British Invasion!

[panicked]

Both Karen Gillan and David Tennant are on American series this fall! Gillan will star in ABC's "Selfie" and Tennant will be on an American interpretation of BBC's "Broadchurch," titled "Gracepoint."

I'M SO EXCITED.

ETA:
Gracepoint trailer

Selfie Clip 

[mala]

squeeeeee!!!

[panicked]

ALso, I keep wanting Tennant to use his British accent until I realize that that's not even his real voice. Man has too many accents!

[dr.girlfriend]

I am still so puzzled as to why they are remaking Broadchurch for America, and if they had to, why they didn't just cast an American lead. I love DT, but hearing that weird quasi-American accent coming out of his mouth is not right!

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May 13, 2014 14:21:04 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

I love DT, but hearing that weird quasi-American accent coming out of his mouth is not right!

I'm deciding if I should watch this or just find and queue up Broadchurch instead so that he has one of his sexy Commonwealth accents back!

[Mrs. ChanandlerBong]

May 13, 2014 14:21:04 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

I am still so puzzled as to why they are remaking Broadchurch for America, and if they had to, why they didn't just cast an American lead. I love DT, but hearing that weird quasi-American accent coming out of his mouth is not right!

He sounds AWFUL.

And honestly, instead of the emotional reaction I had to the original trailer, I was watching this one going "Oh, it's the exact same thing". Silly me thought they'd change it since Broadchurch actually had a decent following on BBCA.  I just don't know that this is the way for him to break into American roles.

Sidenote, looking very forward to the 2nd British season since it was announced that DT, Olivia Coleman and Arthur Darvill are coming back.


And fwiw, it's more of a Scottish than British invasion.   I do like Karen Gillan and hope Selfie ends up being good. Despite the horrible wig.

[Mrs. ChanandlerBong]

Also, was it here that we were discussing that DT needs to take a vacation? If not, I really think he does.

[evans]

I loved Broadchurch. I know that there are a ton of people that haven't watched it yet. But to me, it feels cheap to remake it so soon.
They didn't even change up the cinematography. The shot of the mom running down the road is the same. Hell, it's still a town by the ocean. SO STUPID.

[dr.girlfriend]

May 13, 2014 15:45:24 GMT -5 @ksta said:

May 13, 2014 14:21:04 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

I love DT, but hearing that weird quasi-American accent coming out of his mouth is not right!

I'm deciding if I should watch this or just find and queue up Broadchurch instead so that he has one of his sexy Commonwealth accents back!

Watch the original one...it was SO good.  This one does not seem like it'll have the same feel.

[evans]

May 14, 2014 7:58:18 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

May 13, 2014 15:45:24 GMT -5 @ksta said:

I'm deciding if I should watch this or just find and queue up Broadchurch instead so that he has one of his sexy Commonwealth accents back!

Watch the original one...it was SO good.  This one does not seem like it'll have the same feel.

And see if you can watch the uncut version. BBC America cut out some stuff that would have been nice to have in. (Trying not to give too much stuff away here).

[Mrs. ChanandlerBong]

May 14, 2014 10:24:00 GMT -5 evans said:

May 14, 2014 7:58:18 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

Watch the original one...it was SO good.  This one does not seem like it'll have the same feel.

And see if you can watch the uncut version. BBC America cut out some stuff that would have been nice to have in. (Trying not to give too much stuff away here).

Definitely get it from itunes or Amazon. If only for the last episode. BBCA cut some pretty good scenes from the final episode.

[Mrs. ChanandlerBong]

May 14, 2014 7:58:18 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

May 13, 2014 15:45:24 GMT -5 @ksta said:

I'm deciding if I should watch this or just find and queue up Broadchurch instead so that he has one of his sexy Commonwealth accents back!

Watch the original one...it was SO good.  This one does not seem like it'll have the same feel.

I think, this is in large part due to the chemistry of the cast. Everything about the original just had that "feel" to it, that you knew it was going to be good from the first 5 minutes.

Watching that trailer, even though it's the exact same staging, writing, etc, does not have the same emotional pull as the original.

[monkeybabe]

I don't understand why Broadchurch would need to be remade if it's going to be the exact same show, with the same male lead, just placed in America.

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May 13, 2014 15:59:20 GMT -5 loonylunalovegood said:

May 13, 2014 14:21:04 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

I am still so puzzled as to why they are remaking Broadchurch for America, and if they had to, why they didn't just cast an American lead. I love DT, but hearing that weird quasi-American accent coming out of his mouth is not right!

And why are they calling it Gracepoint? It looks EXACTLY the same, even down to the script. Its really weird. 

Also, Karen's wig looks awful. 

Which is hysterical because it's made of her hair. lol. 

[evans]

May 14, 2014 15:24:36 GMT -5 loonylunalovegood said:

May 14, 2014 15:23:20 GMT -5 @ameliapond said:

Which is hysterical because it's made of her hair. lol. 

I actually wondered if it was because its too perfect!! The way it sits or something is just not right.

I bet it gets better since it's been picked up. Liz's wig on the Blacklist was really bad for a few episodes but it got better.

[Mrs. ChanandlerBong]

May 14, 2014 17:18:16 GMT -5 evans said:

May 14, 2014 15:24:36 GMT -5 loonylunalovegood said:

I actually wondered if it was because its too perfect!! The way it sits or something is just not right.

I bet it gets better since it's been picked up. Liz's wig on the Blacklist was really bad for a few episodes but it got better.

I could also see them working a hair cut into her "transformation".

[evans]

May 14, 2014 21:33:39 GMT -5 loonylunalovegood said:

May 14, 2014 17:18:16 GMT -5 evans said:

I bet it gets better since it's been picked up. Liz's wig on the Blacklist was really bad for a few episodes but it got better.

why did they even make Liz wear a wig? Her short hair is adorable. I've always wondered that.

I don't know and I agree with you.

[CheshireGrin]

May 14, 2014 13:31:33 GMT -5 monkeybabe said:

I don't understand why Broadchurch would need to be remade if it's going to be the exact same show, with the same male lead, just placed in America.

Yes. Exactly. I watched the original, loved it, and I just DON'T GET IT.

[IIOY]

Karen Gillan is my husband's imaginary girlfriend. I wonder if it will be enough to get him to watch this show since he's generally not a fan of sitcoms.