tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post2595257423689163158..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: TV Review: SherlockAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-31940953835872044642010-11-22T00:43:08.522-05:002010-11-22T00:43:08.522-05:00Kurosawa, Thanks. It's definitely worth check...Kurosawa, Thanks. It's definitely worth checking out. And you're right about <i>Torchwood</i>, especially <i>Children of Earth</i> -- great episode!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-52682373918585305842010-11-22T00:39:49.394-05:002010-11-22T00:39:49.394-05:00Nice article! I've been noticing some impress...Nice article! I've been noticing some impressive looking TV coming out of the UK lately, especially the last installment of Torchwood. It's great when we have worthwhile choices in TV from either side of the Atlantic, and the internet bandwidth to make it all possible...Kurosawanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-59468305893534996662010-11-22T00:37:55.150-05:002010-11-22T00:37:55.150-05:00Nice article! I'll have to watch an episode o...Nice article! I'll have to watch an episode or two of Sherlock and see how it goes. There has been some impressive TV coming out of the UK recently, especially the last installment of Torchwood.Kurosawanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-10522456757508307082010-11-15T15:17:45.669-05:002010-11-15T15:17:45.669-05:00DUQ, There's a lot of good stuff on British te...DUQ, There's a lot of good stuff on British television right now. I think you'll like this one.<br /><br />Also, I have to agree with your definition of political correctness. It's the way liberals try to pretend that things that aren't true are true by making everyone act as if they are true.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-91665593280812725992010-11-15T14:53:40.042-05:002010-11-15T14:53:40.042-05:00Janet, it seems to me that liberals use political ...Janet, it seems to me that liberals use political correctness to squelch anyone from so much as talking about anything they don't like.<br /><br />Interesting review, Andrew. I've never been one much for British TV, but I'll check the show out.DUQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08746724287720239837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-65652758508540323432010-11-15T11:40:15.263-05:002010-11-15T11:40:15.263-05:00Ed, We've had liberals before.Ed, We've had liberals before.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-37147655684177487392010-11-15T11:32:43.785-05:002010-11-15T11:32:43.785-05:00Wow, is Janet the first liberal to comment?Wow, is Janet the first liberal to comment?Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-75509936749722684112010-11-15T11:21:14.537-05:002010-11-15T11:21:14.537-05:00Crispy, I've been meaning to review the new Do...Crispy, I've been meaning to review the new <i>Doctor Who</i> for some time. Maybe this week would be good since they are re-starting?<br /><br />Hmmm...AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-32077772001200450482010-11-15T11:13:52.739-05:002010-11-15T11:13:52.739-05:00Totally, Andrew! I was catching up on the new Dr....Totally, Andrew! I was catching up on the new Dr. Who series recently, and had to admire how well put-together they are. It really feels like an honest cross-section of Britain. (Of course, since I haven't been there lately, who knows, I suppose.) But it certainly doesn't smack of the "we must show nothing but young hotties" that Hollywood suffers from. <br /><br />The sets are great, too, and, as you pointed out the stories and the writing. Good stuff coming out of the BBC lately.CrispyRicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302075204880024936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-39246409586319451072010-11-15T10:55:14.289-05:002010-11-15T10:55:14.289-05:00Check them out soon Crispy because they're onl...Check them out soon Crispy because they're only available on PBS for a limited time.<br /><br />As for the normal people, I really do prefer that. I think it makes the world a much more real place when not everyone looks like a silicon enhanced hardbody. That's not the real world.<br /><br />It's the same thing with the sets. While I don't mind the occasional stylized set, it's become so common that it's a cliche these days.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-46567486838721173092010-11-15T10:50:43.985-05:002010-11-15T10:50:43.985-05:00Oh, I'll check them out on the stream at PBS. ...Oh, I'll check them out on the stream at PBS. Thanks for the link there.<br /><br />Also, let me add that I totally agree with you that the BBC is MUCH better about using "normal" people than Hollywood. It's just another thing where Hollywood is really out of touch.CrispyRicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302075204880024936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-61902110979333845112010-11-15T10:16:03.132-05:002010-11-15T10:16:03.132-05:00Crispy, I think you're really like it. It eit...Crispy, I think you're really like it. It either is already on DVD as well, or is coming. There were talking about the DVD's on PBS.