joe locke debuts garbage american accent in agatha all along trailer

WTF are you droning on about, dipshit?

He's 21 years old. Let's not compare him to Streep. I didn't think it was that bad.

Enough with the Marvel crap. Ugh

Coming up, OP debuts capitalization.

We discussed the trailer in one of the numerous Agatha threads when it came out, OP.

Great. The Heartstopper lunatics are back.

Hugh Laurie’s yankcent is utter garbage.

HAHTSTOPPAH

R2 there are a lot of younger actors that can pull off accents - this is a bs excuse

R5 this is a new one, retard

OP, show us on the doll where the charming young geeky successful fashion it boy gay actor with a decent basket hurt you.

a fashion it boy with no fashion campaigns who goes viral for being ugly & looking like a vape

u learn something new every day

I love it when ugly bitter bottom-feeding low-IQ gay ignoramuses get frustrated and angry because they can't fathom the logic of the it boy zeitgeist

dumbo isn't even the it boy out of the heartshitter cast

Locke clearly is the it boy

one day later

Ugly, ugly and boring.

I’m rooting for Joe, but that accent is awful.

Joseph Quin's accent was fine in Stranger Things

Henry Cavill had a decent accent while playing Superman

Andrew Lincoln in Walking Dead

Gary Oldman, Millie Bobby Brown, Cate Blanchet, Andrew Garfield, Kate Winslet, Daniel Day Louis have all played Americans convincingly.

Have heard that Idris Alba's accent is decent.

Another one is Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Joe Locke isn't even a household name in his own home.

These threads are just the rantings of a middle-aged, mentally ill woman.

Tom Hardy & Christian Bale.

He sounds fine.

His accent seems okay to me, but the Agatha show looks very cheesy.

I'm not American and couldn't judge the authenticity of an accent if my life depended on it, but I've always wondered about Benedict Cumberbatch's accent in The Power of the Dog. Americans, is it any good?

The accent thing is interesting. To make it big in Hollywood or Streaming, many British, Irish, Australian and Kiwi actors need to be able to do an American accent somewhat convincingly. Even the better ones slip up all the time. A good example is when Andrew Lincoln in TWD always trips on the rhotic R transition and says Coral for Carl. It’s killed some actors careers dead in the water because ‘doing the accent’ gets in the way of their acting. An example is Jai Courtney who is a much better actor in his native Oz accent compared to when he’s playing a wooden American. The accent isn’t terrible, but he can’t walk and chew gum. Liam Neeson is the one who annoys me the most. The accent is ok, but he comes across unnatural like he’s narrating. He doesn’t sound as stilted in his native accent like in the recent ‘In the Land of Saints and Sinners’.

It’s definitely a great skill, and the UK seems to have more resources for coaching accents. When an American does an accent, it’s considered a novelty more than a necessity. That’s a shame because it would be well respected if they could nail one of the UK accents. What many Americans don’t realise is the large number or UK regional accents. When you watch something like Game of Thrones for example, there will be several accents within the same family. It’s the equivalent of a a family being presented with different members sounding like they’re from the Midwest, South and New England.

R25 His accent is ok, but I find it easy to tell he is a Brit because of the rhythm of his speaking, if that makes sense.

Another shitty MCU show - how could anyone be surprised at this point?

Cate Blanchett is not British R18.

R26 well, I mean, that is also what trips up UK actors a lot too. There are about a million regional US accents, many Brit actors can nail a broad generic mid-Atlantic one (which doesn’t really exist in real life outside of film) but not a specific regional one. The one exception I can think of is Kate Winslet in MARE OF EASTTOWN.

You seem to know better, but a mid-Atlantic accent is neither "broad" nor "generic".

On the other hand, American actors think everyone in the UK speaks like Princess Margaret.

Sounds fine, OP. I'm from Connecticut - he sounds like my family.

R29 Thanks yes, I remembered. She does do an amazing American accent though.

the jealousy Joe inspires is truly insane

If anything he sounds like he a Canadian from Ontario rather than an American.

Who was the actor who played Isaac on Teen Wolf? I didn't know he was English. I just thought he had an odd cadence to his American speech.

Oh, yeah, Daniel Sharman.

OP, based on what's heard in this trailer, his American accent sounds perfectly fine to me. Can you give examples of some things he says in the trailer that make you feel otherwise?

[quote]If anything he sounds like he a Canadian from Ontario rather than an American.

Oh, please!!! As if you're qualified to judge that.

R35 Just imagine if he were actually attractive!

It sounds passable, but a bit robotic, wobbly. I think it was computer-enhanced.

R40, I'm sure you have no idea what you're talking about, as is the case with so many others posting here on this subject.

r39 he is. very

R42 Nice imagination, but no.

