Sherlock

[privatemaladict]

And where would I be without a new thing to squee over?

Following multiple recommendations from trusted friends, as well as a vague understanding that Stephen Moffat was somehow involved, I decided to watch Sherlock. This, for those who struggle to keep up with all the Sherlock Holmes adaptations floating around the moment, is the BBC modern-day

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[gmonkey42]

LJ ate my comment! Here is is again, mostly.

Yaaay Sherlock! [see icon]

(Annoying in real life: good on television!)
LOL yes, this is true! And like it says in this Cracked article, some people try to apply it in reverse, like they think acting like an asshole will make people think they're smarter. And I'm afraid it works, for men anyway, it does seem to convince some people.

And I agree about Martin Freeman, he's fantastic as Watson. Sherlock is more flamboyant but I think they both do a great job with conveying emotions in a very subtle, understated way. But maybe Martin more so. I think if they'd submitted The Reichenbach Fall rather than A Scandal in Belgravia, they'd have had a better chance at winning the Emmys. Scandal was entertaining but Reichenbach was the better episode.

If you want to get involved with Sherlock fandom on LJ, there are a couple of comms I can recommend!

[privatemaladict]

I think if they'd submitted The Reichenbach Fall rather than A Scandal in Belgravia, they'd have had a better chance at winning the Emmys.

Agree completely. I enjoyed Scandal, but it has a few problematic elements (which I apreciate even more now that I've read the original story, A Scandal in Bohemia). But even if you don't realise or mind that Irene Adler has been changed from the woman who defeats Sherlock Holmes to the woman who first loses to, and then has to be rescued by Sherlock Holmes, I think the whole "rescue" bit at the end is just a little bit far-fetched. It jarred me out of suspension of disbelief, which is unfortunate for an otherwise excellent episode.

Sherlock is more flamboyant but I think they both do a great job with conveying emotions in a very subtleSherlock prehaps the more interesting of the two, because he doesn't react to things the way normal people do, and it's genuinely hard to guess what he might be feeling - the little giveaways are all the sweted when they do occur. Watson is easier to relate to. (

[gmonkey42]

There's ontd_seductions, it's invitation-only but I can get you an invite. It started as a spin-off of ontd_deductions because there was a lot of disagreement on _d about what type of content was allowed and, IDK it seemed like there was a vocal minority of new members who came in and demanded that we change the way we've been doing things and the mods were in a difficult position and kind of took their side. Anyway, _seductions is much more active now, there are about 2-4 posts per week and we talk about all kinds of stuff