Good morning. The round-up comes in the unusual Sunday morning slot again because I needed to get the Flat Richie news out first, yesterday. I’ve been busy the last day and a half, getting those badge requests fulfilled. I was surprised to receive so many requests – also from many names which I already knew (but didn’t realise they didn’t have a badge). The badges are going on their way asap. And I’d also like to add here – they are just a bit of fandom fun, not an official thing by any means. No one *has to* wear/own a badge in order to be a fan. I only made them as a reaction to having missed meeting other fans at previous occasions, and I will be delighted if you would like to have a badge. If you don’t – that is fine, too!
And now over to tumblr ☺️
- rcrispina is calling for a 10 year challenge. The decade has definitely been kind to *him*…
- Yay, and riepu10 takes us to number 5 in her open-ended series “What in common”
- A gorgeous set of edited pictures of Guy by armitageadoration – suffering in beauty
- I have always loved ghisborne’s gifs – and here is another set whose style I love
- Not sure whether it has ever been addressed, but yes, I am so with x-kytanna-x. Mind you, I’d almost prefer LotR because TH is a children’s book – and not very long
- It’s just amazing how these gifs really go straight to one’s heart. This one by riepu10 is a case in point. I am not even a fan of Mrs Thornton, but the way he looks at his mother… Damn *dead*
- *lol* linking because of the caption by thewarriorandtheking. Yep – kind of brainnumbingly beautiful
- I think I must have been looking at Dr White courtesy of riepu10 for too long. By the end of it I was convinced that he was wearing lipstick on his non-existent lips
- I have no idea what mormor is (apart from meaning “granny from my mother’s side” in Danish/Swedish), but I liked the whole picture set. Put together by spilling-the-moriartea
- Porter a sex pot? Hey, anything, I take anything. Looks as if ra-of-light is also quite enamoured with my favourite hero
- And ra-of-light also unearths another example of RA recycling clothes. Good choice though – I really like that grey tee
- Those random questions from the Yahoo! interview years ago, are actually even more bizarre when taken out of context. LOL. But OTOH they offer a lot of cute facial expressions and fun reactions. Who would’ve thought that RA prefers wet to sticky??? Even though he otherwise does not like water very much… Posted by ghisborne
- What a Guy wants by nfcomics – use as a meme to offend anyone who needs offending
- I haven’t read this – you know why – but here is an extensive review of North & South by douxreviews
- I’m usually not a massive fan of the “imagines”, especially when playing on predictable stereotypical male/female behaviour, (ugh, I’m such a bore), but this one by jediwizardelf really resonated. Probably because the gif fits so well. (And because I can remember my own daughter saying exactly the same thing…)
Hope you all have a lovely Sunday!
Guylty ❤
#1 he’s done pretty well, but i think like so many of us- that move from 30s to 40s does have an impact on overall smoothness and elasticity of the facial skin
#6 -omg, that scene always tears right into my heart as he looks so heart broken and desperate
#10 -well yeah, total sex pot! lol
#12 just the extremes of that mans facial expression and diversity of his look. He’s just always so earnest in his replies to even the silliest of questions-which s just “awww”
looking forward to receiving my badge!
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#1 – oh yes, absolutely. There were plenty of irreversible changes that happened in my 30s…
#10 – glad you like Porter, too. I mean, I don’t want him in a romantic comedy (I don’t think that would sit well with him), but if there was ever a possibility of seeing POrter in action again, I’d be right there.
#12 – that is definitely something that always stands out to me: when he does a whole press junket, it is very clear that he is trying to vary his answers and provide something new to his interviewers. That is really, really nice and thoughtful of him. He wouldn’t have to, but he always tries to please. Well, it’s also very professional, of course.
Badge coming next week.
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i really wasn’t going to watch Strike Back as i thought it was going to be macho macho stuff but all the positive feedback on the blogs persuaded me. I was surprised how much i liked it , but the whole story really is about Porter and his journey and he’s just so likable!
