why is it in shows n movies like games of thrones all actors are english?

[mastermind]

Because these shows are historical and the english accent is very old which makes the roles very believable.
I was watching a show a while ago about ancient rome and the actors were American with American accents and I found it really distracting and just couldn't get into it.
The American accent is very young which doesn't really work well with historical shows

this is the right answer

 

[R.O. Double]

Cause outside of a new York or Boston accent, American accents are horrible

Boston accent?

 

[Roid Jones]

fukk king Jeffrey and the lannisters.

Aye watch ya mouth breh

 

[Rekkapryde]

We need some South Carolina/Georgia Coastal Geechie nikkaz!!!!!

 

[Lord Beasley]

Cuz we aint tryna see a bunch of southern cats talm bout:

"Say hoe, we want dem dragons "

 

[TheGodling]

American accents just don't fit settings that are based of European history/mythology.

 

[rantanamo]

I find it more annoying when I see British accents in a movie like Gladiator or Ten Commandments. Game of Thrones is pretty much set in a mythological Britain. But why would ancient Egyptians or Romans speak in Shakespearean English? I think this is just an American hangup that we think of good acting as having a British accent. There also seems to be a lack of American films that look at the rest of Europe as well.

 

[Kuwka_Atcha_Ratcha]

Lol what a stupid thread. The show takes place several hundred years before American accents existed.

the time is never mentioned in these shows or movies,

further more its greek mythology so why are the accents not greek?

 

[Kuwka_Atcha_Ratcha]

I find it more annoying when I see British accents in a movie like Gladiator or Ten Commandments. Game of Thrones is pretty much set in a mythological Britain. But why would ancient Egyptians or Romans speak in Shakespearean English? I think this is just an American hangup that we think of good acting as having a British accent. There also seems to be a lack of American films that look at the rest of Europe as well.

there is no such thing as a british accent, so i don't understand this

 

[you're NOT "n!ggas"]

It all started with William Shakespeare. His plays were set in Italy and Greece and shyt and yet it was all english accents, always has been.

 

[Kartel13]

british accents sound goofy

trolling a troll

 

[Kuwka_Atcha_Ratcha]

british accents sound goofy

There is no such thing of a british accent, do you think there is a country called britain?

 

[Kartel13]

Lol what a stupid thread. The show takes place several hundred years before American accents existed.

I always trip out when I hear Bale or Cavill talk with their british accents.

 

[daze23]

so why are the accents English and not Italian or greek?

because Italian and Greek are languages, not accents

 

[Kartel13]

There is no such thing of a british accent, do you think there is a country called britain?

My bad, Great British accents. Forgot you euro fags are sensitive.