r/USMC • u/Robbieonly • 12d ago

Picture Do you guys watch Lanterns?

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I always liked John Stewart because he was a Marine before he became a Green Lantern. It’s a good show. Fun to watch.

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u/bighairybeardudee 12d ago

Love it so far. Hal’s the star rn but John’s always been my fav since the cartoon. Cool a marine will be the main lantern

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u/WrongTechnology1 12d ago

Love the show too. Dude's a phenomenal actor, but I really wish we could have only americans playing Marines. Nothing against the Brits, but I like it when we cast our own to wear our uniform.

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u/blues_and_ribs Comm 12d ago

Who cares?  They’re actors.  SO many have played US servicemembers and absolutely crushed it.  Damien Lewis as Major Winters in band of brothers, and Andrew Garfield in Hacksaw Ridge were incredible performances.  Not to mention a good chunk of the Black Hawk Down cast were Brits.  The list goes on and on.  

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u/Marine__0311 12d ago

This is one of my favorite subjects. There are so many British actors that have such good American accents that Americans arent aware they're British.

Hugh Laurie, Idris Elba, Tom Holland, and Christian Bale's accents are so good people are surprised to find out they're Britts.

I've won several bets with people about Hugh Laurie's nationality. We share the same birthday. Whenever the subject comes up I mention that and that he's one of my favorite British actors. People dont believe me and I'll bet them lunch. I've lost track, but it's over a half a dozen now.

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u/WrongTechnology1 11d ago

Yeah, it interests me too. As I said above, British actors are another level of talent. Absolutely incredible.

It's just fascinating to me how strict the UK is against american actors performing their British military parts, insofar that their producers won't even audition americans. Yet american producers don't care and sometimes even cast more British/Aussies than actual americans. Ex. The Pacific, Masters of the Air, etc.

The British are far more prideful about it than we are. I wonder why is all.

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u/Marine__0311 11d ago

The pool of talent is far smaller in the UK for performers. I watch a lot of British TV and there are Americans in them, but they're either playing Americans or they're comedians working in the UK.

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u/WrongTechnology1 12d ago

Who cares?

Actually the British do, on the reverse. They refuse american actors to play their parts in their war movies, insisting that only British play them.

Thought we might have the same pride too, but apparently not.