Re: [h-cost] Sherlock
not due to be on until Sunday night, the 24th, here in Oregon, the first one... Study in Pink. It's been set up in the recorder for several days now! We enjoyed the Downey/Law movie of last year, a lot; otherwise Jeremy Brett is our fav' (right, except for the Private Life of SH movie, 1970, which is all-time favorite of my husband's) chimene On Oct 22, 2010, at 10:04 PM, Lavolta Press wrote: Has anyone seen it, and how does it come across to fans of the original books and the various movies set in the Victorian and Edwardian eras? I've only seen a newspaper review. I've always thought that if Holmes were alive today, he'd be a computer geek, probably developing viruses and cracking passwords just to see if he could, but never releasing the viruses or using the hacked material for anything evil. I think it was a neat touch that in the original version, Watson was a veteran of an Afghanistan campaign--and in the updated version, he still is. On the other hand, I'm not sure I would like seeing a modernized version . . . Fran Lavolta Press Two new books of 1880s clothing patterns! www.lavoltapress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Sherlock
The first episode is a little slow, but much of that is due to the introduction of the characters, the subsequent episodes are better, and the series has now been recomissoned.. I enjoyed it, but it seems a little odd with no nice outfits to look at. sam On 23 Oct 2010, at 09:09, Patricia Dunham wrote: not due to be on until Sunday night, the 24th, here in Oregon, the first one... Study in Pink. It's been set up in the recorder for several days now! We enjoyed the Downey/Law movie of last year, a lot; otherwise Jeremy Brett is our fav' (right, except for the Private Life of SH movie, 1970, which is all-time favorite of my husband's) chimene On Oct 22, 2010, at 10:04 PM, Lavolta Press wrote: Has anyone seen it, and how does it come across to fans of the original books and the various movies set in the Victorian and Edwardian eras? I've only seen a newspaper review. I've always thought that if Holmes were alive today, he'd be a computer geek, probably developing viruses and cracking passwords just to see if he could, but never releasing the viruses or using the hacked material for anything evil. I think it was a neat touch that in the original version, Watson was a veteran of an Afghanistan campaign--and in the updated version, he still is. On the other hand, I'm not sure I would like seeing a modernized version . . . Fran Lavolta Press Two new books of 1880s clothing patterns! www.lavoltapress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Sherlock
On the other hand, I'm not sure I would like seeing a modernized version . . . Updated Holmes is one of the oldest tricks in the book...even Hollywood did it with fanfare with the Rathbone series in the late-30s/early-40s. I did not mind the pilot but thought it would make a good occasional bit of viewing rather than a series given the zapping around the screen and the oddball split-screening directors have fallen in lust with over the last decade -- stop trying to find ways to excite us and just excite us. Still, the performances are strong enough to let your memories of previous versions slip away for the duration. Holmes as a sociopath worked well, Watson as an old warrior did so too. The Moriarty hints were nice but Mycroft stuck out like dog's whatsits. I never watched the second and third episodes due to work but probably would if it did not mean doing anything more than flicking the TV switch. I guess that's the whole review: good, watchable but you would not go out of your way for it, -C. This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Sherlock
Okay, I was about to post a what on earth are you people talking about post, but several minutes with google and my DVR answered that! For anyone else who didn't already know what they were talking about but is interested, it's a BBC series that will air on PBS starting Oct 24 at ...as Masterpiece Mystery, which explains why my DVR couldn't find it as Sherlock. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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It depends on location as to when it aired/will air. I have to wait for Halloween night for the first episode! I've loved Sherlock since I was a kid reading all the stories, so I look forward to seeing how good or how bad this remake is. Kimiko Small http://www.kimiko1.com Be the change you want to see in the world. ~ Ghandi The Tudor Lady's Wardrobe pattern http://www.margospatterns.com/ From: Elena House exst...@gmail.com but is interested, it's a BBC series that will air on PBS starting Oct 24 at ...as Masterpiece Mystery, which explains why my DVR couldn't find it as Sherlock. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Sherlock
Hi, Lisa here, delurking. Actually I thought the absolute BEST version of Sherlock Holmes was the Russian Sherlock Holmes, a series filmed in the late 70's and early 80's in Russian with subtitles. They got hte dress right and the sets and scenes are amazing. Of greatest improtance, however, is that they actually got the STORIES right, unlike the Jeremy Brett versions, which usually sacrificed the literary story, as well as giving his HOlmes a rather malicious demeanor, I thought. Jeremy Brett is my LEAST favorite HOlmes ever. I thought the Robert Downey movie was ok, but really dragged on; however, visually, at least, it was good. Try googling Russian Sherlock HOlmes. I don't know if there is way to get them on DVD, I have recorded them off my TV where they are on Channel 451, MHZ International Mysteries. on Sunday and Tues nights, along with other international series. Yours in cosutming, Lis aA On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 01:09:19 -0700 Patricia Dunham chim...@ravensgard.org writes: not due to be on until Sunday night, the 24th, here in Oregon, the first one... Study in Pink. It's been set up in the recorder for several days now! We enjoyed the Downey/Law movie of last year, a lot; otherwise Jeremy Brett is our fav' (right, except for the Private Life of SH movie, 1970, which is all-time favorite of my husband's) chimene On Oct 22, 2010, at 10:04 PM, Lavolta Press wrote: Has anyone seen it, and how does it come across to fans of the original books and the various movies set in the Victorian and Edwardian eras? I've only seen a newspaper review. I've always thought that if Holmes were alive today, he'd be a computer geek, probably developing viruses and cracking passwords just to see if he could, but never releasing the viruses or using the hacked material for anything evil. I think it was a neat touch that in the original version, Watson was a veteran of an Afghanistan campaign--and in the updated version, he still is. On the other hand, I'm not sure I would like seeing a modernized version . . . Fran Lavolta Press Two new books of 1880s clothing patterns! www.lavoltapress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] h-costume Digest, Vol 9, Issue 297
Message: 9 Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 20:49:49 +1100 From: stils...@netspace.net.au To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] Sherlock Message-ID: 1287827389.4cc2afbd24...@webmail.netspace.net.au Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On the other hand, I'm not sure I would like seeing a modernized version . . . Updated Holmes is one of the oldest tricks in the book...even Hollywood did it with fanfare with the Rathbone series in the late-30s/early-40s. I did not mind the pilot but thought it would make a good occasional bit of viewing rather than a series given the zapping around the screen and the oddball split-screening directors have fallen in lust with over the last decade -- stop trying to find ways to excite us and just excite us. Still, the performances are strong enough to let your memories of previous versions slip away for the duration. Holmes as a sociopath worked well, Watson as an old warrior did so too. The Moriarty hints were nice but Mycroft stuck out like dog's whatsits. I never watched the second and third episodes due to work but probably would if it did not mean doing anything more than flicking the TV switch. I guess that's the whole review: good, watchable but you would not go out of your way for it, -C. You can flick the TV switch tonight - it's been showing on free to air in Australia with the third episode on tonight. Just not on the ABC, where you'd imagine it would be. I liked the first episode a great deal. I was a bit distracted during the second, but it struck me as less good. Claire ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
