Sherlock Holmes and the Game of Shadows

[Cainanite (imported)]

My local PBS station is showing the second season of Sherlock starting tomorrow. You might have difficulty finding it because it is listed as: Masterpiece Mystery!. When I search for "Sherlock" on zap2it or on my Dish DVR, I do not find the program.

I already watched it. I downloaded the episodes because I couldn't wait. So much better writing. So much more intellectually challenging. I still liked the movie. BBC knows the character better than Hollywood though.

[Riverwind (imported)]

I totally agree, I love most things that come out of the UK, its just better all the way around.

River

[Dave (imported)]

I watched the episode online tonight. Exquisite. Well done.

It was scandalous!

Next week they go to Baskerville.

[butterflyjack (imported)]

Me too, Dave..It was great....Jackie

[Fatwontoo (imported)]

The first season was great. I couldn't wait for the second. I will be buying them.

[sduyck_2000 (imported)]

watched it last night at 3 am on opb

the dominatrix resembles victoria the dominatrix I knew in portland before she moved to seatle

http://victoriarage.com/SeattleDungeon.html

[Dave (imported)]

"The Woman" as the dominatrix likes to be called, is easily Sherlock Holmes' equal in many respects... and she's real easy on the eyes.

I think Sherlock is smitten.

(side note: Benedict Cumberbatch was one of the spies in the latest adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

He's in War Horse and a number of other movies.

He will be KHAN in the next Star Trek and two characters in THE HOBBIT where you won't see his face.

[butterflyjack (imported)]

I meant no offense to my American friends. I DO mean offense to the American movie making machine that is Hollywood. If they want something to be a blockbuster, then they always strip out the more challenging and intellectual ideas from the films they produce. They don't seem to want to take a chance and possibly confuse the movie-going public with anything too heady.

Game of Shadows suffers from this a bit, but still manages to be clever and enjoyable to watch.

I honestly believe that had they been a bit more challenging and complex with the twists and turns, but kept up the action like they did, then this would go from simply a good movie, to a truly great movie.

Do you mean Hollywood is playing to their lowest common denominator? Perhaps to encompass as many movie-goers as possible?

I'm thinking maybe the BBC doesn't have to do this to make oodles of money, as Hollywood does..They take the more altruistic road...Art...smooches Jackie