BBC's Sherlock: Series 2

[Monsieur Xavier]

Know where I can find this online? I'm aching for it. i'm in a Cumberbatch mood now that learning he's is in the ST sequel.

Torrent ?

Very good episode, Moriarty wasn't as "annoying" as the previous ep and Irene was great.

 

[Gold Samurai]

I really loved this recation to the nakedness. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...-Holmes-BBC-raunchy-pre-watershed-scenes.html
Sherlock and the case of nudity before 9pm: BBC under fire for raunchy pre-watershed scenes in adaptation of Conan Doyle classic (catchy headline)
Oh and did anyone notice the photos of the really non-offensive nakedness in the rest of the article? I can't believe they'd show naked people on TV but we'll print it in our paper?!

This makes no sense at all


British television usually get's away with this kind of stuff. From what i've seen over the past few years they have been very lenient on things compared to US television.

-MI-5 constantly used high level swear words like ****

-Even Doctor Who get's away with some innuendo and butt shots


European tv in general can show breasts sometimes.

I visited Paris a few years ago and a commercial for a beach movie showed breasts and so did a shampoo commercial

 

[Wesley Dodds]

This makes no sense at all


British television usually get's away with this kind of stuff. From what i've seen over the past few years they have been very lenient on things compared to US television.

-MI-5 constantly used high level swear words like ****

-Even Doctor Who get's away with some innuendo and butt shots


European tv in general can show breasts sometimes.

I visited Paris a few years ago and a commercial for a beach movie showed breasts and so did a shampoo commercial

Consider the source, though. It's The Daily Mail. Their hatred for the BBC is beyond laughable at this stage.

 

[Liam_H]

I wouldn't really consider this a spoiler since nothing is really revelaed but just in case some people don't want to know anything. It deals with the last episode.

Spoiler

Will you return for Season 3 of Sherlock?

CUMBERBATCH: You might see that it’s quite hard for me to make it back, after the end of the last episode. There’s another lawyer telling me not to say anything. I’m only going to tease you with [the fact that] I’d like to.

We know the final episode is going to be based on the The Final Problem so it appears he and Moriarty are going to be going over a cliff or something similar to end the last episode.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Wow, this is definitely the best episode yet. I gotta say, this Irene was better than McAdams, as much as I love those two films. The writing is superb, and the plot excellent. Just ****ing brilliant. I can't wait for the Hound of the Baskervilles.

 

[Boom]

Hounds of Baskerville trailer:



And a clip:

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

What is "watershed" ?

 

[chamber-music]

What is "watershed" ?

In the UK on TV we have a time (9pm) after in which anything goes (violence, swearing, full frontal nudity, ect). This is known as the watershed.

You can still see nudity, swearing and violence before that time depending on what the show is and the amount/context ect but generally after 9pm is the time which you can that sort of stuff in tv shows.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

Thanks for the explanation.
In France this episode would have been broadcasted at 11pm at best ( unless it is Canal + ).

 

[Doctor Jones]

Dammit America. Why can't you have this?

Anyway, I can't wait for this episode.

 

[Infinity9999x]

Torrent ?

Very good episode, Moriarty wasn't as "annoying" as the previous ep and Irene was great.

TVduck.com Free streaming site. That's where I watch most of my tv series.

 

[Kahoot]

Dammit America. Why can't you have this?

Anyway, I can't wait for this episode.

Does America really not have anything like this? If, in some magic land, Fox were to show a re-run of HBO's Game of Thrones at 12:30am would crazy people complain?

 

[BestGirl]

Just saw A Scandal in Belgravia. Some thoughts:

- I loved the relationship between Sherlock and Irene. At first I thought Irene was really attracted to Sherlock, then felt sorry for him when she was mocking him in front of his brother, and was then shocked to realize that she really was into him. As for Sherlock, I couldn't tell how he felt about her until the final scene, which made me want to cheer.

- The plot was the most complicated and unpredictable one I've seen in a long time. Every time I thought I had a handle on what was going on it would throw me a curveball, which is wonderful.

- Uh, why wasn't Sherlock hunting down Moriarty? It's like they escaped from the pool (in a lackluster fashion, I might add) and then it's as though the whole thing never happened. Isn't Sherlock at all concerned that some criminal mastermind is walking the streets of London?

