A Modern Sherlock Holmes That Actually Works

[BoSoxGal]

Bummer; I'd rather see Watson naked.

[The Hen]

Yup. I be the Free(wom)man, and he be the Cumberbitch.

[Gob]

I nearly got stung at the mall today. I was in the bookshop, when lo and behold, there's Cummerbatch and Freeman staring down at me from the cover of several "Sherlock" books! I gathered all the different ones and rushed to the till. (There would have been about $100 of books in my arms by then.) Luckily there was a queue so I decided to flick through one.

They turned out to be the original canon, with BBC "Sherlock" covers!

I have enough versions of the Cannon to last a lifetime thanks.

I thought they'd novelised the series, the bastards!!

[Sean]

Yep, I nearly fell for the same trick in the library recently.

[BoSoxGal]

Haven't you heard the adage, 'don't judge a book by its cover'?

[BoSoxGal]

Just watched episode one series two; Cumberbatch does have a nice bum!

But Freeman's still handsomer.

[Gob]

Laura Pulver's arse beats Cummerbatch's any day!!

[MajGenl.Meade]

...or Lara's for that matter



"Come Watson - we must get to the bottom of this!"

[BoSoxGal]

Did y'all get the full view? We got brief glimpses on our Puritan PBS.

[Gob]

Nah, a bit of imagination was needed.

[Gob]

Basil Rathbone, Jeremy Brett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Robert Downey Jr, Tom Baker... the full list of actors who have taken on the role of Sherlock Holmes is so long that the super sleuth himself might struggle to remember all the names.

And now, Holmes has broken the record for having more film and TV portrayals than any other literary character.

The consulting detective has been depicted on the big and small screen a total of 254 times.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's creation beats the next most popular character, Hamlet, by a total of 48 appearances.

A STUDY IN HOLMES: ACTORS WHO HAVE PLAYED THE SLEUTH

Joaquim de Almeida (The Xango from Baker Street, 2001)

James D'Arcy (Sherlock: Case of Evil, 2002)

Tom Baker (The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1982 mini series)

John Barrymore (Sherlock Holmes, 1922 film)

Jeremy Brett (1984-1994, TV series)

Clive Brook (The Return of Sherlock Holmes, 1929 film; Sherlock Holmes, 1932 film)

John Cleese (The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It, 1977 film; Elementary, My Dear Watson, 1973 TV film)

Peter Cook (The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1978 film)

Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, 2010 BBC TV series)

Peter Cushing (The Masks of Death, 1984 TV film; Sherlock Holmes, 1965-1968 TV series; The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1959 film

Robert Downey, Jr (Sherlock Holmes, 2009 film; Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, 2011 film)

Rupert Everett (Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking, 2004 TV film)

Matt Frewer (The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire, 2002 TV film; The Sign of Four, 2001 TV film; The Royal Scandal, 2001 TV film; The Hound of the Baskervilles, 2000 TV film)

Conan Doyle’s character made his debut in the 1887 novel A Study In Scarlet and went on to become a hit with the reading public.

His first depiction on screen is believed to be in a 30-second silent movie, Sherlock Holmes Baffled, which appeared in the US in the 1890s.

He has since been played by more than 75 actors.

Guinness World Records, which awarded Holmes the record, called him a ‘literary institution’.

Claire Burgess, a Guinness adjudicator, said: ‘This title reflects his enduring appeal and demonstrates that his detective talents are as compelling today as they were 125 years ago.’

Doyle’s creation has enjoyed huge success in recent years after being brought to life by Robert Downey Jr in Guy Ritchie’s movie Sherlock Holmes in 2009 and a sequel last year.

BBC1’s series, called Sherlock and set in modern times (with Martin Freeman as Dr Watson), has also proved to be a huge hit, winning the prize for best drama at last year’s Bafta television awards.

Despite many being adapted from Doyle originals, Cumberbatch's storylines have a unique 21st century twist, with slightly tweaked titles such as A Study In Pink.

And in the United States, a TV series called Elementary is in production with Trainspotting actor Jonny Lee Miller as Holmes and Charlie’s Angels actress Lucy Liu as Dr Watson.

Oh god, an Asian female Watson?

[MajGenl.Meade]

Errormentally

[Gob]

[Gob]

Stars of Appropriate Adult are big winners at TV Baftas

Dominic West and Emily Watson were among the big winners at the TV Bafta Awards, winning for their powerful performances in Fred West drama Appropriate Adult.

Coronation Street has won the best soap and continuing drama award, beating last year's winner EastEnders.

Andrew Scott won the best supporting actor for Sherlock, in which he plays Sherlock's arch nemesis Moriarty.

In winning the award he beat co-star Martin Freeman, who won it last year.

