In which my friend does Not Quite Get It

[the_deep_magic]

I believe I may have mentioned that my friend loaned me the BBC Sherlock DVD?  Well, I've finally watched all the episodes (all of three them, I know, what a feat).  I've watched the first twice, and still think it's the best.  The second is a little over the top, though I like the third save for the cliffhanger (and some other things).  I suspect I will watch them all at least once more before returning the DVD.  Hey, I hung on to this friend's copy of The Girl Who Played With Fire for over a year.  Because I am a bitch like that.

So, wow, yes, loved it.  Suspected I would.  BTW, here's how the conversation between me and my friend went (walking into the theater to see The Debt)(which I believe I have already said was awesome):

Friend: (seeing RDJ poster in lobby) They're coming out with another Sherlock Holmes movie already?
Me: Yeah.
Friend: My friend Sara is a huge Sherlock Holmes fan and she hated the first one.  Said it had nothing to do with the characters in the books.  She loves the new BBC version, though.
Me: I've heard that's really good.
Friend: I have the DVD, I can let you borrow it.
Me: Sweet!  I am totally taking you up on that.
(We take our seats)
Friend: Yeah, according to Sara, there's a ton of fanfiction out there for it, but most of it is... weird.
Me: Slash?
Friend: No, uh, Sherlock and Watson are kind of...  they, uh...
Me: That's slash.
Friend: Um, okay.
Me: Say, this friend of yours, she wouldn't happen to write--
(previews start)
Friend: Shh, movie's starting.

So that was all I got out of her about that.

Anyhow, very much enjoyed the show once I got over the fact that Benedict Cumberbatch looks (and this goes counter to all my grad school PC-ness) sort of rape-y.  The fact that, in the only other thing I've seen him in (Atonement), he played a rapist probably doesn't help.  But I got over that pretty fast.  And I love Martin Freeman.  Oh, how I love Martin Freeman.  He's the sort of guy that's, you know, kind of cute, I wouldn't describe him as gorgeous or hot or anything, but there's something about him that's just sort of... sexy.  Like that whole exchange (and I'm paraphrasing):

Sherlock: Sure you've seen loads of violence.
Watson: Enough for a lifetime.
(pause)
Sherlock: Fancy seeing more.
Watson: Oh god, yes.

Shivers.  Don't know what it is about him, but I feel the same way about David Thewlis (when he's not playing Remus, because then he belongs only to Sirius) and Hugh Laurie, who, let's face it, is a bit funny looking but can be sexy as fuck.  So maybe it's a middle-aged British actor thing?  IDK.

Anyway, I love the rapid-fire pace of it, which makes me excited to watch the episodes multiple times.  It's also ended up being a suprising bonding thing with my Dad, who was a huge fan of the books back in the day.  In fact, I have a copy of the short stories he gave me as a gift with a long inscription in the front about how much he enjoyed them.  I only read a few, and it was a long time ago, but my dad says this is the closest Sherlock to what he read in the books -- always sort of teetering on the edge of morality and sanity.  Which is why (though I did not say this aloud) he needs his Watson to hold him back.

Really drives home the fact that House is essentially Sherlock Holmes fanfic, doesn't it?  They barely even changed "Holmes" to "House" and "Watson" to "Wilson."

So it's nice to have something in pop culture my dad and I can talk about.  The weird thing is that we're so alike in personality and temperament, yet have such differing tastes.  The only example you need: he's huge into NASCAR.

But Sherlock.  I'll have to watch the last episode again, but I'm not sure how I feel about the interpretation of Moriarty as this fey, loopy gay guy who is brilliant yet... I don't know, I don't mean "effeminate" as an insult, but just... really?  That's where you want to go with the major villain?  Though slipping Sherlock his number was kind of a brilliant touch.  I don't know, maybe I'll understand it better upon second viewing.

Many thanks for the recs I've gotten already, though I haven't had time to read through any of the long ones yet.  I'm sure they're brilliant, but can anyone rec any good PWPs?  That's more my attention span at the moment, sadly.

