Survey Responses
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beeej asked me the following questions:
1. What character from literature would you like to see Peter Wingfield portray?
Silk from The Belgariad series by David Eddings
Aramis from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, preferably with Russell Crowe playing Athos, Liam Neeson as Porthos, Stephen Dorff as D'Artagnan, Angelina Jolie as Milady de Winter, Sigourney Weaver as The Queen, Salma Hayek as Constance Bonacieux and Alan Rickman as Cardinal Richelieu...not that I've thought about this much or anything..
Pwyll Prince of Dyved from the First Branch of The Mabinogion - old welsh stories. I dare anyone to read that story arc and not picture Peter in that role.
James Bond - the real one from the books by Ian Fleming not the film version. The James Bond of the book was a cold hearted killer as well as being a suave and sophisticated ladykiller, I can see PW doing this very well.
Odysseus from The Iliad. The thinking man's soldier :)
2. If you could transport yourself back into any time period, where would you go?
I probably wouldn't. Much as I enjoy reading about ancient times I doubt I would like the lack of amenities or the way that the majority of women were treated. I definitely wouldn't like the lack of medical facilities *grins*
If I had to pick though I'd say Renaissance Italy or Elizabethan England as first choice and Ancient Rome or Ancient Egypt as a second choice. That's got more to do with the people who were around/things that were happening at that time rather then a particular fascination with the time period.
If I can be a man then I'd say medieval england, I'd have loved to have a go at a being a knight. I so want to joust!
3. If Byron was immortal, and alive today, do you think he would be like the way he was portrayed in "The Modern Prometheus"?
A little perhaps! *grins* Byron was more intelligent and thoughtful then the Byron in 'The Modern Prometheus' but he definitely had a self destructive edge and he loved notoriety. I could see him as a rock star, he was the equivalent of a rock star in his time :)
4. Can you speak Gaelic?
I can speak Irish, as in modern irish gaelic. I can't speak scots gaelic although there are similarities between the two. My Da is Irish and comes originally from an area of Ireland where Gaelic is still spoken a lot. Most of my family on his side that are over in Ireland speak Irish as their first language. Technically I'm bi-lingual but I tend to find it hard to speak Irish when I'm not with my family...its got some rather odd associations for me.
5. What did you think of Johnny Depp's accent/performance in "From Hell"?
*looks at Beeej and raises an eyebrow*
Not great. Not eye gougingly bad but not great. I had thought it was going to be worse actually.
Its nowhere near as bad Keanu Reeves attempt at an english accent in Bram Stoker's Dracula. *That* was one of the worst screen accents of all time. Closely followed by the horror that is Angel's irish accent and Duncan MacLeod's scots accent.
The award for worst screen accent of all time however goes to Brad Pitt's irish accent in 'The Devil's Own'. It left me an The Ex (who is irish) speechless with horror..
...oddly he did a very good irish accent in Snatch, so good infact he could have *been* the Ex when he's pissed...but then he was playing a pikey, so..*shrugs*
Ta Da!
If anyone wants me to come up with a survey for them, please leave a comment and I'll be sure to conjour up something suitably probing and meaty *evil grin*
beeej asked me the following questions:1. What character from literature would you like to see Peter Wingfield portray?
Silk from The Belgariad series by David Eddings
Aramis from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, preferably with Russell Crowe playing Athos, Liam Neeson as Porthos, Stephen Dorff as D'Artagnan, Angelina Jolie as Milady de Winter, Sigourney Weaver as The Queen, Salma Hayek as Constance Bonacieux and Alan Rickman as Cardinal Richelieu...not that I've thought about this much or anything..
Pwyll Prince of Dyved from the First Branch of The Mabinogion - old welsh stories. I dare anyone to read that story arc and not picture Peter in that role.
James Bond - the real one from the books by Ian Fleming not the film version. The James Bond of the book was a cold hearted killer as well as being a suave and sophisticated ladykiller, I can see PW doing this very well.
Odysseus from The Iliad. The thinking man's soldier :)
2. If you could transport yourself back into any time period, where would you go?
I probably wouldn't. Much as I enjoy reading about ancient times I doubt I would like the lack of amenities or the way that the majority of women were treated. I definitely wouldn't like the lack of medical facilities *grins*
If I had to pick though I'd say Renaissance Italy or Elizabethan England as first choice and Ancient Rome or Ancient Egypt as a second choice. That's got more to do with the people who were around/things that were happening at that time rather then a particular fascination with the time period.
If I can be a man then I'd say medieval england, I'd have loved to have a go at a being a knight. I so want to joust!
3. If Byron was immortal, and alive today, do you think he would be like the way he was portrayed in "The Modern Prometheus"?
A little perhaps! *grins* Byron was more intelligent and thoughtful then the Byron in 'The Modern Prometheus' but he definitely had a self destructive edge and he loved notoriety. I could see him as a rock star, he was the equivalent of a rock star in his time :)
4. Can you speak Gaelic?
I can speak Irish, as in modern irish gaelic. I can't speak scots gaelic although there are similarities between the two. My Da is Irish and comes originally from an area of Ireland where Gaelic is still spoken a lot. Most of my family on his side that are over in Ireland speak Irish as their first language. Technically I'm bi-lingual but I tend to find it hard to speak Irish when I'm not with my family...its got some rather odd associations for me.
5. What did you think of Johnny Depp's accent/performance in "From Hell"?
*looks at Beeej and raises an eyebrow*
Not great. Not eye gougingly bad but not great. I had thought it was going to be worse actually.