- I still absolutely loathe Moriarty. Nothing about that actor's portrayal convinces me that he could possibly be a criminal genius and all his quirks are too random to be real. If you told me that actor was just some guy who'd been pulled off the street and told to play Moriarty I'd believe you, the performance is that bad. I really don't think I'll be able to watch any episode in which Moriarty's the main villain.

- I didn't get Mycroft's scheme. [BLACKOUT]What did he do with all the various passengers whose deaths had been faked? He couldn't keep them from their families forever.[/BLACKOUT]

- I can't wait for the Hound of the Baskervilles episode. I'm especially eager to see how John will manage the investigation on his own.

 

[bapi]

That last episode was great! Just love Irene Adler must say!

 

[childeroland]

Just saw A Scandal in Belgravia. Some thoughts:

- I didn't get Mycroft's scheme. [BLACKOUT]What did he do with all the various passengers whose deaths had been faked? He couldn't keep them from their families forever.[/BLACKOUT]

I think the

Spoiler

passenger list

was fake.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Good episode. However, I don't like this Sherlock, he comes across as abit obnoxious and self-centered.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

I did not care for Hound of the Baskervilles. I won't spoil anything but, I hope, that like last series, the second episode is the weakest.

 

[Kahoot]

I didn't like Moriarty's cameo in Hound of the Baskervilles, it just felt really random.

 

[QBComics]

I personally loved the Baskerville episode. I thought it was really well done, and the writing was much better than the last episode. I can't wait for the finale.

 

[BestGirl]

I think the

Spoiler

passenger list

was fake.

Spoiler

Maybe, but who were those drugged people on the plane then? And why were those girls complaining about not being allowed to see their dead grandfather? And then there was that guy who said that he knew his aunt's ashes were fake. Mycroft implies that he's involved in those situations.

 

[Two-Face=Badass]

Spoiler

Maybe, but who were those drugged people on the plane then? And why were those girls complaining about not being allowed to see their dead grandfather? And then there was that guy who said that he knew his aunt's ashes were fake. Mycroft implies that he's involved in those situations.

Spoiler

The terrorists had cracked the British codes and were going to blow up a plane. The British didn't want this to happen obviously, but also didn't want the terrorists to know the codes had been cracked. So the solution was to keep the plane on course but instead seat it with dead people, without anyone knowing. This swould result in a successful terrorist attack that didn't result in any casualties. This is why the people wanted to see their loved one's bodies, because they had been used on the plane.

 

[jonathancrane]

Mark Gatiss - Mycroft and creator/writer for the show - was interviewed, and had this to say on his ideas for the episode:

“For Hound, I wanted to make it as scary as possible, and for it to be a proper horror story. But what didn’t feel right was making it a haunted house story. So I realised that the thing we’re most afraid of nowadays is faceless government and conspiracy theories.

“There’s a conspiracy theory about everything and they’re almost the modern equivalent of ghost stories. And the great thing is, you can have all the tropes of a ghost story. So rather than Baskerville being a big spooky house, it’s a facility like Porton Down [the secretive UK military site], with dark rumours about the ‘things’ they’re breeding there.”

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-01-08/mark-gatiss-on-writing-the-hounds-of-baskerville

In the article, he also discusses Doyle's work as well as his thoughts on other adaptations of "Hound."

*******

I really enjoyed the episode. Even though it was a television programme, it unnerved me more than the all of the horror films of the past twenty years combined. The crew understood the importance of atmosphere and succeeded in creating a dark atmosphere through the lights, framing, in addition to the locations.

Plus, I enjoyed the cultural and historical subtext for it, and thought that Henry gave a terrific performance. I really felt bad for him at the end of the episode. Speaking of bad...how about Sherlock's experiment? If I was the victim, I would have been super pissed.

On a disconnected note, did anyone else notice a Wicker Man vibe? The selection of the townspeople, the locations, as well as the quirkiness of the community reminded me strongly of Sumerisle.

However, I am curious about the cameo at the end. What was/when he was arrested? Was it a result of the contents on Adler's phone? Also, did anyone see that he hacked John's blog? Check it out...of course, the video might not work, as BBC's embedded player is very, very picky.

 

[jonathancrane]

Preview of the third episode answers my questions and establishes the episode:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00n2bld

And, I cannot begin to describe how excited I am that the third series has been confirmed.

 

[Liam_H]

Not the greatest episode but it had its fun moments. Love the bit where Sherlock finds out Lestrade's first name is actually Greg.

 

[chamber-music]

wasn't a big fan of the Hound Of The Baskervilles episode this week.