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hepzibah · August 11, 2012 8:02 am

Thanks for the links to the articles, Kazza. I found the second one, by Benjamin Secher, especially interesting. He's so clever, our boy!

There is also a great article in The independent. But in the words of River Song "Spoilers, sweetie"

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/parades-end-a-series-to-challenge-downton-8026636.html

kazza474 · August 11, 2012 8:09 am

Yes, I was in the process of reading through the Independent one.
Seems like it's "interview season" for Benedict so no doubt in the coming days there will be another 20 or so posted that are just 'cut ups' of the originals lol.

hepzibah · August 11, 2012 8:19 am

At least with the full interviews we get his comments in context. It's annoying to read cut-and-paste interviews with comments rearranged to fit a journalist's agenda. That applies not just to Ben but to a wide range of subjects, by the way.

Mattlocked · August 11, 2012 8:25 am

Got a bit afraid here:
Does the actor now yearn, I wonder, for a change from all these fiercely intelligent men he keeps playing? "I'd love to do a slacker comedy where I'm just getting stoned," he admits. In fact Parade's End, and the new series of Sherlock, which begins filming in January, could be the last we see of Cumberbatch in television roles.

SusiGo · August 11, 2012 8:56 am

Sorry, Mattlocked, I posted my answer to your post in the Ben's in love thread .

hepzibah · August 11, 2012 9:00 am

SusiGo wrote:
Sorry, Mattlocked, I posted my answer to your post in the Ben's in love thread .

OMG WTF Ben's in love thread! What thread is that? What have I missed?

SusiGo · August 11, 2012 9:01 am

Calm down, girl, he's just in love with the role of Christopher Tietjens . It's in the Benedict's press section.

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hepzibah · August 11, 2012 9:10 am

SusiGo wrote:
Calm down, girl, he's just in love with the role of Christopher Tietjens . It's in the Benedict's press section.

Thank God, I nearly had a heart attack

Mattlocked · August 11, 2012 9:50 am

Well, that title was quite a trap!

kazza474 · August 11, 2012 10:37 am

Mattlocked wrote:
Well, that title was quite a trap!

Goodness, me. I hope you don't think I would knowingly taunt the fangirls among us like that?!!
The thought never entered my mind.

Irene Adler · August 11, 2012 10:46 am

hepzibah wrote:
SusiGo wrote:
Sorry, Mattlocked, I posted my answer to your post in the Ben's in love thread .
OMG WTF Ben's in love thread! What thread is that? What have I missed?

Oh, I really hope he finds someone soon. Though I think he must be careful now. There'll be a lot of women waiting to catch him and... his fame.

Mattlocked · August 11, 2012 11:31 am

None of us here, I suppose...
WE are AAAALL angels............... (or are we only on the side of them? )

Irene Adler · August 11, 2012 3:00 pm

Mattlocked wrote:
None of us here, I suppose...
WE are AAAALL angels............... (or are we only on the side of them? )

I'm most definitely ONLY on their side

SusiGo · August 11, 2012 3:36 pm

It's funny when he says that he would have preferred to be even more padded out (can I say that?) but that then he wouldn't have been attractive enough to get a girl like Adelaide Clemens. Maybe we should send him some rice cakes to help him become thin enough for Sherlock.

Irene Adler · August 11, 2012 3:45 pm

Sorry, Susi, language barriers again... what does "padded out" mean?

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Mattlocked · August 11, 2012 3:49 pm

"blown up" (probably another wrong expression. ) Fatter.

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SusiGo · August 11, 2012 3:59 pm

I wasn't sure if I could use the word "padded out" for a human body or just for furniture (e.g. an upholstered sofa or chair). I was just referring to the fact that he had to look more plump than he usually does because in the book the character is constantly described as being large and strong and slightly chubby.

Irene Adler · August 11, 2012 6:55 pm

Thanks you both for the explanations. Now I understand

SusiGo · August 12, 2012 6:40 pm

Here's a trailer, I hope it hasn't been posted elsewhere. After having read 90% of the book and wondering all the time how his name is pronounced I finally know :

kazza474 · August 13, 2012 8:37 am

Thanks heaps. Can certainly spot the cheek padding there.