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MBI
MBI
Fri, Oct 12, 2007 12:25pm

I don’t even like Star Trek and that made me happy.

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MaryAnn
MaryAnn
Fri, Oct 12, 2007 3:03pm

I love Pegg and I love Scotty, and now they’ll be together. *sigh*

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Clayj
Clayj
Fri, Oct 12, 2007 3:40pm

But can he do a Scottish accent?

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bonnie-ann black
bonnie-ann black
Fri, Oct 12, 2007 4:33pm

he probably can do a scottish accent (at least as well as jimmy doohan did)… but it *does* lead me to wonder — are there no young scottish actors who could do this role? i mean, i *love* simon pegg but i’m just saying is all….

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Clayj
Clayj
Fri, Oct 12, 2007 5:12pm

Bonnie-Ann, my point exactly. I am forced to wonder if they’re going with Pegg simply because J.J. Abrams, the director, has worked with Pegg before (Mission: Impossible III) and he likes working with the same actors.

Personally, I think this whole Star Trek prequel thing is unnecessary and I am not planning to go see it when it’s released.

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MaryAnn
MaryAnn
Fri, Oct 12, 2007 7:08pm

But can he do a Scottish accent?

I dunno, but he can do at least one killer imitation: of Michael Caine. That suggests he’s got a good ear.

Anyway, Jimmy Doohan wasn’t Scottish, either.

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bats :[
bats :[
Sun, Oct 14, 2007 2:03pm

Now I hope the franchise can be revitalized for another 20-30 years, so Simon can really shine as Fat Scotty…

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Cthulhu
Cthulhu
Sun, Oct 14, 2007 2:14pm

He did a passable scottish accent in an episode of Spaced, the sitcom that “launched” him, Edgar Wright, Nick Frost & co here in the UK…

I also believe it’s some form of “Peggist” payback for Ewan’s english accent in the Star Wars prequels…lol!

:-)

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MaryAnn
MaryAnn
Sun, Oct 14, 2007 6:37pm

so Simon can really shine as Fat Scotty…

After Pegg’s film *Run, Fat Boy, Run* comes out later this month, Pegg’s fans will have a rejoinder for that: He’s not fat, he’s just unfit.

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