Its nowhere near as bad Keanu Reeves attempt at an english accent in Bram Stoker's Dracula. *That* was one of the worst screen accents of all time. Closely followed by the horror that is Angel's irish accent and Duncan MacLeod's scots accent.
The award for worst screen accent of all time however goes to Brad Pitt's irish accent in 'The Devil's Own'. It left me an The Ex (who is irish) speechless with horror..
...oddly he did a very good irish accent in Snatch, so good infact he could have *been* the Ex when he's pissed...but then he was playing a pikey, so..*shrugs*
Ta Da!
If anyone wants me to come up with a survey for them, please leave a comment and I'll be sure to conjour up something suitably probing and meaty *evil grin*
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EEEK!
*laughing*
Ta cupla focal agam! *grins* There should be accent things over the u and first a but this keyboard at work is not set up to that easily and I can't be arsed :)
I hope I spelt that right. I should perhaps qualify this by saying I learnt irish verbally, I've never been taught it formally so while I can chat away happily once I've adjusted my head (as it were) my written irish is abysmal. I'm not too bad at reading although I have tendency to get massively confused when it comes to tenses.
Your in Dublin yes?
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What do you think of Sean Bean's being cast as Odysseus in Troy?
Its nowhere near as bad Keanu Reeves attempt at an english accent in Bram Stoker's Dracula. *That* was one of the worst screen accents of all time.
Oh, I dunno. I am no Keanu fan, but I don't think anyone can be as bad at accents as Kevin Costner. His attempt at a Massachusetts accent in Thirteen Days gets my vote for all-time worst. He didn't even attempt an accent for Robin Hood, thank the gods.
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What a lovely icon! I couldn't resist the promo pics and made a wallpaper, but my connection doesn't let me upload it to my site. Bugger.
Jason Issacs is definitely a bonus..
.. plus dragons *rock* :)
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What do you think of Sean Bean's being cast as Odysseus in Troy?
I was very pleased indeed! I think he'll be excellent, infact I think the whole cast of Troy is pretty inspired, particularly Brad Pitt as Achilles and Orlando Bloom as Paris. The only csasting choice I would have preferred is Russell Crowe as Agamemnon.
I just think Peter would have been even more excellnt :) Me? biased? *cough*
Oh, I dunno. I am no Keanu fan, but I don't think anyone can be as bad at accents as Kevin Costner. His attempt at a Massachusetts accent in Thirteen Days gets my vote for all-time worst. He didn't even attempt an accent for Robin Hood, thank the gods.
You see I wouldn't recognise a Massachusetts accent if it painted itself blue and ran past me naked waving a sign saying 'I'm A Massachussetts Accent, Fly Me!' *shrugs* but I'll take your word for it. I suspect you find Keanu's accent bearable because its bad generic english in the same way I would just assume Costner's was generic american.*grins*
Still another reason to loathe Costner, He's up there with the Cruise-ter, Tom Hanks and DeCaprio as my most un-tolerated actors. This is mainly because of the said Robin Hood film. Never mention this film in my presence unless you want a 10 minute rant about how much it offends me....
..no seriously, just ask Chris or Katja, it was showing on TV when they were staying with me and we caught a bit of it..*grins*
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*sigh*
*laughing*
Yeah, Silk is a long time fave of mine, the "I lied, its a vice I have" line is one I have used on many, many occasions.
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I know I've mangled that a little, but you know what I mean.
You can definitely imagine Silk saying 'Why would I tell the truth?'
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Defintely. Plus you hvae the whole nose thing as well :)
*sighs* Don't you want me to ask you some questions?
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And of course you can ask me some questions! I'm desperately trying to avoid doing any work anyway!
Yay!
1. What's your favourite sexual position?
2. Were Methos and Kronos fucking or were they just good friends?
3. How would you decorate your dream house?
4. Should all drugs be legalised?
5. What (if any) belief system do you have?
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That was fun!
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And second, I'm curious what sort of interview you'd give me.... *g*
*Evil Laugh*
1. Would you screw Methos given the chance?
2. Which deities do you have personal relationships with?
3. What household object are you?
4. What's the hottest femmeslash pairing?
5. Work? A necessary evil or public sanctioned prostitution?
Mwahahahaha..
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Answers are over here....
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Alan R. as Richelieu. *dies, dies, dies*
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1. Describe Poland in 5 words?
2. What book has had most influence on you?
3. Do you spit or swallow?
4. Would Snape fuck Methos? If yes, why and how?
5. What's your dream job?
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Sigourney Weaver!
That is all.
(i'd do the survey thing, but with my luck, someone might actually want questions from me in return. unlikely, mind, but bad luck is as bad luck does. or something)
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1. Danish pastries or pain au chocolat?
2. What's your favourite item of lingerie?
3. Is alcohol a necessity or a luxury?
4. Who is your favourite actor/tress?
5. Is slash fanfic taken to seriously?
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*rubs hands together with glee*
1. So is it true about girls from cold countries being great in bed?
2. Which fictional person would you most like to meet?
3. What is your favourite comic/comic artist/character? Why?
4. Is great sex an integral part of good relationship?
5. Do you have anything pierced? If so what?
Re: *rubs hands together with glee*
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Survey of Doom
2. Do you have any hard limits if so what are they?
3. Is there anything in fandom that squicks you?
4. What food could you not live with out?
5. "Bi-sexuality is the norm but society makes us choose" Agree or Disagree?