Jay 37,363 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Holy crap! New Sherlock minisode "Many Happy Returns", written by Stephen Moffat and Mark Gatiss Hmmm, starts off pretty good, then just kinda ends. Can't wait for next Wednesday! KK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Hmmm...Minisodes are very normal for Doctor Who (produced by Moffat, with Gattis as an oft contributor).Fun! The "only lies have detail" concept was use in The Snowmen.Strange, all this time it's been the Hobbit this, The Hobbit that, I've seen AUJ EE on Blu, DoS twice in the cinema. Martin Freeman appears on screen and he's immediately "John Watson" for me.I really wanna know what case Sherlock solved in Amsterdam!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Great! Definitely whetted my appetite for the new series. And how funny to see Anderson pining for Sherlock's resurrection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once 605 Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I really wanna know what case Sherlock solved in Amsterdam!!!Me too! But even more interesting for me; there's gonna be a Danish villain in this series! Woo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Only 45 minutes to go until "The Empty Hearse" broadcasts in the UK!Marcy and I will hopefully watch it tonight, but perhaps not until tomorrow.Then only 4 days to go until "The Sign Of Three"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Sitting here with BBC one already turned on. Eastenders sucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I was sure that PBS was airing them without delay and was looking forward to it all day. Bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Nope, they don't air on PBS until Sunday the 19th, the week after episode 3 airs in the UK.http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/programs/features/news/sherlock-season-3-premieres-jan-19-2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Time to take drastic measures then. I need this show and a cup of tea after traveling for two days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 30 minutes and counting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 You can watch it live here:http://live.olweb.tv/bbc-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 10 minutes and counting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 You can watch it live here:http://live.olweb.tv/bbc-1Bless you, laddie.Too bad I'm 13 minutes late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 That was EPIC! and Hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,688 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 That was awesome Nice and uncomplicated solution too (although it did depend on Moriarty killing himself - what would he have done with Moriarty as a witness?). Anyone not taken in by the opening montage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Uh-oh. Better make myself scarce until I see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,221 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Hilarious indeed...especially the pre-emptive attack on people hell-bent on picking holes in the explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 That was awesome Nice and uncomplicated solution too (although it did depend on Moriarty killing himself - what would he have done with Moriarty as a witness?). Anyone not taken in by the opening montage?I was so stupid! I bought it even when they brought in Paul McKenna!. I mean I thought it was stupid, but I bought it.So many great scenes. The look on John face when he saw Sherlock.That was awesome Nice and uncomplicated solution too (although it did depend on Moriarty killing himself - what would he have done with Moriarty as a witness?). Anyone not taken in by the opening montage?There were 13 possible scenario's. So if Moriarty had not killed himself they would have used another plan I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Sooooooo many London Underground geography problems. Omen II and Glóin the Dark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Who cares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,221 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I was so stupid! I bought it even when they brought in Paul McKenna!. I mean I thought it was stupid, but I bought it.Surely you meanDerren Brown? I bought it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Strange, all this time it's been the Hobbit this, The Hobbit that, I've seen AUJ EE on Blu, DoS twice in the cinema. Martin Freeman appears on screen and he's immediately "John Watson" for meYeah, for me he'll always be Tim.Always. Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,221 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Tim Canterbury. The Canterbury Tales. Of Chaucer. And Shakespeare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafeUnderHill 205 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Who cares Not just geography! The going in through the front doors of one train and ending up in a completely different one was a bit much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafeUnderHill 205 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Urgh we really gotta use spoiler tags for this?Ruminations:That was not what I expected. I figured they would dispense with the "solution" fairly early on and move to the new story. Since whatever solution they presented would never life up to the hype.In many ways this episode of Sherlock was a commentary about the phenomenon Sherlock. The show, the fans, the hype. A case of nearly 90 minutes of self masturbation. Relishing in an orgy of it's own style and brilliance!The thing is that is COMPLETELY works. Because it's so cleverly written. Because the acting is so top notch, by all involved.I can't get over how incredibly funny this show is! That's probably what sells it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,221 