Tammy, check out the Friends of Firth (FoF) site: http://www.grin.net/~meluchie/firthlist/index.html The FAQ has a complete list of all his movies/tv/radio/theater work. Unfortunately a lot of it is available only in the UK, and even those movies released abroad (are you in the U.S.?) can be hard to find. Among the ones I've seen, I'd recommend Another Country (his first movie) for acting (his) and drooling (yours), A Month in the Country for acting (not drooling--he looks like Bart Simpson here), Apartment Zero and Hostages for acting and Femme Fatale and The Advo ate for drooling. I didn't care for Valmont--either the movie or CF's performance.

I love that Darcy picture posted by Margaret. I think the eye colour results from the original print--to me it looks like all the colours are somewhat softer than others I've seen. Can someone tell me how to put in a picture?? I tried over at the practice place, and it never came up. Anyway, here is one of my favorite, recent pictures of him: http://www.grin.net/~meluchie/firthlist/cfmail.htm

Inko, you are close. This is the tag you put in. [img src="http://www.grin.net/~meluchie/firthlist/cfmail.htm"] Everything is right except you need for the file name itself to point to a picture file, ending in *.GIF or *.JPG. If you have Netscape it will tell you the URL of the graphic. Right mouse click on the pic, I think somebody said. If you have MSIE as I do, you have to look at the source -- do you know how to do that? Or sometimes do some snooping and guessing. In this case the photo was right in the same directory as the HTML page, so it was easy to find: http://www.grin.net/~meluchie/firthlist/sm_cfmail.jpg So the tag woudl be [img src="http://www.grin.net/~meluchie/firthlist/sm_cfmail.jpg"] Sub square brackets for pointies. (SSBfP)

Thanks Amy, I think I understand now. I made the mistake of taking the line on my locattion instead of clicking and finding it on the picture itself.

And she gave up this for Ralph Fiennes? Not bloody likely!

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH BABY!

Donna: You were leaving out the underscore between sm and tvtime in the file name. (This is going to be awfully embarrassing if I fail here like I did last week). Tammy, I disagree with Anne3 about A Month in the Country: Among the ones I've seen, I'd recommend ... A Month in the Country for acting (not drooling--he looks like Bart Simpson here) There are a couple of scenes where his looks bring on deep sighs from me. Near the beginning there's a scene in which his character falls asleep in the sun only to be awakened by the Vicar's wife (Nastasha Richardson). She asks "Did I wake you?", to which he responds: "That depends on whether I'm awake or not?". The look on his face; it's as if he's seen an angel. Great acting, but he's also very good-looking too. The moustache grows on you, so to speak. The character he plays is so gentle, te der and wounded. It's my favorite Colin Firth movie. I wish there were pictures on the Friends of Firth site from that one.

Agreed! We discussed this film and his "kissable" moments in it on a thread now buried in the austenarchives vault...

I Margaret's picture pretty well, but ladies, his hair... almost wild ;)

Ooups! I like Margaret's picture, etc.....

Oh Inko/amy pic is bewildering...and Susans is just...I want to be at that table! And the third one is walzing around on topics now this is the fourth time and it does not bother me...I mean it does indeed bother me in a pleasant waynever mind the hair, take in the LOOK ladies, the LOOK , his gaze if I make myself clear...

I just saw CF in The English Patient and he was great though not on the screen nearly enough for my satisfaction! I was a bit disappointed with his looks though and thought he looked somewhat like Tom Arnold! Nothing compares to his look and demeanor in P&P!!!!! Gotta love it!

I just saw CF in The English Patient and he was great though not on the screen nearly enough for my satisfaction! I was a bit disappointed with his looks though and thought he looked somewhat like Tom Arnold! Nothing compares to his look and demeanor in P&P!!!!! Gotta love it!

Okay, I showed this to Auntie, and I thought Candy and the rest of you droolers might like this one:

Pray do not be shocked, but for a moment I couldn't tell if that was his knee or...someone else! (My mind tracked off in the direction of part of the Darcys' Lake District honeymoon waiting on my hard drive, I guess...) ;-)

Greetings: I stumbled on this site last night while searching for Jane Austen sequels and had 2 reactions...happiness that I am not alone in being obsessed with Colin Firth (and that I'm not as deeply in trouble as some of the rest of you seem to be!) and sadness that what had been a special, personal, and private feeling of having Colin to myself, now seems a little silly. I greatly enjoy having to explain who he is to most people but worry that someday soon he'll be a household name. My favorite movi is "A Month in the Country" followed by "Pride and Prejudice." I love all of the great photos here. Thanks.

