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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-11 08:09 PM
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I watching Sherlock Holmes on PBS and seeing Sherlock Holmes on a computer
IM'ing someone just does not fucking compute!

:wtf:
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Love Bug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-11 08:59 PM
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1. Victorian Holmes was a modern man for his times
Edited on Tue Nov-15-11 09:00 PM by Love Bug
In placing the character in current time it only makes sense he would take advantage of the technology available to him. The Victorian Holmes used telegrams, telephones, fingerprints, cast footprints, used a microscope, kept an index of all kinds of subjects, etc. He would have jumped at the chance to use the internet had it been available to him. You're just not used to seeing him outside of the Victorian trappings, that's all. The "Sherlock" series is great; give it a chance!
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-11 09:48 PM
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4. It was actually quite interesting. I thought it was going to devolve into
claptrap US sitcoms, but it didn't.
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-11 09:54 PM
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7. Its BBC, ain't it, mad? Them don't do no claptrap US sitcom, ya know!
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 04:50 AM
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13. I especially liked the way the writers gave Watson a believable reason
for putting up with Holmes.
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 06:50 AM
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23. Never. But thanks for the warning! (I'm about to order the entire Basil Rathbone set.)
I read all SH when I was in 9th grade; I loved the setting to the extent of visiting "221-B Baker Street" as an adult.

Nothing will induce me to watch a modernized Holmes, put out there solely to grab the attention and $$ pledges of an a-historical generation.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-11 09:20 PM
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2. You should see the computers this guy uses!


(Albeit, not while he is doing his Sherlock thing.)
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freshwest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 04:08 PM
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16. No, my dear Watson, er, GreenPartyVoter! HE IS A computer! Cool pix, thanks.
BTW, is it getting cold over there yet?

We may have snow tomorrow and below freezing temps to make it stick. It's really chilly now.

So I'll get going on some more cooking...

:hi:
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 05:51 PM
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17. It was in the low 60s here the last few days! Going down to the mid-40s for the rest of the week. I
have one last shot to move my plants over to the new house. Have been so lazy about it. Turns out that it was far easier putting them in at age 30 than removing them at 40! Ugh!
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freshwest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 07:31 PM
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18. I think the thing... Is coming your way. Try to get it done or just donate them to the next person!
And you're just a baby! I had to say that. Gee, I could be your mom!
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 07:37 PM
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19. LOL I suppose if worse comes to worst, maybe the landlord will let me return for them this spring.
:D
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-11 09:21 PM
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3. Jumped to Rachel before the end; what happened?
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-11 09:49 PM
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5. No spoilers. Doesn't PBS repeat these shows?
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-11 09:52 PM
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6. Prolly, mad, + given our 3 PBS channels more likely to find it.
:hi:
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-11 10:05 PM
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8. It was on WETA. Channel 526 on Fios HD.
:hi:
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-11 10:08 PM
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9. Yup, that's where I saw 99% of it, and then went to Rachel.
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 04:44 AM
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Netflix is streaming them. n/t
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 04:44 AM
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Self delete
Edited on Wed Nov-16-11 04:45 AM by sarge43
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 04:44 AM
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12. Self delete
Edited on Wed Nov-16-11 04:45 AM by sarge43
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 03:26 PM
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14. Just saw the end of it.
:thumbsup:
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-11 10:30 PM
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10. But seeing him on TV does?
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-11 11:47 PM
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11. *snort*
Love your sig line!! Anything to irritate the "why would someone un-rec this thread" police!!

:thumbsup:
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bikebloke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 03:52 PM
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15. Is this Series One?
Or has Series Two come out?

I really liked the modern Holmes.
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 07:38 PM
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20. I didn't notice, as i didn't know there was a modern Holmes. It did suck us in, though.
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Love Bug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 07:53 PM
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21. Series two will show here next May,
earlier in the UK.
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 06:34 AM
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22. Yes. Series Two is supposed to be shown next spring. n/t
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