tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post4493272879735476606..comments2024-03-26T09:32:26.565-05:00Comments on Sherlock Peoria: An asterisk in the record books.Sherlock Peoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09896656391037436805noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-4164765876434923912014-03-13T04:21:30.216-05:002014-03-13T04:21:30.216-05:00While the Rathbone movies are popular, fans have c...While the Rathbone movies are popular, fans have complained about Watson since the beginning. I think if they were done today, with all the other Sherlock Holmes to pick from, they wouldn't be that popular. But back then, there weren't that many alternatives, so it set the standard until Jeremy Brett came along and showed them how to do it right.<br />In the end though...it is way more important to get Holmes right than getting Watson right. There have been a string of terrible Watsons over the years. The audience tends to forgive as long as Holmes is well done. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-10094108072970809692014-03-12T16:40:00.096-05:002014-03-12T16:40:00.096-05:00Nicely put.Nicely put.ibmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914380316134426353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-29234231562272197392014-03-12T13:53:25.546-05:002014-03-12T13:53:25.546-05:00Hold each to their own merits and flaws.Hold each to their own merits and flaws.JohnFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294886206454693626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-58679565355707593902014-03-12T12:48:34.527-05:002014-03-12T12:48:34.527-05:00Good point! Though many adore Rathbone as Holmes, ...Good point! Though many adore Rathbone as Holmes, I can't quite get there because of Nigel Bruce using the name "Watson."Jacquelynn Morris, ASH, BSIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14119508492879867877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-28467758322584178752014-03-12T11:29:22.232-05:002014-03-12T11:29:22.232-05:00There are asterisks with every adaptation. The Gra...There are asterisks with every adaptation. The Granada series should have been called "The Adventures of Jeremy Brett"; the new BBC is Doctor Who Dark; the Frewers are "aboot" Sherlock; the updated Rathbones are Solar Pons, etc. Enjoy 'em all as iterations of the impossible-to-match-or-duplicate literary original.<br /><br />Signed, an Elementary FanDavid Morrillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-18417617800654378242014-03-12T10:13:19.108-05:002014-03-12T10:13:19.108-05:00Of course, BBC's show could have been called &...Of course, BBC's show could have been called "Adrian", with Cumberbatch playing Adrian Monk, Freeman as Nat Teeger, Gatiss as older brother Ambrose, Graves as DCI Stottlemeyer, Brealey as pathologist Molly Disher, and Stubbs as Mrs. (Sharona) Fleming. The discussion would be about how great the Brits are at taking our shows and improving them rather than Americans trashing English programs. Personally, despite the acting skills of Cumberbatch and Freeman, I feel that Steven Moffat is working hard to supply "Sherlock" with asterisks of its own. #bombs with off switches are the new sexyJames C. O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866010043246236340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-10139883796782561882014-03-12T09:30:02.743-05:002014-03-12T09:30:02.743-05:00I guess it comes down to who (if anyone) gets to d...I guess it comes down to who (if anyone) gets to decide who is acceptable as S.H. and J.W. With all the problems people have with Nigel Bruce as Watson we can hardly complain when someone does not meet up to accepted standards.<br />Was Nigel Bruce really playing John Watson M.D.?JohnFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294886206454693626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-12416289030819191922014-03-12T09:25:12.813-05:002014-03-12T09:25:12.813-05:00A big ol' asterisk with AT LEAST three exclama...A big ol' asterisk with AT LEAST three exclamation points ! ! ! MAYBE four ! ! ! !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817835170661422604noreply@blogger.com