Julianne Moore has the @#$% Boston accent
I'm watching the episode where the gang go on the road to Boston. Moore's accent makes me cringe like nails on a chalkboard.
shareYou're an idiot: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0496424/faq?ref_=tt_ql_op_2#.2.1.9.
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shareNo, that definitely proves you're an idiot. You have no idea of the kind of technical training that actors go through in order to do accents correctly. And someone working at her level has access to professional voice coaches who know exactly what accents are correct for each neighborhood of Boston. If Julianne Moore is doing a "Boston" accent, she's doing it right, regardless of what anyone from Boston thinks.
Yeah, no, you're a big, fat, frickin' idiot. Shut up.
I completely agree, but not knowing the genuine accent, could she possibly be exaggerating the accent for comedy effect? Same as the Avery flashback to her Maryland accent.
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Given the kind of show 30 Rock is, I agree with your suggestion that Julianne Moore was exaggerating the accent rather than attempting authenticity. I lived in Massachusetts for 30-odd years and never heard anyone speak quite that way. She's played as a stereotypical local girl, rough around the edges, sporty, fun (but atypically beautiful).
shareExactly! And her character was there to emphasise how far Jack had come from his roots too.
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ida96 wrote:
I lived in Massachusetts for 30-odd years and never heard anyone speak quite that way.The first time that I was in Boston as an adult, I asked for directions and was told to take the subway to Paxton.They kicked me off at the end of the line, Park Street. I was insisting that I wanted to go to Paxton, and they were telling me that I am there. share
I always felt she was exaggerating the accent.
I thought that was a given.