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Richard Sharpe - He's a Rogue, But He's Our Rogue

Aug 16, 2009 10:58

Title: Richard Sharpe - He's a Rogue, But He's Our Rogue
Author: the_stowaway
Character: Richard Sharpe
Fandom: Sharpe (movie version)
Spoilers: for the entire series
Beta: many thanks to jenna_thorn
Author's Note: For those not familiar with canon, Sharpe is a series of British made-for-TV movies1, based on the novels of Bernard Cornwell, depicting the adventures of ( Read more... )

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Nicely written! dharma_slut August 16 2009, 16:59:43 UTC

I only found out about Sharpe from yours, and Skud's, fanfic, but now have the entire series of books, and the whole family has enjoyed them.

See? fanfic is cultchure!

Re: Nicely written! the_stowaway August 17 2009, 23:00:42 UTC

YAY for another Sharpe fan! And thanks for the compliment!

How does movie!Sharpe differ from book!Sharpe? I don't know because I've only read one of the books - finding them a bit gorier than I really like. (In the movies you can look away if it gets ugly, but reading the words means the image is burned on the brain, and I am a total wimp. Hee!)

And I think you may have me mixed up with someone else; the only Sharpe fic I've written is a a single drabble for the Heathen Gods Challenge, back in 2003! But I'm glad that you found Sharpe in any case. *g*

LOL Yeah, fanfic is totally cultchure!

Book Sharpe V. Movie!Sharpe heatherbelles October 12 2009, 21:52:41 UTC

Much of the attitude is the same. The earlier books have Sharpe as a dark, lanky Londoner, but by the end, the description matches that of Sean Bean (Cornwell even dedicates some of the later ones to SB).

The storylines often differ - sometimes slightly, sometimes the only thing that stays the same is the title!

Re: Book Sharpe V. Movie!Sharpe the_stowaway November 2 2009, 05:57:46 UTC

I'd heard about the book dedications, but not that Cornwell had actually changed his Sharpe to match Bean. Yep, Cornwell is definitely a fan. *g*

Ah, ok, that makes sense about the story lines in the adaptations. Thank you for letting me know!

donutsweeper August 17 2009, 04:58:44 UTC

Oh, I love Sharpe! I don't think I saw all of the ones made, but I must have seen the first few dozens of times each. I loved his interplay with Hogan and Harper, although it's the little asides that add so much- 'Don't you trust me?" 'It's hard to trust a man who just asked to borrow your lockpicks, sir.'

the_stowaway August 17 2009, 22:50:30 UTC

Hee! Yep, that little moment with Cooper always cracks me up. So dry. Sharpe is definitely like no other officer Cooper's encountered.

Isn't Hogan wonderful? He's so shamelessly manipulative. Brian Cox did such a good job.

Thanks for reading!

vjezkova August 17 2009, 07:48:18 UTC

Thank you for your writing. I love Sharpe, and I have read and seen everything possible (and sometimes impossible).I know what an adoration is! :-)

the_stowaway August 17 2009, 22:47:59 UTC

Thank you. I am pleased that you liked it!

fallingtowers August 18 2009, 15:55:39 UTC

That's an excellent, thorough essay! Thanks for making the effort to put it all together for us.

the_stowaway August 18 2009, 17:33:22 UTC

It was no great hardship to re-watch all 15 Sharpes as research for this essay. ;) I had a great time.

I'm so glad you enjoyed the result. Thank you!

(Have you found what you needed to feed your plotbunny, btw? I'm no help, having read only one of the books, but I'm interested to see what comes of your idea. *g*)

fallingtowers August 18 2009, 20:12:45 UTC

It was no great hardship to re-watch all 15 Sharpes as research...

Heh! :DDD

Oh, the folks at look_sharpe were incredibly helpful. If I ever manage to tackle that bunny, I shall have to thank them again. (Big fat 'if', though -- I often put my notes and drafts away for months in a row when writer's block hits...)

the_stowaway August 18 2009, 20:46:23 UTC

YAY for good info! And omg I hear you about writer's block. The number of bunnies I have languishing - files of notes, partially completed drafts, even the ones that are just items on a list - is truly mind-boggling. Thank goodness hard drive space is cheap. ;) That way I can keep them around until I can actually *do* something with them.

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splix February 19 2010, 04:10:29 UTC

This was lots of fun to read - thank you! :)

the_stowaway May 29 2011, 19:42:58 UTC

Good heavens! I am so sorry I haven't replied until now. Stupid LJ never sent me your comment.

Thanks you so much for reading and for commenting!