Comments | sharon28: Modern Sherlock Holmes adaption

sharon28

Modern Sherlock Holmes adaption

Dec 30, 2008 23:08

Apparently for 2009 the BBC have decided to film a modern version of Sherlock Holmes. Am I the only person who thinks that they should only be messing around with time periods, etc, once they've actually filmed a definitive version with all of the stories as Doyle has written them?

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aingeal8c December 31 2008, 00:03:50 UTC

No I agree entirely with you. I did watch the Rupert Everett version they did which was repeated yesterday. Aside from the fact I didn't think Everett was particularly suited to the role it wasn't even a canon dramatisation. The Hound of the Baskervilles one they did a couple of years ago was also appalling in it's butchering of the canon.

Until the BBC manage at least one decent adaptation filmed recently set in the right period, with the right actors and using the canon then I will be less sceptical.

But honestly taking Holmes and Watson out of a Victorian context when they can't even get that right is plain daft.

*goes off to watch some Jeremy Brett ITV adaptations*

sharon28 January 4 2009, 18:21:16 UTC

But honestly taking Holmes and Watson out of a Victorian context when they can't even get that right is plain daft.

The argument seems to be that at the time they were written they were not set in the past, but in present times. Unfortunately, I cannot see how this is going to hold up. Sherlock Holmes was meant to be ahead of his time. He investigated forensics when the police weren't. To set them now seems a little ridiculous as firstly Sherlock is no longer going to be ahead of his time and secondly Holmes with his now antiquated methods wouldn't be allowed near a police investigation along with any other amateur detective.

Did you see who they've chosen as the new doctor who? I'm not sure about acting ability but I thought he looked kind of Sherlock Holmes-like and he'd be around the right age for when Holmes and Watson first met.

*goes off to watch some Jeremy Brett ITV adaptations*

They're the best they've managed so far and it doesn't look like that's going to change any time soon, unfortunately:(

aingeal8c January 4 2009, 21:00:53 UTC

Unfortunately, I cannot see how this is going to hold up. Sherlock Holmes was meant to be ahead of his time. He investigated forensics when the police weren't.

I agree with you. The whole point was that the amateur was the ground breaker with forensic techniques. These days he would have to have his own lab...

Did you see who they've chosen as the new doctor who? I'm not sure about acting ability but I thought he looked kind of Sherlock Holmes-like and he'd be around the right age for when Holmes and Watson first met.

I have. I hadn't thought about that but he does. Interesting. I would really like to see a first meeting done with then at the canonical ages.

They're the best they've managed so far and it doesn't look like that's going to change any time soon, unfortunately:(

Yes. Well over 20 years later and nobobdy has really come close.

sharon28 January 6 2009, 21:06:32 UTC

I would really like to see a first meeting done with then at the canonical ages.

The only time I've seen the first meeting filmed with the characters at their canonical ages was in the Sherlock Holmes TV series starring Ron Howard and H Marion Crawford. The first part of episode 1 is available on Youtube here:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=b8dml3VZduQ

I'm afraid it's not very good & bad acting abounds, but it's the closest we may get to the first meeting.