tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post4006463759470343034..comments2024-03-26T09:32:26.565-05:00Comments on Sherlock Peoria: Oh, joy. Really. Joy. Yes.Sherlock Peoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09896656391037436805noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-31595685737845536502013-07-02T08:32:59.486-05:002013-07-02T08:32:59.486-05:00Sherlock made the decision NOT to go for the 24 se...Sherlock made the decision NOT to go for the 24 season format for a very good reason. Unlike Elementary the episodes are actually based on canon, large parts of the dialogues are direct or slightly modernised quotes.<br />And Jeremy Brett was deathly ill during the filming of the last episodes. Naturally he wasn't as sparkling as in the first episodes, it was a chore just to reach the set. But he was devoted to the role, so he played it as long as possible. But even if he hadn't died: He already decided that he was to ill to carry on. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-56114390013074092602013-03-29T05:45:33.671-05:002013-03-29T05:45:33.671-05:00What I miss the most is Holmes being a Victorian/E...What I miss the most is Holmes being a Victorian/Edwardian. Which is why I'm sticking to the Canon and ONLY the Canon these days.<br /><br />Trust me, it really does lead to less stress...David Morrillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-30289974770152620222013-03-29T00:44:46.955-05:002013-03-29T00:44:46.955-05:00The 'people' I am referring to are the gen...The 'people' I am referring to are the general public who aren't really interested in Sherlock Holmes, just mindlessly consume procedural shows, and have more power in numbers than us in the unpopular opinion's side. I didn't mean to include you or any of the Sherlockians but my mastery of the English language is so poor(I'm a non-native English speaker) so it may have come across that the net I cast caught you too. <br />Also, I'm not sure how much it will offend people so I put 'I don't want to be rude' in front. I don't understand human emotions very well you see.<br />If it did offend you, good sir, then I wholeheartedly apologize. <br /><br />In the end, it is the canon that matters most.<br /><br />But you should also know that I have encountered a comment from a person who was inducted into the Sherlockiana by Elementary that says, "Why is Joan Watson a male? And why is he white? This is so racist!" when they first watched BBC Sherlock. I find this both funny and irritating. <br /><br />BBC Sherlock, on the other hand, while it promotes reading the canon, queer-baits so much that most of the fans thinks Holmes and Watson are gay for each other even in the canon.<br /><br />TV shows are the representations of the canon to the general public.Halmistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863539194713761236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-61356135958638740002013-03-28T13:20:17.443-05:002013-03-28T13:20:17.443-05:00I concur with you, Mr. Mason. And with Ms. Ketelse...I concur with you, Mr. Mason. And with Ms. Ketelsen--Brad's anti-Elementary blogs are worth the Blofeld-like machinations, even if he ends up only as effectual as Blofeld.James C. O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866010043246236340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-58088272057821423252013-03-28T10:05:29.573-05:002013-03-28T10:05:29.573-05:00Well, I for one am delighted and look forward to a...Well, I for one am delighted and look forward to another season.<br /><br />All television series die, Brad. So, if that is your definition of "failure," then I suppose every series which has ever aired was ultimately a "failure." Frankly, considering how many Sherlockian movie and television series have fared in the past, renewal for even one more season on the nation's number 1 network seems to me to be a success rather than otherwise. And I wonder if "Sherlock" was producing 24 episodes a year rather than three if it would be able to hold viewer interest for the long-term. Even with Sherlockians. I do recall Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes devolving to a perfectly awful jerky and hollow shadow of his early-episode excellence in the later episodes. Need I say more than "The Last Vampyre"?<br /><br />And I wonder why an obnoxious and petulant Sherlock Holmes sitting naked in Buckingham Place (would Sherlock Holmes really do that in any age?) is more real and palatable to you than an obnoxious and quirky Sherlock Holmes living in New York. Don't get me wrong, I like Cumberbatch fine and enjoy that series; I don't find it astronomically better than "Elementary" though.<br /><br />But I am glad that you get so much energy from your anti-Elementary crusade. I never fail to thoroughly enjoy your blog.<br /><br />(And, NY, if you don't want to be rude, then you shouldn't be.)Bill Masonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-21724962522073668592013-03-28T07:54:40.415-05:002013-03-28T07:54:40.415-05:00What's the connection between Rick Astley and ...What's the connection between Rick Astley and Sherlock Holmes?James C. O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866010043246236340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-83503733192889489122013-03-28T02:02:51.479-05:002013-03-28T02:02:51.479-05:00Well, it does have a good side to it, because I...Well, it does have a good side to it, because I'd really have missed your blog posts in my Elementary-less future. ;-D))Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535633583558316021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-10989739638914058252013-03-28T00:37:00.718-05:002013-03-28T00:37:00.718-05:00I have long stopped seeing it as a Sherlock Holmes...I have long stopped seeing it as a Sherlock Holmes adaptation. It's a super generic procedural at its best and there's a reason such genre doesn't die and is continued to be patronized by the people in US. <br />I don't want to be rude but I think those people who still follow it feel intelligent watching an intelligent looking drama that they can understand with out any effort from the brain whatsoever. Humans like it when they feel that they are more in advantage than others. :)Halmistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863539194713761236noreply@blogger.com