R36, what does a Canadian from Ontario sound like compared to an American?

r43 all you need is eyes

I was really looking forward to it, but I'm just not convinced he's experienced enough to carry this off. I know it's only a trailer, but he pales in comparison to Kathryn Hahn. Although maybe that's the point.

It'll either be brilliant or awful. No in between. I'll give it a go anyway.

Haters gonna Datalounge.

[quote] OP, based on what's heard in this trailer, his American accent sounds perfectly fine to me.

Agreed. Most people who don’t know who he is will believe he’s an American actor since he sounds American.

r48 yeah OP is retarded

Who cares where a homely actor in a bad TV show comes from?

r50 then why are you here ?

Looks really fun - I'd check it out!

R51 Can't let you idiot clowns suffer in your delusions.

Canadians speak the Queen's English, so they have better diction than Americans.

R54 Oh yes, it sounds just like the Queen's English.

r53 lives rent free in your head

don’t worry you’re still an ugly prick. kill yourself

R56 Telling everyone to kill themselves like a twelve year old boy. Where are your parents?

he is gonna be amazing in agatha all along

said nobody ever

R59 They'll be too busy talking about how godawful the entire show is to say very much about the homely boy. I feel sorry for Patti LuPone, soiling herself with this kind of drek.

seems like someone has already made up their mind even before one episode has dropped

His American accent is fine. There is no singular American or British etc. accent. Many variations occur,based on the region the speaker is from and their exposure to other accents. There are Americans who have accents similar to the one in that clip. Same with Hugh Laurie. There are some Brits who really struggle with plausible American dialects, but those two aren't among them.

Ungodly! Ungodly!

he is gonna be fine

R62 which variant is the one joe is doing? the one that sounds like someone with downs?

I’m struggling to hear what is wrong with this accent.

The poor guy is already homely, don't bash him about his accent!

could he be the villain of the story ?

The reason I said he sounded more like a Canadian accent is the way he says the long "i" sound, which is just something I've noticed when watching Canadian TV over the years, shows like the old Canadian Idol, and Much Music. Maybe I'm wrong.

*more like he has a Canadian accent

who cares if it’s not perfect

His American accent is pretty bad in the trailer.

r72 irrelevant

I’m American and have no idea where he is from. I would have assumer America based on the clip.

[quote]which variant is the one joe is doing? the one that sounds like someone with downs?

If that were the case, maybe he was attempting to sound like you.

Why irrelevant R73? Is he not playing an American character? Which nationality is his character then?

it shows how none of you are American cause there’s no such thing as an ‘American accent’

R77 there are so many american accents. yet dumbo didn't pull off any of them.

r78 it is his first role

What is the difference between a Canadian and an American accent?

The bottom line is that if he can't perform well enough to deliver the required accent then he shouldn't have been hired for the role because it's so bad it's distracting and laughable.

R79 heartstopper was his first role. you either have it or you don't & he doesn't.

r82 this is not true at all lmao

Andrew Garfield had smaller roles upto Spiderman and even that wasn’t his big break

R83 are you dumb?

no one is talking about his big break. he can't act. he doesn't have it.

Joe with the Gaggle. Fortunately, Whoopi was not there.

Jonathan Bailey did a very good American accent in "Fellow Travelers".

r85 they loved him

This guy cannot act. He’s TERRIBLE.

his co-star on heartshitter is way better at the accent

R89 Got the looks and the talent - hardly seems fair. Maybe donkey boy has a donkey dick under there.

I'm glad most of Joe's fans fucked off from here. I was tired of reading through delusion after delusion in the never-ending Heartstopper threads run by those fraus. Only they ever believed that Joe and Kit are on par in any way. They try to blame everything from looks to privilege on Kit's career being miles ahead of Joe's, but the reality is that Kit acts circles around Joe. I'm sure the Telegram group, or Reddit, or wherever they are, is full of fraus arguing that Marvel slop on Disney+ is the pinnacle of success. They're probably also talking about how Kit's fans are evil. I can't imagine how they took the news that Kit was originating a lead role on Broadway after Joe's replacement supporting character stint. Or the news that the animated movie he's in is an Oscar frontrunner. Or that he's a lead in an A24 movie directed by an incredibly talented, well-known auteur. Oh well!

Who’s the lesbian at R15.

Is her name Kelly?

R91 Full article is behind a paywall unfortunately.

R91 Kit's got the fat gene, though. If he slacks off the gym one summer, he'll blow up like a balloon. Then the gays will be less thrilled with him.

R94 The gays are so fickle that they're not worth hinging your entire career on. As long as he continues doing good work, he'll be fine.

