Have fun, dcp!
Sherlock last night was pretty impressive. I liked Moriarty a lot. Didn't know the actor at all, but he was very good.
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Fiona - Aug 08, 2010 8:52:26 pm PDT #9014 of 9843
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Aug 08, 2010 10:08:06 pm PDT #9015 of 9843
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
That trip sounds amazing, dcp. I'm potentially around on the 1st and 2nd of Sept. 2nd is better, as I'll have just come back from my big festival camping trip of the year, so might need to shower and sleep on the 1st.
Jars - Aug 08, 2010 11:18:06 pm PDT #9016 of 9843
dcp, I'm actually going to be in Boston from late August until the 5th of September, so I won't be around! Sorry! Thoroughly wonky timing.
Sherlock - Fiona, I loved Moriarty too. I recognise the actor's face, but he's Irish so I may have seen him on tv at some point. He reminded me of John Simm's Master in DW.
Fiona - Aug 09, 2010 4:53:08 am PDT #9017 of 9843
It's funny because the majority of the folks on the Guardian boards hated him, but I thought he was just right.
Jars - Aug 09, 2010 4:57:50 am PDT #9018 of 9843
The only thing I found a bit jarring was how young he looked. But then he and Holmes are meant to be contemporaries, so it does make sense.
Fiona - Aug 09, 2010 7:56:44 am PDT #9019 of 9843
Well, the actor is exactly the same age as BC - 34. He just looks rather young. Very highly regarded stage actor, apparently.
So not only are they exact contemporaries but he would have been about 12 in 1988, the same age as the boy he killed. It all fits perfectly .
Loved the shot of the windows exploding behind Sherlock. Very Who .
beekaytee - Aug 09, 2010 5:31:13 pm PDT #9020 of 9843
Compassionately intolerant
I agree, all the way around...about the episode and the actor. My favorite Sherlock so far.
Not sure exactly what was different, but the visuals make a much greater impact this time around. Arty, but in total service to the story.
Moriarty was so rational in his insanity that it was deeply chilling. Watson falling into the trap was a bit, whuh?, given his skills and such, but since they did it all off screen, I was willing to rapidly handwave and get right back into the breathlessness of it .
Well DONE show.
Side note: the pocket magnifying glass cracks me up every time.
Dana - Aug 09, 2010 7:32:31 pm PDT #9021 of 9843
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Goddamnit, it's going to be forever before there's new Sherlock, isn't it.
beekaytee - Aug 10, 2010 12:49:38 pm PDT #9022 of 9843
Compassionately intolerant
I couldn't believe it when I realized they were done at 3. How could something so good be so limited?
On another note, has anybody else seen Bionic Vet? I'm ridiculously hot for Noel Fitzpatrick. Though I imagine he's a fairly difficult character in his personal life...if he even has one. But, wow, he's a rockstar. That passion is impressive.
dcp - Aug 28, 2010 11:58:14 am PDT #9023 of 9843
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Finally made it to London late Friday night. I'll be wandering around doing touristy stuff until Thursday 02 Sept. My plane leaves at 15:20, so I figure I need to be at the airport not much after noon. I'm staying very near King's Cross and St. Pancras stations, about an hour away from Heathrow by Tube.
Internet access here is working much better than what I had in Oslo, so if anyone would like to meet F2F, send an e-mail to my profile address.