Speaking before the ceremony, Benedict Cumberbatch - who plays Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series - said he was "keeping his fingers crossed for both Andrew and Martin", but added "I hope Andrew gets to share the glory that Martin had last year."
Andrew Scott Andrew Scott won best supporting actor for Sherlock

Cumberbatch missed out in the best actor category to Dominic West, who played serial killer Fred West in the ITV drama.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18209733

[Gob]

Millions of television viewers saw her naked in Sherlock - and millions more watched her on BBC's iPlayer.



Such has been the pull of actress Lara Pulver in the episode A Scandal In Belgravia that it has become the most watched show on the catch-up service this year.

Her character, Irene Adler, appeared nude (except for high heels) in the detective show, which was seen by 2.5million viewers online.

This was 600,000 more than the next most watched show, which was the third instalment of Sherlock, The Reichenbach Fall.



Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock is one of the BBC’s biggest hits but its success online may be down to its cryptic ending.

It is thought thousands watched the series back to try to uncover clues as to how Holmes was able to fake his own death.

Show creator Steven Moffat has added to the suspense by posting comments and hints such as a clue is in the fact that Holmes did 'something out of character'.

He added: ‘So many people theorising - and they missed it.’ One fan wrote on his blog Barefoot on Baker Street: ‘Moffat has revealed that fans have ‘missed a vital clue’ - which has made us all turn to BBC iPlayer, Sky Plus etc and watch the whole thing again in the hope of being the one to solve the mystery, a mystery worthy of the great detective himself.

The episode, entitled The Reichenbach Fall, was based on the 1893 Arthur Conan Doyle book The Final Problem, in which the author famously killed off the eccentric detective.

Viewers watch Holmes view his own funeral from a distance after minutes earlier appearing to leap to his death from a tower block.

Within minutes social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook were flooded with fans offering conspiracy theories and explanations.

Many admitted they had watched the episodes repeatedly to try and work out how he could have survived.

Moffat has said all would be made clear in the third series, which will broadcast later this year.

[MajGenl.Meade]

Viewers watch Holmes view his own funeral from a distance after minutes earlier appearing to leap to his death from a tower block.

Must have words with the funeral director - quite a speedy service he offers

Meade

[Guinevere]

I've been to busy to catch season two, hopefully it will be available on Netflix soon, and I'll have time to watch (it also conflicts with Mad Men, and I have a far deeper commitment to that series than I do to Holmes).

[Gob]

He's got a posh name, a posh education and plays the part of posh characters.



That makes Benedict Cumberbatch a prime candidate for ‘posh-bashing’.

However, the attacks have got so bad the actor says he is thinking of quitting Britain and heading to America.

The Sherlock Holmes star, who attended £30,930-a-year Harrow, says he is fed up with being ‘castigated’ whenever he discusses how his background affects his profession.

He told Radio Times: ‘All the posh-bashing that goes on. I wasn’t born into land or titles, or new money, or an oil rig.’

The 36-year-old added he was often ‘castigated as a moaning, rich, public-school b*****d, complaining about only getting posh roles’.

‘It’s just so predictable, so domestic, and so dumb. It makes me think I want to go to America.’

The actor has recently worked on Hollywood productions such as the new Star Trek film and the forthcoming adaptation of The Hobbit.

British actors Dominic West and Damian Lewis, who both attended Eton, have escaped typecasting in the UK by carving out careers in the US.

West played a maverick Irish-American detective in hit series The Wire, while Lewis has won acclaim as a troubled US marine in award-winning show Homeland.

[Gob]

Start of production on the third cycle of the fan-adored detective drama has been moved from January to March. Sources say the shift was necessary to accommodate the busy schedules of the show’s breakout stars, Benedict Cumberbatch (who’s filming Star Trek 2) and Martin Freeman (starring in The Hobbit).

The BBC has not announced a premiere date for season three, but given that January was previously announced as the start of production, fans hoped to see Holmes and Watson return in the summer. Sources say the BBC will air Sherlock series three in late 2013. PBS has to wait until after the BBC’s window. A PBS spokesperson says Sherlock will air either late 2013 — or early 2014.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/26/sherl ... on-3-date/

[GrossDad]

Start of production on the third cycle of the fan-adored detective drama has been moved from January to March. Sources say the shift was necessary to accommodate the busy schedules of the show’s breakout stars, Benedict Cumberbatch (who’s filming Star Trek 2) and Martin Freeman (starring in The Hobbit).

The BBC has not announced a premiere date for season three, but given that January was previously announced as the start of production, fans hoped to see Holmes and Watson return in the summer. Sources say the BBC will air Sherlock series three in late 2013. PBS has to wait until after the BBC’s window. A PBS spokesperson says Sherlock will air either late 2013 — or early 2014.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/26/sherl ... on-3-date/

:{. It's bad enough that a "season" is only three episodes. This adds insult to injury.