Sherlock

[The Vicar]

What it lacked in smugness it more than made up for in predictability.

Isn't that a Pink Floyd song? "...I....have become.....predictably smug....."?

[Bob Samonkey]

Aww... I enjoyed it....

[The Vicar]

Aww... I enjoyed it....

Yeah, I'm just pissing in the dark...I haven't been able to see any of the new Sherlocks.

[Bob Samonkey]

Aww..... How sad. I cheat....

[Fievel]

Yeah, I'm just pissing in the dark...I haven't been able to see any of the new Sherlocks.

And these two statements are somehow related?

[The Vicar]

Yeah, I'm just pissing in the dark...I haven't been able to see any of the new Sherlocks.

And these two statements are somehow related?

If you're going to start talking sense, I'm out.


No wait - it's still lit..........

[Al Shut]

If it's lit, how can it be dark when you piss?


Does the police in the new episodes still seem even more incompetent than in the original stories because we live in the 21st century now?

[Fievel]

Does the police in the new episodes still seem even more incompetent than in the original stories because we live in the 21st century now?

They're pretty much absent in the first two episodes, although their brief appearance in the first episode did smell of overly-dramatic (smug?) incompetence.

[Leckomaniac]

(smug?)

Ugh, this is a Sherlock thread. I know Mr. Cumberbatch is in the Hobbit, but lately this entire thread has been about his character in those films and NOT Sherlock.

MOVE ON PEOPLE!

*checks wikipedia*

And his character is Smaug, not Smug. Psh. Idiots.

[The Vicar]

Smaug was smug......say that really fast five times.

[Fievel]

Smaug was smug......say that really fast five times.

Isn't that what they're chanting in the new Batman trailer?
"Smaug was smug Smaug was Smaug was Smaug was smug Smaug was Smaug was Smaug was smug Smaug was Smaug was Smaug was smug Smaug was Smaug was, etc."

[The Vicar]

Couldn't tell what the frak Bane was saying......could have been "smog's a slut"......

[Leckomaniac]

What an amazing finale. Love, love, loved it.

[Ribbons]

You smug bastard.

[Bob Samonkey]

I liked it too...

[Fievel]

I just turned my wife on to this. She just watched the first season finale with that bitch of a cliffhanger. I thought she was going to throw something at the TV. I've seen the first two of the second season but am waiting for her to catch up and watch the third together.


THIRD SEASON CONFIRMED!

[John-Locke]

meh, Moriarty's plot to frame Sherlock was pretty obvious and the closing scenes had no emotional impact because it was obvious Sherlock wasn't dead (no doubt season 3 will reveal Molly helped him out somehow, plus he picked the roof as the meeting place, plus the bike knocked Watson over so they could have released Sherlock from his safety harness and poured some blood down or some such trickery)

I still enjoy the show for what it is (fun) but find the high praise it gets rather baffling.

[papalazeru]

meh, Moriarty's plot to frame Sherlock was pretty obvious and the closing scenes had no emotional impact because it was obvious Sherlock wasn't dead (no doubt season 3 will reveal Molly helped him out somehow, plus he picked the roof as the meeting place, plus the bike knocked Watson over so they could have released Sherlock from his safety harness and poured some blood down or some such trickery)

I still enjoy the show for what it is (fun) but find the high praise it gets rather baffling.

It's the Americans, they lap this shit up. That's why we keep making it.

I agree with you I don't understand all the praise but it is entertaining. As for Moriarty, is he definitely dead? Sherlock never once checked the body. There is the theory that it might have been Moriarty's body being thrown down instead but I don't buy that. I think Moriarty did the same trick as Sherlock, a death scene.

[John-Locke]

There is the theory that it might have been Moriarty's body being thrown down instead

No chance of that,you see his arms flailing about, it looks like Benedict even did the stunt himself or someone who looks an awful lot like him.

[papalazeru]

There is the theory that it might have been Moriarty's body being thrown down instead

No chance of that,you see his arms flailing about, it looks like Benedict even did the stunt himself or someone who looks an awful lot like him.