Comments

[verizonhorizon.livejournal.com]

She could just be feeling you out about the subject. I panicked once with acquaintances and feigned surprise. 'Course that was before I was in fandom myself; I was just a fanfic lurker then.

That's cool about bonding with you Dad. Being home now, I get to bond with him over Star Trek occasionally, and that's super nice. Yay Sci Fi! (He also is my hero and suffers through Supernatural with me, cuz it airs later in my time zone and I need handholding.)

[the-deep-magic.livejournal.com]

Nah, I'd be uber-surprised if she turned out to be a slasher. Of course, she might say the same about me...

I bonded with my dad a little over Next Gen. I used to put my hairband down across my eyes and pretend to be Geordi. And then I would bump into things. That's my story: The End.

[merkuria.livejournal.com]

Ah, but you come too late. My delicious is fucked up beyond recognition. But I'm so glad you're into Sherlock, please be sharing any porny goodness you come across!

[the-deep-magic.livejournal.com]

Poor, poor Delicious. I have a feeling that over the next few weeks, it's going to have to adapt or die. ::sigh:: I have 7/8 of my bookmarks backed up at Diigo and might have to do the rest manually. ::shudder::

[xanium.livejournal.com]

Cbf doing fancy cuts and everything, so here are some straight-up links to some Sherlock PWPs I like (my descriptions do NO JUSTICE, sorry!):

http://cleo-2010.livejournal.com/10513.html (The Trouble with Truth Serum, NC17. Sherlock accidentally drugs himself with truth serum, John comes home)
http://sherlockbbc.livejournal.com/2852739.html (De-facto, NC17. Sherlock gets turned on by medical descriptions, John obliges him.)
http://users.livejournal.com/sulla_/346030.html (Solitary, NC17. Sherlock wants to know more about masturbation)

And after you read those fics, I recommend everything else by those authors too. All great. Enjoy!

[the-deep-magic.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I do love me some PWPs -- I shall check them out.

[eefreeboo.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you said that about Cumberbatch, I'm the same with him. It's an odd thing as I adore him as Sherlock, thought he was perfectly cast (as opposed to RDJ who I adore generally but thought was wrong for the part) and I do ship his Sherlock and Freeman's John, but for some reason I find I can't look at him for too long without getting a creepy feeling from him.

And I agree with the portrayal of Moriarty. If I'm honest his introduction somewhat spoiled things for me as I'd been expecting someone more sinister and he just seemed like a caricature. I don't know if you've seen it but there was a somewhat surreal British comedy called Father Ted a while back and all I could think about when he appeared was Father Noel Furlong

[the-deep-magic.livejournal.com]

RDJ is certainly a very different Sherlock -- but they were trying to make an action hero out of him. The more I think about it, the more I think the creep factor works in Cumberbatch's favor, though.

I've heard of Father Ted but not seen it. I hate it when I can't get an actor's completely unrelated character out of my head.

[anivad.livejournal.com]

anarmydoctor.tumblr.com for general Sherlock awesome.

have I linked you that yet? I think I might have. :\ at least, I linked someone to that.

[the-deep-magic.livejournal.com]

No, not yet. Fyeahsherlockandjohn, which I just happened to stumble across, had some pretty awesome drawings, too.

[anivad.livejournal.com]

also, genderbent Sherlock:

http://anarmydoctor.tumblr.com/post/10737597428/sherlockholmesfanart-femenine-sketches-by

[the-deep-magic.livejournal.com]

Ooh, nice!

[therumjournals.livejournal.com]

it really scares me how attractive i find hugh laurie sometimes. especially as House. (which the creators have said is supposed to be like a modern medical sherlock holmes). if House actually had the British accent, I probably couldn't function...

[the-deep-magic.livejournal.com]

You've probably heard this story if you're a fan of the show, but apparently one of the producers was getting frustrated with all the British actors that were auditioning for the part and said something like, "What we need is an actual American, like this guy!" He was talking about Hugh Laurie.

