Lilasko Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 We needed at least one of the purple shirt. Ofc Yes By the way' date=' have you seen this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR1_aPtoKw0&list=PL29D46BEC4A4FFFE1&index=47&feature=plpp_video Okay then you're number 7 Yep, your actually the third one posting that, but I don't mind since his voice is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilasko Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 nothing more to add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarryEyed<3 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 There is NO way I'm the only CB here who finds Benedict's hands ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, so for mostly my benefit here ya go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarryEyed<3 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 This thread... Is amazing. :wub2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikaissocoollike Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 I love those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilasko Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 There is NO way I'm the only CB here who finds Benedict's hands ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL' date=' so for mostly my benefit here ya go [/quote'] No your not and what he can do with his hands <- Ops did I just say that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarryEyed<3 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 No your not and what he can do with his hands <- Ops did I just say that :das: You have no idea how much that made me smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lilasko Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 My favorite is the voice [YOUTUBE]ixaxZcB-4MA[/YOUTUBE] I so want this game [YOUTUBE]gyO-09wsLR4[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikaissocoollike Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 haha looks as if he's rocking out to the music am listening to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilasko Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 :das: You have no idea how much that made me smile. hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarryEyed<3 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 My favorite is the voice Hehe I like his voice! Almost as much as I like le Cumberbutt xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilasko Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 Hehe I like his voice! Almost as much as I like le Cumberbutt xD Oh don't let us start on that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarryEyed<3 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Oh don't let us start on that I could go on for days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveforglitter Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 my fellow Cumberb*tches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarryEyed<3 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 my fellow Cumberb*tches WHy hello to you too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveforglitter Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 WHy hello to you too! hey Grace how are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarryEyed<3 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 hey Grace how are you? Very very happy (thanks to this thread) you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarryEyed<3 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Because those are some mighty fine glasses, Benny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilasko Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 my fellow Cumberb*tches Well hello more people have been joining since you left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveforglitter Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Very very happy (thanks to this thread) you? i'm good, just found my new school schedule from my school's page :aah: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveforglitter Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Well hello more people have been joining since you left i see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarryEyed<3 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 i'm good, just found my new school schedule from my school's page :aah: Good! I still don't have my schedule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilasko Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 Parade’s End is a new 5 part drama serial for BBC 2. We were kindly treated to a sneak peek at the first episode courtesy of the BBC and production company Mammoth Screen. The following review briefly touches on scenes in the episode without delving into too much detail but given that there is no agreed definition of what constitutes a spoiler those particular averse to the odd tidbit of detail may wish to save to read until after the episode airs. Adapted by Sir Tom Stoppard from Ford Madox Ford’s tetralogy of novels Some do Not, No More Parades, A Man Could Stand Up and The Last Post, Parade’s End centres on Christopher Tietjens (Benedict Cumberbatch) (pronounced Tea-gens) a “giant oak of a man” and highly intelligent government statistician from a wealthy landowning family. In the first few moments we see Christopher seduced, trapped and cuckolded by his wife, the mercurial Sylvia (Rebecca Hall). Profoundly hurt and humiliated Christopher’s life is rather brightened by the chaotic arrival of Valentine Wannop (Adelaide Clemens), a charmingly feisty suffragette. But while Christopher tries to cope with the antics of his estranged