Did no one watch Sherlock?
I've just finished watching last Sunday's episode of Sherlock ('His Last Vow'), and it was *fantastic*. How come no one's mentioned it yet?
Yet when Big Brother or I'm a Celebrity* Get Me Out Of Here are on the country goes mad talking about them. We really don't deserve quality programing...
Anyway, for those of you who did watch one of the best programs ever made (and if not, load up BBC iplayer now, turn off your mobile (people daft enough not to have watched it are sure to have mobile phones!), and watch all three episode!!!), don't you agree;
No doubt karingal will be along to rubbish the program now - he'll say "It was awful, so I didn't watch it. A terrible program. Or book. Or drink. Whatever it was that ewgf liked". :lol:
* And by 'celebrity', they mean Lionel Blaire's hairdresser, or a page 3 model who was once photographed with a footballer.
Yet when Big Brother or I'm a Celebrity* Get Me Out Of Here are on the country goes mad talking about them. We really don't deserve quality programing...
Anyway, for those of you who did watch one of the best programs ever made (and if not, load up BBC iplayer now, turn off your mobile (people daft enough not to have watched it are sure to have mobile phones!), and watch all three episode!!!), don't you agree;
Spoiler:
No doubt karingal will be along to rubbish the program now - he'll say "It was awful, so I didn't watch it. A terrible program. Or book. Or drink. Whatever it was that ewgf liked". :lol:
* And by 'celebrity', they mean Lionel Blaire's hairdresser, or a page 3 model who was once photographed with a footballer.
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I agree, it's one of the best programs on TV at the moment. Actual proper TV rather than general public being stupid, quiz shows and 'celebrities' (largely from soaps and 'reality' shows that I don't watch) also being stupid.
Talking of Sherlock Holmes, does anyone else watch Elementary? That's also surprisingly good and Dr Watson is much, much better looking than Martin Freeman :-)
First off they follow a hugely witty opening by shamelessly ripping off a far superior Alan Moore plot, but hopelessly shown off-schedule. Then the second one had a good mystery to it, but was more contrived than a Poirot whodunnit to get all the relevant parties in the same room. Finally, the last one had a few clever twists, but it was pointless and contrived writing to have a go at Watson's mental state, and exactly what use is a blackmailer without evidence or a back-up plan?
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the house keeper and her sorid past does give me a chuckle though.
thought the end of the last episode was a bit rubbish, seems to be just a cliffhanger to get people discussing theories.
Shame, as I was just getting into it as the Baskerville story of the last series was really good.
Didn't like the Hounds of Baskerville one. That was just stupid and not a patch on the original story.
Joefish: everyone thought he had evidence, which is pretty much the same thing.
I enjoyed the third episode, even though it sat oddly next to the other two that were much different in terms of pace, structure and how they were cut together.
Saying that, this series has been great. The two leads are so settled in their roles and the guest stars have been spot on. I loved the casting of Mary and also Sherlock's parents. (The young lad playing flashback Sherlock also kept things in the family)
I can't watch Sherlock, Cummerbund plays too autistic and it grates. Elementary gets the balance just right, a far better production than the Brit tripe. Johhny Lee Miller is incredibly watchable, both OTT and restrained at once, you can see him physically holding things in.
I honestly didn't think that JLM had that level of performance in him. In a way it's approaching over-acting but the restraint that you mention is quite remarkable and makes the character eminently interesting. The storylines are invariably good too. Season 1's ending could quite easily have been a series ending!
It also doesn't hurt that we get a flash of Watson's luscious legs every now and then either ;-)
Without doubt the worst episode I've seen.
Not sure about the ending though. Can we now look forward to a stupid episode in which Moriarty's survival is also explained by not actually being explained too?
'A Scandal In Belgravia' is my favourite episode overall and I can't see them beating that one soon. :)
I preferred the classic portrayals, where Holmes did a lot of consulting timetables and catching cabs and trains...
The long, cold winters must fly by... ;-)
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Yes, she is rather lovely isn't she ;)
Phew, thought you were on about Martin Freeman for a minute there...
Did anyone notice at the end of S3E2 after Sherlock played the Waltz that he wrote for Watson and Mary - a shot of the manuscript (as he puts it into an envelope) clearly shows it written in 2/4 and not 3/4. It isn't just the time signature, the notes are too!
I watched it and tried to like it but well...
Stephen Moffatts scripts and plots are atrocious, holes in the plot you could drive an artic through.
He always uses the get out of jail card, the one size fits all, dig you out of any hole, plot device. In Doctor Who it's the sonic screwdriver whilst in Sherlock it's the mind palace.
Both shows could be quite good but both manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory because of Stephen Moffatt.
I'd just see that as payback for Alan Moore appropriating Moriarty for the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. ;-)
When i heard that the US were doing a contemporary Sherlock this immediately sprang to mind and top it off with a female Dr Watson and it seemed like it was going to be a right stinker.
I will say though that it is much better than i anticipated and i think they do a good job although churning out upteen episodes a year will eventually drain it into a run of the mill procedural drama.
Much more atmospheric than moving pictures.
timeshift: How to Be Sherlock Holmes - The Many Faces of a Master Detective
narrated by peter wynguard.. ya know, mr style icon.. jason king
...and the fact he was a monk and that it was set in 14th Century Italy. Otherwise EXACTLY the same ;)
Just thought I'd also say that I whilst I think BC is a very good Sherlock I do agree with others who said that Jeremy Brett was the best Holmes. Plus there's the fact that I met him when I was a kid, which was quite mind-blowing at the time, especially when he asked me what my favourite Holmes story was. I probably mentioned that in some other thread at some point but it's worth another mention :lol: