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Re: Let's talk all things lovely about Ben...
Fantastic.
Better than a silly old honour!
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- Ivy
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Re: Let's talk all things lovely about Ben...
SusiGo wrote:
Benedict has been appointed Visiting Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall College, Oxford:
Maybe my choice for the topic name wasn't good enough?!
I thought the fact that he is almost a professor at Oxford now 
deserves it's own topic.
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Sorry, I did not see that. No need to get upset.
I have deleted my post.
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- besleybean
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Re: Let's talk all things lovely about Ben...
Ooh, neither did I...I will over there now!
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- nakahara
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Cute little incident:
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I cannot live without brainwork. What else is there to live for? Stand at the window there. Was there ever such a dreary, dismal, unprofitable world? See how the yellow fog swirls down the street and drifts across the dun-coloured houses. What could be more hopelessly prosaic and material? What is the use of having powers, Doctor, when one has no field upon which to exert them?
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Re: Let's talk all things lovely about Ben...
One of my favourite Benedict stories. And just imagine, now he is doing this with his own kid. 
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"To fake the death of one sibling may be regarded as a misfortune; to fake the death of both looks like carelessness." Oscar Wilde about Mycroft Holmes
"It is what it is says love." (Erich Fried)
“Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I’m also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.” (Benedict Cumberbatch)
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Re: Let's talk all things lovely about Ben...
The kid doesn't know how lucky he is! Which is a good thing, of course. All little kids should be lucky enough to have Benedict Cumberbatch read them a story 
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- This Is The Phantom Lady
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Re: Let's talk all things lovely about Ben...
This is actually because I'm too tired and too lazy to think for myself... but here goes:
What is the most romantic Benedict film?
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God knows and I don't even want to think about it, cos I hate romance.
But TV series, I would say Parade's End.
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- Harriet
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Most romantic Benedict film? Sherlock.
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Hm. I haven't seen everything Ben has done, but has he done pure romance yet?
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- besleybean
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I don't think so and I hope he doesn't.
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- SolarSystem
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I don't think so and I hope he will eventually.
Just as I hope that he will do some comedy (again). "Starter for 10" was great, but I want more.
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- besleybean
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Oh yes I loved Starter for 10.
He does comedy very well.
Parts of Hamlet were hilarious.
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- SolarSystem
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True.
And those few scenes in "August Osage County" have shown that he would be wonderful in a romantic movie. Always assuming that he'd take great care in choosing the right screenplay.
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Actually yes, sorry...I should have thought of Osage County.
I love Lil Charles so much.
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Very amusing introduction to the Hound of Baskervilles written by none other than Benedict:
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Re: Let's talk all things lovely about Ben...
This is lovely, so very much Benedict, long, eloquent, funny. 
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"To fake the death of one sibling may be regarded as a misfortune; to fake the death of both looks like carelessness." Oscar Wilde about Mycroft Holmes
"It is what it is says love." (Erich Fried)
“Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I’m also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.” (Benedict Cumberbatch)
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Re: Let's talk all things lovely about Ben...
Lol, that's wonderful!
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Re: Let's talk all things lovely about Ben...
It's kind of cute that he still thinks a lurcher is an Irish wolfhound cross! He mentioned that in an interview, and that they were his favourite dogs. I bet his dad was great at reading stories to him! Lovely introduction.
