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Oh right, cheers. I was getting a little confused as I saw something on facebook about 'seeing an old face returning' or something like that, and thought I'd missed something in the last series.
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The BBC have sent us full details of a special upcoming documentary that examines how actors approach the role of Sherlock Holmes in film and television.
Screening as part of the Timeshift strand on BBC Four in the UK, 'How to be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective' will air on January 12 2014 at 22:00GMT, just after Sherlock S3E3: His Last Vow has concluded on BBC One.The programme includes interviews with Benedict Cumberbatch and Mark Gatiss, clips of which you can view on the link provided at the end of the release below.
From the BBC press release:
For over a hundred years, more than 80 actors have put a varying face to the world's greatest consulting detective - Sherlock Holmes. And many of them incorporated details - such as the curved pipe and the immortal line 'Elementary, my dear Watson' - that never featured in Conan Doyle's original stories.
In charting the evolution of Sherlock on screen, from early silent films to the latest film and television versions, BBC Four's Timeshift shows how our notion of Sherlock today is as much a creation of these various screen portrayals as of the stories themselves.
How to be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective includes clips from classic films starring Eille Norwood, Basil Rathbone, Peter Cushing as well as the 1960s BBC series starring Douglas Wilmer.
Narrated by Peter Wyngarde.
With contributions from Sherlocks past and present, including Benedict Cumberbatch, Christopher Lee, Tim Pigott-Smith and Mark Gatiss.
More information as well as exclusive web content on the BBC Timeshift Website.
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
Well, Watson's blog is a real thing! The girlfriend stumbled across this the other evening. It's actually pretty entertaining/cool. I'd recommend people to check it out.
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
.. You can see how/when "Jim" from IT started speaking to Molly on her blog.....
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
So, episode two: Brilliant. The second best opening to an episode ever (after the intro to Scandal in Belgravia and the resolution of the swimming pool scene) and in general just hilarious. I thought I was going to have concerns about the pacing, but it soon got going.
Spoilers:
Spoiler:
- Like I said, the opening was hilarious, if a tad predictable, Just the casual 'you didn't go to any trouble, did you?' as the helicopter noise comes in.
- The way the episode centred around the speech kept the flashbacks centred on the plot, as did the tying in of the two unsolved cases. While the fact that the Major was the target was obvious there was still a nice sense of mystery as to how it was done.
- Sherlock and John drunk was just funny as hell. 'He's cluing for looks'. Just brilliant. He's certainly more personable than in the last series these days, and the dialogue between him and Watson is great as ever.
Not really much more to say. It was, again, far more character-driven than plot-driven, but that works fine and it's still hilarious.
At first I was disappointed that yet again it was more character-driven, however after about 20 minutes I couldn't help but succumb to the raw charm of the second episode.
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John and Sherlock drunk was one of the funniest things I've ever seen. "Dead... Skull... Deaded... Egg... Chair... Sitty thing... Cardigan... Nurse... Victim?"
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
However, I really don't think the baby was needed at the end, far too... I don't know. I hope it doesn't become a part of the plot in the next episode, because the trailer had a nurse in it.
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Next one looks epic. The prospect that we might finally be getting Sherlock vs Mycroft in some capacity is also exciting.
I'm surprised at the unanimity in positive opinion the last episode received, as I assumed that if there was one episode bound to divide opinion, it was that one.
Gotta say, The Empty Hearse was great. Totally exceeded my expectations, which were very high to begin with. One of the best episodes of the entire series so far, I think.
I have every faith it will continue to be amazing. They have proven themselves to be adept at both coming up with new material, and at adapting the original stories, so there's no reason to suspect it will degrade in quality (if the last 2 episodes were anything to go by, it will only get better).
I would like to perhaps see a longer series (5-6 episodes), or for them to try and get them out in a shorter span than 2 years.
It seems weird that people would only basically get 1 'normal' episode of Sherlock a season.
The first episode is going to be based around dealing with the fallout from the last season. Then the 3rd episode will be entirely based around setting up a cliffhanger for the next season.
That is a good point, and why I would be more than happy with a 4-6 episode season. On the other hand, I like to treat them as basically 3 feature-length films, rather than 'episodes' as such.
I have to say that I was in too minds about the last episode. As a piece of entertainment I thought it was good, it made me laugh out loud a few times as well. However the thing for me is that Sherlock's deductions seem feasible, that someone could be that clever, the trouble is for me episode 3 just seemed to be about seeing how complicated & convoluted it could be.
With a nodded to the end of the episode, which came to mind whilst talking about it with a mate last night:
Spoiler:
There is no definite answer to how Sherlock survived the fall, so therefore there is no definite proof that Moriarty died. He could of been whisked away by Mycroft... and somehow escaped
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I know I’m in a minority here but I’m disappointed they are bringing back Moriarty, who I always considered to be the weakest thing in the Sherlock. I just found him to be obnoxious, baby faced and with a voice like nails on a blackboard. Nothing like the master villain Moriarty should be.
Anyway I think season 3 has been a disappointment, the first 2 episodes being almost like a soap opera. I was actually amazed when in Episode 3 Sherlock actually got a case to solve and it wasn’t just about Johns domestic affairs. Sadly they couldn’t even keep that up for the whole episode. Hopefully series 4 gets back on track.
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That's assuming Moriaty did survive of course and what we've seen isn't a contingency he's left in place
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
That's assuming Moriaty did survive of course and what we've seen isn't a contingency he's left in place
That could be the case.
Spoiler:
However when talking about it I remembered a post on the Blastr website about Moffet & Dr Who. It said, "remember Moffet lies". So yes it could some sort of contingency plan / croney, but remember that the end of S2 is now being played out as a if Sherlock was telling you what happened, not what we actually saw. So this could mean that Mycroft did intercept his cronies and and Moriarty was subdued in someway. Just a theory
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Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about his religion. Respect others in their views and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life. Beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and of service to your people. When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.
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I need to see it again but I thought it was only the one assassin -- the one watching Sherlock on the roof -- that Mycroft's "friends" dealt with ...?
I do wonder as well if there might in fact turn out to be a connection a'twixt Magnusson ( sp ? ) and Moriaty --- especially given how he nobbled the jury in his trial and general modus operandi ?
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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