Do you ever go through spurts where you become somewhat obsessed with something. I remember when "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" came out, I loved it. It made me want to learn Mandarin and calligraphy. (Surprisingly, not martial arts but I live in rural Wisconsin. It'd be much easier to buy a cow here than find anyone to teach me even basic karate.) I fell in love with the soundtrack which lead to a love of Yo Yo Ma. I watched several more period martial arts films, but "Crouching Tiger" was always my favorite. And, thirteen years later I still have a soft spot for it.
Anyhow, my latest semi-obsession (now that I'm older, it's harder to get totally absorbed in a movie, type of music, or book, things like work get in the way) is with Sherlock Holmes. I read The Sign of Four and The Hound of Baskervilles years ago but I cannot even remember what I thought of them. I think I liked them, but I never got any farther in my Sherlock Holmes canon. I watched both movies starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, but they didn't really impress me.
Then I started getting interested in the BBC "Sherlock" series. I got hooked after the first episode of season 2 on PBS and immediately went back and watched the first season on Netflix.
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BBC's Sherlock with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman |
Since I enjoyed this series so much, I decided to give "Elementary" a try. It's a show on CBS. I don't get CBS, but Season 1 just released on Netflix a few weeks ago. Johnny Lee Miller plays Sherlock Holmes, a recovering drug addict who has moved to New York for a fresh start and is consulting with NYPD. Lucy Liu plays Joan Watson, a doctor who lost her medical license and is hired by Sherlock's father to be his "sober companion" and keep him on the straight and narrow.
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Johnny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu |
Finally, I found The Sherlockian by Graham Moore at the thrift store on one of my explorations with my friend Lori. It looked intriguing and I figured for a buck, it'd be worth a chance.
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The Sherlockian |
So, anything that has lead you down a rabbit hole lately?
You could be me talking. I watched Sherlock on a whim and then marathon-ed through the 6 (SIX?!?) episodes. At least each episode was movie length. When I heard of Elementary I knew before I'd seen a single episode that it was different enough that I could love them both. Have you seen where Cumberbatch and Miller starred as Frankenstein and His Monster in the UK - they alternated rolls (switched between the Dr. and the Monster) and then they are both Sherlocks! I just thought that was too cool.
ReplyDeleteI didn't realized that they had acted together! That is cool. I found a clip of it online. Thanks for pointing that out!
DeleteI love Sherlock, but hadn't heard of Elementary- thanks for that tip! :)
ReplyDeleteThere's a Sherlock Holmes convention happening in Seattle this month...maybe there's one somewhat near you?
I was like a terrier with a bone for Game of Thrones, and Doctor Who, but we don't have TV service (and can't afford Netflix) so that slows us down a bit in watching shows.