Benedict Cumberbatch reacts to slash fanfiction

[katikat]

And he does it in a very classy way: YouTube link to a short MTV video. I just love his reaction, that he's "startlingly aware" of it - though Martin Freeman obviously knows much more! - but he doesn't mind. Just the opposite, he admires the time and effort fanfic and fanart authors put into their work. American actors should take notice! This is what being classy really means!

Also, on a very shallow note, he looks gorgeous in the vid. Tight jeans, a white t-shirt and a black leather jacket. And his shoes! I love his shoes! It's obvious that he filled up for his part in Star Trek, he isn't as slight as he was playing Sherlock, he has more muscle. And it suits him! What an attractive man!

And I have to wonder who told Martin Freeman where to look for stuff like that. As Benedict said, Martin used to be a luddite during S1. And suddenly, after his return from New Zealand, he was a Mac owner and knew where to find Sherlock slash... LOL, I bet the people working on The Hobbit told him about LotR slash and one thing lead to another... Ha!

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[lunchee]

Damn, that was classy. I'm so happy we finally have two actors that aren't wierded out by everything that fandom gets up to and actually gets the fact that there are talented people up in here! Praise be!

[katikat]

I loved that he saw it as art, as something creative, and didn't understand why not. He's so lovely... *_*