Category: Tv

Holmes is Where the Heart is.

7/1/2020

A Ko-Fi blog request by Stuart Denyer. If you’d like me to write about something, one donation gets you a blog of your choosing.

Sherlock Holmes is of course one of the greatest fictional heroes of all time, up there with Dracula in terms of being both one of the most adapted characters of all time and ruined by Steven Moffat.

There have been so many variations over the years, from fighting World War II to fighting Matt Frewer’s accent, he has covered ever period and trend from his original Victorian era England to the 21st century.

Mr Denyer was kind enough to ask me what my five favourite adaptations of Holmes are, which I’ve cheated a bit to stop it being my five favourite Brett adaptations. It’s also basically a very personal list, so there’s going to be at least two things here that will make serious fans roll their eyes, for which I offer no apologies.

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You're Hot, Then You're Cold.

8/5/2019

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The moment, actually looking more impressive in a photo taken from a better angle than on-screen.

Doctor Who: Dragonfire Part 1. 23rd November 1987.

This is the latest in the series of Ko-Fi sponsored posts, this one from Ade, who asked me to explain what was going on at the end of the first episode of the Doctor Who story Dragonfire.

So, after careful consideration, here is my full answer:

Buggered if I know mate.

Thank you all very much, see you next time.

Wait, that’s not enough? Tough crowd.

Ahem.

So there are basically three versions of what is meant to be going on at the end of that first episode, what was written, what was filmed and what was unexpectedly retconned to have been happening a mere 26 years later.

The former, according to writer Ian Briggs and his novelisation of the story, was that the Doctor would be crawling along a narrow ledge, that got smaller and smaller until he was forced to desperately hang by his fingers over a precipice.

In realisation... well, season 24 is very much a recovery year for the show. Unexpectedly kept on as producer with no leading man and no scripts, it’s somewhat remarkable John Nathan-Turner managed to put out any episodes at all, let alone 14 that show a steady course correction across the year thanks to new script editor Andrew Cartmel. But it’s still a generally unpopular year full of many odd production decisions, seen at best as a necessary stepping stone to the new golden era of the final two McCoy years.

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The Torchwood Video.

18/8/2015

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My new Youtube video is coming so hard you won't realise I'm talking about the first RTD era Who Spin-off, Torchwood!

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Christopher Lee Tribute.

12/6/2015

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Another death that has hit me hard, I talk about the greatest ever actor to work with Kristian Schmidt. RIP Sir Christopher.

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Am I A good Man? The 12th Doctor Video.

10/6/2015

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I reach the end of my epic Doctor Who rewatch and comment on the most recent season and the (still just about) brand new Doctor.

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Poorly Shot Internet Videos Are Cool: The Eleventh Doctor.

30/5/2015

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Yet another video as I'm nearly bang up to date with my Doctor's. He's the youngest Doctor and the one who was in the role when there was all sorts of behind the scenes strife. How well did he manage.

Sadly, I forgot to say "Hi" to long term reader Snowkatt as I promised, but there's always next time.

Also, for some reason, as I write this it seems to be impossible to post comments in Firefox unless you're replying to a pre-existing comment. I've no idea why (and will chase it up if it continues), but for now please use another browser.

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Sand Shoes: The Tenth Doctor Video.

24/5/2015

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After a lengthy gap, three videos in one week. Can you handle it?

Be warned, I cut out mid-word. New camera, same editing skills.

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Doctor Who: The Eccles Cake Weeks.

1/3/2015

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My latest video sees me deal with YouTube's suggestions of how I could improve my videos in a mature and sensible way, whilst talking about the Doctor who brought the series back but is remembered more for the behind the scenes controversy more than anything else.

It's a rambly one, even by my standards.

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Pickled In Time: The Eighth Doctor and the Wilderness Years.

5/2/2015

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My second video in less than a week (curse these Doctor's who don't hang around long enough), looks at the lengthy period when Doctor Who spent his brief screen-time snogging girls and hanging around Albert Square. Marvel at my inability to tell the difference between Comic Relief and Children in Need. No wonder YouTube just advised me my videos are shit. Huzzah!

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Unlimited Rice Pudding: The Seventh Doctor Video.

1/2/2015

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After a year and a half, I've completed my rewatch of the entire original run of Doctor Who. But before I delve into American telemovies and Welsh filming, was the little Scottish guy as good as Peter Jackson thinks?