tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post8531168598374636173..comments2024-03-26T09:32:26.565-05:00Comments on Sherlock Peoria: Why Sherlock Holmes needs to be a woman now.Sherlock Peoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09896656391037436805noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-7824603786710925412016-04-21T17:51:22.149-05:002016-04-21T17:51:22.149-05:00One thing I can warn you about is that anything yo...One thing I can warn you about is that anything you think may be new has probably been done before. I'm almost done rewriting my essay "The Original Baker Street Babes", a history of women performers of Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson, and I can tell you it is going to have 144 (or more) entries dating back to '1899'. Just because it is unknown doesn't mean it hasn't been done before. You will be amazed by how many women have played Holme and/or Watson. I will send you a copy when I'm finished.Howard Ostromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974147547261766167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-4827446537655981392016-04-21T07:05:14.621-05:002016-04-21T07:05:14.621-05:00The exercise with Elementary (and Sherlock) is to ...The exercise with Elementary (and Sherlock) is to see how much they get right (or Sherlockian) knowing full and well that it is not a good representation of Sherlock Holmes.<br />Mr. Miller does not make my top 10 list of the best Holmes.<br />And I often argue that the biggest problem with Elementary is the things they do to 'Holmes' that are unSherlockian.JohnFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294886206454693626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-6386634245255859882016-04-20T14:30:32.777-05:002016-04-20T14:30:32.777-05:00The Canon is always going to be there. I was talki...The Canon is always going to be there. I was talking about new adaptations in film and TV, really, and those have already changed to suit sensibilities, and are probably going to continue to.Sherlock Peoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896656391037436805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-70625332823730950272016-04-20T14:29:22.463-05:002016-04-20T14:29:22.463-05:00Um . . . you're the Elementary fan, right?Um . . . you're the Elementary fan, right?Sherlock Peoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896656391037436805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-30541715404903716962016-04-20T13:19:03.453-05:002016-04-20T13:19:03.453-05:00So does this mean that no one of the latest genera...So does this mean that no one of the latest generation should read the canon? Or that it should be rewritten to suit their sensibilities? I think he is good enough for any generation, but then, I AM a curmudgeon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991930491968566768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-36012886873304647492016-04-20T12:58:56.925-05:002016-04-20T12:58:56.925-05:00That is why there is a new Tarzan movie coming out...That is why there is a new Tarzan movie coming out. <br />Instead of making Holmes non-male, or non-white, or gay, why not come up with new heroes to suit that need.<br /><br />I guess we could make Wonder Woman trans-gender.<br /><br />The arguement isn't whether any group should or should not have it's heroes, fictional or real, but why do you need to take someone else's creation and make it fit your need?<br /> Is your audience not big enough to creat your own?<br />Holmes was not created to fit into a need to represent a certain demographic in society. He was created by someone who just happened to be a white male. And it caught on. <br />Can our heroes, fictional or real, not just be who they are without the need to make them something they were not.<br />Can we not find women who can be heroes? Or gays who can be heroes? Or any other demographic you want.<br />Is that what we want to teach our daughters, that women can't be heroes of their own creation?<br />He has been good enough for a lot more generatins than just mine.<br />And Superman is not a product of the nuclear age.JohnFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294886206454693626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-61607401576908594292016-04-20T09:37:42.616-05:002016-04-20T09:37:42.616-05:00He's good enough for your generation, John, bu...He's good enough for your generation, John, but times are a'changing. Tarzan and the Lone Ranger just don't work any more, being from a time when non-whites were viewed a lot differently than they are today. Holmes has his own issues.Sherlock Peoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896656391037436805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6512050174377678428.post-19488654921697042792016-04-20T08:54:23.544-05:002016-04-20T08:54:23.544-05:00I don't understand this need you suggest of Ho...I don't understand this need you suggest of Holmes being a woman or gay.<br />Or whatever change you need him to have.<br />Is he not good enough as he is? Can't other people create superheros to suit their needs and not recreate someone elses works?<br />Yea, Baker Street, the web series is fun, and well done. But it is not Sherlock Holmes.<br />Well wait, I guess you are right, because come to think of it Tarzan should be a woman or a gay person also.JohnFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294886206454693626noreply@blogger.com