tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post5498266433976763722..comments2024-03-05T19:35:48.700-08:00Comments on Booktalk & More: Sherlock: A Study in PinkAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-60779481011797810922010-10-27T17:45:50.655-07:002010-10-27T17:45:50.655-07:00@heidenkind - HA! The bias isn't apparent at a...@heidenkind - HA! The bias isn't apparent at all, is it? ;) Absolutley LOVE it. I'm still rather in awe of how they were able to pay tribute to the source material so often & so well. <br /><br />So are you gonna review it too? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-42919290077092954062010-10-27T17:39:49.177-07:002010-10-27T17:39:49.177-07:00So you liked it, then? ;)
I really enjoyed it, to...So you liked it, then? ;)<br /><br />I really enjoyed it, too. I loved how they have Sherlock being played as very young--it was kind of cross between a Mary Russell pre-quel and the RDJ Sherlock. There were also a lot of visual quotes taken from Sherlock Holmes book illustrations and movies that were fun.Heidenkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494625457587427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-9408516208880044392010-10-26T17:24:58.195-07:002010-10-26T17:24:58.195-07:00@Lori - HA!! Well...I suppose I must concede that ...@Lori - HA!! Well...I suppose I must concede that you have a point...now you're bringing up a completely different set of scary issues! LOL!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-66681910265054892232010-10-26T11:09:34.083-07:002010-10-26T11:09:34.083-07:00Oh, that doesn't even count! I never claimed t...Oh, that doesn't even count! I never claimed the Alex incident would not be emotionally scarring. So, no errors in judgment on my part...though maybe there have been a few with Daniel. ;)Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526569454787709981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-68858455914174176732010-10-26T09:49:14.482-07:002010-10-26T09:49:14.482-07:00@Lori - Well I do like Rupert Graves, and I trust ...@Lori - Well I do like Rupert Graves, and I trust your judgement (in spite of the Alex O'Loughlin "incident" - HA), so I'm sure you are correct. ;)<br /><br />Get to watching Sherlock ASAP...like TONIGHT!!! No pressure tho...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-81597959377681548322010-10-26T09:47:26.321-07:002010-10-26T09:47:26.321-07:00No need to duck for cover...even if you don't ...No need to duck for cover...even if you don't get that movie, I still think you'd have to recognize Rupert's fabulousness in it!<br /><br />I know I'm going to love Sherlock too...the cast alone is amazing.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526569454787709981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-38573788392437611512010-10-26T09:00:43.611-07:002010-10-26T09:00:43.611-07:00@Lori - HA!!! How could I forget about A Room With...@Lori - HA!!! How could I forget about A Room With a View, you ask? Well I have never really gotten that movie, I must admit. *ducking and running for cover as I type* ;) But shame on me for not reading his IMDB history more thoroughly...Graves his quite funny as the exasperated Lestrade here.<br /><br />I can't wait to hear what you think of this, I just know you're going to love it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-27598492932219130772010-10-26T08:57:43.427-07:002010-10-26T08:57:43.427-07:00I can't wait to watch this online. I'm gla...I can't wait to watch this online. I'm glad it was so fabulous!!! I have to make one comment: of course Rupert Graves can play good. He will forever be Freddy Honeychurch in my mind—he's absolutely adorable as Freddy!!!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526569454787709981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-2090881655519319412010-10-26T06:58:57.276-07:002010-10-26T06:58:57.276-07:00@Charity - Thanks for stopping by! You are right, ...@Charity - Thanks for stopping by! You are right, Freeman is incredibly expressive, and it's great that he can do so, and be funny, but still intelligent. A great Watson!<br /><br />I am so jealous that you've already seen all three eps! :) And Cumberbatch does the trademark Holmes snarkiness beautifully!<br /><br />One of the first things I did after this episode finished was get on Amazon UK to see if they had made a soundtrack (I was hopeful since the Doctor Who music is available over there first). Sadly nothing yet...maybe if the show continues to be popular they'll start releasing albums!<br /><br />BTW...I'm adding a link to your Pink review too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-34830149813126802382010-10-26T06:34:11.128-07:002010-10-26T06:34:11.128-07:00Lovely post, and very well said. Most of this I al...Lovely post, and very well said. Most of this I already address in my own blog entry (thanks for stopping in to comment, by the way) but I will say that Martin is fantastic as Watson -- and no, you were not projecting; he will be a brilliant Bilbo. I just love the faces he makes at Holmes, kind of a "huh??" without looking like a buffoon, which is very, very hard to do. He has an excellent chemistry with Ben too, which is nice -- they are totally believable as (future) friends.