and there is this scene in which Remus Lupin is wearing a grey cardigan…
I thought to myself: “hmmm, I wonder…”. Then, I went fishing in my hard drive and:
Do you think this is the same cardigan*?!?
(*By “same” I mean, same model/brand, whatever…)
…is the next Harlem shake.
Hi lovely fans of Benedict!
Could you be as kind as to pass the link to the interview where Benedict’s cell phone rings halfway through? I have been looking for it like crazy for an hour and all I find are the GIFs. I would love to watch the whole interview. Thanks!!!! :)
THANKS SO MUCH TO ALL WHO ANSWERED - We’re the best fandom ever. <3
I’m just throwing this out there. I should be charging all journalists for the guidance I’m offering here, but hey - I’m all for the greater good etc.
This chair speaks to me and it says…BE HONEST TO YOUR GUT.
…obsessive?
…abnormal?
…stupid?
…silly?
…immature?
The answer to all previous questions, at least in my case, is NO.
Tumblr is a playground for my mind. Is where I escape to have a bit of a laugh and ‘get away’ because I haven’t been able to afford a holiday in DECADES…I actually have a life. I’m a 32 year old who reads dozens of books each year, writes a lot, and has several freelance social media / marketing clients, plus a part-time job that consumes most of my days. I’m not complaining - I know my life has its tough moments, like all human lives - but I’m not some idiot who spends her life in front of a screen, without a care in the world.
I’m a fan of Benedict Cumberbatch because he is an intelligent person and a brilliant actor. Yes, I do find him very attractive, but that’s not what makes me a fan. It goes beyond that.
It bothers me to no end when people begin harassing me on Twitter because they disagree with me as to which Sherlock Holmes is the best (not even interested in arguing with anyone about that - not changing my mind, and I know I’m not changing other people’s minds! Why do people keep trying to make others think like they do?).
It makes my blood boil to read posts on Tumblr by people who met Benedict and then go on to generalize about how ‘all of the Benedict/Sherlock fandom is way too intense’, who asume that we are all teenagers and that we all hate those who get to meet or hang out with the man. You met him? Good! I’m happy for you! Those who attack you for having met Benedict Cumberbatch are definitely assholes - but those are few, trust me! WE ARE NOT ALL THE SAME.
Being part of a fandom is about learning and sharing, about having beautiful experiences and meeting other worlds, about making new friends and having solace in your mind from the stress of everyday life. Being a true fan IS NOT THE SAME as being obsessive, psychotic, stupid or any other negative concept you might want to associate with us. This kind of reduction to the absurd is so pessimistic, and it just goes to show that humanity sucks so much merely because we decide to focus on the negative aspects, rather than the positive ones.
MOST IMPORTANTLY: BEING PART OF A FANDOM IS NOT A LICENSE TO HATE OTHERS, OR AN INVITATION FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO HATE YOU.
Please, I beg of you: do not ostracize me just because I belong to a fandom. My beliefs, my passions and my hobbies are not subject of your judgements!
This is so moving, powerful, amazing and beautiful…Gustave Flaubert, wowowowow….
Thanks. I think this could be applied to many fandoms,yes…Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fangirl too, but I’ve learned NOT to overreact and overanalyze sh*t that is published and discussed in the media. Being a fan is so enjoyable, no need to spoil it with stupidity, bigotry and judgement. This is particularly annoying because it goes completely against what Benedict represents for me: respect, class and INTELLIGENCE.
Now I have become a man
and know no more than mankind can
and groan with nature’s every groan,
transcending child’s blind skeleton
and all childish divinity,
while loomed in consanguinity
the weaving of the shroud goes on.
No two things alike; and yet
first memory dies, then I forget
one carnal thought that made thought grim:
but that has sunk below time’s rim
and wonder ageing into woe
later dayes more fatal show:
Time gets thicker, light gets dim.
And I a second Time am blind,
all starlight dimmed out of the mind
that was first candle to the morn,
and candelabra turned to thorn.
All is dream till morn has rayed
the Rose of night back into shade,
Messiah firmament reborn.
Now I cannot go be wild
or harken back to shape of child
chrystal born into the aire
circled by the harte and bear
and agelesse in a greene arcade,
for he is down in Granite laid,
or standing on a Granite stair.
No return, where thought’s completed;
let that ghost’s last gaze go cheated:
I may waste my days no more
pining in spirituall warre.
Where am I in wilderness?
What creature bore my bones to this?
Here is no Eden: this is my store.
Those of you who have your knickers in a wad right now, overanalyzing and misunderstanding everything Benedict is saying on every single interview, have all my sympathy…
Seriously.
Go outside. Get a job. Make things. Get friends. Get laid. Listen to some music. Learn something. Read a book, or write one (even if it’s bad). Just LIVE.
It’s an ACTOR, a HUMAN BEING we’re talking about. He’s not hurting anyone with his opinions and nobody has any right to judge him, either positively or negatively. NOBODY.
I really couldn’t care less to read any positive or negative opinions about who he is, what he said, or anything related to his life or even his career. I can create my own opinions, thanksverymuch…I do hope I’m not the only one who feels/thinks this way. Sooooo fed up with this bs!
So, to borrow a line from Sherlock, to all the drama-loving fans who can’t let go of this topic, I say:
STOP INFLICTING YOUR OPINIONS ON THE WORLD!!!!
Hi Cumberbabes (and Cumberbros),
I was about to rent “The Whistleblowers” the other day, but I just don’t know if it’s worth it. How much screen time does Benedict have in that film?
Any answer will be much appreciated, thanks!
:)
A GLOBE OF HEAVEN by Salman Rushdie
A celestial globe is a portrait not of the earth but of the skies. Globe-makers in many cultures - Persian, Mayan, Indian, European - over the centuries made many such representations of the heavens and of the pictures they saw there, working in papier-mâché,…
Steve Jobs (1955-2011)
We shared the same birthday too :(…R.I.P. Mr. Jobs, genius.
Let’s get this out of the way: I am the ultimate fan. What does this mean? First of all, it means that once I have decided I enjoy something, or that I like someone, I go out of my way to get my opinion out there through as many channels as possible. Yes, I am a bit obsessive. I won’t stop until I find out all there is to know about the writer, book, film, band, artist or actor. If I find more and more things to like about the object of interest, I become truly devoted. Having said this, it’s now clear that I don’t become a fan of random things or persons. My admiration has a price: the guarantee that it will be reciprocated with greatness.
In the contemporary actor department, there are several whom I respect and like. There are only three, though, of whom I am honored to call myself a fan. This post is a very humble attempt to honor them in very small measure.
Guest post I did for Le Chat Du Melancholia. Hope you’ll enjoy ;)…