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He is. Hot, badass and a good guy. Deadly combination.
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absolutely!
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Hooray, have I convinced another doubter that Porter is worth-while? Yay!!! As you said – there is more to him than just macho hunky chunky ugga ugga bang crash splatter. Porter may “just” be a soldier, but he does think and he does feel, too. He really is a three-dimensional character in the show. Sure, there are certain stereotypes there, but still, it’s really about his journey to redemption. Such a shame that the character had to be killed off, too…
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hmm, we don’t talk about series 2…not going to watch that…as far as i’m concerned he drives off into the sunset at the end of series one
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I never watched that either. 1) I didn’t want to see him die—again. 2) I didn’t want to spend money for just few minutes when I wasn’t going to watch the rest.
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Same here.
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Sorry, yes, forget what I said. Porter is out there, keeping the world on course.
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phew!
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So true. He really is a three dimensional character, not some GI Joe cardboard cutout. I just did a rewatch of ep 1 this week.
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Now, *that* is a rewatch I look forward to!!!!
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Me, too!!!
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Maybe we should already pencil that in for late February/early March?
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No problem. My 📀 is in readiness at all times!!
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I may have to give it another go maybe third time is the charm for me. I mean it worked w Lucas 😉🤔😃
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I can’t repeat it enough Michele: Porter is *much more* relatable than Lucas. Lucas is a hero, too, and has a wonderfully tragic past, but he is a bit cerebral and extra extraordinary. Porter is an extraordinary man, too, but in a much more tangible way than Lucas. You can imagine yourself knowing such a man – even meeting, dating, loving. Lucas? Hm, top secret spy, so… no!
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Well I have come to find Lucas aloofness and reserve nature attractive so Porter seems a bit wooden 😱there I said it. But I have an open mind and will give Porter and his luscious bum another go!!! I would not be a good match with Porter Lucas maybe if I had more Ros characteristics
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Wooden? WOODEN???? *screams*
LOL – just kidding…
Hm, but no, I didn’t think he was wooden. I just thought he was emotionally scarred and suppressed because of his f*cked up past. But also typically stoic soldier type. As the series progresses, he really comes into his own, though.
But I take your point in the sense that Porter was definitely not an instant favourite character of mine. It took a little while, certainly something like a year, or two, and then I fell for him.
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🤣🤣🤣🤣ah got your attention!! I’m kidding well I feel better if it took you awhile to warm up to him
Stoic comes in any forms too
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Yeah, Porter was not an instant thing like Guy. Not quite romantic enough 😉 But the slow burn has stamina 😉
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You would be a great barrister! You make compelling and convincing arguments plus you are persistent which I love! I thought we were doing ITS in Feb? 😉🤔😻
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Oh no, I would be a horrible barrister because I find it difficult to stay objective and not argue in a personal way…
Yep ITS in February. Good news for you, Michele: ITS was on free TV in Ireland tonight. I watched it. 87 screenshots and a few notes. So it’s on, sometime early February.
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How about mid Feb? It’s a sign too! I will need to take notes good idea
Zee will be in seventh heaven
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Yeah, I thought that, too – the fact that it was available on free TV, I mean. So yeah, watched, screen shot, notes taken. I’m prepared.
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Actually you are quite logical and lay out your points very succinctly I think it is the German 😘and now Irish in you!
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Nice of you to say, Michele. But yeah, I remember accompanying my father to court one day. He was not a lawyer but a civil servant in the traffic dept. and occasionally had to go and represent the state when people contested a traffic fine. That day, he and a lawyer argued against each other before the jury, and strong words were spoken. Afterwards, on the corridor, my dad and the lawyer shook hands and talked very civilly and friendly with each other, while I still bristled that the lawyer had dared to attack my dad. Laughs. So there – no, I am not good at keeping my personal feelings out of an argument, so I better not be a lawyer 🙂
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I loved him immediately! Apart from the armpit merkins….. 😂
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Yes hes a hottie Burbank I’m not an armpit girl I like chests and hands andnow beardage and he’s a bit too pasty blasphemy I know!!
