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Comment by I'm SOOOOO Changeable on November 29, 2012 at 5:26pm

They're so lucky, having all those adventures. Exciting moments full of action. Nothing happens to me. Absolutely nothing. My therapist told me to write a blog, but I haven't written a word. My life will never be exciting ever again. After being invalided home from Afghanistan, my life has become completely boring.

Comment by threepipeproblem on September 9, 2012 at 1:06pm

I think we still have some of those contemplative moments though. In Study in Pink, Sherlock has been lying on the sofa with his nicotine patches for who knows how long when John arrives. Then in Scandal, he's so absorbed in the Coventry conundrum that he doesn't even notice John's left.

I think it's supposed to be a contrast of highs and lows. Let's be honest, it is hard to film someone thinking and make it compelling and engaging. The writers and directors are still trying different ways for us to see into his thought process. He did make some fairly quick, off the cuff deductions in the stories. I suppose those are more "exciting" to film.

It's an interpretation, not a direct adaptation by any means, there I agree with you.

Comment by Violet Hunter on September 8, 2012 at 8:18pm

Yes, I see your point  --   which is probably why I prefer the turn-of-the-century version of Holmes. I enjoy "Sherlock," but to me it's one step removed from the "original" Holmes. You can take Sherlock Holmes out of Victorian London, but you can't take Victorian London out of Sherlock Holmes.

Comment by Pamela Bower on September 8, 2012 at 4:29pm

I've been thinking a lot about the point you brought up, Violet, regarding the speedy portrayal of Sherlock's thinking process.  I believe that's a product of the times.  Today's world moves much faster in all aspects, and there is more information to sift through than even there was in Victorian times.  And so, like computers, I do think that Sherlock's mind would work in a different way than it did in "that age before the world went all awry."

Comment by Violet Hunter on May 26, 2012 at 12:48am

I totally agree.

The only thing that sometimes bothers me is the rapid-fire, Star Wars-style filming  --  supposed to show the speed of Holmes' thinking process, but I think the opposite kind of filming -- as shown in your namesake-scene, the "three pipe problem" -- shows off Holmes' superior reasoning abilities to much better effect.

I refer, of course, to Jeremy Brett's performance as Holmes in The Naval Treaty. He sits in his chair before the fireplace smoking his pipe, contemplating the "case," with David Burke as Watson falling asleep in a chair next to him. This slow deduction -- as opposed to BBC Sherlock's fast deduction -- gives more of a feel for the wheels turning in the great mind of Sherlock Holmes as he makes his deductions.

Comment by threepipeproblem on May 25, 2012 at 10:49pm

@Flora, I think everyone has strong and varying feelings on that point. One of the first great shipping wars in literature.

"Non-sexual soulmates" is how I've heard their relationship described. To me the stories aren't about solving mysteries, they are about following the adventures of the greatest pair of best friends in history. I can only hope to form a comparable bond with someone in my life.

Comment by Eva Actress Doggi Actress on May 25, 2012 at 1:11pm

i love this show very much :)

Comment by Joe Riggs on May 24, 2012 at 11:02pm

The BBC's Sherlock has done for Holmes what needed to be done, and the timing couldn't be more perfect. It's about high time my lifelong obsession was a 'Celebrity' again. It's been awhile since Sherlock's name has been on so many lips, and for that I Salute this absolutely epic adaption. 

Comment by Believe In Sherlock on March 14, 2012 at 8:54pm

By the way, I have my own discussion forum dedicated to BBC Sherlock...would be great to see some of you down there - http://sherlock.boardhost.com

Comment by Believe In Sherlock on March 14, 2012 at 8:45pm

Well, they clearly have a very special and unique relationship. I would describe them as being "in a relationship", but an asexual one.

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