tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post2382255444163816860..comments2024-02-17T14:57:50.954-05:00Comments on The Verdant Dude: HolmesVerdant Earlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-38471779820405089412013-04-03T16:20:47.195-04:002013-04-03T16:20:47.195-04:00RW - I have comment moderation on for posts over 7...RW - I have comment moderation on for posts over 7 days, that's why your first comment didn't show up.<br /><br />Glad you loved it. I'll have to find out if Cumberbatch checked out Brett's version prior to joining the cast. I love Martin Freeman as Watson too. Very good actor doing a nice spin on the character. I loved the "three patch problem" thing too. Brought a big smile to my face. Can't wait for the next season. Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-64337029034321266502013-03-31T11:09:03.734-04:002013-03-31T11:09:03.734-04:00I don't think this took my comment the other d...I don't think this took my comment the other day? But I took your lead and watched the Holmes version of which you spoke.<br /><br />I'll repeat just in case, but I'm not a big fan of modernizations of classics. Like Shakespeare, I don't like going to the theatre to see The Merchant of Venice set in a gas station in Peoria, or turned into a western... stuff like that.<br /><br />But I have to say that if I had to pick the very best modernization of Holmes I would easily go with the Cumberbatch rendition. <br /><br />The production values are superior, I love the twists on the classic stories (Scarlett/Pink... "this is a three patch problem" instead of a three bowl problem... I get it, because after all, I AM a Holmsian fanatic & pick up small shit like that) in this case. The introduction of modern tech and all that.<br /><br />Also, I see a lot of Jermey Brett's influence in Cumberbatch. If they each arrived at their characterizations separately then good on the younger man. If he is referencing Brett's work in his rendition... then good on the young man still.<br /><br />So I enjoyed them. ALL of them.<br /><br />Now... Earl... it's your turn.RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416316296228157208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-61297047036657769322013-03-29T23:01:01.808-04:002013-03-29T23:01:01.808-04:00Not normally someone, at all, who likes the modern...Not normally someone, at all, who likes the modernizations on Holmes. I couldn't stomach Downey & co.'s latest. So I went into it a little - no, a lot - negative. It had a lot to overcome.<br /><br />And it overcame it well. <br /><br />Very high production values, and I love the "shut up," "I wasn't saying anything.' "You were thinking, it's annoying."<br /><br />I could get used to this guy, and I see a universe of Jeremy Brett in the performance.<br /><br />I will never favor modernizations. I think they usually end up cheap. This is the exception.<br /><br />Thanks. very well done stuff.<br /><br />Your turn...RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416316296228157208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-52761567787891555262013-03-28T12:35:41.958-04:002013-03-28T12:35:41.958-04:00i watched holmes a few times. it's exhausting ...i watched holmes a few times. it's exhausting all that figuring things out and following the plot twists and whatnot.<br /><br />more power to you though. <br /><br />:) Mrs. Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360433416733092249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-40165059716780872122013-03-16T09:05:39.909-04:002013-03-16T09:05:39.909-04:00Yes! that's it, sugar. i agree with you on all...Yes! that's it, sugar. i agree with you on all things holmesian! i looked on the cbs site and only xfound 5 episodes, too. aside, we JUST watched the first season of the bbc version AGAIN last night! *cheers* xoxxosavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-11416219415002719702013-03-15T11:35:13.452-04:002013-03-15T11:35:13.452-04:00i didnt know that martin freeman was in the bbc ve...i didnt know that martin freeman was in the bbc version. i fucking love that guy.. might have to watch it.<br /><br />but i HATED HATED HATED the first guy richie movie. downey mumbled thru his lines so bad that i literally could understand about half of what he said. didnt even bother with the 2nd...Slydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170343849186268727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-45187840542106395062013-03-14T10:37:41.782-04:002013-03-14T10:37:41.782-04:00RW - No problem. I immediately dropped it in my qu...RW - No problem. I immediately dropped it in my queue on your recommendation, and I plan to start watching it this weekend with a rousing marathon and a bottle of Irish Whiskey (it's St. Patty's Day fer crissakes!). I just want you to check out the new shit too. It's all good.Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-58816127230828347152013-03-14T07:42:09.922-04:002013-03-14T07:42:09.922-04:00No I haven't seen that, and will try. But real...No I haven't seen that, and will try. But really, earl, the Jeremy Brett version - which lastest many seasons and did a LOT of the stories (and is, indeed, on Netflix) was called "quintessential" not by me but by those folks who are Holmes-o-philes. You know the group I mean - there are tons of Holmes groups around the world. The Baker Street Irregulars, the Sherlock Holmes Society. That sort of thing.<br /><br />These are the kind of guys who can tell you what kind of tobacco he had in his sock. These groups have existed since the mid-1900's if not before. And THEY are the ones who say things like "quintessential" and "definitive" and stuff like that. Not me.<br /><br />If you read the section of Brett's life in the link I provided you will see how inextricably Brett and Holmes became entwined.<br /><br />I will do my best to see your suggestions because I also love the Holmes stories. but... dude... Happy Mommy is not one of my biggest fans. And if she'll stand next to me on this one - what's your problem?RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416316296228157208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-58967045570065436912013-03-13T22:46:13.232-04:002013-03-13T22:46:13.232-04:00RW - have you seen the Cumberbatch version yet? Be...RW - have you seen the Cumberbatch version yet? Because I'd like for you to see it before you label anything else quintessential. Just sayin'. Won't take too long out of your life. Just 6 episodes.Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-53410441546941054302013-03-13T22:39:29.008-04:002013-03-13T22:39:29.008-04:00RW and Happy Mommy - I will listen to your advice ...RW and Happy Mommy - I will listen to your advice and watch. Happily. Thanks!Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-17044297332934432622013-03-13T10:46:35.198-04:002013-03-13T10:46:35.198-04:00Hey! I agree with RW on something! Jeremy Brett&#...Hey! I agree with RW on something! Jeremy Brett's BBC Sherlock Holmes was an awesome series, and worth watching. I'm pretty sure they are on Netflix.Happy Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220932297470584934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-44737210459750373722013-03-13T08:01:51.583-04:002013-03-13T08:01:51.583-04:00Hit Publish before intended...
here;'s what t...Hit Publish before intended...<br /><br />here;'s what the above post was missing...<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_BrettRWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416316296228157208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-80968257295389592012013-03-13T07:32:01.256-04:002013-03-13T07:32:01.256-04:00Jeremy Brett has been labeled the essential Holmes...Jeremy Brett has been labeled the essential Holmes by all the Sherlockian societies around the world. "Quintessential" is the word one often hears. And I agree.<br /><br />To the point where if anyone disagrees with that, I cannot be their friend.RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416316296228157208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-31661529461820253672013-03-12T22:52:18.060-04:002013-03-12T22:52:18.060-04:00Yeah, I'll probably just wait until it becomes...Yeah, I'll probably just wait until it becomes available someplace. Unless I really fall in love with it these next few episodes that are available on demand. Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-15085532111731765542013-03-12T21:34:13.177-04:002013-03-12T21:34:13.177-04:00I subscribed to Elementary via iTunes. I don't...I subscribed to Elementary via iTunes. I don't know of anywhere to see the early episodes for free. :-(Dave2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15376066552003396828noreply@blogger.com