tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post8184484353167074321..comments2024-03-26T09:32:26.565-05:00Comments on Sherlock Peoria: Exploiting or enhancing?Sherlock Peoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09896656391037436805noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-8212190909680002862013-07-20T22:20:09.210-05:002013-07-20T22:20:09.210-05:00I just love amazon so muchI just love amazon so muchCNhttp://cheatingnetwork.net/forums/forum.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-20454223234280907862013-07-11T14:37:31.512-05:002013-07-11T14:37:31.512-05:00i get it! a tie-in to rhys ifans. too early to nom...i get it! a tie-in to rhys ifans. too early to nominate him to the c.h.a. of s. though.<br />--cavanaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-54115961343135027242013-07-11T13:12:32.810-05:002013-07-11T13:12:32.810-05:00Sole gate-keeper of all that would be Sherlockian!...Sole gate-keeper of all that would be Sherlockian! Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Sounds great, as I am very corruptible. I SHOULD like to be in the enhancement camp, but let's face it - exploitation is where the money is. It might also be fun, in an evil way, being the great destroyer of Sherlockiana. Ultimately, though, people have the choice of what they take in and what they leave out. Now, if only I had the power over that!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817835170661422604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-22034336266212764932013-07-11T13:11:11.519-05:002013-07-11T13:11:11.519-05:00Actually, "Sherlockifans" was intentiona...Actually, "Sherlockifans" was intentional. Maybe a poor choice in word-play, but meant as it came out. Thanks for the "too" though!Sherlock Peoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896656391037436805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-62193181886047254002013-07-11T12:05:07.095-05:002013-07-11T12:05:07.095-05:00sorry to point out--Sherockifans in the first para...sorry to point out--Sherockifans in the first paragraph--and I'm sure yours is to in the last paragraph, should it be too? thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-44988920705149036002013-07-11T10:50:58.097-05:002013-07-11T10:50:58.097-05:00Well, you know how I feel about print-on-demand pa...Well, you know how I feel about print-on-demand pastiche. It is usually terribly written, poorly plotted, chock-full of grammatical and typographical errors, untrue to this spirit of Sherlock Holmes, and generally an insult to me as a literate individual and especially as a Sherlockian. POD pastiche cheapens "the game," and the sheer volume of it devalues the other components of a collection I have spent decades and manyy tens of thousands of dollars to build. I have decided that POD pastiches, churned out by an undiscriminating and exploitative set of companies (and one in partcular, these days) is just not worthy of my collection.<br /><br />But as much as I would love to see no more of these produced -- ever -- and as awful as they are, I would not use my power as "sole gate-keeper of all that would be Holmes" to prevent its existence. Nor would I have banned the Matt Frewer Holmes movies, as dreadful as they were. It seems to me that no one person oligarchy or even a mob of trendy fans should make that decision. I can exclude what I don't like, and I can preach my prejudices against them in whatever forums I can find. I guess the American Revolution attitudes I have inherited prevent me from banning pretty much anything that's not outright illegal already. <br /><br />I am almost as equally annoyed by cheaply-produced teapots with a Sherlock Holmes silhouette stamped on the side (and nothing more), by pipes that claim to be Sherlock Holmes series (but have no context other than that designation to claim such a designation), and such stuff. I bypass it without remorse. I have never claimed to be a "completist." Being a completist means you can never rest.<br /><br />(But I do think the Hallmark Snoopy ornament is a little different. That was made for Hallmark ornament collectors, some of whom are as rabid as any Sherlockian I know. That one was made after the cartoon, "It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown" in which Snoopy dons the deerstalker. It wasn't made to exploit Sherlockians, and Hallmark probably never considered us in its decision to produce it.)<br /><br />But you are so right. We all can be our own gatekeepers and make our own choices to get what we like and get what we think really belongs in whatever collection or set we might have. It might be too much to ask that we choose "wisely." I'm not sure that two-room floor-to-celibing collection of mine has ever been wise. But it has been lots of fun.Bill Masonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-35955643347051069172013-07-11T05:25:01.555-05:002013-07-11T05:25:01.555-05:00You know what? I think I've got it now.
"...You know what? I think I've got it now.<br /><br />"So, basically you love “Elementary” because it adheres to your personal political agenda. Funny enough that is not one of the criteria I even think of when it comes to my entertainment choices. I judge creative works on their merits as creative works and here I do find “E” sadly lacking, whereas I think “Sherlock” is a brilliant work of art."<br /><br />That's what all the hoohah is about.<br /><br />http://nerdophiles.com/2013/07/05/why-even-as-bbc-sherlock-fans-elementary-has-become-our-favorite/comment-page-1/#comment-3927Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04066417080920042579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-79972164700087326902013-07-10T23:10:05.000-05:002013-07-10T23:10:05.000-05:00Making note to self..."Hide Snoopy-with-a-dee...Making note to self..."Hide Snoopy-with-a-deerstalker when Brad comes to visit."<br /><br />Perhaps my Rathbone-Bruce Hirshfeld will make up for it.Jacquelynn Morris, ASH, BSIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14119508492879867877noreply@blogger.com