It's early, so I'll forgive you guys for not making the connection. George Lucas has taught us that british accent = authority. Black + Male + Authority + NBC show = does not compute.
On Mar 20, 2009, at 8:01 AM, Martin Baxter wrote: > If anything, I'm marking this as *another* reason I'm never > watching "The Office". Why *not* let him use his *native* British > accent? on two of the eight jobs I've had in my life, I've had a > British supervisor. It's not an odd occurrence. > > But then, NBC is the outfit that owns Skiffy. Dangit! I'm going to > have to find another derogatory nickname for them, with that name > change. > > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > > Subject : [scifinoir2] Actor Idris Elba Starts Run on "The Office" > Tonight > > Date : Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:16:17 +0000 (UTC) > > From : Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net> > > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > This ought to be interesting. If you get time, listen to Elba's > interview with Terry Gross on "Fresh Air". It's pretty long, about > forty-five minutes, and quite informative. For example, Elba really > wanted to have his native London accent in "The Office", since he's > so often asked to have an American accent in his work. The > showrunners at first said "yes", but later changed their minds, to > his disappointment. > > ******************************************** > http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101780271 > > > > Fresh Air from WHYY , March 12, 2009 ยท Actor Idris Elba is best > known for his stint on HBO's acclaimed drama The Wire , where he > played Russell "Stringer" Bell, a drug dealer and aspiring real- > estate mogul. > > > > > > Although "Stringer" never made it in the corporate world, Elba will > soon be donning a suit: Starting next week, he'll play Michael > Scott's new boss in NBC's popular prime-time comedy The Office . > The trade journal Variety reported in January that he'll be with > the show for a six-episode arc, playing "a no-nonsense hire at > Dunder Mifflin's corporate office who will throw Michael Scott into > turmoil." > > > > > Elba, 36, was with The Wire from 2002 to 2004. He's also appeared > in many movies, including American Gangster , 28 Weeks Later , and > Sometimes In April . He's also a DJ and a singer. The London-born > actor stars in the thriller The Obsessed , due out later this year. > He talks to Fresh Air 's Terry Gross about his work in music and > movies, and about life after The Wire. > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
