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I was never entirely satisfied with past portrayals with Sherlock Holmes or Dr. Watson. They were either invariably portrayed as overly arrogant (Peter Cushing as Holmes), or as buffoons (Nigel Bruce as Watson). It wasn't until I discovered the work of Jeremy Brett (via an Amazon.com search), that I finally found THE DEFINITIVE portrayal of ( Read more... ) -
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"To mourn too long for those we love is self-indulgent. But to honour their memory with a promise to live a little better for having known them gives purpose to their life and some reason for their death" - (c)
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"Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke are simply the definitive Holmes and Watson. They took the characters beyond mere plot into their essence: the relationship between a man of the mind and a man of the heart. " - (c)
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Holmes Never Lived, but Through You
By Wolfgangerl
Where he never walked,
you pranced.
Where he never stepped,
you danced.
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Quotes about JB:
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"Many actors may portray Doyle's fictional creation in the decades to come. Some may even "top" Jeremy Brett's interpretation. Although he can be replaced as Sherlock Holmes, Jeremy can never be replaced as a human being. There may be another vivid portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, and then another, and another--but there will never ( Read more... ) -
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BENDING THE WILLOW: JEREMY BRETT AS SHERLOCK HOLMES
by David Stuart Davies
(Review © 1996 by Sonia Fetherston)
"Sherlock Holmes is said to be a character who drives actors into actual madness. Solitary, brooding, even dangerous, Holmes is the drug addict, the thinking machine, the jury, the judge, and at times the executioner. The molten intensity of ( Read more... ) -
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More JB's Quotes:
"To me, the Sherlock Holmes stories are about a great friendship. Without Watson, Holmes might well have burnt out on cocaine long ago. I hope the series shows how important friendship is."
"I knew at the end of "The Final Problem" in '84 that she had cancer, and the lights really went out in my life. (about his wife Joan)
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