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Urgh we really gotta use spoiler tags for this?Probably not. I was being cautious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 There was virtually nothing from The Empty House in this episode I think. Apart from the fact that Sherlock survived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Urgh we really gotta use spoiler tags for this?Yes, you do! Take it up with PBS. Just kidding, spoilers usually don't really bug me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Sooooooo many London Underground geography problems.Are there actually, I'd love to hear them, seemed pretty legit when I saw r.The train on the CCTV was a Jubilee line train, while the interior shots showed a District line train and the front of the train as Holmes and Watson approached it in the tunnel looked like the front car of a Bakerloo line train. *Elementary!A very enjoyable episode nonetheless.* Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Ocean's Twelve has scenes taking place at Amsterdam Central Station that were filmed in Haarlem Central Station.Nobody cares! Once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafeUnderHill 205 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,221 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Steven Moffat has been quoted in the press as saying that there was something (in relation to the Series 2 ending) that everyone had missed. Anyone work out what he was referring to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I saw Series one again last week.is it me or are all 3 episodes far slower then the (now) four that followed? In terms of general pacing, and plotting?I wonder if that is because originally the show was only supposed to be an hour long. They actually shot a pilot episode of that length and then re shot it at 90 minutes?that might explain why The Blind Banker feels a bit padded.The Great Game feels less so, but that one has several mini mysteries for Sherlock to solve, so easier to slot in an extra mystery or so.Just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Ocean's Twelve has scenes taking place at Amsterdam Central Station that were filmed in Haarlem Central Station.Nobody cares!Perhaps. Skyfall was worse in this regard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I'm sure!Both the subway stuff and the rooftop scene reminded me very strongly of Skyfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I was devestated during the opening few minutes. As soon as I saw the bungee jump I thought "Oh God no, this is it? This is horrible!". I was very glad that that wasn't what actually happened! It was very, very good once it going. Can't wait for Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I feel silly for buying it. laughed my ass of at "bullocks!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony 572 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Both the subway stuff and the rooftop scene reminded me very strongly of Skyfall.I wouldn't be surprised if they used the same sets. They built a replica tube station for Skyfall.Oh, and there was this shot too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 OMG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Yep.Nice homage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Looks more like a sneaky steal to me.So did this live up to hopes and expectations then? I missed season 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 its not a steal if you do it from the exact same spot, you would try to hide it a bit more i think.I loved it! interesting how it focused so much more on the characters and relationships then the plot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I bought the beginning too and was pretty pissed but ended cracking up by the end. SafeUnderHill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 My mindset was. Ok the explanation is rubbish. I dont care, just move on to the new story....Who says Sherlock was telling the truth?At this point there doesnt seem to be any reason why he would not.The fact that when Sherlock explains how he did it, he explained it to Anderson rather then John is quite a fun wink to the fans and conspiracy theorists. For the post part John doeskin care, while it consumer Anderson. Like it did so many fans for two years.Reactions to the solution.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2532304/Sherlock-Twitter-fans-react-rooftop-plunge-mystery-finally-solved.htmlThe actors playing Sherlock's parents are actually Cumberbatch's parents! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafeUnderHill 205 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 According to Sherlock's explanation, the entire street was blocked of and all the bystanders were either a part of Mycrofts men or the homeless network.The whole scene of Anderson not buying Sherlock's explanation is basically foreshadowing your EXACT behavior right now.Of the three solutions given, the first two don't match visually with what we saw two years ago. In both cases a bungee cord was visible, we know it was never a dummy that fell etc etc...and they were clearly written to wind the audience up. The solution Sherlock gives is the only one that matches what we know and saw in The Reichenbach Fall Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 According to Sherlock's explanation, the entire street was blocked of and all the bystanders were either a part of Mycrofts men or the homeless network.The whole scene of Anderson not buying Sherlock's explanation is basically foreshadowing your EXACT behavior right now.I really enjoyed that inclusion. The solution makes perfectly logical sense and it works. People got out of hand with all these elaborate plots and what not but in the end it was perfectly simple, the knew how people would react and included a preemptive dig. Very clever IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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