<br /><br />I too read the Holmes stories for the first time as a kid and I really loved them. Doyle was an incredible writing. With a minimum of words, he still managed to give you an incredibly vivid world and vivid characters. It's no wonder that fans of his exist all over the planet today!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-5373833995157895872010-11-15T10:14:20.709-05:002010-11-15T10:14:20.709-05:00Janet, That's not correct. Political correctn...Janet, That's not correct. Political correctness is more than simple disagreement, it is when someone tried to impose something that is not true as true.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-50507267282695875292010-11-15T09:47:30.411-05:002010-11-15T09:47:30.411-05:00This is totally up my alley, thanks. I loved read...This is totally up my alley, thanks. I loved reading the books when I discovered them as a teen, but I've been disillusioned by most modern productions. I'll check it out.CrispyRicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302075204880024936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-80344493774047791602010-11-15T03:07:20.948-05:002010-11-15T03:07:20.948-05:00I understand what you say, but it seems to me cons...I understand what you say, but it seems to me conservatives use the term "political correctness" to describe things they do not like.Janetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-85284307133784424602010-11-14T21:24:25.483-05:002010-11-14T21:24:25.483-05:00Janet, Welcome back, and thanks. I supposed you c...Janet, Welcome back, and thanks. I supposed you could make them gay if you wanted, but it would not be consistent with the original material. The problem is not that someone chooses to make them gay, but the people who are claiming that they were gay in the original material. That is wishful thinking based on an ignorance of the societal norms of the Victorian era. And, let me add, the evidence they rely upon would even be considered innuendo at best today.<br /><br />As for the anti-war statement or whatever other political correctness, I did not say they don't have the right. They certainly have the right to include such things if they want. And I have the right to hold it against them. My question, however, is why would you want to keep including such things? Just because I believe that Obama has a disasterous foreign policy does not mean that people want to hear me saying that in everything I do.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-82159251212850432322010-11-14T20:46:52.527-05:002010-11-14T20:46:52.527-05:00Thank you for the review Mr. Price. However, I do...Thank you for the review Mr. Price. However, I do wonder what you mean by "political correctness." Why do you believe it would be wrong for Watson and Holmes to be homosexuals and do you believe people who do not support war do not have the right to say so?Janetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-52844889228106273222010-11-14T18:13:20.209-05:002010-11-14T18:13:20.209-05:00Ed, As I mention above, I had the same thought, bu...Ed, As I mention above, I had the same thought, but I really think they did a great job of keeping the spirit of Holmes while moving it to the present. It took a moment to get over the fact that he doesn't look like the Holmeses that we've gotten used to, but after that, it's very easy to see him as Holmes.<br /><br />I was impressed.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-60477394431581371612010-11-14T18:10:28.631-05:002010-11-14T18:10:28.631-05:00I haven't seen it because I didn't think H...I haven't seen it because I didn't think Holmes would translate to a modern setting either, but I will check it out.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-67944888014927989612010-11-14T18:00:31.992-05:002010-11-14T18:00:31.992-05:00Jed, The BBC has really been hitting on all cylind...Jed, The BBC has really been hitting on all cylinders later. They've just had a string of great hits that I've thoroughly enjoyed. I'm sure they have junk too, but we don't tend to see that.<br /><br />Thanks for the heads up on this!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-17261882745032777402010-11-14T17:51:14.652-05:002010-11-14T17:51:14.652-05:00I'm glad you guys enjoyed it. Jolly good to th...I'm glad you guys enjoyed it. Jolly good to the Brits, even if they have that damnable socialized medicine.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-25065132839354960792010-11-14T17:03:11.639-05:002010-11-14T17:03:11.639-05:00Thanks Dane, I enjoy the reviews -- though as I al...Thanks Dane, I enjoy the reviews -- though as I always say, I try to do more of an "analysis" than a review.<br /><br />Jed told me about this show too, so I should probably thank him!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-61503240764513557562010-11-14T16:56:03.084-05:002010-11-14T16:56:03.084-05:00I saw this the other day after Tennessee Jed menti...I saw this the other day after Tennessee Jed mentioned it and I loved it. Great review. I think you always do a great job with reviews.Danenoreply@blogger.com