BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Something funny

**Posted by SusiGo** December 31, 2012 4:50 pm

From crazyandsexy.tumblr.com:

Polish journalist from the “Film� magazine knows the whole truth about Benedict!

“Playing the title role (Anna Karenina) was offered, amongst others, to Cate Blanchett, Andrea Risenborough and Benedict Cumberbatch. All three women declined. Finally Keira Knightley accepted the role because she was impressed by the script and costumes

**Posted by KeepersPrice** December 31, 2012 5:02 pm

What the hell????????? I think this magazine has some 'splaining to do

**Posted by Russell** December 31, 2012 5:31 pm

Okay, I giggled far more than I should have at that...
And it's tricky to know where to stick miscellaneous little clippings.... general news? Ben's news? But something I wanted to show you guys kind of fits perfectly along the same feel as the above: appreciation that people are noticing, but at the same time... wait... what? So hopefully don't mind me just combining it in this thread. In the year-end copy of Entertainment Weekly, they always do a big spread on the best and worst of the whole year. Actors, headlines, movies, music, books, things that got our attention...... and a few pages were dedication to 'best episodes'. Sherlock unfortunately didn't make the cut in the 'best shows' section, but hey, they're still noticing!

Anybody else do a double-take? ;) (at a couple phrases, that is)

Oh... and elsewhere in the mag.... on various pages of 'things we loved this year', there would be random little "This Was The Year That _____" blips at the bottoms of the pages, including this one:

Uh huh. Uh huh uh huh.

Last edited by Russell (December 31, 2012 9:39 pm)

**Posted by Harriet** December 31, 2012 6:34 pm

SusiGo wrote:
From crazyandsexy.tumblr.com:

Polish journalist from the “Film" magazine knows the whole truth about Benedict!

“Playing the title role (Anna Karenina) was offered, amongst others, to Cate Blanchett, Andrea Risenborough and Benedict Cumberbatch. All three women declined. Finally Keira Knightley accepted the role because she was impressed by the script and costumes

What a perfect blooper!

Well, it tells us that Benedict was not so impressed by the script and costumes, perhaps he's been spoilt by BBC's offerings

**Posted by harleyq** January 1, 2013 3:53 am

Harriet wrote:
Well, it tells us that Benedict was not so impressed by the script and costumes, perhaps he's been spoilt by BBC's offerings

Rightly so, as the BBC does it best. Also goes to show that it wasn't a good prospect to make, because Benedict knows from good costume dramas and that should have given the makers of film a clue.

**Posted by KeepersPrice** January 1, 2013 4:25 am

Speaking of costume dramas, whatever happened to Parade's End showing up on HBO in America? I thought it was supposed to come on in December? I bought the HBO package so I could watch it. Did I miss it?

**Posted by harleyq** January 1, 2013 8:19 pm

No, you didn't miss Parade's End on HBO KP. I've had my eye out for it as well. I saw a clip for the new year's movies, shows and other upcoming type things and it was part of that, so I'm assuming it will air sometime in 2013, but I haven't been able to get a date for it yet. Guess we'll both just have to wait for that awhile longer too. It seems like we're just perpetually waiting for Benedict's work.