Sunday worship at The Most Holy Temple of the Cumberbatch

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First of all, there's a new community: ariadne_yusuf! Now all I need is a Yusuf-centric community and I'll be in the money.

Second of all, some of this The Social Network fic is bang on the money. I mean hot damn. Two very enthusiastic thumbs up, fine holiday fun.

Third, Happy Belated Guy Fawkes. If you are reading this I assume you failed in blowing up Parliament (and or yourself with fireworks) and are not currently in jail. Well played! \o/

And lastly, it is Sunday and all must come to sacrifice virgins and goats at the Altar of The Cumberbatch. I'm totally talking out my backside -- in our church we serve lager, vodka and Hula Hoops as offerings and withhold audiobooks if you have sinned against His Holiness.

Mostly I put this picspam together for maurheti and it seemed a shame to just delete it when I thought somebody else out there might like it, too.

Okay, this photo has to go first, because I have to get this horror out of the way. These thing on his feet. I don't even -- I almost stroked out. Silver. Silver snakeskin like he's a gambler in Blackpool with cataracts. These shoes are proof that even god fucks it up sometimes. I just. Just say no.

Hot man. Rubik's Cube. In a field. No, no bad here.

I mean what. Just. The eyes and the face. And also? The hair. I mean, what? This is the sort of man that turns a woman into a hair-puller.

I would call this the walk of shame, but he doesn't seem to have much shame going on. I do like that in a man.

STUBBLE. STUBBLE. STUBBLE. STUBBLE. And also. STUBBLE.

I haven't the foggiest what's happening, but he has ginger hair so that's all I care about. I am absolutely mad about redheads.

Jamie Bamber and Benedict and Ray Winstone's daughter. And Stubble. Can't forget the stubble. People who watch L&O:UK: what's the liklihood of a threesome between Jamie's character, Freema's character and Ben Daniels? Did somebody write that already?

Okay. See. This. I waffle on this. On one hand we are not sitting under the coconut tree in Havana. The colors suit each other, but it's a stretch. On the other hand... it could be much much worse. The jacket's incredibly well tailored. But the hat. It's crooked. If you're doing it, do it properly!

No, there is nothing wrong with this. This is all good. Although, photographer's stylists, can we get suits in something else besides black? Gray, brown, some pinstripes? How about a nice glenplaid? Do an old school homage?

Yes. This is a larger photo of the one above. But well, who complains about larger? Also, it really brings out the point that he is not classically handsome. His face is rather strangely arranged, but the man is sexy as hell.

Look at Martin's stupid little face! I love his face! (And his hair, god I love his hair) . And in conclusion...

And also, a few words from His Most Brilliantness (Yes, I know that's not a word. Stop being pedantic.)

Credits: Tom macro made by somebody not me. Provided by Fuck Yeah Tom Hardy. Harper's Bazaar photo provided by crediniaeth. Video provided by sparky77

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Yes. Exactly.

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*grins* Too often television assumes the viewers cannot track a story (or don't want to bother putting in the fine details) that this 'procedural' cares enough about the actual character dynamics as more than background pleases me to no end.

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Well, I think that's clearly a dent of it being produced in the UK. It is a Dick Wolf series, but the series is being produced by people who are used to making a small number of episodes and making each episode have an impact. American telly is not devised that way at all. It is made to fill an entire broadcast season for advertisers, so in the States you get 20-24 episodes of fluff and nonsense and the occasional tidbit of something substantial. In the UK you have four, six, eight episodes in a series that may never get another shot so everything is meant to move the story along. It's one of those lovely things that I respect so much about UK telly and loathe about American TV, but you are incredibly smart and surely already know this and I am babbling cause I've been in the rum. My apologies :D

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I think you're exactly right - British series HAVE to pack the layers in because they're so much shorter (Being Human and Sherlock spring to mind) and they do it very well.

*giggles* I have tried to explain this to people - the REASON British television is so tightly plotted that you feel like you stepped into a hole, and suddenly slipped onto a roller coaster and have to hang on is that short run each season gets. *sighs* It does yield some brilliant television.

Mmm, rum.

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Obviously that was supposed to be 'dint' and not 'dent' but I did point out I've been in the rum :D It is rather fabulous rum I must admit. And yes, there are dozens of series I can think of off the top that are just so incredibly well written because they are British and everything must count Life on Mars, This Life, Ultraviolet, Undercover Heart, Luther, Skins, Manchild. I could go on for ages :D

Rum is not gone, although it probably should be.

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I put that down to the rum, yes. Oh, Ultraviolet..<3s.

And SKINS. WHY are the Americans trying to make wonderful programs - and ruining them?

I adore Tony, Maxxie, and Jal, of course. And the fact that the series has complicated relationships, of ALL varieties, which has not been dared in America, not PROPERLY, yet. The opportunist possibly sociopathic bisexual and the well adjusted gay boy..and EVERYONE ELSE have not been matched in other programming.

There is a distinct lack of spirits in my house. I am considering remedying that on my way home from work tomorrow as I have the day off on Thursday. *rubs hands together*

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And SKINS. WHY are the Americans trying to make wonderful programs - and ruining them?

Because coming up with something original is far too taxing and costs too much money; it's why reality programming goes so well. The idea alone of an American Skins, well, it makes my skin crawl.

RUM! \o/

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Yes, and I bemoan that disinclination toward creativity when I see such efforts being hailed as 'wonderful things.' *eyerolls* And it makes me want to KICK things. Or rant, which less painful.

*g* Or margaritas, I am torn, we shall have to see... *plots*