And other useful euphoria. Mainly I’m wondering if we get to hear you know who speak.
Here goes:
Where Will You Be Tomorrow at 10:00am?
We all knew Todd Garner was a tease, and now a teaser for the teaser. :D
Cool Wallpaper too (click to enlarge):
Into the Storm website tomorrow at 10:00am Pacific Daylight Time.
They Don’t Have a Clue – Spoilers
Spoilers for North and South, but honestly, you can handle this if you haven’t seen it. The clip should make you want to watch the whole thing! Also spoilers for some other movies if you look at the link.
I was just looking at MTV’s new poll, and part of it is for best onscreen kiss. I watched the videos, and it was so unsatisfying. MTV doesn’t get it, and I mean no offense to any of the actors involved, but after you’ve seen this below, you’re ruined for other onscreen kisses. No one does it better than Richard Armitage. Don’t believe me? Watch if you dare:
This was the first clip I ever saw which had Richard Armitage speaking. It was a spoiler that spoiled in the best way possible. Proving I’m not totally down on spoilers.
Actually, Darcywil’s clip was the first one I saw, but it’s edited, and I kind of like Henry’s mug in there :D
The Hobbit, TMI?
Today, I had a long chat with myself. The issue at hand was my awareness of too much about the first movie in The Hobbit “trilogy.” It seems I was not as overwhelmed with awe as I had hoped when I first saw An Unexpected Journey. Yes, I’m admitting it did not completely live up to my expectations, but several people I know and respect have loved this movie — including my immediate family who before the movie came out, gave me good natured hell every chance they got about my extreme knowledge of all things Hobbit never mind my absurd knowledge of all things Richard Armitage. No, I don’t literally mean all things Richard Armitage. Chill on the Armitage Protection Mode, will ya? :D
What I discovered is that all of the people I know personally who have adored this movie didn’t know nearly as much about it as I did, and I would like to join them on that when the next installment comes out. During the weeks leading up to the premiere of An Unexpected Journey, my gut was literally screaming at me to take a step back and not be so informed, but I was grossly infected with FOMO, which made me less sensitive to my gut talking. And now I wish I had not been so obsessive about satisfying my curiosity that I did the one thing I’ve railed about on this blog — spoilers. Of course I know how the book plays out, but this isn’t the book, is it? This is Peter Jackson’s version of it, and he was so kind to give me quite a bird’s eye view.
Oh yeah, sure, it wasn’t too much for some of you, but I know now that it was for me. And all of this brings me to a couple of conclusions. First, I have new found respect for movie critics, who earlier in my life were thought of as frustrated directors just finding a way to release their sour grapes. I was wrong. Oh, so wrong. My gosh, it’s a miracle they like any movie once it comes out after knowing so much about them beforehand. Second, I have decided that I am not going to pore over every piece of information that comes out about the rest of The Hobbit movies, and I was not going to watch nor listen to anything today that was related to Desolation of Smaug. But after the email and messages I have received, I had to do something. ;-)
So here’s the clip from the movie:
And no worries, here’s our guy.
If WB wants me to take these down, then I certainly will, but I hope I can leave them up, since they help promote the movie. :D
Dear Sir Peter,
I know you may be thinking, “Sheesh, someone’s always bitching about something.” You’re great, and you’ve been great about sharing. I really do appreciate that, and I know that so many fans love it and aren’t affected negatively by it. I guess I’m just one of those fans who needs to be surprised more, and since you’re not holding a gun to my head to watch these things, I’m not so sure I want to know as much as the last time around. Oh, I want to be able to gush until I’m wrung dry, but I would rather do it after the movie comes out.
Sincerely,
One of Richard’s crazy fansP.S. love your footwear
Where’s Harry?!
Okay, so The Vicar of Dibley was finally back on the telly, but there’s some charming reverend in London who leaves Geraldine off kilter? What?! Oh, dear, is Harry back at home unaware of what’s going on? Or has Harry left the village? What the hell is happening? My world is off kilter! Say it isn’t so, Gerry!!
Geraldine needs a reminder:
Click for larger format
Ah, that’s better.
Divorce my ass, er, my arse.