Wendy: Did you say HARD DRIVE????!!!!

Welcome to the crowd, Kathryn! I, too, felt I was alone in my addiction till I went on the Internet last October, and then found out that I had to share Colin with so many others!!;-) But even the sharing, you'll find, is fun and somehow keeps the addiction from getting completely out of hand, and from completely dying out! Kali, get your mind out of the gutter!!!;-)

K: still having those dreams?

Becky: Yeah. :} Inko: Do I have to? ;)

at least it was the hard drive and not a floppy

Cindy!

My, my, my...;-)

Alright ladies, I have just witnessed CF least favorite movie Playmaker and well to tell you the truth it is forgettable, but god does he look really good in it. Jane, I cannot thank you again for the article you gave me on CF it is a great one to boot. Oh yes, who the hell keeps putting JN pictures up on the CF drool. Now even I haven't done that with RG yet.......

Alright ladies, I have just witnessed CF least favorite movie Playmaker and well to tell you the truth it is forgettable, but god does he look really good in it. Jane, I cannot thank you again for the article you gave me on CF it is a great one to boot. Oh yes, who the hell keeps putting JN pictures up on the CF drool. Now even I haven't done that with RG yet.......

Thanks Anne3 for the info. Its cool to know that I am not the only one drooling here. I am in the U.S. North Carolina. I love the newest pic of him and most of all the one of him in the bath tub. I love it on here.

My favorite non-Darcy (and better than some of the Darcy ones) was posted somewhere recently, but can't find it again - Help! - he's sitting on a dock? a sailboat? Got the longer curly hair thing going, beautiful toothy smile. Anybody? Does a lot more than these shorter hair pics

Oh Becky -- Thank you! Thank you! What a wonderful surprise! CF in the baaath again! I saved this one -- But ofcourse, you knew I would!

Cindy: Ba-dum CHING! Hey, Candace! Where have you been?

#330 - Tammy, I'm also in NC; the Raleigh area! Keep those pictures coming! At this rate, I'll be able to change my computer wallpaper daily (much to the dismay of my male office-mate, I'm sure).

Okay new pic guys I like the wooly and wild look about him.

Look closely at who he is with This was taken from the LA premiere of The English Patient

could this neck be any more kissable?????

Okay no more but this is for everyone who has thought that this was the dream couple I promise no more

Laura: who is he with at the TEP premiere? And WHERE did you get the blond JE and mustached CF one from? When was it taken?

Please, make no such promises, Roar.

Colin is with Alan Cumming (?s) in the TEP picture. Alan was the clerk- sleaze in Circle of Friends. Laura, thank you for the lovely pictures. I have grown excessively fond lately of Picture #8--Snappy shot by Amy C-- in the more pictures section of the FOF site. Anyone else? I am not a true proficient so cannot post it here for you, sorry ladies.

This one? OOOH, I like it, too!!

Oh Susan, what a great photo, where did you get that one. You guys should know that I totally steal of the FOF page. They are constantly putting up new pics. That I hope to be the first one to post them to the drool page. I find that my obsession with CF is definitely reaching a FEVER PITCH Okay guys must tell. I have done something totally irrational and I must tell someone before I burst. I have booked a singles tour (no child) to Ireland!!!! I am leaving on 9 July and returning on 18 July. I will fly from NY to London!!! then motorcoach it to Holyhead(Wales) where I will get on a ferry to Dublin and then we tour Southern Ireland for 8 days!!! I am so exicted I will burst. Well so much for Disney World. Well I did need a vacation from the little one.

147 : I like it here. Thanks Kate this does seem to be the tight place. Is this a pun ?;)

Oh Susan, what a great photo, where did you get that one. Laura, see #341 -- she drew me a map!

Roar, that sounds fun. Can I come?

This is one of my favorite pics of Colin. Isn't he yummy?

Good on you Laura, you will have a ball I'm sure !

Amy you can come of course. Anyone can come the more the merrier. I wanted to do something for myself and my mom will keep Rebecca. I am SOOOOO excited!!

Laura, it's my dream vacation. And I love all these CF pictures -- more, MORE, MORE!!!!

Laura, your vacation sounds great! Have fun, I'm sure you will!! Susan, here's another picture from Fever Pitch:

And another -- just think of what Darcy would look like asleep!!

