Holmesian radio rant

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Legendary detective Sherlock Holmes owes much of his enduring popularity to writer and actress Edith Meiser, who worked tirelessly to bring adaptations of Holmes stories to radio in the 1930s, I've seen this in several places on the Internet, with a longer description explaining how she persuaded broadcasters to run her series by going out and

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That picks up on one reason why I dislike a number of adaptations. Watson wasn't an idiot - he just wasn't capable of the supreme leaps in deduction that Holmes was! That was the whole point!

And to skip out any admission by Holmes that he cares for Watson as his friend is just wrong, IMO. I love that part when Holmes freaks out at the thought of Watson being shot as he's normally so controlled.

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That picks up on one reason why I dislike a number of adaptations. Watson wasn't an idiot

Thank you - it's good to hear this!

And to skip out any admission by Holmes that he cares for Watson as his friend is just wrong, IMO.

*nodnod* It kind of reminds me of what chorale said about (problems with) House - one of Watson's functions is to humanize Holmes.