But, you agree that Moriarty could still be alive? He's a popular enough character, sort of modelled on John Simm as the Master in Doctor Who. No doubt he'll be back.

[Bob Samonkey]

It's the Americans, they lap this shit up. That's why we keep making it.

I agree with you I don't understand all the praise but it is entertaining.

[DennisMM]

You do realize that those Americans who follow laws still have four months to wait? *sniff*

[Bob Samonkey]

Sorry... But on the plus side you wont be on the block when they pass all of those pesky laws in the near future...

[TonyWilson]

All I'm saying is a rubber ball held in your armpit can stop your pulse from being felt.

[The Vicar]

All I'm saying is a rubber ball held in your armpit can stop your pulse from being felt.

Boy, I'm really hoping there's a story behind that one.

[Fievel]

Finally got around to the season 2 finale.
These bastards have the cliffhanger down to a cruel science. I lack the intellect to understand how either Sherlock or Moriarty could possibly be alive - especially Moriarty since we never saw him after the rooftop. And yes, I'll qualify myself as another American that eats this shit up. I eat it up, and it tastes quite good, thank you very much. They are apparently coming out with an American version of this (set in New York, of course). Fuck that. I want my Sherlock set in London. And smug.

[The Vicar]

Sherlock Holmes belongs in England, played by an American actor.

Cumberbatch VS Downey - Cage Match!

[Fievel]

Sherlock Holmes belongs in England, played by an American actor.

Cumberbatch VS Downey - Cage Match!

Perhaps Cumberbatch could play an American in the next RDJ Sherlock Holmes film?

[ironic name]

Finally got around to the season 2 finale.
These bastards have the cliffhanger down to a cruel science. I lack the intellect to understand how either Sherlock or Moriarty could possibly be alive - especially Moriarty since we never saw him after the rooftop. And yes, I'll qualify myself as another American that eats this shit up. I eat it up, and it tastes quite good, thank you very much. They are apparently coming out with an American version of this (set in New York, of course). Fuck that. I want my Sherlock set in London. And smug.

they also have last minute saves down to a science, on who, its great - here is kinda silly.
"I need you to stand exactly there"
why? so he couldn't see him hit the ground.
because he didn't, obviously.

[Bloo]

if anyone hasn't procured copies yet via whatever means you choose, I got word today (thanks to my local PBS affiliate answering the question on Facebook) Sherlock SERIES 2 (not season 2 Smokey Hills Public Television) airs on Masterpiece Mystery starting May 6

[Ribbons]

Just a reminder to all the Yanks, this starts airing on PBS tonight. At... 9? 8? I don't know, in a couple of hours anyways.

[minstrel]

I went to visit my sister and her family for Xmas, and they were all going nuts over this series, and they forced me to watch it. Actually, I was hooked within five minutes or so of Sherlock himself making his first entrance, so no real forcing was required. We watched both series in their entirety.

So when I got back home to SoCal on Friday, I immediately bought both series and have been showing them to my roomie. He's on the fence about it, because, while he likes the scripts and the wit, Sherlock really is an asshole in this series. Cumberbatch's Sherlock is more of an asshole than any other version my roomie has seen, and he thinks the portrayal crosses the line. And he thinks Watson is too wimpy. I disagree with him there - Watson is not too wimpy; he just LOOKS too wimpy, being a hobbit and all.

Anyway, I really like the series, and my roomie is sorta okay with it, and we're going to watch the last two episodes tonight. (I've seen them both already, of course, but I'm happy to watch them again.)

[TheBaxter]

So when I got back home to SoCal on Friday, I immediately bought both series and have been showing them to my roomie. He's on the fence about it, because, while he likes the scripts and the wit, Sherlock really is an asshole in this series. Cumberbatch's Sherlock is more of an asshole than any other version my roomie has seen, and he thinks the portrayal crosses the line. And he thinks Watson is too wimpy.

sounds like they're pretty true to the books.

[Ribbons]

Good news for all Sherlock fans (including me): they've agreed to at least *2* more seasons!

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/61425

They might have blown their load by killing Moriarty before the series was even half-over, but then that's a noble tradition that dates back to Conan Doyle himself.