Identifying Jayne's accent

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HISGOODGIRL

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 12:31 AM

Does anyone know what regional accent Adam Baldwin based Jayne's accent on?
It sounds to me a bit like Tennessee, but I'd love to know.

DAVESHAYNE

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 4:11 PM

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Originally posted by hisgoodgirl:
Does anyone know what regional accent Adam Baldwin based Jayne's accent on?
It sounds to me a bit like Tennessee, but I'd love to know.

I hadn't noticed that he'd adopted an accent at all other than the general faux western Firefly one.

David

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EVILDINOSAUR

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 8:21 PM

yea I didn't notice any special accent either

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AZBROWNCOAT

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 8:28 PM

Actually I think it is from the area know as Bad A$@ which is a region just south of Tough Guy.

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HISGOODGIRL

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 10:07 PM

OK folks, this was a serious question and he does use a specific regional accent, not just "faux western" as some suggested. Surely amongst a 'Verse full of browncoats, somebody knows this or recognizes it.

GRIZWALD

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 10:10 PM

*waving and jumping up and down* I do! I do!

It's Chicago.

Serious question, serious answer.

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AZBROWNCOAT

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 10:26 PM

Chicago?

I so did not get that. I thought it was more like from Montana or Wyoming. Definitely someplace more west.

But then again I am never good with non-descript accents.

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HISGOODGIRL

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 10:28 PM

OK Grizwald, I know Adam is from Chicago, but that is NOT a Chicago accent he's using for this character. The accent is from the certral southeast: Tennessee, Arkansas, maybe eastern Missouri or West Virginia.

TIGER

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 10:37 PM

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Originally posted by hisgoodgirl:
OK folks, this was a serious question and he does use a specific regional accent, not just "faux western" as some suggested. Surely amongst a 'Verse full of browncoats, somebody knows this or recognizes it.

You're getting joke responses because he's really not using any specific regional accent. If anything I'd say it's something he made up - maybe a cross between the faux-western-firefly and standard midwest (non)accent.

In fact, NOBODY on the show is imitating a real accent as far as I can tell. It's all in the dialogue, with maybe just a touch of twang now and then thrown in by the actor.

GIXXER

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 10:45 PM

I'd go for up in the hollers of Virginia, there is definitely a hint a General Chuck Yeager there.

Plus y'got yer minin' community an' all. The sort of thing that would make you run away.

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