And for whoever above wanted the grinning picture on the beach:

I like it very much indeed, but I'll take him awake, thanks! Can't wait to see Fever Pitch, Inko!

And, once more, my personal favorite!! I have to get a fix of this one every once in a while!

WOWSERS! ALL THESE PHOTOS MAKE ONE GIDDY...PARAPHRASING LYDIA BENNET, "I WANT TO GO TO COLIN!" (or, have him, ahem, come here) %-)

Inko, THX!!! Okay, now, before I lose them again, how do I save 'em? (Yes, I work on the computer all day, but we have grunts to do all this-type stuff.)(but, No, we can't download CF pics at work) I love the teeth!

Cindy, what I do, which is probably the slow, novice way to do this, is I go to the FoF page, find the name of the picture I want, write it on a piece of paper, then come back here and type: [img src="http://www.grin.net/~meluchie/firthlist/colinhb3.jpg"] -- you just have to replace the square brackets with the pointy (greater than, lesser than) ones. Hope this helps. I know some people copy and paste, but I don't know how to do that without losing everything in the process!!

Sorry, just realized you want to save the pic. That's simple. Click the right mouse button on the picture and it should come up with a list, among them is "save as" and then you can save it under whatever name and file you want on your hard drive.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you (if I were at work in my spinny chair, this is where I'd spin around about 1 2/3 times, if I pushed reallllly hard) thank you, thank you (course I wouldn't be at work 'cause downloading these without having them virus-checked first is grounds for dismissal, as well as accessing anything which could be construed to be sexually debase) thank you, thank you, etc. ad infinitum I like the hand-in-that-wonderful-hair one better, too. The laugh oines around the eyes (he IS older than me) oh, did I say thx?

that would be laugh lines - spastic finger strikes again

Re: venturing from this safe haven into FOF When I've gone in their, I get kind of scared. Haven't gone much, but over here I get the feeling that we KNOW that we've checked reality while we're here. I didn't get that same impression when I went there. FYI, I found them loooong before this place, but didnt do it too much. An alarm went off in my head, asking if I was sure that's where I wanted to be - kind of like walking into a HUGE pot party in college days, not really sure it was worth it. SO, as long as I have great friends who don't mind neaking things (brownies?) out to me, I'll live about as dangerously as my little wimpy self can handle

oops, wrong "there" I HATE when I do that

You're welcome, Cindy! You said "He IS older than me" -- which I could say the same thing, but it doesn't stop my drooling, dreaming, etc!!;-)

Sorry - that was meant to be WISH not which - spastic fingers seem to be catching!! By the way, in your first post you said something about sexually debase -- are you talking about a sexual D-Base?? Didn't know there was one!!;-)

36 days, according to FOF you see, I did get some useful information while I was there (parallel = I guess I did inhale)

Inko, I'm sure that would be strictly verboten, as well

Don't think I've seen this one here yet:

What does anybody make of this?

Sorry, that refers to something I was trying to do, Susan, not to your pic!

He looks like such a mischievous little boy

I think that may be the first short-haired one I really like - must have something to do with the smile

Laura, who's he with?

Susan, I think that's a b&w from "Wings of Fame" - seem to remember the look from that movie--in the dining room talking to Bianca.

Girls, I love all of these pics. He looks so good especially the one on the beach. Glad to find somewhere that I can talk to people who drool just like me.

I like that impish one. Yes, I like it very well indeed. It begs for a bubble.

#330, #334 - Nadine, Tracey, I'm from NC, too. Charlotte.

Ladies, ladies! Brava, Bravissima! A record drooling day! I'm so sorry I have missed all the excitement! I was hit with the "everything old is new again" curse at Austen and so haven't been able to get here before now. :-( Thank you all for the lovely pictures, I have saved many, many of them and shall use them wisely, I assure you!

Meggin he is with Alan Cumming. I believe they are great friends. Susan love that picture of CF. When in Ireland in July if FEVER PITCH is out I will definitely see it. They do give us a leisure time (thank god!!) Guys, I am so excited but also very disturbed. My sister has ended up in the hospital due to her seizures. She has been averaging since her marriage 6 a day. They put her on some new meds and she stopped breathing. Luckily here in Boston we have the best hospitals but they are telling us nothing!!!! They even asked us not to go and visit as she does not look well. Needless to say Mom is a basket case and my little one is very upset. I need some words of wisdom if anyone has any. Thanks in advance and I don't want to depress anyone, Im handling t ok, just nervous.

