Wow, that's... random? Not from you, but describing how someone smells?

Not that I would mind that first-hand exerience myself... 

So, he's moved on from cinnamon then... 

 

Wow, what a lovely story. To be honest, I do feel a bit sorry for him. Being asked by a teenager what aftershave he wears and if he was naked under the sheet seems a tad personal and awkward. And even though I of course understand her wanting to hug him and sit close to him (I would want the same), it can't be fun having to be that close to strangers as much as he has to when it comes to fans (Being grateful to your fans doesn't mean you are comfortable having strangers in that close proximity).

Vhanja wrote:

Wow, what a lovely story. To be honest, I do feel a bit sorry for him. Being asked by a teenager what aftershave he wears and if he was naked under the sheet seems a tad personal and awkward. And even though I of course understand her wanting to hug him and sit close to him (I would want the same), it can't be fun having to be that close to strangers as much as he has to when it comes to fans (Being grateful to your fans doesn't mean you are comfortable having strangers in that close proximity).

I see what you mean but one should keep in mind that this was not an everyday fan encounter. The girl is suffering from a very serious disease and had her wish fulfilled by a charity. So the outing was planned and Benedict could prepare himself for the meeting. I am sure he did not mind being asked curious questions by a teenager with a limited life expectancy. 

That reminds me of that "Great people about Cumberbatch" post on tumblr
http://moriartysskull.tumblr.com/post/113435657242/hes-mercurial-shear-talent-a-genius-one-of

Here are some of them, for the others see link above

“Hands down, I believe that he’s the most versatile, surprising and charismatic actors of our time.” Christina Bianco, actress

"Even as a 13-year old, he was obviously an outstanding actor - a combination of intuition and intellect. It’s probably once in a lifetime that you find a boy actor as magnificent as this. I don’t think I had to speak or work with him in any way when I was directing him. I felt like I was working with a fellow professional rather than a schoolboy.” Mr. Tyrell, Cumberbatch’s acting teacher in Harrow

“Cumberbatch is a remarkable actor. He can quietly project the inner turmoil that more animated actors can only mimic.” Matthew Gilbert, TV critic

“He’s a genius. There are certain actors who have the ability to take a line of dialogue and add a ring to it that you didn’t even know you put into the dialogue, into the line. And he’s one of those really brilliant actors. Just listening to him talk…you could enjoy him reading the phone book.(…) And he’s an incredibly formidable presence. He’s amazing.” Alex Kurtzman, screenwriter

“I would like to officialy declare my love for Benedict Cumberbatch. Yes, that’s right. I’m in love with him.” Paul Feig, director

“I think he’ll be one of the guys who lasts, that’s my take. It’s what George [Clooney] said to me ten years ago: If you can pull off ten years in this business, then you’ve done something, and we both kind of agreed that that was kind of the benchmark. And I think [Cumberbatch] is of the new crop.” Matt Damon, actor

“Benedict Cumberbatch is truly one of the greatest actors I’ve ever seen. And my favorite thing about him in this movie is that instead of his bad guy being adorned and wearing some crazy mask and costume and hair… he is just a simple man standing in a black shirt and black pants, just a common man… and his performance is so powerful in it’s simplicity… and that to me was an incredibly exciting thing to see: how little he needed to be that powerful.” JJ Abrams, director


@Paul Feig: welcome to the club 

 

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Really, he thought it was "Frankenstein"...? Because of Benedict's voice? 
I seem to remember a similar occasion (and I know, how could I forget..?) with one of the trailers for S3... or was it that first BBC-drama-trailer with those two short moments from Sherlock in it? I'm not sure, but I know that I wasn't able to watch it for some reason and saying to my boyfriend "That's typical, finally something's happening and I can't see it!". The horror! 

But I remember that when I was on holiday in Berlin last year in April I was pretty much the first one among the German fans who caught the trailer for "Sherlock" on German television. 

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We will get a teaser for the Special next week...???????? 

Ah, I understand. Hopefully they won't do it like last time, when we only got some audio and they wanted it to be kept top secret. Remember?

Well, I think that for a tiny moment there even was something on YT... but I 'only' listened to the audio.

SusiGo wrote:

I read some rumours. Steven, Sue, and Rupert will be at SDCC. I cannot imagine that they would go there without anything to offer. And now we will have to move thread again. 

 
I agree.  If they are going to do Comic Con they have GOT to give us something!

ANYTHING!   *sob*