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Benedict provided a 'filmed narration' on BBC1 in a run in to the Olympic programme at 7.00pm. I nearly choked when he was filmed getting into a black cab, although I noticed that he checked on the identity of the driver beforehand .
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*edit due to link becoming dead; alternative one added.
Last edited by kazza474 (August 9, 2012 7:27 pm)
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Thank you for posting the link, Tobe. "So take a deep breath." I always have to when hearing this voice .
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That's brilliant that they chose Benedict to do that very important job. Woohoo
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Loved seeing all the fan girl comments under the video on YouTube. I was laughing my head off. Someone wished he had said "The Games, Mrs. Hudson, are on!" That would have been so cool - but it wouldn't do to type cast him I guess.
Wasn't that wild at the end when he was up on that high building and raised his arms up!!! I was screaming. . So glad he got to have his part in this event!
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Couldn't believe it when our satellite link went wron just at the start! Still working now. Managed to catch Ben's bit on YouTube.
'Let the games commence!' wow!
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Apparently there were people on Tumblr saying 'step back from the edge Benedict'
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The flag bearer of Belarus looks like Christopher Ecclestone. DOPPLEGAENGER.?
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I am still excited about discovering this on Youtube a few minutes ago, because I had watched the ceremony with the rather stiff and boring German commentary and just out of sheer intuition said to my mother, as we're both great Sherlock and Benedict Cumberbatch-fans: "Well, maybe, he will be there too. Enjoying all this live. I'm convinced he had some part in that ceremony, some part, maybe he's just somewhere in the audience..."
And now I just went online to find that I was accidently even slightly right...huge grin plastered on my face now.
It really is a beautiful way to start the ceremony and he's the perfect person for it.
And yes, the Youtube comments were also quite fascinating...
I cringed when they actually played "Staying Alive" during the ceremony though.
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Thanks for posting the video clip here--it was great to see Benedict's participation. Loved the Let the Games commence line.
Re hearing Stayin' Alive: I was like, OMG, was that a nod to Sherlock or what? Figured it wasn't but still, cool yet weird to hear it. And it went on for such a long time, too.
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This may also have been a tribute to the Gibbs.
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Davina wrote:
This may also have been a tribute to the Gibbs.
I don't really think so. No. I thought of Jim Moriarty at once.
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Last night I was watching the youtube-video on my laptop when I had Sherlock on TV the same time on DasErste. ;-)
Benedict everywhere - what fun! ;-)
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No longer available! should have recorded it...
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I changed the link above. This should work now.
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Uuuund.... im Sack! Thank you tobe!
Did you see the cooking-vid there? As it is not really olympic (well, maybe...) I posted it at "Ben's hands"
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Benedict on fine form introducing film to London Olympic Games
Sorry, Sherlock, had no idea where else to put this. Move it if you like.
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Darnit. Can't play it here in the US, I guess. Maybe it's somewhere on YouTube?
Anyway, makes me think of "Welcome to London" in The Study in PInk.
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This has been posted already somewhere. I will find it & merge the threads.
Yes it is on YouTube.
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Thanks.