I'm not sure that British dentistry and HD television are a match made in heaven.
This money, it is too much. You should have some small refund.
Niska ,'War Stories'
Boxed Set, Vol. IV: It's always suicide-mission this, save-the-planet that.
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.
This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 02, 2007 12:08:52 pm PDT #4977 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
sumi - Aug 02, 2007 12:11:09 pm PDT #4978 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Well, John Barrowman has American dentistry.
Tom Scola - Aug 02, 2007 3:13:08 pm PDT #4979 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
-t - Aug 02, 2007 3:28:48 pm PDT #4980 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ooooooh
amlai - Aug 03, 2007 12:09:12 am PDT #4981 of 10001
Does a semi-retired-from-practice doctor loose the honorific, or does she get called "Doctor" only when she's just pulled the stethescope out of the freezer and put it to your chest?
The only time I know that the honorific gets lost in the case of of retirement are physicians under the British bachelor of medicine system. Technically, they lose the title of Dr if they are no longer on the list of practitioners (licensed). However, some surgeons in the UK go by Mr and Miss as a traditional thing because historically they learned their craft through apprenticeship (and were frequently barbers), and not in university. But this convention is dying. And since this show takes place in the US, it isn't a good explanation (unless she really does have an MBBS instead of an MD).
I have a feeling that the reason for the ever changing Ms. / Dr. is due to the change requested by Salli to make Allison a physician instead of a nurse or paramedic (after establishing her character as "Ms. Blake") and therefore the scripts frequently say Ms. where they should say Dr.
lisah - Aug 03, 2007 5:25:02 am PDT #4982 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Well, John Barrowman has American dentistry.
Man, his accent sounds so fake to me (I haven't seen Torchwood at all, fwiw, just his appearances on Dr. Who).
Dana - Aug 03, 2007 5:29:33 am PDT #4983 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Barrowman was raised in the U.S., though he's Scottish by birth. You can definitely hear the British influence in his voice and his word choices, though.
sumi - Aug 03, 2007 5:30:17 am PDT #4984 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
And yet he grew up in Illinois.
shrift - Aug 03, 2007 5:32:15 am PDT #4985 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I think it's possibly that he's done so much stage work. Barrowman really enunciates.
That sounds dirty. John would be so pleased.
Laura - Aug 03, 2007 5:46:38 am PDT #4986 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Barrowman really enunciates.
Yes he does. I notice this because my mother is rather a freak about it. She even took Elocution in HS. (Class of '40) Deaf friends note how easy it is to read her lips. I notice the same with him. (Eww, comparing mom with JB)
He has a lovely singing voice. Plenty of samples on You Tube. Bless them.
Oh, I can't resist just one link, cause I like the song anyway. [link]