Re: Television programmes

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:49 pm

From the Sun:

Sherlock turned into a Doctor Who-dunnit after the TARDIS was spotted in The Hounds Of Baskerville.
Bosses were baffled how the famous blue police box seemed to appear in the BBC1 hit, circled below.

Television programmes - Page 7 Sherlocktardis

Television programmes - Page 7 Sherlocktardis

Did you spot it Eldo?

by Eldorion Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:58 pm

I did not, but it certainly does appear to be the TARDIS! Maybe Steven Moffat is trying to subliminally influence me to give in and watch Who, just like you. Laughing

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Jan 13, 2012 6:41 pm

I was being subliminal! Shocked

I had no idea! Perhaps then I should be more direct! Nod

by Eldorion Fri Jan 13, 2012 6:55 pm

That came out wrong, but we could always use to see what the REAL Petty thinks. Don't hold back!

by Eldorion Sun Jan 15, 2012 6:56 am

Today's the day that the second series of Sherlock comes to a hopefully glorious conclusion. Very Happy

I don't know when I'll be able to catch the episode as that partially depends on how quickly it appears online, so I'm going to steer clear of this thread and other Sherlock-related sites until I have. Hopefully I'll be able to see the episode by Monday the latest. I'll be sure to post my thoughts as soon as I have. Cool

by Mrs Figg Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:23 pm

Saw my first 2 episodes of Sherlock yesterday, the one with the homicidal cabbie, and the one with the fake painting, sheer brillance, even though it wasnt in English. I think Martin Freeman is fab. Very Happy

by Tinuviel Sun Jan 15, 2012 6:25 pm

I'm half way through the first episode of season 2, and watched all of season 1. SOOOOOOOOOO GOOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And I can definitely picture Cumberbatch as Smaug, his voice and his eyes are perfect!
And of course Martin Freeman is just fantastic too!

by Pettytyrant101 Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:32 pm

Be interestig to see how exactly they are going to use Cumnberbatch in his role as Smaug- given they are motion capturing him- I assume this is mainly for facial things not body- but you never know he is quite lanky- maybe they are going to have him writhing about on the floor too! Shocked

by Mrs Figg Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:12 pm

Cumberbutch has reptilian eyes, they are too small for his head and slanted. Nice voice though.

by Pettytyrant101 Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:33 pm

Final episode of Sherlock did not disappoint- loved it. Very Happy

by Kafria Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:42 pm

Totally agree! (Tears streaming!)

by Tinuviel Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:44 pm

Mrs Figg wrote:Cumberbutch has reptilian eyes, they are too small for his head and slanted. Nice voice though.

Exactly why he's perfect!

by Pettytyrant101 Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:30 am

BENEDICT Cumberbatch looks set to play Sherlock Holmes on the big screen – placing him in direct competition with rival star Robert Downey Jr, who also plays the famous detective on film.
Cumberbatch’s portrayal of Holmes in the BBC1 series has won him critical praise and the show’s makers now want to create a movie version featuring the 35-year-old actor and his sidekick Doctor Watson, played by Martin Freeman, 40.
“Due to Benedict and Martin’s film schedules they’ve only been able to make three television episodes for the latest series and it’s felt a film version is the best way forward,” says an insider. “It’s felt there’s no reason two film versions can’t exist at the same time.”- Daily Epress

Interesting.

by Eldorion Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:13 am

Good news and bad news. Razz

Good news is that although it took a while I managed to find a copy of the episode and watch it on the same day it was broadcast. The bad news is that it's been half an hour and I still feel like I'm in shock, so I think it's going to require a bit of time to sink in. And probably a couple of repeat viewings. And while the ending

Spoiler:

by Eldorion Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:16 am

Daily Express wrote:Cumberbatch’s portrayal of Holmes in the BBC1 series has won him critical praise and the show’s makers now want to create a movie version featuring the 35-year-old actor and his sidekick Doctor Watson, played by Martin Freeman, 40.

I find this doubtful. Both co-creators have already said that there will be a third series and it was in fact commissioned at the same time as the second series. So I suspect that Cumberbatch and Freeman will be preoccupied with that on top of The Hobbit and their various other roles. The idea of a feature film with them, while intriguing, sounds to me like baseless tabloid speculation of the sort that had people believing that David Tennant would play Bilbo Baggins. Besides, each episode of Sherlock is practically a feature-length film in and of itself. Cool

by Pettytyrant101 Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:44 am

My guess as to how he did it Eldo-

Spoiler:

by Kafria Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:22 pm

Spoiler:

by Pettytyrant101 Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:29 pm

Spoiler:

by Kafria Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:41 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16573066

Confrimation of the third series!

by Pettytyrant101 Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:43 pm

So looks like the notion of a film is a no go then- good- stick to the format that is working so well I say.

by Ally Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:37 pm

For everyone interested in astronomy watch Stargazing live on BBC 2 8.30pm with Brian Cox well worth a watch, hopefully! Hasn't actually started yet! And yeah, Sherlock was awesome. It was.

by Eldorion Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:44 pm

About the ending:

Spoiler:

While there are some holes in this theory (how could it have been coordinated in such a short time?), I think it's one of the more plausible ones. However, it feels too simple and too easy from the team who used the Bee Gees to get out of the series 1 cliffhanger. I suspect that whatever the explanation is, it will be totally out of left field and no one will have guessed it.

by Eldorion Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:47 pm

Petty mentioned the BBC iPlayer stats in the Dr Who thread which got me interested. I did some reading and it turns out that 2 January was iPlayer's busiest day ever, led by Sherlock, which broke the single-day iPlayer viewing record with over 623,000 views in the 24-hour period. cheers

That was the day after series 2 began.

Would you like to know more?

by Tinuviel Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:23 am

Just watched the Hound of Baskerville at midnight last night, which was a pretty bad idea becasue I was terrifyed a giant dog was going to break into my house! IT WAS SO FREAKY!!!!!!!!!! but SOOOOO amazing!!!! I think that's the best TV episode I've seen ever! (though I've been told that the next episode is even better and will make me cry?) I plan on watching it tonight, but I have to study for finals first!

by Eldorion Wed Jan 18, 2012 5:30 am

CBS in the States has apparently green-lit a pilot for their new series Elementary which is ... an update of Sherlock Holmes set in the present day! Only it's New York City instead of London. What a joke. Apparently they haven't even contacted the creators of Sherlock but are just doing this on their own. When this rumor first began back in September Steven Moffat said:

Dear CBS. A modern day Sherlock Holmes? Where, oh where, did you get THAT idea? We'll be watching!

While I realize Moffat isn't the first person to try to "update" Sherlock Holmes, the timing of this decision with the success of Sherlock just screams greed and opportunism. Not to mention that it will probably be heavily Americanized since the setting is now NYC. Like I said: a joke. Can you tell I'm crabbit? Mad