In which my friend does Not Quite Get It
Sep. 28th, 2011 12:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_deep_magicI 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.
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.
