Love the cap of Mikey. As for South African. I know of a few people from there but it's hard to distinquish that accent from what Michael was using as I haven't heard it in a while. And yes, the accent was affected but I don't much care just so long as he keeps talking.... Anything to keep him on screen. He could stand in one spot for the entire hour cooing like a baby and I would still just sit and watch....

And no shirtless scenes. I did notice that.

The sleeveless construction worker look wasn't good enough?? Cranky today aren't you?! LOL

Also, Fi was in rare form in the season opener:

Funny, I feel the exact same way. Except it's with Bruce Campbell not Jeffrey Donovan. The season premiere needed more of Sam.

Hey, am I the only one this is happening to? I'm trying to watch the premier again online and it keeps skipping back to the scene where JD meets the mercenary for the first time; is there a glitch in the episode and if so how do I get someone's attention to fix it? I really want to see this again!

I was watching epis in season I (a little questions research, you might say...not to mention trying to keep up with all the catch phrases around here.... ) and it was happening to me there too...I thought it was just my pathetic wireless connection...


PS -- is it just me or does it annoy anyone else that if you have to restart an episode you have to sit there through all the Cannon commercials to get where you were in the first place!?!?!?! (and for heaven sake, even if it's the same company/product...how bout a little variety in the presentation....this is where I start to think Product Placement (instead of commercials) may not be such a bad idea after all!!!!!

Ok, coming off the soapbox now

KA23

OK, all is well--I got it to work again, and now I'm happy. But yeah, the same commercial over and over is getting to me, plus the jingle is going through my head obsessively, so I'm pushing the mute button when it comes on.

I think Jolly said it's on another website w/o commercials...now ifi could remember the site (or the thread!!!!)


KA23 B)

Fire the Sound Mixer!! I've been waiting months for this season premiere and I couldn't hear a word of the first episode until the last half. What the blank is going on?? I love music as much as anyone, but this was bloody ridiculous. I erased my copy from TiVO (no, it's NOT my machine's problem, nor is it my Bose system's, etc.) and am going to re-record. I caught a rerun and the sound was a little better, but not by much. If I want loud music and unintelligible conversation, I'll go to a bar, thanks....

And no shirtless scenes. I did notice that.

Fire the Sound Mixer!! I've been waiting months for this season premiere and I couldn't hear a word of the first episode until the last half. What the blank is going on?? I love music as much as anyone, but this was bloody ridiculous. I erased my copy from TiVO (no, it's NOT my machine's problem, nor is it my Bose system's, etc.) and am going to re-record. I caught a rerun and the sound was a little better, but not by much. If I want loud music and unintelligible conversation, I'll go to a bar, thanks....

we deserve two shirtless scenes next episode! Getting the picket signs ready, lol

LOL. Yeah, but remember artistic integrity. They have to fit in to the story .

How about a brain-storming session Galpals! As far as I can tell, the writers are all men, so let's help 'em out.

My first idea: wet t-shirt, then has to take it off b/c it's wet -- many ways it could happen (kayaking, has to fix mom's garbage disposal b/c it actually does break).

(We Galpals love JD, and we admire him first and foremost because he's a great actor and a really good guy, so no humiliating of him allowed.)

LOL!! Uh...some spilled yogurt would require changing into some doll clothes!!!

I seriously doubt we'll see 16 shirtless scenes but maybe in future episodes. It was a mock comment with a laugh regarding it. And you never say Wet t shirt to a group of men. Means a whole diff storyline for them. And doll clothes were just for Sam trying to fit into Mikey's clothes. That I could watch again and again. Just CUZ.

ok, lets compromise. Him in a wet t-shirt! mmmrrrooowwww

I love the fact that Jeffrey throws in accents, as he loves trying them out in different ways, but I know that in Come Early Morning he got the role due to the fact that he did do a southern accent slightly better than some original southerners and. At first in the opening of the new BN eppie. He started with what to me seemed like an English accent but with the MATE it turned to a pretty good Aussie accent. Having known former sports people who are Australian, I thought he did a great job, and yes, he does from time to time go between accents. That is because he really wants to do a good job with the accents and sometimes forgets because he gets caught up in thought and speech. It's a trademark, you can't mess with it. And besides, he always looks so adorable when things go slightly off kilter.

And that is my UNWANTED two cents.

I'm going to add my two cents, too. I have worked as a dialect coach for years and I can tell you Donovan is GOOD! Everyone who has ever heard an accent thinks he is an expert. There are many different southern accents, Aussie accents, Northern Irish, cockney, (not to be confused with Liverpool)etc. Matt Nix hired JD for his ability to create different characters (Heard that in an interview) and they deliberately write scenes to afford him that opportunity.

Just enjoy the show!

Maybe we should try to remember that posting on the board is for fun. I am not out to be mean to anybody, just to critique what I see as a weakness. Too bad we are all a little sensitive about these conversations. And my criticism stands. I guess I just have a more attuned ear to hearing the accents and being able to tell where they are more or less accurate. Hey, nobody's perfect and I still enjoy the show and Jeffrey Donovan's acting expertise.

Maybe we should try to remember that posting on the board is for fun. I am not out to be mean to anybody, just to critique what I see as a weakness. Too bad we are all a little sensitive about these conversations. And my criticism stands. I guess I just have a more attuned ear to hearing the accents and being able to tell where they are more or less accurate. Hey, nobody's perfect and I still enjoy the show and Jeffrey Donovan's acting expertise.

I'm not trying to be argumentative, I'm just saying your criticism is way off. Donovan's ear is spot on. Another thing very few people think about is that the dialogue must be understood--listen to Colin Farrel when he's just being himself--(not in an interview, but in a bar)a very authentic Irish accent, I must admit, but you can't understand a friggin' word of it. Likewise some Aussies and lower income English. Recently my family and I were in London and saw Billy Eliot, loved the movie, but couldn't understand a word of the stage production and no one in our party enjoyed it. Didn't mean to hurt your feelings.