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SusiGo · September 25, 2014 8:58 am

Yes, and without the armour we can see his nice black costume.

As for Tom Hiddleston as Henry - very attractive, too much so if you look at the contemporary portraits. But then Henry is a hero, a leader of men, "this star of England", whereas Richard has been demonised and painted even blacker than he probably was (Olivier looked positively grotesque). I am sure Benedict will find the right mixture of attractiveness and repulsiveness that makes the character so fascinating.

SolarSystem · September 25, 2014 9:06 am

Have you seen "The Tudors" with Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Henry VIII...? Same thing, he looked like a rock star, especially in the first two seasons. I can't say that I'm having a huge problem with this though. I guess it helps make the audience believe why so many women fell for him - apart from the fact that he was The King, of course. Because just like Richard III he had sides to his character that weren't attractive at all.

SusiGo · September 25, 2014 9:19 am

No, I only know pictures. It seems legitimate because in his youth Henry VIII was quite a ladies man, the perfect Renaissance prince - good looking, well educated, a Humanist, a musician.
Poor Richard though never stood a chance. I read that even his contemporaries were convinced that he was responsible for the death of his nephews, an unforgivable crime even in these rougher times. This plus the bad Tudor propaganda and you get a monster, a 15th century Quasimodo.

Heidzer · September 25, 2014 12:48 pm

He IS a grown man, however I find it disappointing that someone who was gifted with the most beautiful voice I have ever heard is wasting it by smoking and ruining both this health and his future. Makes me sad, sorry, that's my opinion.

besleybean wrote:
I'll put him across my knee and smack his backside...silly boy.

Heidzer · September 25, 2014 1:05 pm

Tom *is* film star pretty, damn those cheekbones, hard to make him look ugly, I think the they said in some of the DVD extras for that episode that they deiliberately made Tom sexy, they wanted people to get interested and watch. Dressing everyone in leather was practical as they could just wipe it clean when it got dirty. Oh yeah, and it's hot. ;)

Richard III dies in a very brutal way, according to the autopsy report, how they handle that will be interesting..

Tinks wrote:
Heidzer wrote:
I hate to say it, but Tom's appearance in the last series nearly made me faint, this Richard, with that kind of ratty hair, not so much. I will reserve judgment till I see a full view of the tight leather pants tho. ;)
That's interesting, because my one niggle with The Hollow Crown was that they made Tom H look too "film star pretty" for the part.
I'm glad that it seems they haven't done this with Benedict - or maybe he didn't want them to.

Bronte89 · September 25, 2014 1:15 pm

Heidzer wrote:
Blog pictures - delightful dork....
http://benedictdaily.tumblr.com/

I really like the photographs and BC looks good. I can't wait to watch this. Shame we all have to wait until 2016 to do so.

besleybean · September 25, 2014 4:24 pm

Though waiting is what we are good at.

tonnaree · September 25, 2014 5:21 pm

I don't like that he smokes either, but none of us is perfect. I've never smoked but I know from watching friends and family how hard it can be to quit.

Bronte89 · September 25, 2014 5:23 pm

besleybean wrote:
Though waiting is what we are good at.

Yes. Never seen BC with that hair before even though its a wig. I think it suits him.

besleybean · September 25, 2014 5:41 pm

Yes and yes.

tonnaree · September 26, 2014 11:06 am

SolarSystem wrote:
Okay, here we go...

I honestly don't think Ben looks very good here. Don't care for the hair myself. But then again I don't think he's suppose to. Richard III has never been shown as a particularly good looking man.

That said however, I would like to start a petition to get Sherlock on a horse at some point in S4.

SolarSystem · September 26, 2014 12:05 pm

...and his Sherlock curls would be blowing in the wind...

This Is The Phantom Lady · September 26, 2014 12:25 pm

Where do I sign that petition??

Russell · September 26, 2014 4:57 pm

Mmm…. yes, curls blowing in the wind… you can imagine the wind in this pic…. right?
First post here in ages, cause I'm so behind all the pages you guys have racked up! But couldn't help myself when saw the different/really neat Richard pics start to surface…
This is going to be so neat, seeing him getting back into Shakespeare again!

(found on pinterest with the caption 'oh lord, why am I so fabulous?')

This Is The Phantom Lady · September 26, 2014 5:38 pm

*wipes lips and walks away with a blush*

Oh my god.

Heidzer · September 26, 2014 6:30 pm

tonnaree wrote:
SolarSystem wrote:
Okay, here we go...

I honestly don't think Ben looks very good here. Don't care for the hair myself. But then again I don't think he's suppose to. Richard III has never been shown as a particularly good looking man.

That said however, I would like to start a petition to get Sherlock on a horse at some point in S4.

That's a pretty nasty wig but I'm still reserving judgment till I get a full length view of the leather pants (or trousers, I guess because leather pants might be really uncomfortable).

Can't picture Sherlock being able to cope with a horse AT ALL. He'd be insulted that someone else in the room had an an independent brain and didn't give a care what he thought. If he's unrelatable to people, he would never be able to cope with a horse!

In another role, however, period costume, something let's say, Jane Austen-y, oh yeah.......

Heidzer · September 26, 2014 6:32 pm

I'd even settle for this......

Bronte89 · September 26, 2014 6:50 pm

Heidzer wrote:
I'd even settle for this......

Very nice! Is this a new photo?

This Is The Phantom Lady · September 26, 2014 9:18 pm

And how is my nickname Kitten and not Horse??

Heidzer · September 26, 2014 11:18 pm

Bronte89 wrote:
Heidzer wrote:
I'd even settle for this......

Very nice! Is this a new photo?

I don't think it is, I found it somewhere online and added it to my screensaver collection. I love my screensave. I pray that no one else ever sees it, LOL.