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Comment on Sherlock: The Reichenbach Fall by Maggie

Maggie — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:47:44 +0000

Simon, Thank you for your piece on the last? Sherlock. I am not an avid reader of Conan Doyle and was having difficulty understanding what exactly was happening. Now, you have helped me understand and to a certain extent enjoy (if that’s the correct word) the whole piece.

Comment on Sherlock: The Reichenbach Fall by artemis scribe

artemis scribe — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:18:44 +0000

and the second reference was when Sherlock and Jim had tea at Baker Street, the whole bit where Sherlock stops playing the Violin and Jim stops on the stairs because each knows the other is there is a scene excatly lifted from an earlier Basil Rathbone film “The Woman in Green”.

Comment on Sherlock: The Reichenbach Fall by Richard

Richard — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:39:37 +0000

I would have a guess that one of the “nods to the past” would be Douglas Wilmer (credited as “Diogenes Gent”), as the man hammering away at the bell with his cane when John breaks the Club rule of silence.

Oh, and if Holmes can fake his own death, so can Moriarty

Comment on Shocked by Sherlock? – The problems with diversity on TV. by Simon

Simon — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:47:16 +0000

Thanks Matt!

Yours was rather good too – I’m particularly glad you pointed out that, as far as the adaptation of the original story went, Irene did win. But as you say, Moffat then carries the narrative on. You could almost see the second half of the story as a sequel of sorts.

And no, of course Moffat’s not a sexist – but then isn’t it interesting that we’re pointing it out and we’re both men? *IRONY*

Comment on Shocked by Sherlock? – The problems with diversity on TV. by Matt (@GravityShmavity)

Matt (@GravityShmavity) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:36:04 +0000

What a brilliant, well thought through article. I, more or less, made some similar points in my own post (http://goo.gl/UsY7p) – it’s good to see someone else defending Moffat who I truly believe is not a sexist.

Bravo sir!

Comment on Misfits: Series 3, Episode 8 by Andrew Chalkley

Andrew Chalkley — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:04:25 +0000

How about the Laptop that had a video of Alisha talking about their powers but that timeline didn’t happen?

Comment on Series 6, Episode 7: A Good Man Goes to War by Shocked by Sherlock? – The problems with diversity on TV. | Simon's incoherent blog

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:39:56 +0000

[...] continued this trend, with characters like the “thin, fat, married, gay Anglican Marines” in A Good Man Goes to War, and the Doctor’s general acceptance of every kind of relationship – as exemplified by his [...]

Comment on Doctor Who: Series 6, Episode 12–Closing Time by Shocked by Sherlock? – The problems with diversity on TV. | Simon's incoherent blog

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:57:47 +0000

[...] Of course, Russell T Davies made giant strides here, first with the breakout success of Queer as Folk, then with the “just like anyone else” gay characters in Doctor Who. For which he was, of course, accused of having a “gay agenda”. Again, this is an issue depending on the preconceptions of the viewer, and this viewer saw it as a positive step that, in the Whoniverse, gayness was just accepted (except in the historical context where it wouldn’t have been, in stories set in the past, but even this is generally handled well). For my money, Moffat’s run on the show has continued this trend, with characters like the “thin, fat, married, gay Anglican Marines” in A Good Man Goes to War, and the Doctor’s general acceptance of every kind of relationship – as exemplified by his kissing James Corden to distract him in Closing Time. [...]

Comment on Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia by Shocked by Sherlock? – The problems with diversity on TV. | Simon's incoherent blog

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:57:30 +0000

[...] hypothesised in my review of Monday’s Sherlock, the pre-watershed broadcast of (discreetly shot) nudity (only Irene Adler’s, I note, not [...]

Comment on Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia by Simon

Simon — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 01:11:20 +0000

Yes, I’d forgotten “The Valley of Fear” (although Moriarty doesn’t actually appear in that one, even though he’s pulling the strings) largely for the reason you mention!