i'm in shock, i've got a blanket
So I was quite excited about this new Sherlock series, despite the fact that the reasoning for it is something that makes me go "oh whatevs." Cause I like the handsom cabs and the gas lights and the smog and the top hats and all that jazz. It's not just window dressing, it's setting, and to hell if Arthur Conan Doyle was just using it cause that was when he happened to be alive and it's not meant as Victorian setting but contemporary setting, it makes me happy. On the other hand, Sherlock Holmes is modern legend and it should be redefined and reinterpreted and changed and examined from any old facet you like, because that flexibility and that level of recognition in the cultural consciousness where you can take characters only a century old and put them in space or up against vampires or in modern times or have Holmes be a genial old man, or witty and acerbic, or have difficulty maintaining his grip on reality or all of the above but still be recognisably Holmes is marvellous.
Plus, I'm not exactly fond of A Study in Scarlet so I can't imagine sticking it in the modern day is going to make it any less enjoyable.
...rather a bit brilliant, hurrah! The acting, the writing, the look of the thing...even all the bloody texting wasn't annoying despite my vast loathing of that form of communication. And I do like watching telly on Iplayer as it means I can pause and rewind when I flail a bit at something instead of missing stuff; there was some flail. Here are some things that were most yayful:
- "If these [suicides] are murders, how do people keep themselves safe?" asks reporter. "Well, obviously, don't commit suicide," says Lestrade. "Daily Mail," mutters other police dude behind her hand. ::LOVE::
- Watson's moving war wound being cunningly explained, and Watson's brother's pocket-watch as his sister's mobile phone both pleased immensely.
- I am a little bit in love with Lestrade. Is there a better Lestrade? I can't think of any who's been this much of a person before. I love the spiky relationship that is properly spiky between Holmes and the police.
- "Dear God, what is it like in your funny little brains? It must be so boring." ::FLAILS::
- "So you won't talk to the police, why are you talking to me?" "Mrs Hudson took my skull." "So I'm basically filling in for your skull?" And the delivery! It is a bit marvellous, yes.
- "That's not what people normally say." "What do people normally say?" "Piss off." Ha!
- I did spend quite of a lot of this maybe shouting "it's the cab driver, you fools!" since I've read STUD. I'd like to pretend I'd have worked it out all by myself anyway, but that would be A Lie.
- "They're not, strictly speaking, on the drugs squad, but they're very keen." I said I loved Lestrade, right?
- Quite Yay that my first reaction to the cabby's gun was: "A handgun? Really? Wouldn't that be pretty tricky to get hold of?" and it was not actually a real gun at all, heh.
- I don't know what to think of Gatiss' Mycroft. He is Different. That is probably good. It's a nice fakeout anyway. I liked the brolly.
- Am a bit impressed at how very Holmesian the whole thing was to the extent of not really missing all the things I take for granted that I love about Holmes stuff, thus possibly Moffat made his point re window dresing rather effectively. How annoying. And the relationship between Holmes and Watson is rather beautifully done. They can't just make three episodes. That would be mean. Don't be mean, lovely Beeb!
Plus, I'm not exactly fond of A Study in Scarlet so I can't imagine sticking it in the modern day is going to make it any less enjoyable.
...rather a bit brilliant, hurrah! The acting, the writing, the look of the thing...even all the bloody texting wasn't annoying despite my vast loathing of that form of communication. And I do like watching telly on Iplayer as it means I can pause and rewind when I flail a bit at something instead of missing stuff; there was some flail. Here are some things that were most yayful:
- "If these [suicides] are murders, how do people keep themselves safe?" asks reporter. "Well, obviously, don't commit suicide," says Lestrade. "Daily Mail," mutters other police dude behind her hand. ::LOVE::
- Watson's moving war wound being cunningly explained, and Watson's brother's pocket-watch as his sister's mobile phone both pleased immensely.
- I am a little bit in love with Lestrade. Is there a better Lestrade? I can't think of any who's been this much of a person before. I love the spiky relationship that is properly spiky between Holmes and the police.
- "Dear God, what is it like in your funny little brains? It must be so boring." ::FLAILS::
- "So you won't talk to the police, why are you talking to me?" "Mrs Hudson took my skull." "So I'm basically filling in for your skull?" And the delivery! It is a bit marvellous, yes.
- "That's not what people normally say." "What do people normally say?" "Piss off." Ha!
- I did spend quite of a lot of this maybe shouting "it's the cab driver, you fools!" since I've read STUD. I'd like to pretend I'd have worked it out all by myself anyway, but that would be A Lie.
- "They're not, strictly speaking, on the drugs squad, but they're very keen." I said I loved Lestrade, right?
- Quite Yay that my first reaction to the cabby's gun was: "A handgun? Really? Wouldn't that be pretty tricky to get hold of?" and it was not actually a real gun at all, heh.
- I don't know what to think of Gatiss' Mycroft. He is Different. That is probably good. It's a nice fakeout anyway. I liked the brolly.
- Am a bit impressed at how very Holmesian the whole thing was to the extent of not really missing all the things I take for granted that I love about Holmes stuff, thus possibly Moffat made his point re window dresing rather effectively. How annoying. And the relationship between Holmes and Watson is rather beautifully done. They can't just make three episodes. That would be mean. Don't be mean, lovely Beeb!