Since we are discussing British Television Programmes, anyone here watch the first Season (or "Series") of Sherlock? I liked it quite a bit and was upset to find that there was only 3 episodes. I would have doled them out more carefully.
I believe Season 2 is slated to start in January, so there's that to look forward to.
Interesting side note: the actors playing Watson and Sherlock will both be in the upcoming film The Hobbit. (Which also looks like it will be great, BTW.)
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by JackT » Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:33 am
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by the ghost of guitarplayer » Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:18 pm
Didn't know it had filtered through to the States yet, but I guess it would given that it is partly US funded. An unusually decent show amongst the endless crap on British TV. The new series starts in the UK this Sunday. Three 90 minute episodes again with The Hound(s) of the Baskervilles the second (my favourite Sherlock Holmes yarn per se and assuming that it will feature more than one hound judging by the title). Be interesting to see what they have done with that particular story as movie/TV wise it's been done to death over the years. The shortage of episodes is partly because of other commitments for the show's writers (Steven Moffat works on Dr Who for example).
Yeah, Benedict Cumberbatch is playing Smaug in The Hobbit so it'll be voice over. Martin Freeman will be Bilbo Baggins.
Yeah, Benedict Cumberbatch is playing Smaug in The Hobbit so it'll be voice over. Martin Freeman will be Bilbo Baggins.
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by black francis » Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:29 pm
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by black francis » Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:29 pm
If I had whatever he was taking back then I would definitely do drugs.
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by watercolors » Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:05 pm
Saw the second installment of the movie version of Sherlock Holmes. I think I liked it.?. 
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by the ghost of guitarplayer » Wed Jan 04, 2012 6:49 pm
I thought it was quite good. There is currently some controversy here over the lovely Lara Pulver who appeared naked on screen while playing a dominatrix in the first episode A Scandal in Belgravia, although she [sadly] covered every bit up that would have been worth viewing. More than 100 cretins, I mean 100 BBC viewers, complained over Lara's naked back, body (with legs and arms crossed) and slightest view of her left breast in the show that you would have missed if you'd blinked. There was no nipple though. Yet, Benedict Cumberbatch bore his bare white buttocks for all to see. Oh, hang on, you are talking about Sherlock Holmes, the action movie. Are there any tits in that, other than Jude Law?
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by Voodoo Billy » Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:36 am
Watched the telly version, thought it was pretentious bollocks. Absolutely Fabulous followed, now who the fuck reckoned it was a good idea to revive that shite?
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by the ghost of guitarplayer » Thu Jan 05, 2012 6:37 am
I can see why some people might think Sherlock is pretentious I suppose. And then the BBC will start slapping themselves on the back in celebration like they did with Doctor Who because it is one of the few watchable things that they make these days and gets all nice reviews in the newspapers. The same happened over Xmas with Great Expectations. I like it though, putting Sherlock Holmes in a modern context. As for Ab Fab, can't they come up with anything new? Julia Sawalha is in her 40s for christ sake. I didn't watch it as I thought it'd be shit too. Was she still playing that virgin daughter of the Jennifer Saunders character Edina and going to sixth form college with her friends, also all now in their 40s?
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by kook » Thu Jan 05, 2012 6:38 am
the ghost of guitarplayer wrote: Sherlock Holmes, the action movie. Are there any tits in that, other than Jude Law?
soooo nicely put.
The costumes were the best actors in that film.
I like the telly Sherlock although I do find that Cumberbatch insipid and hard to take. That face wants a good smacking.
Love Martin Freeman, though.
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