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SusiGo · November 23, 2012 10:22 pm

Sort of. He's just been blown up in a WWI trench. But it wasn't orange.

horserider99 · November 23, 2012 10:24 pm

Then ignore everything he says...

ancientsgate · November 23, 2012 10:51 pm

SusiGo wrote:
Sort of. He's just been blown up in a WWI trench. But it wasn't orange.

But his hair was. *runs away laughing before someone can hit me*

besleybean · November 23, 2012 10:52 pm

He was blond!

SusiGo · November 23, 2012 10:55 pm

Well, it was yellow, I'd say. This happens when you don't use a strong enough solution of hydrogen peroxide to bleach it, especially with darker hair colours. I'm speaking from experience.

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besleybean · November 23, 2012 10:58 pm

Yellow to match the gas?

SusiGo · November 23, 2012 10:59 pm

besleybean wrote:
Yellow to match the gas?

LOL Now you're getting a bit cynical.

I suppose they simply didn't use the right dye for his hair colour. To change auburn hair into a light blond you'd need a 9% or even 12% hydrogen peroxide solution if I remember correctly. Sherlock would know, he's by far a better chemist than me.

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ancientsgate · November 23, 2012 11:01 pm

besleybean wrote:
He was blond!

Down at the orange end of the yellow spectrum, IMO. It's hard to take dark brown/auburn hair and bleach it like that and make it look natural. Plus I don't think anyone was trying very hard. IMO every movie he was in where they wanted him blond (is it the light skin and pale green eyes that make people think he "should be" blond that makes them do that to him? thank god the Sherlock people had more sense), they botched the color. Just my opinion. I know some folks don't see the hair color as important. And here's me, I can barely stop talking about it. Beating a dead horse, etc. I just hope the blond phase is gone forever.

besleybean · November 23, 2012 11:01 pm

I would have allowed you to use the word 'lame ' there!
EDIT: sorry, cross posting!

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ancientsgate · November 23, 2012 11:02 pm

SusiGo wrote:
Well, it was yellow, I'd say. This happens when you don't use a strong enough solution of hydrogen peroxide to bleach it, especially with darker hair colours. I'm speaking from experience.

Me, too. Gross, that brassy orange. OK, promise, I'll shut up about the hair color now. For a while. heh

SusiGo · November 23, 2012 11:04 pm

Would you please appreciate that I chose a b/w pic so you don't see the colour?

besleybean · November 23, 2012 11:05 pm

And about beating dead horses?!

EDIT: darn fast posting and slow internet!

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tiharoa · November 23, 2012 11:54 pm

ancientsgate wrote:
besleybean wrote:
He was blond!
Down at the orange end of the yellow spectrum, IMO. It's hard to take dark brown/auburn hair and bleach it like that and make it look natural. Plus I don't think anyone was trying very hard. IMO every movie he was in where they wanted him blond (is it the light skin and pale green eyes that make people think he "should be" blond that makes them do that to him? thank god the Sherlock people had more sense), they botched the color. Just my opinion. I know some folks don't see the hair color as important. And here's me, I can barely stop talking about it. Beating a dead horse, etc. I just hope the blond phase is gone forever.

I'm afraid it'll be back with the Assange film unless they decide to go for the albino look

tiharoa · November 24, 2012 12:00 am

horserider99 · November 24, 2012 12:18 am

The lighting is perfect.

tiharoa · November 24, 2012 2:51 am

Is that Benedict's shirt wrapped around Jonny's neck?

harleyq · November 24, 2012 4:07 am

horserider99 wrote:

Now that is one cool cat!

SusiGo · November 24, 2012 10:31 am

Yes, exactly my thought. And with Assange they'll have to be exact because everybody knows him. So it'll be the washed out look, I'm afraid.

besleybean · November 24, 2012 12:01 pm

I think it could work well.

SusiGo · November 24, 2012 4:44 pm

From the wonderful "Hawking":