[therumjournals.livejournal.com]

ha ha, yes, i've heard that story. i kinda love his american accent too, tbh. i can't imagine trying to fake an accent that well for that long. didn't he say sometimes it comes out sounding like an indian accent? lol.

[greenteaduck.livejournal.com]

LOL your friend is so adorable! I can only imagine the internet could be a scary place for her..

Aww that's adorable about you and your Dad<3 My Dad has the same love for Sherlock but he knows so much more about it and therefore I can barely make it into the conversation xD;;

[the-deep-magic.livejournal.com]

She is not unaware of fanfic, though I think slash might be a bit outside her worldview.

And my dad knows waaaaaay more about Sherlock than I do. I haven't read the stories in years, and the only one I really remember is Hound of the Baskervilles, and all I really remember from THAT is a lot of howling on the moors. There is not a lot of howling on the moors in BBC Sherlock.

[zjofierose.livejournal.com]

*sigh* ohh, martin freeman. i just want to hug the stuffing out of him.

yeah, i adore the new series- i agree, the second is the weakest, but even so, it's still just fantastic. they're really got such a rapport.

re: moriarty- i had read the way he behaves as just being completely insane, rather than particularly gay or effeminate. he seems to cycle through about a dozen mannerisms in about two minutes, sticking mostly with whichever he thinks is likely to be the most abrasive. *shrug* i read some commentary from gadtiss and moffat where they said that they wanted a better villain, cause in the books moriarty's a bit of a buffoon sometimes, so they wanted someone scary, and unsettling, and i felt that edge of utterly bonkers did it for me...

[the-deep-magic.livejournal.com]

re: moriarty- i had read the way he behaves as just being completely insane, rather than particularly gay or effeminate.

Utterly plausible interpretation. I will have to watch it again. I just kind of thought they were setting up Moriarty as a Sherlock-gone-over-the-edge, but they went WAY over the top IMHO. Okay, now I want to rewatch it right now.

[orphica.livejournal.com]

Every character I've seen Martin Freeman play (which is not all of them) I feel like they'd all be real gentlemen between the sheets. Other than that, I don't know what it is about him, but I agree, I'm crazy attracted to him. I've seen Cumberbatch play a rapist twice (atonement, Frankenstein) but I'm able to out that out of my mind, fortunately, because he's also my type.

1 is also my fav. I'm a huge sucker for "this is how it all begins" tales. And I lost count of how many times I've watched the cafe scene. 3 is my second favorite. And yes 2 is good, but bookended by the better stuff.

WELCOME TO SHERLOCK BB. Read all of basingstroke's fics on A03 ASAP!

[the-deep-magic.livejournal.com]

Every character I've seen Martin Freeman play (which is not all of them) I feel like they'd all be real gentlemen between the sheets.

Ooh, that's a good way of putting it.

I heard about that production of Frankenstein and was uber-jealous of the Beans that got to see it. Sounded amazing, and Frankenstein's one of my favorite books to start with.

Thanks for the rec!

[fatty-fat.livejournal.com]

rapistbatch sounds scary. he amazes me because he looks like such a goofy guy IRL--biggest smile, wacky ginger curls, dork-ness in general--and then he does that LOOK I'M ACTING VERY WELL shit and he's a totally different person. but the first thing i saw him in was sherlock, so i didn't really have any mental hurdles to clear. he's very pretty. :Y

then there's that squishy place in my heart where martin freeman lives with his FACES. there is definitely something about him. secret voodoo.

more recs?

http://aslipperysloth.livejournal.com/3406.html "Dear, sweet, kind John has an unbelievably filthy mouth during sex."
and do click her sherlock/john tag. she has a few more in there.

http://misslucyjane.livejournal.com/2739540.html
this starts out as a PWP one-shot and turns into a little story.

http://random-nexus.livejournal.com/129933.html
"Sherlock comes across some old photos of John and via his reaction to them realizes he has some strong feelings about his flatmate - shameless smut ensues."

and i should go do stuff that i should be doing now.