Author Topic: Sherlock (Read 39431 times)

mattc · « **Reply #75 on:** 12 August, 2010, 02:41:34 pm »

Quote from: Mal Volio on 12 August, 2010, 01:04:06 pm

Lowlife type: "I were going...."

Sherlock: "It's was. I was going..."

It somehow made me feel right at home.

So that's just 2 of us that noticed it ...

That scene was funny, and clearly put in entirely for comic relief.

Regulator · « **Reply #76 on:** 12 August, 2010, 03:34:51 pm »

Quote from: mattc on 12 August, 2010, 02:41:34 pm

Quote from: Mal Volio on 12 August, 2010, 01:04:06 pm
Lowlife type: "I were going...."

Sherlock: "It's was. I was going..."

It somehow made me feel right at home.
So that's just 2 of us that noticed it ...

That scene was funny, and clearly put in entirely for comic relief.

I too noticed it and found it amusing...

border-rider · « **Reply #77 on:** 12 August, 2010, 03:37:29 pm »

Quote from: Regulator on 12 August, 2010, 03:34:51 pm

I too noticed it and found it amusing...

Mrs MV was in stitches: it's usually me shouting stuff like that at the telly

Regulator · « **Reply #78 on:** 12 August, 2010, 03:39:17 pm »

Quote from: Mal Volio on 12 August, 2010, 03:37:29 pm

Quote from: Regulator on 12 August, 2010, 03:34:51 pm
I too noticed it and found it amusing...

Mrs MV was in stitches: it's usually me shouting stuff like that at the telly

Mr R just tutted and rolled his eyes when I tried to explain what I found so funny...

David Martin · « **Reply #79 on:** 12 August, 2010, 04:46:03 pm »

Quote from: Regulator on 12 August, 2010, 03:34:51 pm

Quote from: mattc on 12 August, 2010, 02:41:34 pm
Quote from: Mal Volio on 12 August, 2010, 01:04:06 pm
Lowlife type: "I were going...."

Sherlock: "It's was. I was going..."

It somehow made me feel right at home.
So that's just 2 of us that noticed it ...

That scene was funny, and clearly put in entirely for comic relief.

I too noticed it and found it amusing...

It was even funnier when the crim self corrected later..

I'm not quite sure why it was funny, but it was. And we were doing the ROFL bit too.

..d

redshift · « **Reply #80 on:** 25 December, 2011, 02:10:12 pm »

Kerbump-thud.

Back on Sunday 01/01/12

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00msw6y

Charlotte · « **Reply #81 on:** 25 December, 2011, 06:00:13 pm »

I am so looking forward to this.

Tim Hall · « **Reply #82 on:** 26 December, 2011, 03:42:22 pm »

Entirely excellent. (I hope).

rower40 · « **Reply #83 on:** 01 January, 2012, 08:34:19 pm »

Oh I think I'm liking this.

Illegal Combat Ant · « **Reply #84 on:** 01 January, 2012, 08:35:49 pm »

Heh. "know when you're beaten"

geraldc · « **Reply #85 on:** 01 January, 2012, 08:38:29 pm »

So far it's very true to a scandal in Bohemia with the fire alarm thing...

geraldc · « **Reply #86 on:** 01 January, 2012, 09:39:36 pm »

That was a brilliant ending

David Martin · « **Reply #87 on:** 01 January, 2012, 09:44:05 pm »

Rather good..

Karla · « **Reply #88 on:** 01 January, 2012, 09:51:46 pm »

Meh, style over substance. I preferred the book.

citoyen · « **Reply #89 on:** 01 January, 2012, 10:44:19 pm »

Did they forget to put a story in? Enjoyed it but it was 90 minutes of subplot.

d.

Karla · « **Reply #90 on:** 01 January, 2012, 10:55:53 pm »

Quote from: citoyen on 01 January, 2012, 10:44:19 pm

Did they forget to put a story in? Enjoyed it but it was 90 minutes of subplot.

^^^^^ Yeah, that.

They didn't give the original story full attention, and consequently used it up halfway through the program. I'm in no way an advocate for strict following of books, but had they spent a bit more time developing the first scandal (which is admittedly quite a short story), they wouldn't have needed to spend so much time adding superflous twists, turns and subplots while waiting for the 90 minutes to run out.

At least they should have no such problems with the Hound next week - it has all the material they need and more.

geraldc · « **Reply #91 on:** 01 January, 2012, 11:01:28 pm »

Wasn't the original scandal that a Prince of Bohemia married Irene Adler and now wanted it hushed up. That's hardly a scandal these days.

citoyen · « **Reply #92 on:** 01 January, 2012, 11:52:17 pm »

There was something else that niggled about the ending and I couldn't quite put my finger on what it was, but this blogger has hit the nail squarely on the head (warning: spoilers):
http://stavvers.wordpress.com/2012/01/01/irene-adler-how-to-butcher-a-brilliant-woman-character/

d.

mattc · « **Reply #93 on:** 03 January, 2012, 12:27:41 pm »

Quote from: Mr Bunbury on 01 January, 2012, 09:51:46 pm

Meh, style over substance. I preferred the book.

the book was far too long and was lacking in charismatic actors. Give me the TV version!

It IS a little style-over-substance - but they're playing to their strengths. I'm not really a fan of detailed whodunit detection type plots; give me great visuals, cracking dialogue, a few twists, and I'm happy.

andyoxon · « **Reply #94 on:** 03 January, 2012, 07:59:52 pm »

I don't really know what goes through the BBC schedulers minds these days - it started at 8.30pm well before the watershed and wasn't child friendly from a subject matter POV, IMO.

We watched on iplayer, at 10.30ish - when minis were snoozing.

andygates · « **Reply #95 on:** 03 January, 2012, 08:04:34 pm »

There's your Scandal in Bohemia: pre-watershed naughtiness!

geraldc · « **Reply #96 on:** 04 January, 2012, 04:19:51 pm »

A key part of the original plot was that Irene Adler could pass herself off as a man. I don't think I've ever seen character in a TV drama pass themselves off as someone of the opposite sex, without instantly realising that it was another character in drag.
The Crying game managed to do it, but that was the cinema.

citoyen · « **Reply #97 on:** 04 January, 2012, 04:53:17 pm »

Quote from: geraldc on 04 January, 2012, 04:19:51 pm

A key part of the original plot was that Irene Adler could pass herself off as a man... The Crying game managed to do it, but that was the cinema.

Interesting parallel, given the questions over Holmes's sexuality and the way Irene Adler introduces herself to him in the TV version.

d.

mattc · « **Reply #98 on:** 04 January, 2012, 04:57:05 pm »

Quote from: geraldc on 04 January, 2012, 04:19:51 pm

A key part of the original plot was that Irene Adler could pass herself off as a man. I don't think I've ever seen character in a TV drama pass themselves off as someone of the opposite sex, without instantly realising that it was another character in drag.
The Crying game managed to do it, but that was the cinema.

An excellent demonstration of why slavish adaptations of books are not usually the best ones.

gordon taylor · « **Reply #99 on:** 06 January, 2012, 09:54:13 pm »

We've just watched a recording of the Irene Adler one.
That was stunning, perhaps the best bit of TV I've seen all year.

Chapeau, BBC!

Author Topic: Sherlock (Read 39431 times)

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