@Wisht Thanks, it´s an Hommage to my old commodore 64.

@JimtheFish  I remember it dimly, have to rewatch it. Not quite like the book. They often took endeavours rather to interprete Horror classics instead of following the book. They tried to give it a psychological turn here. Maybe they should have had a look at Mary Shelley´s letters, pr…[Read more]

@JimTheFish

Compare that to now where The Empty Hearse etc certainly seem to be reacting to what’s happening in the social media-sphere. The question is whether it weakens or strengthens it as drama.

I’d say ‘commentating on’ rather than ‘reacting to’. Commentating on current events is always valid in drama – David Hare practically makes a l…[Read more]

@JimTheFish – no problem.

Catherine Tate’s Lauren Cooper would be the modern comedic equivalent, I think.

@JimTheFish

Nice blog post. I largely agree – except that I don’t think Pinter, Potter et al were writing in a vacuum at all. It’s just that they weren’t getting the feedback within two seconds of broadcast. 🙂

But they did get feedback. Boy, did they get feedback.

@JimTheFish

Great post. I came late to the whole Sherlock phenomenon, as I do with everything these days; I just don’t tend to watch any TV until someone tells me I should!  🙂  On the whole I have really enjoyed their take on the stories, and definitely agree that there have been stronger and weaker episodes.

Regarding the most recent s…[Read more]

@JimTheFish

Police and soldiers don’t count as they’re essentially forelock-tugging do-what-they’re-told-by-their-betters types.

Which is why you’re missing all the social nuances. All the cracks in the rigid hierarchy, which will eventually blossom into the full scale earthquake of the early sixties.

Okay, to do a rundown of the class syste…[Read more]

@JimTheFish

Agree entirely that it was a fascinating glimpse into a world that no longer exist. But, respectfully, have to disagree with your comment on the representation of the working class characters. For a start, there were a number of working class characters represented–the Army sergeant, the police, the old couple that live in the house…[Read more]

Favourite films of mine: Star Wars, the Hobbit, Tripods, The Thing (to me the only true lovecraft film yet), Alien (alright that´s another, via the Giger theme), The call of cthulhu (makes 3) and recently Apollo 18 (brilliant). I am also a massive fan of Harry Potter and most Science Fiction films.

@JimTheFish What Version of Frankenstein? I…[Read more]

@Phaseshift @FatManInABox @JimtheFish @Craig

Can one of you please (pretty pretty please!) edit my post #24376?

The 4th para (1st big one) end of line 1 – fabric of face (and time) should be fabric of space

Much appreciated 😀

Doh! <facepalm> etc etc

@JimTheFish – That’s good to read, not that I really believed the Beeb would be stupid enough to pull the plug just yet.

Hopefully Moffat’s “we” is not of the royal variety and he will still be involved with Series 9.  I’m also glad, despite the extended wait, that we’re going back to an autumn airdate.  Childhood Saturday evenings with the c…[Read more]

@Phaseshift Agree re selective reading of the G below the line comments. it’s the only way to avoid @JimtheFish‘s sneaky snakes 😉

Well, I suppose Sunday could see the Watsons settled into contented parental bliss with several kids and  nanny Sherlock onhand to bribe them with suitably gruesome stuff… but somehow I doubt it. 😀  Agree with < …[Read more]

@JimTheFish @PhaseShift

30 seconds in. Look familiar? I don’t know if it menaces him, but it looks a bit menacing.

Sorry, forgot to mention @JimTheFish, I’ve been struggling to remember anything that would fit the bill on McCallum being menaced by a hand, but I’m coming up blank. I’ve seem the version of Frankenstein before, but I don’t remember a scene like that (although that could be time playing tricks).

If you find out, let me know. If McCallum can…[Read more]

Probably a bit of an echo, but I enjoyed The Sign of Three (potential spoilers to follow) as well.

I think as others have said on the Gs board, just what would be the point of remounting the tales of ACD once again, and I can’t fault the production team of Sherlock for taking a very different path (I’m just going to acknowledge here, I’m findi…[Read more]

@JimTheFish,

TY, your fishiness.  I definitely will check out @PhaseShift‘s blog when I have a mo or ten.  Want the time to give it justice.  Have a friend coming over for dinner in less than an hour and no Tardis to cook the turkey in!  Gotta get crackin’

By the bye, has there been anything substantive posted on here about Quartermass?  I’ve…[Read more]

@JimTheFish,

couldn’t have you really bugged about David McCallum now … 1960’s international heartthrob (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) and the best bow tie wearing and opera loving forensic examiner currently on screen in the states (NCIS).

So I took quick look-sees at reviews of some likely-looking listings on his long list of credits. No slam…[Read more]

Sorry @jimthefish – only thing I can think of was The Hand with Michael Caine… and a quick whizz on imdb doesn’t ring any bells (including the Hammer episode with McCallum).

lets hope the hive starts to buzz…

@JimTheFish

I don’t know if it’s what you’re talking about but according to IMDB, David McCallum was in Frankenstein: the True Story from 1973, which also has Tom Baker in it.

<<<shaking leftover streamers and confetti and *someone’s glitter* off my roof>>>

Hello, one and all.

Happy New Year!

And Happy Birthday, dear wonderful forum!

And jelly babies, celery, and Jammie Dodgers all around for reaching, nay, *exceeding* the 1000 member mark.

Should be some sort of prize for our emperor @Craig — another regeneration…[Read more]

Ummm… @Juniperfish – the first episode included an empty house, a collection of murder victims that included a businesswoman and a student, and the villain being –

– well, I won’t say, in case someone hasn’t watched it yet. But definitely not well heeled.

The second episode involves Chinatown, a graffiti artist and a fringe circus. Also some…[Read more]