This is my Irene Adler

[karadinart]

In canon Irene is American from New Jersey, an opera singer, and I thought you know, Queen Latifah is American, a real Jersey girl, she can act (Golden Globe, Screen Actor's Guild, Academy Award nom) and sing, (Grammy Award winner) she's mature, she's witty and edgy and smart and curvey and sexy and GOD WOULD SHE AND BENEDICT MAKE A FANTASTIC ONSCREEN COUPLE!

Of course, she could pull off genius.

*spoiler for casting but no names*

I am a bit disappointed that the casting went British - and her appearance reminds me of RDJ Irene that's nothing against the actress they chose, I'm sure she'll be fine, maybe they are going with Irene-as-female-Sherlock in all respects, etc - that doesn't stop me from writing the Queen in, and yes they flirt, but we know Sherlock is married to his work, and er, his partner in that work, (coughJohncough)

Comments

[stupid-drawings.livejournal.com]

Psh, that picture's been airbrushed to hell and back. I saw her at the airport about a month or two ago, she's the same size she was.

[karadin.livejournal.com]

I don't think the pictures altered, however the image is cropped, which is a shame, I want to see more of that fabulous body.

[stupid-drawings.livejournal.com]

That picture? Hate to break it to you, but that's been photoshopped.

[karadin.livejournal.com]

Well, all publicity photos (and I think this is for Covergirl) are shopped to a degree, but having looked at a bunch, her face is still her face.

[stupid-drawings.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah, and she is fabulous, but that picture has been majorly tweeked. They smooth out any flaws, suck in areas, that sort of thing. They're careful to keep it looking like the same person.
http://glennferon.com.nyud.net:8090/portfolio1/portfolio30.html
It's amazing what people do.

[karadin.livejournal.com]

What I don't get is taking very slender people and shopping them even smaller, so they look like aliens, Kate Middleton? Really?

[stupid-drawings.livejournal.com]

Yeah, bit odd... but they do it with everyone. They remove any lines, make people smooth and tan, suck in the waist, puff up the boobs, and generally make every woman feel inadequate.

[karadin.livejournal.com]

well, hopefully women are more media savvy these days, even my 12 year old daughter says, pfft, that's not real!