Cabin Pressure Xmas Special - you are in for a TREAT!
I was so lucky to get tickets - my GOD did I have a fantastic evening.
The Christmas special will be AWESOME - there's a wee bit of poignancy for Martin, a chance for Douglas to save the day, Carolyn in superb Carolyn mode, and when I tell the slashers that Martin's present to Arthur involves an orange and a stocking...
All the cast were superb - Benedict Cumberbatch seemed to be as patient and charming as all get out (I didn't pester him for an autograph because of the things I've been making someone with a /striking/ resemblance to him do recently... but he stayed for a very long time signing autographs and being photographed.) He also wore his Sherlock Hemlock t-shirt - whoever it was that gave it to him should be very happy.
The writing was pitch perfect as usual, the recording went beautifully and the audience were what I believe they call "a good house." If they keep all that applause in the episode it's going to run to about 45 minutes!
Favourite non-spoilery moments:
Meeting some lovely LJ peeps including enigel who flew THREE HOURS to get there. You star!
Hearing Benedict Cumberbatch trying not to swear. I distinctly heard an "Oh Dickens" which is up there with "Oh Crumpets" for my favourite expletive substitutes (it sounds even more endearing from him than it does coming from my mother in law). Didn't always work though - we got a couple of "shits" out of him. *grin*
Roger Allam being asked to record an alt. take for a line that had the word "sodding" in it, in case the BBC wouldn't put that out at 8.30 on Christmas morning. He said (wryly) "And I'm an Associate Artist of the RSC ladies and gentlemen" and Stephanie Cole (YAY!) retorting (equally wryly) "Oh yes, do tell us that again..."
[This one needs context: David Tyler, the producer, said in the warm up "Do you know what buggery is?" (at which point this particular fangirl started to look for the lawyers with restraining orders...) "Well for the next half hour, would you laugh like it?" I mention this because, as I said, it was an excellent house and boy was there rapturous laughter and applause. I don't think John Finnemore got a word out, but that it brought the house down.] At one point, while waiting to do a pickup, Roger Allam said "You know David said 'laugh like buggery.' He obvioulsy meant 'until your eyes water.'" Dear cast and crew of Cabin Pressure - I'm the idiot that sporfled about 5 seconds too late and 50 times too loud at who and almost ballsed up your pickup. Sorry!
John Finnemore - doing rewrites on the fly.
John Finnemore, looking utterly amazed and gratified at the huge amount of laughter and applause the show was getting.
John Finnemore, singing...no, no spoilers.
John Finnemore, miming the act of Arthur squishing himself into a confined space. Okay - slight spoiler - but it was too lovely not to mention).
John Finnemore.
John. Freaking. Finnemore.
The Christmas special will be AWESOME - there's a wee bit of poignancy for Martin, a chance for Douglas to save the day, Carolyn in superb Carolyn mode, and when I tell the slashers that Martin's present to Arthur involves an orange and a stocking...
All the cast were superb - Benedict Cumberbatch seemed to be as patient and charming as all get out (I didn't pester him for an autograph because of the things I've been making someone with a /striking/ resemblance to him do recently... but he stayed for a very long time signing autographs and being photographed.) He also wore his Sherlock Hemlock t-shirt - whoever it was that gave it to him should be very happy.
The writing was pitch perfect as usual, the recording went beautifully and the audience were what I believe they call "a good house." If they keep all that applause in the episode it's going to run to about 45 minutes!
Favourite non-spoilery moments:
Meeting some lovely LJ peeps including enigel who flew THREE HOURS to get there. You star!
Hearing Benedict Cumberbatch trying not to swear. I distinctly heard an "Oh Dickens" which is up there with "Oh Crumpets" for my favourite expletive substitutes (it sounds even more endearing from him than it does coming from my mother in law). Didn't always work though - we got a couple of "shits" out of him. *grin*
Roger Allam being asked to record an alt. take for a line that had the word "sodding" in it, in case the BBC wouldn't put that out at 8.30 on Christmas morning. He said (wryly) "And I'm an Associate Artist of the RSC ladies and gentlemen" and Stephanie Cole (YAY!) retorting (equally wryly) "Oh yes, do tell us that again..."
[This one needs context: David Tyler, the producer, said in the warm up "Do you know what buggery is?" (at which point this particular fangirl started to look for the lawyers with restraining orders...) "Well for the next half hour, would you laugh like it?" I mention this because, as I said, it was an excellent house and boy was there rapturous laughter and applause. I don't think John Finnemore got a word out, but that it brought the house down.] At one point, while waiting to do a pickup, Roger Allam said "You know David said 'laugh like buggery.' He obvioulsy meant 'until your eyes water.'" Dear cast and crew of Cabin Pressure - I'm the idiot that sporfled about 5 seconds too late and 50 times too loud at who and almost ballsed up your pickup. Sorry!
John Finnemore - doing rewrites on the fly.
John Finnemore, looking utterly amazed and gratified at the huge amount of laughter and applause the show was getting.
John Finnemore, singing...no, no spoilers.
John Finnemore, miming the act of Arthur squishing himself into a confined space. Okay - slight spoiler - but it was too lovely not to mention).
John Finnemore.
John. Freaking. Finnemore.