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Watch how he cares for Katie when he finds her. Thats a killer..RA uses those beautiful eyes to convey such kindness and comfort
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Rachel yeah I think it lost me when he went to Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 and was in that prison hot very macho and GI Joe for me. Sorry but I’ll watch it again. Great bum though
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Macho but again. .looking after that kid to stop him being raped and getting the crap kicked out of him and almost killed! Good man!
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Yeah yeah I know and I secretly wanted John and Layla to get together but that never materialized. I am a diehard romantic and I love romance stories so there was just a bit too much action Jackson in Strike Back for my taste but I am OPEN to watch it again girls!!!
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Very good!!
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Re interviews: I love listening to him because he really pays attention to the questions, never forgets what the question was (even if his answer is long and intricate) and actually answers what was asked. This may sound weird and like something that’s obvious, but so many interviewees lose the point halfway through and never answer the actual question and most interviewers just let it slide (understandable in an entertainment context where you get ten minutes at a press junket, infuriating in important political matters IMO). The only time he veers off course is when he doesn’t want to answer the question and he gets away with it because most people think he just lost the thread of the conversation like so many others do. In reality, I think he just answers a little to the left without saying straight up “I don’t want to talk about it.”
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He does. That’s something that I have observed in RL, too: I remember he stepped in and actually answered a question even though someone else had been asked. (It was in Leeds where someone asked Candida Brady a question, who passed it on to one of the mothers of the young actors in the audience – who completely missed the point of it all. Armitage came in at the end and have an answer that related to the question. He is very observant and thoughtful in that way. He is actually also really good to interviewers in the sense that he habitually seems to repeat the question in his answer. That is something that journos/editors really appreciate. Not only does it make it clear what question he is actually answering, but it’s also really good for cutting/editing the footage/recording…
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He’s hands down the best I’ve ever seen. Impeccable.
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I have occasionally wondered whether that is a conscious thing – or just his modus operandi…
Damn, sometimes the man is just too good to be true!
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It’s probably innate. The way he really filets a character when diving in and then putting it back together, he probably automatically parses out the information in the question and weaves it into his answer.
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That’s a good description and explanation 👍🏻
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Such s great visual analysis!!
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Porter is hot-hot-hot!!!
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mormor = Jim Moriarty/Sebastian Moran from BBC Sherlock (ex ACD Sherlock Holmes)
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Just to add nice round up good variety ! He’s very smart and is probably an excellent listener in real life two very sexy desirable qualities in my opinion ❤️❤️❤️😘
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Definitely a good listener – which is part of being such a good answerer 😉
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I’ll be curious how he fares next week w The Lodge press and viewings at Sundance. Cordon needs to have him on very soon!!!!!
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Oh yes, the next junket is soon! Hm, he will have to talk intelligently about horror – a genre that he used to have reservations about… Will be interesting to see what he has to say.
And yes, it would be so cool if Corden had him on the show. But if he didn’t do it for O8, then I don’t see him doing it for an indie horror film, either…
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I can hardly wait to get some fresh RA news when The Lodge hits Sundance! I think it is screening on the 25th. Reviews, interviews, photos! Woot! (and that is my pathetic two cents for now.)
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Yes, I hope we get some good material.
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LoLo Richard should be descending on Sundance/Park City pretty soon if not already to ski!!
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Yes, the thought that he is either already here in ‘murica or about to arrive soon has me positively quivering! Hmm…I do know several people who attend Sundance every year. Maybe I can beg them to keep an eye out for me…
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LoLo yep please do that! I thought I read The Lodge is supposed to premiere on 25th which is Friday so maybe his Majesty has arrived there and just going to ski and mingle all week. RDC is Feb 1-2 so he can’t stay in Utah too long. Maybe he will tweet a hello to you as a good Tall Dwarf husband should!!!
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