wife and his growing interest in Valentine he knows that a far darker cloud is on the horizon - for the spectre of war is looming… Oozing class from every frame Parade’s End is superb. It’s a triumphant return to the silver screen for Sir Tom Stoppard. His screenplay is marvellously wordy (as he wryly put it he writes “talkies”) and the time jumping narrative will demand audiences’ attention. His dialogue is vibrant and sparky and the characters crafted so perfectly and with so much warmth that even the smallest of supporting roles shines brightly. It’s also a good deal funnier than I had anticipated - from the charming farce of Valentine and Christopher’s initial meeting, to the laugh out loud hilarity of Christopher and best friend Macmaster’s (Stephen Graham) breakfast meeting with Mrs Duchemin (featuring Rufus Sewell doing a marvellous comedic turn as a rather confused vicar) and a sequence we were shown from a future episode with General Campion (Roger Allam) lamenting a rather unfortunate set of travel orders. Visually it is also glorious. Susanna White directs with confidence and flare. We are treated to some unusual visual shots which makes it appear as if the audience is viewing the action through a kaleidoscope (perfectly apt for Christopher’s initial, sexually charged meeting with Sylvia as he meets the woman who will throw his entire life out of kilter). The screen is drenched in colour whether it be the rich earth tones of the Tietjens house, the glorious vistas of Christopher’s childhood home Groby, the magical hues of the Tietjens famous tree or the soft whites in which Valentine is attired - a symbol of hope and new beginnings for Christopher. The war does not feature in the first episode but the unfinished battle sequences shown from subsequent episodes looked epic and devastating in scale. All three leads are superb. Relative newcomer Adelaide Clemens (looking spookily like a young Michelle Williams she was so keen for the role she flew herself from Australia to the UK to audition) is an absolute delight as Valentine. Charming, feisty and idealistic but in a way which is never grating you take her to your hearts instantly. Rebecca Hall, in the potentially rather thankless role of Sylvia, is fascinating to watch. Sylvia is mercurial, cruel, easily bored, shameless, dismissive and treats her poor husband rather appallingly. Married, perhaps by necessity rather than choice, to Christopher she is aggravated beyond belief at his taciturn nature (rather than in engage in scurrilous gossip with her at breakfast he instead prefers to write notes in the borders of the Encyclopedia correcting its errors) and seems determined to provoke a reaction from him vindictively flaunting her affair in front of his eyes. She is frankly a hateful creature but Hall plays her with such an undercurrent of loneliness and self loathing that you find yourself hoping that there will be a redemption for Sylvia. Hall also has fascinating chemistry with Cumberbatch - sizzling, savage and fond if not tender all at the same time. You won’t like her but you won’t be able to take your eyes off her. As Tietjens Benedict Cumberbatch very much carries the piece on his shoulders and somehow manages to better his recent work on Sherlock which is no mean feat. Physically transformed with padding to bulk up his cheeks and blonde hair lending him a slightly washed out weary look Cumberbatch’s Tietjens is kind, awkward, funny, gentle, fiercely intelligent and above all a deeply honourable man. A man who sticks by a very firm code of honour even if (as Stoppard noted) he begins to realise that he is a fool for doing so. Cumberbatch is the sort of actor who can convey reams of dialogue with a single glance and the camera lavishes on his despair etched face as he cope’s with the disgrace Sylvia has wrought upon him. Cumberbatch is likely to find himself with a whole new raft of admirers following the airing of Parade’s End as the audience will fall in love with Christopher. His humiliation is movingly portrayed and it would be a hard heart that did not skip a beat at the beautiful sequences of Christopher with his son. Tietjens is also Cumberbatch’s first real romantic lead. The tentative burgeoning relationship between Valentine and Christopher is chaste, sweet and sweepingly, gloriously romantic. From their initial meeting to quoting Romeo & Juliet while shrouded in mist the romance is so delicate and portrayed with such restraint it’s really rather lovely. The supporting cast is also an embarrassment of riches boasting the sort of actors who typically headline dramas themselves. Stephen Graham is suitably charming and oily as MacMarster and the always wonderful Roger Allam is a delight as General Campion (Cabin Pressure fans will adore the sequences between him and Tietjens). The cast of the first episode boasts Rufus Sewell, Anne-Marie Duff, Miranda Richardson, Janet McTeer, Claire Higgins and Rupert Everett (on suitably scene stealing form) to name but a few. Beautiful to look at, funny, sweet, moving and sweepingly romantic Parade’s End is utterly captivating . When the words “next on” appeared on screen it was all I could do not to groan - the hour flashed past in a second and I cannot wait to see the rest. Parade’s End is simply the very definition of “appointment television”. http://cumberbatchweb.tumblr.com/post/28218324971/parades-end-review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveforglitter Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Good! I still don't have my schedule i hate this already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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