Oh god WHEN can I see Fever Pitch?? Judging by those pics up there.. (and the one in Time Out, that I payed 81 swedish kronas for to get, was worth it!!:) ) it will be a film to die for.. :) I loved the book and as Nick Hornby himself is involved, it ought to be good.. is it out yet?? Swedish relese?? (in another year probably..sigh) :) Ah well.. will have to keep coming here in the meantime, just as fun! Love it..

oh Laura.. I'm verry sorry to hear about your sister, sounds nervous.. I hope it goes well.. do you know what kind of seizures it is?? It must feel really terrible, I remember how it was when my dad ended up at the hospital due to some strange fit.. but everything luckily worked out fine.. I'm sure it will for your sister too!!

Laura, maybe you could get indignant instead of scared and it would help. Like tell the docs you don't care to have them shield her from you because she doesn't look good. It's it your decision. You want to see her. So go. She'll be in my thoughts today, baby. Please report back.

Amy thank you, my mom is on her way to the hospital now. She will report back to me later once she see's here. BTW, my sister's name is Shannon (nice Irish name huh?). I thought it would be okay if I came to work just to keep my mind off of things. well its not working. Thanks guys when I know something I'll keep you informed. Hopefully when she gets out I'll stay with her and we'll watch P&P, she'd like that for sure!!

Take care sweetie.

The Valmont picture is one of my favorites and I wasn't sure if I had the instructions right on how to send it here...it actually worked!!! Thanks for all of the great info and pictures. I'll be busy printing out all the ones that I've downloaded later today. Also, good luck to you and your sister, Laura.

Well If I told you what I wanted to do, the virtual police would come knocking on my door and arrest for having extremely naughty thoughts.

Indeed, Laura, I suspect we might all have the same response as you do. Besides, the object of our drooling is so perfect (in virtual reality, anyway) that he doesn't even have to ask -- he knows what we want to do. (But he probably asks anyway, just to add to the attractive quotient -- he is the only man with a 100% Darcy factor, after all). ;-)

Kathleen and Laura, my thoughts exactly!! But I was going to say, Amy I love the bubble, but do you really have to ask????;-)

Inko, are you still around? I was going to post a question to you in the austen confererence but I did not know if you read every topic there. I guess this is a good place to pose questions you want to be certain are seen. Did you tell me and I forgot -- or did we simply let the thread about Regency dancing die out? Did you ever say what in the world Regency dancing has to do with sci-fi conventions?

Amy, I think we let the Regency dancing thread simply die out. I'm not sure what it has to do with Sci-Fi, since I'm not into sci-fi at all. But my oldest son is into the writing, tech. side of these conventions so told me about a regency dance at the sci-fi WorldCon last August in L.A., and then there's another CostumeConvention coming in Baltimore over Memorial Day weekend. A Regency Dance is listed for Monday, May 26,1997 from 12 noon-3 p.m. I may go over just to have a look (since my son ca get me in for free) and then I'll be able to report back more on what it is and, maybe, why! BTW - I do read every topic (not Austentest)in the main Austen and drool, nearly every day.

Laura I'm thinking of you -- please keep us updated on your sister. It's quite possible the doctors don't know themselves what's going on yet, and that's why they're not telling you much. But feel free to ask them, they should at least tell you they don't know if that's the situation. --Paula

Sorry I lost the thread when I posted the previous message. Somebody mentioned seeing Playmaker -- Where did you get it? Just curious.... There's lots of Colin to be seen in Hostages by the way... he spends a fair amount of time with no or few clothes on, and also in The Advocate.

Brilliant graphic, Amy.

posted elsewhere, but here for you too: the ever-attentive CF http://www.grin.net/~meluchie/firthlist/caretaker4.htm

Paula: Somebody mentioned seeing Playmaker -- Where did you get it? Paula -- I purchased a copy of "Playmaker" from videoflicks on the internet (videoflicks.com?). If you would like to borrow it, I would be happy to send it your way. (email me at kelder@miworld.net with your address.)

You guys are wacky, what can I say? Love ya big though!

Susan C - Your comment back on #309 (Give up this for RF, not bloody likely) has had me rolling all week. I keep snickering.;-) Amy - ROTFLOL!! But truly his eyes say it all. Inko - thanks for the info about saving. You have given me a new lease on life! Thank you everyone for the wonderful pictures. Now I must try to save them.

Where did that pic come from?