<br /><br />This is the best of the series, in my view -- it's marvelously written and has so many nice nods to different cases and incidents. I LOVE Holmes at the crime scene; I think seeing how his mind worked is GENIUS. It's such a fun segment overall, and peppered with his traditional snark. UGH. LOVE IT.<br /><br />The music is fantastic. I wish I could have that main theme in MP3 format. I'd probably run my computer into the ground replaying it five hundred times...Charityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15928012771461206094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-86174072085681274862010-10-26T05:33:33.138-07:002010-10-26T05:33:33.138-07:00@janeaustensworld - Thanks for stopping by, Vic! I...@janeaustensworld - Thanks for stopping by, Vic! I enjoyed Cumberbatch in Amazing Grace (that's when he first appeared on my radar) but since then his appearances were a bit ho-hum...this blows everything else out of the water! And Freeman is brilliant. Thanks for linking to my post, I'm adding a link to yours as well!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-52918259832238726952010-10-26T05:25:16.506-07:002010-10-26T05:25:16.506-07:00I totally agree with your assessment of this show....I totally agree with your assessment of this show. Your review is spot on. I did not much think about Benedict Cumberbatch before seeing him as Sherlock, but he is perfect. And you are right, too often the Watson character was played as a sidekick buffoon. I have linked your post to mine.<br /><br />VicAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-58624798241341720772010-10-25T19:18:10.479-07:002010-10-25T19:18:10.479-07:00@Deborah - I know, me too. Didn't expect to lo...@Deborah - I know, me too. Didn't expect to love it so immediately. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-40651543972767655832010-10-25T19:15:08.277-07:002010-10-25T19:15:08.277-07:00just will say one word: LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!just will say one word: LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147790818681999121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-64367300640825946502010-10-25T16:26:39.708-07:002010-10-25T16:26:39.708-07:00@Kaye - So happy you enjoyed it. I honestly totall...@Kaye - So happy you enjoyed it. I honestly totally forgot to pay attention to Benedict's eyebrows, I remember you mentioning that. LOL! <br /><br />The text bubbles were such a great way to incorporate modern technology in the show in a fun way. Very nice tough. And I loved all the humor!!! You will probably not be surprised to hear that I've preordered this (along with Doctor Who Season 5). But it's my last preorder on Amazon at the moment...I had to cut myself off, LOL! Right now I think it's at $23.99 or thereabouts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-12567173174227412002010-10-25T16:23:57.816-07:002010-10-25T16:23:57.816-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-73408902632714820722010-10-25T16:23:54.468-07:002010-10-25T16:23:54.468-07:00@Ruth - I love your ridiculously long comment. Bri...@Ruth - I love your ridiculously long comment. Brilliant to see how we once again channel each other. LOL!<br /><br />Cumberbatch and Freeman have fantastic on-screen friend chemistry - it's positively electric. I can't picture another other actor working half as well with either of them. And thanks for bringing up the cane episode - that was brilliantly, beautifully handled - I loved seeing Watson "wake up" over the course of this ep as well.<br /><br />Agree about RDJ as Holmes - the last third is when anything resembling a "traditional" Holmes kicked in. (Aside: seriously, your favorite color is red? Because that is my favorite color, and I promise you I am not just saying that!)<br /><br />The tight rope analogy is quite appropriate. Perhaps subconsciously that is one of the things in Cumberbatch's performance that reminded me so strongly of Brett's take - they both managed to achieve that balance of cold brilliance with just a dash of compassion at the right moment. Brilliantly done.<br /><br />Freeman is a terrific Watson. Not that being Watson has anything to do with being Bilbo, but I'm even more excited now by his casting in the Hobbit project. Mrs. Hudson is going to be priceless, I can tell. And I can't wait to see where they take Mycroft's character...with him tailing Holmes they're adding some interesting shades to his character. Oh, and the thing with the pills - I think if Holmes hadn't been distracted by seeing Watson, etc., he was so tempted to take the pill to test his theory. That's how much being right and constantly upping the ante/risks means to him. Love it.<br /><br />I haven't loved a show this much, this immediately since probably Doctor Who. I was telling my boss (who is also a Who fan) to watch it soon, because it's THAT good. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-91174808419413701662010-10-25T13:27:27.404-07:002010-10-25T13:27:27.404-07:00I loved it! So well made and well acted.
