In which I remember how to ramble.
Tl;dr? Too bad! :p
FB has been gradually eroding our ability to read things longer than a small paragraph.
Think of my ramblings as helpful reading practice.
So, turns out if I want to post more on LJ this year, I actually...have to post. Who knew? 0_o
*rummages around brain for something to talk about* I'm frighteningly out of practice with this ( Read more... )
The BBC version is WONDERFUL! :D (y'know, in case my opinion somehow slipped past in my wall-o-rambling :p) It's just called "Sherlock" there are three 90-minute episodes per season, and we've almost finished season 2. It's set in the modern day London, but the characters are so very much *in* character, and the casting is just perfect. Cumberbatch is a relative unknown as Holmes (that's him with the violin in the icon there *points*) but you probably know Martin Freeman, he's in a lot, and playing Bilbo in the Hobbit movie :D Plus, it's written by Moffat and Gatiss of Doctor Who fame. Much love.
If you haven't read the books, they're well worth it. They're all old enough to be in the public domain now, so you can find them online for free if you can bear reading on a screen (I'm not a fan) I was surprised when I first read them by how contemporary they are, there's quite a bit of humour, and they're not at all stuffy. Each case is a separate short story, so they're a nice light read (except the novels, but they're still lightweight) The first book is "A Study in Scarlet" :)
The Sherlock fandom completely blind-sided me after watching the first Downey film. I'd been meaning to read the books for some time anyway, but never got around to it. I loved the film, so I wandered to a library, started reading, and WHAM! Instant fandom! :D I've been hunting down ALL the Holmes ever since, it just seems to get worse, I'm hooked.
The first series I saw was the Granada series with Jeremy Brett as Holmes. The first season is "The Adventures of Sherlock Homes" followed by some stand-alone 110 minute episodes (Hound of the Baskervilles and some others), then 2 short seasons, "The Memoirs..." and "The Return of..." (iirc) and if you don't want to read the books, you could probably just watch that series, because Brett is wonderful, and the episodes are prettymuch lifted as-is from the pages.
Aaaand I seem to have wandered off on my own little ramble again. Oops! I really should come with some sort of warning label. *sheepish*
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Did you ever read Neil Gaiman's Holmes/H.P Lovecraft crossover story?
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As for the films, I will be forever indebted to the first film for encouraging me to go and read the books, because it led me to what I am sure will be a life-long love :) I know of others that have been introduced to Holmes the same way (not to mention the friends that I've lent the books to myself :p), and I think if they can do that for the popularity of the books, then they can be forgiven for a somewhat "Hollywood" take on the boys :p Plus, they really are a great deal of fun. And Downey's accent isn't too terrible, either :D
Brett!Holmes is just wonderful. I adore him. :) He was so perfect for the role, he poured so much of himself into it, and he just completely embodies Holmes for me. But sometimes I find I can't watch the later episodes, because he is so obviously ill, and the medications are clearly affecting him, and it's heartbreaking. He put so much into the role that he didn't really leave enough for himself in the end.
As someone with mental health problems myself, I find that Brett affects me, both his acting and his own story, there's a connection there that I find difficult to shake. It's so sad to see him so obviously declining as the series goes on. [/depressing]
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