Her interview with him at his parents house was also fab.
To be fair, she probably didn't want to ask anything too close to the actual episode.
But yeah, there was plenty of great stuff she could have asked about.
Wasn't it supposed to be questions from the audience?

EDIT: apologies, cross post.

Last edited by besleybean (December 15, 2013 7:03 pm)

Ok I have just watched the video...thanks for posting it.
I do feel a little more sympathy for Caitlin now.
She is obviously mortified and is never gonna live this down.
The team handled the situation magnificently.

Last edited by besleybean (December 15, 2013 7:11 pm)

Personally, it was funny the first time I saw an interviewer bring it up...now it's boring, uncomfortable to watch and there's nothing to be learned from it.  We get it, people like that stuff...move on.  Ask them real questions that they would like to answer- don't stoop to the level of a Graham Norton for a cheap laugh at not only the people you are interviewing, but the people who are watching.

Btw, I have a great sense of humor and I don't take anything entertainment wise too seriously- but at least be original about it.

/don't read fanfics or care for slash
//have no problem with those who do, though

I feel a bit bad for her now, after watching this, but I feel worse for Martin and Ben, as nice as they were about it, of course it is embarrassing for them in a way. It's just unnecessary and I am so done with the hedgehogs and otters and the odd fan fic parades. It would be lovely to actually focus on the show and its contents as far as the upcoming series is concerned. There is enough meat in that.

I agree.
One fan girl on Twitter has already slagged Caitlin(not to her face.), so I hope that doesn't continue.
But on a side note...: did I hear Benedict call Martin 'sweetie' in that video?!

the_dancing_woman wrote:

I feel a bit bad for her now, after watching this, but I feel worse for Martin and Ben, as nice as they were about it, of course it is embarrassing for them in a way. It's just unnecessary and I am so done with the hedgehogs and otters and the odd fan fic parades. It would be lovely to actually focus on the show and its contents as far as the upcoming series is concerned. There is enough meat in that.

Right, and I also agree with kittykat, it makes the rest of us look bad. There is some really great fan art out there, comprising drawings and fanfic and other things, but people like Graham Norton and now Caitlin Moran only every pick the embarrassing examples. They do it on purpose, of course, but apart from making the actors uncomfortable, it's simply not funny anymore at one point. If I see one more interview with a hedgehog or an otter or Johnlock porn, I'll break something!

Another thought though (and totally not supporting the point here): imagine having Ben and Martin reading out loud what you wrote... *dies*

Edit (due to cross-posting ): of course the author might be embarrassed because she most certainly won't have been asked for her consent, and then C. Moran also called it "clumsily written". But at least Ben and Martin didn't really make fun of it, from what I saw.

Last edited by Kerkerian (December 15, 2013 7:42 pm)

NO,..........Just no.    I feel horrible that our boys were treated that way and wish I could apologize to them personally.

I LOVE fan fiction.  I read a LOT of it.  I've WRITTEN fan fiction.  But what everyone here has said is an absolute fact, IT"S JUST FOR US!   And it's not what I want to hear about when I see my favorite performers interviewed.

Can we pool our funds and take out a billboard somewhere in London from those of us who wish to apologize?

 

I really wanna know how the reunion goes, but I also want to wait until the episode airs...

*sighs*

I'm actually surprised that I didn't stumble upon some spoilers yet.

I actually tried looking for spoilers, just to see if they were there. Can't find a thing!