Holy carp. I guess he didn't get Bilbo then, eh?

another ferner in our teevee dramas? first it was hugh laurie and simon baker. then tim roth. now this guy? why cain't we get real 'murkans to star on our own damn teevee shows?

Law and Order: Improv?

Law and Order: Special Timelines Unit

And hes going to fake an American accent since hes supposedly from Chicago. Do they think we wont watch a show where the character has a Brittish accent?

well, i'm curious. I'll give it a try.

FlashHarry: another ferner in our teevee dramas? first it was hugh laurie and simon baker. then tim roth. now this guy? why cain't we get real 'murkans to star on our own damn teevee shows?

Don't forget Anna Friel from Pushing Daisies, Kevin McKidd in Journeyman, Michelle Ryan from Bionic Woman (yes, that counts), Ian MacShane in Deadwood, and Damian Lewis from Life.

Just off the top of my head.

Not only are we stealing shows from socialized television, we're now stealing actors as well?

palladiate: we're now stealing actors as well

We've been doing that for a while...

The Icelander: Law and Order: Special Timelines Unit

No, CSI: Gallifrey

swingerhead: Do they think we wont watch a show where the character has a Brittish accent?

Y'all might spill your cworrfee if we speak English, eh.

/what, it's no worse than Joseph Fiennes in FlashForward

FarkinNortherner: Y'all might spill your cworrfee if we speak English, eh.

/what, it's no worse than Joseph Fiennes in FlashForward

Peter Purves in episode 4 of "The Chase"... Worst British actor doing an American Accent EVER!

Mind you, the guy iving the tour on the top of the Empire State Building was pretty bad, too.

dgc360: Ian MacShane in Deadwood

He'll always be Lovejoy to me.

dgc360: FlashHarry: another ferner in our teevee dramas? first it was hugh laurie and simon baker. then tim roth. now this guy? why cain't we get real 'murkans to star on our own damn teevee shows?

Don't forget Anna Friel from Pushing Daisies, Kevin McKidd in Journeyman, Michelle Ryan from Bionic Woman (yes, that counts), Ian MacShane in Deadwood, and Damian Lewis from Life.

Just off the top of my head.

Yeah, Hollywood has started stealing Brits because apparently they can't find 30-something or 40-something American actors who are "fresh" to American viewers. There was an article I read about 6 months ago about this. And honestly, I really don't mind they do this, since most of these actors are theater transplants.

/Misses Life and Journeyman

No british accent? Or rather, scottish accent? Dunno if I could watch Tennant doing an american accent. But I'll give it a try.

dgc360: Just off the top of my head.

or whatshisname - the irish actor who had the lead in the short-lived "life on mars" remake. he was actually pretty good.

incidentally, tim roth is freaking brilliant in "lie to me." so brilliant, in fact, that it makes all his costars seem like stock TV drama actors. they're not bad - and they're trying hard - but roth is absolutely effortless in his portrayal. i hope the show sticks around so they can fine-tune it.

The Icelander: Law and Order: Special Timelines Unit

In the temporal justice system, the glactic citizens are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the Time Lords, who preserve time and space per the guidance of the teachings of Rassilon, and the Daleks, who just farking exterminate everything. These are their stories.

Alacritous: He'll always be Lovejoy to me.

Lovejoy FTW!!!!

I'll watch Tennant in anything. Although another accent switch is gonna be weird. But he's just so pleasant to watch.

/I'm straight. really.

dgc360: Kevin McKidd in Journeyman

I've been rewatching Journeyman on Hulu. And it's doing a fantastic job of pissing me off all over again that it got canceled.

Night Court 2: London?

Boritom: No, CSI: Gallifrey

If I weren't working on something I'd photoshop some glasses onto David Tennant and make a four panel comic strip

Gamer Grrrl: /Misses Life and Journeyman

Definitely this. I loved the final episodes of both which made me annoyed they were both canceled.

I also miss Pushing Daisies.

nesler: dgc360: Kevin McKidd in Journeyman

I've been rewatching Journeyman on Hulu. And it's doing a fantastic job of pissing me off all over again that it got canceled.

They canceled the TV show and turned around and made a very bad movie out of it. Sigh.

swingerhead: And hes going to fake an American accent since hes supposedly from Chicago. Do they think we wont watch a show where the character has a Brittish accent?

Tennant doesn't have a British accent. He has a Scottish accent. He had to "fake" the Estuary accent for Doctor Who, just like he'll probably "fake" an American accent for this show.

It's called "acting."