Introductory Picspam for Sherlock

[caffienekitty]

A Last-Minute Introductory Picspam of the BBC's Sherlock
(sort of for the Supernatural Fan, but not really)This isn't a thorough introduction, and doesn't even begin to explain how fantastic this show is. I hope you'll check it out, it's airing on PBS stations in the US starting today (already aired in some timezones, but PBS usually has a repeat

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[gigglingkat]

just watched 1 on PBS. Am dling as I missed the first 20 minutes.

Where are these websites and fanfics you speak of?

GIMME.

[caffienekitty]

Start with sherlockbbc and the rest will progress from there. There is a weekly reccing post on Sundays, check the tags and it'll pop out. Since most of the comm members are from countries that have already had all the episodes, or have acquired them through other means, spoilers for the remainder of the series are often openly posted.

I've got a few fics up myself, but some have references to episodes yet to be aired on US stations.

The websites are the official character-blog websites put up by the BBC. Since the entire series has aired in the UK, the sites are right loaded with spoilers. Watching changes get made based on events in the episodes was quite awesome. Here is the index page for them, but seriously, loaded with spoilers, beware!

[charis_kalos]

And Conan Doyle pretty much created fandom with Holmes and Watson. Because almost instantly there were people meta-ing and fanfic-ing and even though this was all pre-internet they managed to get together and talk and lecture and publish, which is why I have a shelf of Holmes-meta written in the early decades of last century.

And Holmes/Watson were slashed decades before Kirk/Spock.

And Watson has always been adorable. But I don't think Holmes has been as absolutely sweet as Cumberbatch makes him. Nor Lestrade as cool.

[bugeyedmonster]

Cumberbatch's Holmes sweet? He struck me as very rude and arrogant. But in a Asperger's type of way.

When I first read the stories way back in junior high/high school, Holmes always struck as a rude bastard. I liked Watson more.

Brett was my fave Holmes, as the way he played Holmes, he played Holmes as not really knowing how rude and abrupt he was.

I think Cumberbatch is doing the same, in a way. For all the smarts Sherlock has, he struck me as being a little bit clueless about social interaction sometimes.

[charis_kalos]

Cumberbatch's Holmes sweet? He struck me as very rude and arrogant. But in a Asperger's type of way.

Exactly. He doesn't mean to be rude and arrogant - he just doesn't quite understand the way we lesser mortals work. (A bit like Sheldon on Big Bang Theory.) He's adorable!

[caffienekitty]

And Conan Doyle pretty much created fandom with Holmes and Watson.

Yep, totally. Coming back after Reichenbach was the direct result of the fans sending the magazine letters. First ever series renewal and character resurrection based on fan activity.

And Holmes/Watson were slashed decades before Kirk/Spock.

Also in an era where writing such things could get the writer in very serious legal trouble due to certain laws, and not laws that had anything to do with intellectual property rights.

Nor Lestrade as cool.

The single most awesome Lestrade ever.

[bugeyedmonster]

Thanks for the pictures.

If I get a chance to watch it again (local PBS is showing it again at 3 am Thursday morning) I'll try to take pictures too.

Oh, they showed a clip for next week, where Sherlock is shooting the wall, barefoot in PJs and robe. I couldn't help but to notice that Cumberbatch has nice feet.

[caffienekitty]

That's not next week, that's the week after.

[bugeyedmonster]

Really? Now I'm wondering why they showed it. Usually they show the clips for the next show, not the one after.

Unless they're showing them out of order.

Had a really fun experience watching the Brett Holmes once; the soundtrack was about 10 seconds off from the picture-track. But the closed captioning was on time with the picture track. It was really weird, like something out of Doctor Who was happening in the Holmes-verse.

[johnsheppardluv]

THIS. :D For the EVER-LOVIN' WIN, MATE!!!! :D

This spam of yours made me giggling like a laughing hyena. Like a laughing hyena from The Lion King. Like a laughing hyena from The Lion King, named Ed.

Fits, I tell you! You gave me FITS!!!! :D In fact, I'm still giggling. Which is making it pretty hard for me to breathe by now...

The John/Sherlock and Lestrade and grinning!Sherlock parts all ESPECIALLY got me rollin' in the proverbial aisles. Wonderful primer & great rundown, mate! :D *hugs*

~your new pal,
Sharma :)

[caffienekitty]

Glad you liked it.

wned can suck rotten eggs

[anonymous]

I tuned into local pbs station at 9pm Sunday - did I get to see ASIP - NOOOOO - they had some swede named Wallender! I am sooo p***-off.

Re: wned can suck rotten eggs

[caffienekitty]

Aw, nuts! Looks like they're on a different schedule and airing it in November and into December. Here's the schedule as listed for WNED:

November 14, 2010 at 9:00 PM
Masterpiece Mystery!: Sherlock: A Study In Pink

November 20, 2010 at 11:00 PM
Masterpiece Mystery!: Sherlock: A Study In Pink

November 21, 2010 at 9:00 PM
Masterpiece Mystery!: Sherlock: The Blind Banker

November 27, 2010 at 11:00 PM
Masterpiece Mystery!: Sherlock: The Blind Banker

November 28, 2010 at 9:00 PM
Masterpiece Mystery!: Sherlock: The Great Game

December 04, 2010 at 11:30 PM
Masterpiece Mystery!: Sherlock: The Great Game

Re: wned can suck rotten eggs

[anonymous]

Thanks