Sorry, Jeremy Brett just always rubbed me the totally wrong way as
Holmes. He never let Holmes show any compassion, but was always very
snobbish and superior, esp. to Watson. And in the books, Holmes doesn't
treat Watson that way . And far too many liberties were taken with the
actual plots. The Russian Sherlock Holmes, by contrast, pretty much
follows the stories as written (without having to dwell on cocaine AT
ALL, which after all, was not a major part of the narratives) AND the
costumes and sets are more reminiscent of Victorian times as well.
But that is is all water under the bridge, as both of those series will
not be resurrected. The actor who played the Russian version also died.
Yours in costuming, Lisa A
On Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:22:11 -0800 (PST) Galadriel
galadrielfi...@yahoo.com writes:
Don't blaspheme Jeremy Brett! I totally disagree that he was
robot... I found him very subtle and the most perfect Holmes! Yes,
he strayed from the book by having Holmes give up his cocaine
addiction but the reasons he did it are sweet (Brett said he wanted
to be a good role model for kids). And, oh, he wears the clothes
well! I also like that they didn't resort to the inappropriate
deerstalker cap unless he was outdoors in the country! And even
then they stayed away from the plaid to not give in to cliche.
Huge Holmes fanatic, huge Brett fanatic. A marriage made in heaven
for me!! It's only too sad he wasn't able to finish the series.
--Rachel
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