I still ...I loved it! So well made and well acted.<br /><br />I still think they need to darken Benedict's eyebrows just a bit to go with the dark hair, but otherwise, everything was pitch-perfect.<br /><br />I loved the text-message bubbles because it keyed me in right from the beginning that they weren't taking themselves too seriously in this production. <br /><br />Several laugh out loud moments---usually Watson's unexpected, gleeful responses of agreement or compliance with Holmes. Both actors are perfect embodiments of the characters they're portraying.<br /><br />I'll definitely be getting this on DVD!Kaye Dacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187774900100851982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-16892305556579357742010-10-25T13:20:08.629-07:002010-10-25T13:20:08.629-07:00This is going to be a ridiculously long comment, I...This is going to be a ridiculously long comment, I just know it. I've always wondered if Blogger has a character limit for comments, and I think I may be testing that theory fairly soon...<br /><br />I can't decide who I loved more, Cumberbatch as Holmes or Freeman as Watson, and I think that's so very fitting. They're so perfectly suited to each role that the amazing friendship, camaraderie and respect each man has for the other is evident from very early on in the episode. I loved how Sherlock could see, correctly, that Watson's physical symptoms were psychosomatic. I felt like cheering as the two of them were running after the cab and Watson was suddenly able to keep up, cane completely forgotten at the restaurant. We really see Watson come alive over the course of this episode, and it's beautifully done. <br /><br />Cumberbatch as Holmes. My goodness, that was masterful. My biggest issue with RDJ's Holmes was that he didn't seem like Holmes until the last third of the film. It's not until that point that we fully see the full power of his mind, but we're privy to that very early on with Cumberbatch's Holmes. I loved how the text bubbles gave us a look into Holmes's deductive process, but in no way were they a substitute for -- or distraction from -- Cumberbatch's performance, merely an amplification of it. Nor does this device give away too much, I found myself puzzled over Sherlock's realization of the killer's mistake ("PINK!") in the same way that Lestrade and Watson were, only to later realize how absurdly simple, yet brilliant a deduction it was. (For the record, my favorite color is red, and every single piece of luggage I own is red...so I really should have called that one.)<br /><br />Holmes is such a moody character, and that can be a very delicate balance for an actor. There's always the risk of making Holmes too maudlin, too manic, too callous or even too compassionate. Cumberbatch achieved this balance like a tight rope walker, just like Jeremy Brett before him. We saw the full range of Holmes's moods, but none of them were over or underplayed. <br /><br />Re: Watson. I think Martin Freeman is my favorite Watson ever. I love this character so much. Too often he's depicted as a bumbling fool, but in the original stories he's every bit as competent as Holmes, his strengths complementing Holmes's perfectly. Martin Freeman is Watson for me. The right age, the right military bearing, loyal, awed by Holmes but never overwhelmed by him.<br /><br />Una Stubbs was delightful as Mrs. Hudson. I loved her insistence that she wasn't their housekeeper. Gatniss as Mycroft was BRILLIANT. I can't wait to see where they go with his character. The entire end scene with Mycroft, Sherlock and Watson was pitch perfect. All of the supporting characters were great -- absolutely no throwaway roles. I loved Holmes and the killer. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. Wonderful bit of vulnerability from Holmes at the end wanting to know if he'd chosen correctly. <br /><br />I'm so glad you mentioned Sherlock's scarf. I was knitting as I watched this episode, working on a red scarf for myself. I'm sure a heathery navy blue scarf will be on the needles soon...<br /><br />I'm sure there are a ton of other things that will occur to me as soon as I click "submit" but I'll sum up by saying that I haven't loved a TV show this much this quickly in a very, very long time, if ever. I've already watched A Study in Pink twice and plan on a couple more viewings before next Sunday. <br /><br />I loved your tribute to Jeremy Brett and I'm in complete agreement. I think he would be very pleased indeed.Ruth Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863703037623512619noreply@blogger.com