set up by someone in Britain?

(Damn, I liked my theory that the island was inside some weird time-warp dealio better.)

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D'oh!

I actually think she's got quite a bit of talent. A lot of the other cast members outshine her, it's true, but I think she's holding her own.

I was really impressed with her in the pilot--as a matter of fact, she was my favorite character after I finished watching the opening two-parter. The look on her face as she was counting to five? That was some great face-acting right there, which makes me think that she's got talents significant enough that could be brought out when skillfully directed. However, in certain scenes of late, her inexperience shows quite a bit. I was rewatching "Confidence Man" today (oh, the hardship!), and in the scene where Sawyer reveals the truth story behind the letter, EL was very much out-acted by Josh Holloway. Granted, the moment was there to show Sawyer's vulnerability, but Kate's reaction should have been more layered--mixture of shock, compassion, dismay and disgust--and Lilly didn't really bring that. It took me out of the moment a bit.

downloading old Lost and Veronica Mars episodes from TiVo to tape. And, watching them all over again, predictably enough. 'Cause these two are some hella great shows.

Seriously. I'm still reeling from the fact that we were blessed with two new shows this good, and they were both picked up.

I'm still reeling from the fact that we were blessed with two new shows this good, and they were both picked up.

I'm still worried about Veronica Mars though. I mean, it's not on next week against TAR premiere, but after that? I could totally get pummeled, because target audience for the shows (from what I hear) is similar. And UPN has been known to cancel the shows for which they'd promised a full season before, e.g. Jake 2.0. I'm hoping that the excellent critical response to the show would help it through some hardship ahead, ratings-wise, much as it was with Arrested Development last season.

Now, Lost-- I don't think we have anything to worry about there. Thank Jebus.