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Post by iarchivecrap on Oct 3, 2012 18:27:52 GMT -5
I'm iarchivecrap on tumblr. I started watching DA about 2 weeks before the 2nd season aired on PBS, at the behest of my colleagues who had watched the 1st season. They were right on in their assessments of "The Tudors" and "Rome," so I figured "why not." I was hooked on both the show and BC after the first episode and have been in blissful BC fandom since then.
In addition to BC, I have longstanding fangirling love for Alan Rickman, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, and David O'Hara (who co-starred with BC in "Damage").
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Post by drumher on Oct 3, 2012 19:42:16 GMT -5
Heya, I'm Sandy. Graphic Artist by trade, Percussionist for fun and sometimes extra spending $. You may have seen some of my BC centric work on tshirts recently. Who the F*ck is Vera & the Free Bates Nation art (not the original concept) are my babies. (Still waiting for my check, MBLT.)
Caught Brendan fever after watching Downton Abbey on Netflix streaming. Watched the first series at one go and then it was on to Lark Rise, North and South and everything available on NF. Took a crash course in torrents so I could watch series 2 live and I've been a pirate ever since.
I mostly hang out on the very friendly Brendan FB page and lurk around Twitter and Tumblr where my needs are ably filled by Yesss, HWW & ELV, among others. So, thank you ladies.
Fave Brendan creation is Bates, because he was the first but Douglas, Kaz and Robert are close seconds. Looking forward to sharing the BC love with all of you.
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Post by ELV on Oct 4, 2012 0:54:45 GMT -5
Hi all, thanks for joining.
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Post by terriejane on Oct 4, 2012 10:22:20 GMT -5
Hi! I'm Terrie, and also downstairs dreamin' on tumblr, and I follow almost everyone here.
I first saw Brendan in Larkrise and fell for that wonderful smile and those lovely eye crinkles, and of course, his incredible talent.
I'm looking forward to spending many happy hours on this forum.
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Post by ELV on Oct 4, 2012 12:28:52 GMT -5
Welcome, looking forward to chatting with you
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Post by miraelh on Oct 4, 2012 13:46:22 GMT -5
Hi, I'm Miranda. You might know me from Twitter (mirandaEHe) or if you hang out around the Downton section of fantfiction.net (NefretForthEmerson), but I'm not on Tumblr.
I turned 30 this past summer and I am probably the first person to ever celebrate being done with their 20s. I work in publishing, medical subjects to be exact. I'm quite the reader and quite the fan of period pieces.
Surprisingly, I didn't watch Downton until earlier this year, but I've since become an addict. Downton was also the first thing that I'd seen the lovely Mr. Coyle in, but I've since seen North & South, The Glass Virgin, his Waking the Dead episodes, Perrier's Bounty, Lark Rise, and Starlings. What can I say?
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Post by jamesluver on Oct 4, 2012 13:54:55 GMT -5
Hi everyone! I recognise most of you from Tumblr. I'm on there too, under the username burton-trio-obsessor. But mostly I go by JamesLuver when online, so I figured I'd sign up with that. I'm nineteen, from the UK. Just started at university, which is absolutely terrifying, and I'm hoping that the work from there doesn't start getting in the way of my obsessing! I first stumbled across Brendan through Downton Abbey, and fell in love with him from there. I absolutely adore Mr. Bates, ship Anna/Bates a rather unhealthy amount, and although I love the show in general, I watch it mostly for my primary ships (Robert/Cora is my other love). My favourite Brendan character is actually Robert Timmins, just because he's Robert Timmins. But I also have a very soft spot for Terry Starling. I'm working my way slowly through Brendan's work. I've got North and South and Wedding Belles sitting prettily in my wardrobe for the next rainy day. I'm very much looking forward to hanging out here.