Note: I love Damien Lewis. He’s one of my favorites too, but I’m not writing a blog about him. :D
Screencap courtesy of RichardArmitageNet
edit: If you live in the UK or access through a VPN in the UK, you can watch the iTunes full version of this skit. Yes, another plug for VPN. LOL!
second edit:
And the Vicar just gets around it seems:
Finally, The Hobbit Trailer
And it was well worth the wait:
And some caps…
Still looks good on a horse:
Singing!
Caps are my stash. I may have to post some more later. :D
More Thorin
Thorin the leader:
I think he lost the Klingon look:
I love this! No one does anger like Richard Armitage.
Not in character here:
John Rhys Davies has just said they will be chased by women around the world, and RA looks down. Poor guy. I might even grow a conscience about this blog, but I’m so invisible except to a few of you, that I salve any guilt I may have with that thought. :D
But I do thank all of you who deign to read my nonsense.
Clip from Peter Jackson’s third vlog from “The Hobbit” set. Screencaps are mine, and as usual you can click on them for a larger version.
I’m sure I and others will provide more later.
In the meantime, I’m having a blast!
The Thorin Character Study
TheOneRing.net has uploaded their latest Hobbitin5, and yep, we finally get Thorin’s study:
If you want a thumbnail of that information, then the Hobbitin5 is the way to go. But for something more in-depth yet not overwhelming, Mulubinba has a great series. Just scroll down to “Posts related to Thorin Oakenshield” on the right sidebar.
This Makes Me Think I’m Insane
The new Captain America trailer is out, and no, there is nothing really new in it except Steve Rogers is in a taxi, and there’s a better picture of Heinz Kruger on the ground. Wooot! Did I just say woot? Someone please slap me. Oh never mind, I’m posting the picture ’cause it’s too good not to post, and I figure since we’re fangirling today, I need to really indulge myself in it, so I can be more sensible the rest of the time. Pardon my insanity. How many posts does this make today? No, don’t tell me, and yes, I know you’re not even reading this but looking at this wonderful picture:
Here’s another one (bccmee made into an avatar earlier) but I guess I haven’t seen one this clear:
If you don’t already know what’s in his hand, and you’re dying to know, here it is:
And if you’re so anal, you don’t want to miss any milliseconds, you can watch the trailer and make your own screencaps :D
Screencaps are mine and as always you can click on the picture for a larger version, which you can save.
edit: I think bccmee and I were screencapping our little hearts out, and it is a lot of fun. :D
Who the Hell is Richard Armitage?
[NOTE: I now have a permanent page (“Who is Richard Armitage?”), and it has more video clips.]
This post is for all of you who have recently been introduced to Richard Armitage, the actor, via some poll or celebrity site where he popped up as perhaps the number two or even the number one contender in a contest. But you have never seen him animated and are completely perplexed by his fans’ love. Somewhere, sometime, some of you have uttered that question. I used to ask it myself! Hopefully when you are done with this post, you will begin to understand what his fans see. I’m not going to waste time trotting out his bio. You can read that on IMDb.
I want to gush and draw you the perfect picture of him with my words. To somehow convince you that he deserves the respect his fans give him. But I know it is probably wasted because I’ve been where you are, and no words were going to do it for me. I had seen stills of Richard Armitage before I saw him act, and I was profoundly unmoved and even put off. He just can’t be appreciated from a few pictures. The chameleon quality he brings to his acting helps to make him one of the finest actors, but it sometimes puts him at odds with stills. Seeing him moving and speaking is the key to understanding. If you have never done that, then you don't get it. But you’re in for a treat if you watch him. Not only is he extremely masculine, he is sensitive as well, and the superb mingling of these makes him an utterly beautiful man to behold. As gushy as I am, this post has been very difficult to write. I want to gush a lot more, but I’ll refrain and let him speak for himself.
John Thornton:
Guy of Gisborne:
Harry Kennedy:
Claude Monet:
John Standring, one of my favorite characters:
Lucas North:
Ricky Deeming:
John Porter:
edit:
Thorin Oakenshield, his latest portrayal:
RAFrenzy 
