Trending badgeTrendingPosted 1 hour agoSubscribe to Screen Time NewsletterCaret Down16 TV Shows That Nailed (Or Absolutely Butchered) A Regional AccentFrom Parker Posey in The White Lotus to the entire cast of Young Sheldon, you're gonna want to gahead and check alt all these jawns.by Colin GorensteinBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink Inspired by HBO Max's Task, we recently asked the BuzzFeed Community: Which TV show nailed a regional accent and which totally butchered one? Before we dig into our reader responses, let's have a listen to some of the impeccable Delco accent work in Task, shall we? View this video on YouTube youtube.com Alright, now that that's out of the way, gahead and check alt all these jawns that were submitted: 1. Nailed it: Parker Posey as Victoria Ratliff (The White Lotus, S3) View this video on YouTube youtube.com Accent attempted: North Carolinian"I live near Durham and she mastered the old money wealthy Durham accent."-Anonymous, 36, North CarolinaWatch The White Lotus on HBO Max. 2. Butchered it: Most of the actors (Young Sheldon) View this video on YouTube youtube.com Accent attempted: East Texan"Oh my god, Young Sheldon. They supposedly based the show in 'East Texas,' but most of the actors butchered the accent. East Texans (especially from older generations, like this family was supposed to be) can have a slightly different accent than the rest of texas (maybe a Lousiana influence since we share a border). They sounded more Appalachian South than any kind of Texan.
They also showed mountains in the background, and desert landscaping, despite the fact that East Texas is known for massive pine forests and swamps (Lousiana border, remember?). Seriously, it's the Piney Woods of East Texas, and y'all show a freaking desert? With that Appalachian accent? I don't even like my hometown, but I was offended regardless."-Anonymous, 33, TexasWatch Young Sheldon on HBO Max. 3. Nailed it: Jean Smart as Charlene Frazier (Designing Women) View this video on YouTube youtube.com Accent attempted: Missourian"Apparently she was doing a Missouri accent, but it remains the only believable Hollywood version of a southern US accent I've ever heard."-Anonymous, 58, USAWatch Designing Women on Hulu. 4. Nailed it: James Marsters and Alexis Denisof as Spike and Wesley (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) View this video on YouTube youtube.com Accent attempted: mid-Atlantic British -Anonymous, 37, Florida Watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer on Hulu. 5. Butchered it: Angie Harmon as Jane Rizzoli (Rizzoli & Isles) View this video on YouTube youtube.com Accent attempted: Boston"Not so much 'butchered' as 'didn't even try,' but Angie Harmon as Jane Rizzoli in Rizzoli & Isles. Angie just kept her original Texan accent, which made absolutely no sense for native Bostonian Jane and was never explained on the show."-Anonymous, M, 32Watch Rizzoli & Isles on Pluto TV. 6. Nailed it: Entire ensemble cast (The Wire) View this video on YouTube youtube.com Accent attempted: Baltimore-Anonymous, 37, BaltimoreWatch The Wire on HBO Max. 7. Nailed it: Kate Winslet as Mare (Mare of Easttown) View this video on YouTube youtube.com Accent attempted: Delco/Philly-Anonymous, 54, OrlandoWatch Mare of Easttown on HBO Max. 8. Nailed it: John Ratzenberger as Cliff Clavin (Cheers) View this video on YouTube youtube.com Accent attempted: Boston-Anonymous, 71 Boston, MAWatch Cheers on Hulu. 9. Nailed it: Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes (The Walking Dead) View this video on YouTube youtube.com Accent attempted: Northern Georgia"When I heard he was British, I was stunned. That man will only ever be Rick Grimes of Georgia!-Anonymous, 44, North CarolinaWatch The Walking Dead on Netflix. 10. Nailed it: entire ensemble cast (Fargo) View this video on YouTube youtube.com "Fargo got the upper Midwestern accents down real good den der hey, and I will DIE ON THIS HILL." -mcrivellokhanWatch Fargo (1996) on VOD and the FX series on Hulu. 11. Nailed it: Joseph Skiora as Tommy Eagan (Power) View this video on YouTube youtube.com Accent attempted: New York (Queens)"New Yorkers say Chicagoans have an accent while Chicagoans can hear the New Yorkers. Joseph Skiora, a Chicago native, has that NY accent with a pinch of Chicago as Tommy Eagan in Power. Love it"-AnonymousWatch Power on The Roku Channel. 12. Nailed it: Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing (Dallas) View this video on YouTube youtube.com Accent attempted: Dallas"Larry Hagman had the Texas accent down with perfection on Dallas. I started bingeing the original series on Prime and his accent was so on point I want to move to TX and find a rich cowboy so he can call me darlin. I was up to S13 E5 and stopped bingeing only to find out I have to pay to watch it on Prime. Damn you Prime! "-AnonymousWatch Dallas on VOD only. 13. Nailed it: Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton as Archie and Edith (All in the Family) View this video on YouTube youtube.com Accent attempted: New York (Queens)"Almost no one who's not from NYC can do a N