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Post by irinabrooks on Oct 4, 2012 14:04:22 GMT -5
Hi, My name is Irina, I'm from Russia, so please don't judge me for my English I'm in my 30's, married and have a little kid. I've been quite new to Tumblr, but I think I'm following almost all of you, so we might have met. Can't promise to talk a lot- it's not in my nature, but nevertheless, I'd love to be the part of this community. As many of you, I've first seen Brendan in DA more than a year ago and was captivated by the complexity of his character. To be honest, these crincled eyes got me. Then I watched Lark rise and was lost forever. Somehow, Robert Timmins fulfilled my dream of an ideal man and husband (hope my own will never see this;) Thanks to FB fan page and internet I've seen most of his other roles and thus become a devoted fan of this wonderful actor. Sorry, don't have neither creative not technical skills to produce fan stuff, but I love and appreciate very much the work of others. And I do love good joke
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Post by bmkw on Oct 4, 2012 15:28:09 GMT -5
Hi, I’m Betty and I came across DA last February and loved the show, but Brendan was especially fascinating to me. His face, manner, his face…. Anyway, after learning of his earlier work, I was on a mission to find as much as possible. My local public libraries were a surprising source of old British TV shows, and along with FB, Tumblr and Twitter, an obsession developed. I’m not a young person like most of you and sometimes question my sanity for doing this. But it sure is fun.
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Post by obsessedbuthappy on Oct 4, 2012 15:53:41 GMT -5
Hi everyone! I have an obsession, but I'm happy about it I found the BC community on FB first, then joined the crowd on tumblr and twitter. My top three characters are John Bates, Robert Timmins and Terry Starling, but I haven't found one performance that I didn't like. Still working my way through all his roles, and that's a journey I relish.
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Post by ELV on Oct 4, 2012 16:49:01 GMT -5
Welcome everyone
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Post by katejms on Oct 4, 2012 16:53:58 GMT -5
Hi guys I'm Kate (kate_JMS on twitter and kate_laurie on tumblr). I'm in my 30's, married to a wonderful husband and mother to the light of my world, my son Jude. I'm from the UK but am ashamed to say I only got into DA this summer. Everyone had been bugging me for ages to watch, and I finally broke down. It was basically love at first sight when I saw Brendan as Bates. He totally captured me with those gorgeous eyes, dark hair and just his screen presence. I watched S1 and S2 back to back and was then on a mission to watch Brendan in anything I could find. Starlings was next and then The Glass Virgin, and I've seen a lot of his stuff since. It's hard to say which is my favourite character as I love him in everything I've seen so far. But Bates was the first and I am a big Anna/Bates shipper. Looking forward to talking with you all!
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Post by teamhousemaid on Oct 4, 2012 20:07:09 GMT -5
Hi, I'm Miranda. You might know me from Twitter (mirandaEHe) or if you hang out around the Downton section of fantfiction.net (NefretForthEmerson), but I'm not on Tumblr. I turned 30 this past summer and I am probably the first person to ever celebrate being done with their 20s. I work in publishing, medical subjects to be exact. I'm quite the reader and quite the fan of period pieces. WOOT I also turned 30 this summer! And am stoked about it! I feel like I've been waiting for my 30s my whole life!
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Post by dafan60 on Oct 4, 2012 21:06:21 GMT -5
Hi, I'm DAFAN60 on Tumblr as well. I don't post much because I don't have the skills with the imaging, but I do like to read and follow all of you. I first saw Brendan on Dowton Abbey - which I had not seen until after the second series was already over in the US. I started watching Series 1 one weekend, and ended up watching all of both series back to back over like 3 days. What a great way to be introduced to it! Since then I have watched a number of other shows Brendan (and Hugh, and Joanne) have been in, because I like them all.
I'm from Chicago, IL, in the USA and have a husband and two college age kids... And I really look forward to having somewhere/someone to chat and share my favorite actor and show with!!
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Post by floridaredsnapper on Oct 4, 2012 21:09:22 GMT -5
Welcome!!
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