Oh yes, Freeman was the real revelation of Sherlock. I always kind of liked him before, but he is doing great work. So detailed and pretty subtle stuff.
Illyria: Wesley's dead. I'm feeling grief for him. I can't seem to control it. I wish to do more violence. Spike: Well, wishes just happen to be horses today.
'Not Fade Away'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Sue - Aug 20, 2014 11:22:33 pm PDT #12953 of 30002
hip deep in pie
Laura - Aug 21, 2014 3:44:51 am PDT #12954 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
I'm just down the 405....
It's the hair.
It's the brain. And maybe the emotional unavailability.
I can see where it could get confusing there omnis, but not so much the emotionally unavailable part. Must be another BC.
Ugh, Hil, those are not good choices.
Zenkitty - Aug 21, 2014 5:22:47 am PDT #12955 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I meant to see it, because the previews made it look, essentially, like Hello Steph Here Is Your Family On The Screen Embrace The Dysfunction.
Oh, this is why I did NOT see it! I knew I'd come out of the movie furious and probably crying. Yes, I still have issues.
I love BC's Sherlock, but that's as much about loving Freeman's Watson and the way they play off each other.
Exactly this. I don't think I'd enjoy it as much if Freeman weren't playing Watson. The 'Batch isn't that interesting to me by himself.
Connie Neil - Aug 21, 2014 6:01:45 am PDT #12956 of 30002
brillig
I think the BBC Sherlock is too nasty, especially in an unthinking way. The original Holmes was fairly anti-social, but he was courteous and aware of other people. Plus the BBC's Moriarty is an active turn-off.
Burrell - Aug 21, 2014 7:47:46 am PDT #12957 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I think it was Steph who pointed out that the BBC Moriarty sucks and the Elementary Moriarty is a win, but then again the BBC Mycroft is great and Elementary Mycroft is a dud. So I guess with the secondary characters it's a toss-up.
Steph L. - Aug 21, 2014 7:56:14 am PDT #12958 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
BBC Moriarty sucks and the Elementary Moriarty is a win, but then again the BBC Mycroft is great and Elementary Mycroft is a dud.
100% truth.
Connie Neil - Aug 21, 2014 8:09:32 am PDT #12959 of 30002
brillig
So who's written the great Holmes mashup of everybody fic? I picture RDJ's Holmes punching people a lot. And Jude Law's Watson stabbing people--though Freeman's Watson could be shooting people, I don't object to that.
juliana - Aug 21, 2014 8:24:53 am PDT #12960 of 30002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Cumberbatch is a helluva actor, but I've never found him attractive, except when he's playing Sherlock. I don't even know. Maybe it's the dark hair.
I am Not Pleased about him playing Richard III in Hollow Crown II: Royals Die Harder. He's a fine actor, he's just not who I want playing the bunchbacked toad. However, Sophie Okenedo as Margaret will be awesome.
billytea - Aug 21, 2014 11:17:42 am PDT #12961 of 30002
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
However, Sophie Okenedo as Margaret will be awesome.
She was excellent in an Australian miniseries, The Slap. (Oh! Bonny, if you're around, there's a recommendation for Australian television that you might enjoy.)
sj - Aug 21, 2014 11:34:56 am PDT #12962 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I was amazed at how completely unattractive he was in August Osage County.
What did you think of that movie? I meant to see it, because the previews made it look, essentially, like Hello Steph Here Is Your Family On The Screen Embrace The Dysfunction. (And I, of course, eat that shit up. I love seeing other dysfunctional families, even if they're fictional.)
It was very very very bleak but had good acting.