BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Let's talk all things lovely about Ben...

**Posted by besleybean** October 15, 2016 9:54 pm

Oh I agree with you...
The Media seems to like these things!
As Cumberbuddy pointed out, they are never going to let that Cumberbitch thing go.

**Posted by Vhanja** October 15, 2016 10:07 pm

I agree, we don't really need an umbrella at all. And that "Cumberbitch" thing is getting really old.

But if we WERE to have an umbrella, I would go for Cumbersome.

**Posted by besleybean** October 15, 2016 10:09 pm

Any particular reason why?

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** October 15, 2016 10:11 pm

The media love the Cumberb...b... thing I can't even write that out, lol.

In these times fans seem to have a need to call themselves something... like Lady Gaga's Little Monsters... etc and etc... I think it's something about unity or something. I think it' a psycho-social thingy

**Posted by besleybean** October 15, 2016 10:12 pm

It's all right if it's a bit of fun.
But it's like anything else, if taken too far...

**Posted by Yitzock** October 15, 2016 10:15 pm

I don't really have an opinion on it. I get both sides.
I think it's an interesting pun, though.
Cumber-some: some people like Benedict Cumberbatch.
Cumber-sum: the sum of all the people who like Benedict Cumberbatch, the collective

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** October 15, 2016 10:16 pm

Considering where Ben stands on women's (well human) rights it always surprised me that 'the' term became a thing. I admire him for being offended by it too rather than just accepting it. He's a good rolemodel

**Posted by Yitzock** October 15, 2016 10:20 pm

Yeah, that's a good point.
Although I have to admit I laughed when he was on Graham Norton and he slipped up and said "He just kissed one of my b-tches!"

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** October 15, 2016 10:25 pm

Yeah, even I adore that clip! The look on his face when he realizes what he said was priceless

**Posted by Vhanja** October 15, 2016 10:33 pm

besleybean wrote:
It's all right if it's a bit of fun.
But it's like anything else, if taken too far...

Exactly! That's what it is - it's a bit of fun. People shouldn't take themselves too seriously.

**Posted by besleybean** October 16, 2016 7:11 am

Yitzock I confess I only fully appreciated the 'sum' part of the pun, after I went to bed and I guess that kind of makes it more acceptable.
I too laughed at Benedict's 'Hey, you're kissing one of my bitches' thing, when Chris kissed or hugged, Cumberbuddy.
Vhanja, I agree with you, but I just don't see Cumbersome as being a positive term.Although I guess for me, the intent would be important.

**Posted by ukaunz** November 5, 2016 4:18 am

Doctor Strange writer Jon Spaihts on Benedict:

It certainly was incredibly reassuring to know there was an actor of Benedict’s intelligence and humanity. There’s nothing that we could write that could be beyond him.

**Posted by SusiGo** May 16, 2017 8:03 am

http://addignisherlock.tumblr.com/post/160725155631/ben-locked-dmellieon-cumberbatchlives

**Posted by Yitzock** May 16, 2017 3:31 pm

Aw, that's sweet.

**Posted by besleybean** May 16, 2017 4:00 pm

Rightly so.

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** May 16, 2017 4:33 pm

Aaaw! A man with priorities!

**Posted by Vhanja** May 16, 2017 8:32 pm

Wonderful man!

**Posted by Vhanja** May 29, 2017 8:03 pm

I think this fits well in this thread.

http://sherlocks-phantom-lady.tumblr.com/post/161201629342/duskybatfishgirl-this-third-star-scene-is-both

**Posted by tonnaree** June 16, 2017 1:53 pm

OMG OMG OMG

I just found out.

BENEDICT IS IN ATLANTA!!!!!!!!!
Now filming on Avengers Infinity Wars.

Kill me now.

**Posted by SusiGo** June 16, 2017 2:06 pm

So happy for you. Please send us some pics if you see him.