R94 The gays rarely talk about him anyway. Being Bi is not very interesting on DL. Joe Locke, for all his unfortunate looks, gets more attention here.

R96 I wish he got less attention on here, it’s basically all negative.

r97 constant hatred against him

I'd guess the real beef is with his annoying stans, rather than the guy himself.

R99 It always is, and yet it always gets taken out on the guy.

r99 fair point

R99 nailed it.

r99 that’s not normal

Even in the extremely unlikely event that Joe Locke has any awareness of DL, I doubt very much that he would waste any time giving a crap about anything said about him here.

r104 the same twink that cried about being called ugly on twitter? that joe locke?

R105 Oh my.

R105 Did he really do that? Did he cry from mean online comments?

r107 he responded to a continuous stream of hateful comments about his ears, to the point that it has started trending

R108 Good thing he's a Brit actor - Hollywood doesn't give much of a time of day to the homely as a rule.

y’all need gay Jesus

The only hot guy on that fartstopper show is Sebastian Croft.

Kit is hot and has serious thick dick face.

r111 he got fired

R111 He looks like his features don’t fit together. Oversized nose, thin top lip, weak chin.

r114 he looked kay when he dated Joe

R114 Joe looks like he came from the sewer. Disgustingly ugly looking.

R116 Nah, he's just homely. He isn't repulsive or anything, just rather coarse and unappealing.

On which planet R112?

R7, Hugh Laurie's American accent on VEEP is excellent. You don't know what you're talking about.

R117 He’s fucking hideous to anyone with working vision

r117 that’s less worse but significantly better than rest of the orcs

Joe’s accent is supposed to revert to Sokovian by the end.

R118 The Planet of Thick Ginger Cocks - twinks visit at your peril.

r123 can’t say for sure but prolly joe has visited

R124 Joe is too busy making habitation on the old and decrepit planet

Sorry I meant the ugly one with the huge ears.

r125 i feel bad

R124 No twink escapes the PTGC - they all stay and become houseboys.

Terrible accent

A message from Joe Locke

Hello, gentlemen of Datalounge. It’s me, Joe Locke. I love all the attention you give me, bad and good! All press is good press.

I turn 21 next week and I’ve already made a million pounds in my acting career. I’ve been in two TV series and on Broadway! I came out to my family as a teen. I’m an out gay young man enjoying a great start to my acting career. Sure I’ve got a unique look, but I can wear anything and make it look cool, so they say, so my agent is drowning in offers for fashion editorials and I’m buried under the fun free clothes designers give me. I’m invited everywhere where I meet such interesting people. And I’ve got a big cock and heavy balls. So suck it, haters, and lick my shitter. Hahahah as if you'd ever get near it.

XOX Joe

r130 funnily enough this is exactly how the real Joe would react if he ever read these threads. good for him

R131 Like a retard? Makes sense

r132 no, not like you

like a confident ambitious young gay man

R131 Wouldn't the real Joe just be crying into his hands?

I'm just imagining the Planet of Thick Ginger Cocks, were great herds of well-endowed ginger hunks roam freely, pausing only to hit the gym and breed any available twinks.

Although British actor Locke’s American accent is rather chewy

joe haters coping & seething

[quote]Although British actor Locke’s American accent is rather chewy

R136, that raises a question that has been brought up before in previous years -- why do they hire so many young British actors for these parts when they could be hiring young American actors instead?

They must have needed someone with a face like a dropped pie for the role R138. Who better than Locke?

cannot imagine how bad you lot must look irl

He's got a face like a robber's dog.

He's fug. And he didn't make millions with that Heartstopper crap.

r137 babycakes, the show is a critical bomb. 66% and dropping on rotten tomato.

R138 He only got that gig because of the success of that fartstopper show which he tries to disassociate himself with. Ugly and ungrateful.

R142 Netflix actors get paid peanuts, so you're right.

R145 Easily made more than 300k for the 3 seasons. More than most jobs he would get as a 20 year old.

r146 and on Broadway

GT feature with Jenny Walser

R148 Joe is talking about the rash his bf gave him with that nasty beard. Disgusting.

r149 ???

Benedict Cumberbatch's accent is somewhat monotone and stilted, and you can tell he's English when he pronounces certain vowel sounds. He doesn't pronounce them the way an American would.

IMHO one of the best American accents ever is Andrew Lincoln on The Walking Dead. Not only did he have to do an American accent, but an accent of a rural, working-class Southerner. That's difficult even for many Americans who are not from the South. His accent/dialect was flawless, I assumed he was an American Southerner before I found out that he's English.

R150

r152 he wasn’t with him when he was filming hs s3 . he met him during the broadway run

R153 They met around November-December while he was filming season 3.