NP but Quality TV

[David Morris]

Not on Netflix streaming yet.

On Friday, January 1, 2016, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:

> enjoying series called Deutscheland 83, a young spy working for the HVA in
> Bonn and Brussels as an aid-de-camp in the West German army, circa
> 1983--Reagan paranoia mucho and lots of Bowie and passable 80's pop. lead
> guy weirdly looks like Oscar from the Tin Drum 15 yrs down the road. oh,
> and two trysts by and in a lake. i do need to read more about the women of
> the Stasi. fascinating
>
> rich
>
> On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 11:15 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','fqmorris at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> Unrealated, but I just watched the movie Mr. Holmes, and really enjoyed
>> it.
>>
>> David Morris
>>
>>
>> On Friday, January 1, 2016, Allan Balliett <allan.balliett at gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','allan.balliett at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>
>>> If you're in North America, the new episode of BBC's SHERLOCK starring
>>> Benedict Cumberbatch will premier at 9PM on PBS. (Yes, you can stream it
>>> from their website)
>>>
>>> If you are in Europe, you've already missed it, of course (but it will
>>> show again in a couple of days)
>>>
>>> -Allan in WV where the VPN has once again come in handy and we'll be
>>> setting down to a meal of Hoppin' John and Sherlock in a few moments
>>>
>>> SHERLOCK: THE ABOMINABLE BRIDE SPOILER-FREE REVIEW * 01 JANUARY 2016
>>>
>>> After two years of waiting, we have taken a parallel side step that
>>> still propels us forwards.
>>>
>>> What transpires in this 90 minutes was so top secret the press weren't
>>> allowed to view the completed episode before its first airing on BBC One
>>> and in UK cinemas. Sherlock: The Abominable Bride is crowd pleasing and
>>> rather self indulgent (while all the better for it), razor sharp in the
>>> scripting, tangled in the narrative, occasionally broad in the comedy, all
>>> while capable of cutting to the heart of the characters in new and exciting
>>> ways.
>>>
>>> Indeed, the characterisation is resolutely familiar to the canon
>>> stories, while also forging ahead with the characters as we know them in
>>> the series. It's an incredible feat by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss,
>>> playful and daring in equal measure. Sherlock and John are gone, Holmes and
>>> Watson are instead present and correct. Benedict Cumberbatch is a stiller
>>> presence as this version of Holmes, clipped, often polite and full of acid
>>> wit, but still frequently curt and losing none of the brilliance. Watson
>>> meanwhile is a boiling kettle of frustration coupled with gentlemanly
>>> honour and more human observation, clearly essential to Holmes in ways even
>>> he does not realise - there is genuine concern for his friend here, both
>>> emotional and stern, and not unwilling to stage an intervention when
>>> necessary.
>>>
>>> Always known as a television show rich in cinematic flair, The
>>> Abominable Bride ramps this up still further in full justification of its
>>> cinema release. This episode looks utterly ravishing in the hands of
>>> director Douglas Mackinnon, not least thanks to the work of production
>>> designer Arwel Jones and costume designer Sarah Arthur in ensuring that the
>>> world onscreen feels truly Victorian. Despite the old-fashioned looks
>>> though, there's no way you could mistake this story as glacial in the
>>> telling. The episode features some rollicking, action packed adventure,
>>> fashioned around a genuinely chilling ghost story that has other concerns
>>> bubbling along under the surface.
>>>
>>> There are numerous other observations that rocket to mind. It is
>>> intrinsically a cutting look at Victorian gender politics, sometimes in
>>> laugh out loud, show stopping form; in others, emotional tragedy.
>>> Appearances of numerous characters who never appeared in the trailers is a
>>> very conscious decision. The new, period ways of implementing the trademark
>>> onscreen graphics are works of subtle, clever genius. At times, it
>>> intentionally plays as a subversive package of greatest hits from the
>>> canon. And everything that occurs after an hour in we're simply desperate
>>> to talk about. But this is a spoiler-free review, and that first reaction
>>> is one to savour.
>>>
>>> We wouldn't want the series to do this forever, but we'd gladly visit
>>> again, from time to time.
>>>
>>
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