Sherlockian Blether

[Idle Miscreant]

Being a ruthlessly antiquated bastard/bluff-old-traditionalist, I avoided the modern BBC version of Sherlock for a hideous length of time. Particularly when the only bit I'd seen of it was Watson with a Mac.
So I've finally watched it, and obviously am massively, pathetically taken by it, like any rational, aesthetically-minded person would be.
Rathbone is still the master Holmes, as far as I'm concerned, but Cumberbatch is a VERY close second, and that's bloody saying something.
Freeman is easily my favourite Watson thus far...He's generally, in the past, been portrayed as a bumbling idiot. Loyal, but with the intelligence and personality of a pot of paint. So Freeman's long-suffering snarkiness and general aura of gloom works brilliantly against Holmes' obliviousness.
They're all wonderful acting choices, actually. Except Molly. I don't understand that at all.

Anyroad.

This thread is for anything even vaguely Sherlock related, and any incarnation thereof. Of course it will shortly fill up with Space's theories about Season 4, but that's also partially why I created it.

This is a good example for anyone who hasn't seen the modern version.




The original Sidney Paget illustrations. I've got the whole book, and in MOST of them, Holmes is just lolling about like a tit, smoking. It's very lethargy-inducing to look at.




SOMETIMES he gets up...