This is coming on the Sky Living Network. I saw a preview the other night, but no mention whatsoever of pipe smoking! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18712400
New "Sherlock Holmes" Series
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It is intersting to watch the different incarnations of The Great Detective. If given the opportunity I'll watch it but few of these iterations are as good as the original character. I never tire of Holmes.
This one seems like it has a high likelihood of being a total stinker, but I'm not the best judge of the work.
In my opinion, its very hard for anyone to bet Jeremy Brett's portrayal of Doyle's Holmes. The actor who plays Mycroft in the same series is excellent as well.
I read most of the stories years ago and have seen many of the film and TV adaptations. I'm sure I'm missing something but I am not a fan of Jeremy Brett's interpretation. He just seems too fragile, both mentally and physically.
Though I know they're taking liberties, I did enjoy both Robert Downey Jr's and Benedict Cumberbatch's portrayals. Obviously not canon, but very enjoyable.
The upcoming CBS series looks terrible.
Though I know they're taking liberties, I did enjoy both Robert Downey Jr's and Benedict Cumberbatch's portrayals. Obviously not canon, but very enjoyable.
The upcoming CBS series looks terrible.
Yes, it's true Jeremy Brett suffered from Bi-Polar Disorder and he also had heart problems. They were so bad the last episodes he played in (Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes), he was unhappy with his looks since the medication he was on made him retain water which in turn made him look "fat". He made it a point to be fully clothed in a jacket and all to help cover his "bulk". In those last episodes, he DID seem fragile, but that's because he was. Charles Gray (Mycroft) was called in to fill in in several episodes in which Mycroft makes no appearance in the Doyle stories.
Obviously, I think Brett is the ultimate Holmes (Duh! Bet no one coulda figured THAT out...), which isn't to say I don't enjoy Holmes' more recent portrayals (e.g. Downey, Jr. & Cumberbatch). Both actors bring a different part of Holmes to the screen that had never been explored before in previous incarnations. I think the Downey's Holmes see things as Holmes would, where his mind and powers of observation are always on. Cumberbatch brings Holmes' anti-social/sociopathic tendencies to the front while keeping in line with his true affection for Martin Freeman's Watson. While I will watch this new version, in the fall, I fear it will suffer from too many suit-fingers in the pot and ultimately fail.
For me, when I read the stories, I hear Edward Hardwicke's Watson narrating, Brett's voice for Holmes, Rosalie Williams' Mrs. Hudson, and Gray's Mycroft.
FWIW, if anyone is interested, Anthony Horowitz's new Holmes novel, "House of Silk", which has been approved of as canon by the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Estate is a very good read and it stay in line with the rest if the stories Doyle wrote both in theme and writing. I'm looking forward to more stories so long as they stay within the line so distinctly set down by Doyle.
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Obviously, I think Brett is the ultimate Holmes (Duh! Bet no one coulda figured THAT out...), which isn't to say I don't enjoy Holmes' more recent portrayals (e.g. Downey, Jr. & Cumberbatch). Both actors bring a different part of Holmes to the screen that had never been explored before in previous incarnations. I think the Downey's Holmes see things as Holmes would, where his mind and powers of observation are always on. Cumberbatch brings Holmes' anti-social/sociopathic tendencies to the front while keeping in line with his true affection for Martin Freeman's Watson. While I will watch this new version, in the fall, I fear it will suffer from too many suit-fingers in the pot and ultimately fail.
For me, when I read the stories, I hear Edward Hardwicke's Watson narrating, Brett's voice for Holmes, Rosalie Williams' Mrs. Hudson, and Gray's Mycroft.
FWIW, if anyone is interested, Anthony Horowitz's new Holmes novel, "House of Silk", which has been approved of as canon by the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Estate is a very good read and it stay in line with the rest if the stories Doyle wrote both in theme and writing. I'm looking forward to more stories so long as they stay within the line so distinctly set down by Doyle.
-Jason
I sometimes listen to the radio series of Sherlock Holmes on Imagination Theater.
Holmes is played by John Patrick Lowrie. He has a great voice.
Wikipedia has a good list of Adaptations of Sherlock Holmes for those of you who may want to experience more.
I still think the written stories are best.
Holmes is played by John Patrick Lowrie. He has a great voice.
Wikipedia has a good list of Adaptations of Sherlock Holmes for those of you who may want to experience more.
I still think the written stories are best.
Still my favorite Holmes was Basil Rathbone. Saturday, late night/early morning actually, smoking my Calabash pipe watching the movies in Black & White on the tube. The year 1969 to be exact. Ahhh the memories.
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