I watching Sherlock Holmes on PBS and seeing Sherlock Holmes on a computer

[madinmaryland]

IM'ing someone just does not fucking compute!

:wtf:

[Love Bug]

1. Victorian Holmes was a modern man for his times

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!

[madinmaryland]

4. It was actually quite interesting. I thought it was going to devolve into

claptrap US sitcoms, but it didn't.

[elleng]

7. Its BBC, ain't it, mad? Them don't do no claptrap US sitcom, ya know!

[sarge43]

13. I especially liked the way the writers gave Watson a believable reason

for putting up with Holmes.

[WinkyDink]

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.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. You should see the computers this guy uses!

(Albeit, not while he is doing his Sherlock thing.)

[freshwest]

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:

[GreenPartyVoter]

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!

[freshwest]

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!

[GreenPartyVoter]

19. LOL I suppose if worse comes to worst, maybe the landlord will let me return for them this spring.

:D

[elleng]

3. Jumped to Rachel before the end; what happened?

[madinmaryland]

5. No spoilers. Doesn't PBS repeat these shows?

[elleng]

6. Prolly, mad, + given our 3 PBS channels more likely to find it.

:hi:

[madinmaryland]

8. It was on WETA. Channel 526 on Fios HD.

:hi:

[elleng]

9. Yup, that's where I saw 99% of it, and then went to Rachel.

[sarge43]

Netflix is streaming them. n/t

[sarge43]

Self delete

[sarge43]

12. Self delete

[elleng]

14. Just saw the end of it.

:thumbsup:

[jobycom]

10. But seeing him on TV does?

[madinmaryland]

11. *snort*

Love your sig line!! Anything to irritate the "why would someone un-rec this thread" police!!

:thumbsup:

[bikebloke]

15. Is this Series One?

Or has Series Two come out?

I really liked the modern Holmes.

[madinmaryland]

20. I didn't notice, as i didn't know there was a modern Holmes. It did suck us in, though.

[Love Bug]

21. Series two will show here next May,

earlier in the UK.

[sarge43]

22. Yes. Series Two is supposed to be shown next spring. n/t