I've put my finger on why the NOLA storyline bugs -- it's not so much that the accents and/or details are wrong, it's that Katrina doesn't belong in this universe.
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Jessica - Oct 30, 2007 6:48:06 am PDT #2532 of 5028
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Daisy Jane - Oct 30, 2007 7:22:41 am PDT #2533 of 5028
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
For me it's definately the accents and the details. Using county instead of parish was a stupid, stupid mistake that would not have been made had anyone spent 5 minutes learning anything about Louisiana. It makes the whole storyline look exploitative.
Ailleann - Oct 30, 2007 7:25:21 am PDT #2534 of 5028
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kat perez, you need to review all television, because OH MAN.
it's that Katrina doesn't belong in this universe.
A thousand times YES.
Jessica - Oct 30, 2007 7:43:08 am PDT #2535 of 5028
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I can't explain it rationally, but I'm just not comfortable with an AU where 9/11 never happened but Katrina did. It's just...clunky.
Using county instead of parish was a stupid, stupid mistake that would not have been made had anyone spent 5 minutes learning anything about Louisiana. It makes the whole storyline look exploitative.
And then there's also this.
victor infante - Oct 30, 2007 7:52:42 am PDT #2536 of 5028
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I can't explain it rationally, but I'm just not comfortable with an AU where 9/11 never happened but Katrina did. It's just...clunky.
Why do you think 9-11 never happened? I don't recall them saying anything along these lines.
Jessica - Oct 30, 2007 8:03:23 am PDT #2537 of 5028
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Because last season revolved around preventing New York City from being destroyed, and not one character thought to mention a parallel, including the politician running for office in New York. It's just not plausible to me that 9/11 could have happened in this universe and never come up as a topic among New Yorkers trying to prevent that disaster.
Jon B. - Oct 30, 2007 8:23:34 am PDT #2538 of 5028
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Using county instead of parish was a stupid, stupid mistake that would not have been made had anyone spent 5 minutes learning anything about Louisiana.
I find it hard to get worked about about mistakes like this. For me, it's on the same level as when Emily Gilmore said she was taking "The 95" up to Boston.
Daisy Jane - Oct 30, 2007 8:26:23 am PDT #2539 of 5028
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Except that we're the only state in the union with parishes. It's something pretty much everybody knows about us, that and that our laws are based in Napoleonic code. It just makes the setting feel tacked on.
Jon B. - Oct 30, 2007 8:28:32 am PDT #2540 of 5028
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Does anyone refer to highways with the definite article other than Southern Californians?
DXMachina - Oct 30, 2007 8:39:49 am PDT #2541 of 5028
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Does anyone refer to highways with the definite article other than Southern Californians?
The Parkway, the Thruway, the Turnpike... :)