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.
We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.
Mal ,'Serenity'
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.
Connie Neil - Aug 21, 2014 6:01:45 am PDT #12956 of 30002
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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
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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.
Glamcookie - Aug 21, 2014 1:35:23 pm PDT #12963 of 30002
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Plus the BBC's Moriarty is an active turn-off.
This truth! Also I've realized I just have a Thing for Sherlock Holmes. I LOVE Basil Rathbone in the role (and also find him hot, which is not a popular opinion). Never watched Elementary but maybe I should start.
Hm, I may need to buy one of those earflap hats for DW... She already has the smarts.
Connie Neil - Aug 21, 2014 1:38:59 pm PDT #12964 of 30002
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Also I've realized I just have a Thing for Sherlock Holmes.
I've been collecting Sherlock Holmes' pastiches (as they're formally known in the publishing world) for years. AKA professional fan fiction. My favorites are the ones with BAMF!Watson, especially AccidentallyBAMF!Watson. Steven King did a Holmes story that hinges on Watson solving the crime when Holmes turns out to be violently allergic to cats.
Steph L. - Aug 21, 2014 1:47:54 pm PDT #12965 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Never watched Elementary but maybe I should start.
S1 needs about 3-4 episodes to get past the feeling of "this is just another police procedural with a rude tweaky British guy." But it gets SO GOOD. I was really dubious about a genderswapped Watson, but Lucy Liu just kills it as Watson. And Jonny Lee Miller's iteration of Sherlock is really different than Cumbermuffin's -- Miller's is a tweaky hyperkinetic speed-freaky version, but he's really excellent. t edit And the supporting cast -- mostly the NYPD who Sherlock works with -- are really good, too.
And what Elementary does with Moriarty is FUCKING AMAZING. Blew me the fuck away. S1 is worth it just for that (especially if you aren't spoiled), but it's really all-around good stuff.