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Post by llminnowpea on Jul 1, 2022 20:29:30 GMT
Ugh! THAT SUCKS! I totally know that stress and I am sure everyone here can commiserate.
Let's pick a timeframe that works. There is no hurry.
Would a month for each thing make sense? I mean, Sherlock has 4 seasons and I am not sure that I can do all 4 seasons in 2 weeks. Maybe we could do, say, Season 1 in 2 weeks? That would make sense, then maybe pick something not-Sherlock and kind of jump back and forth (or around). We have a whole bunch of things to choose from and this is supposed to be fun!
ETA: I am not wedded to Sherlock. We can start with anything.
Er, I wish I was wedded to Sherlock sometimes until I think with my adult brain and realize I would end up suffocating him with a pillow in his sleep one day because I had just had enough of his (endearing and admittedly sexy) shit. LOL.
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Post by mllemass on Jul 1, 2022 22:50:06 GMT
I like the idea of beginning this with discussions of Sherlock and another work, going on at the same time! But what will it be called so that it isn’t too confusing? Sherlock and everything else already has a place in this forum, so will this be apart from them? Maybe I’m the only one who thinks about stuff like that!
I do like “BC’s full body” as the title of the thread! Ha!
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Post by queenzod on Jul 2, 2022 1:35:07 GMT
BC’s full body analysis? 🧐
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Post by MagdaFR on Jul 2, 2022 20:17:07 GMT
I've seen Frankenstein and Hamlet a number of times but I don't know if they are accessible to rewatch ATM.
I watched both for free during the first pandemic times and other production from the NT and many other productions icluding Phanthom of The Opera and Hamilton.
UPDATE:
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Post by roverpup on Jul 3, 2022 13:15:50 GMT
Thanks for the info!😊
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Post by llminnowpea on Jul 5, 2022 14:42:51 GMT
OK, I am going to just start in and folks can join along as they please. Please remember that I am not much of a TV watcher when at home (it is why I go to the theater - I am forced to pay attention and can't wander off and do something else).
Since it is easy (ie, I do not have to think too much about it), I am planning to first read A Study in Scarlet during the week and then watch A Study in Pink this weekend.
I have ordered used copies of Starter for Ten and To the Ends of the Earth, since my personal plan is to read the books first, then watch BC's (and the writers/directors) interpretation of the characters.
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Post by llminnowpea on Jul 5, 2022 16:11:35 GMT
Sorry, I got lost somewhere along the way with how this will be structured. I know it's all very flexible and we can jump in and out as we wish, but are we aiming to watch/read 2 projects a month? NO RULES! WE DO WHAT WE WANT! RAR! Honestly, I think 2 a month, for me, might be a stretch goal, since I have so many other things going on. And, it might be too slow for others. What if we left it loosey goosey (timey wimey) and if someone really want to watch something next, they just announce it and those that can watch will watch and the rest of us will be left behind catch up when we can? Would that work? It isn't as structured, but it might also allow folks to come and go and not feel left out? What do you think? (I only announced my goal because if I don't state I will do something, I will end up never doing it).
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Post by llminnowpea on Jul 18, 2022 18:48:47 GMT
Watchalong update:
1. I suck.
2. See #1!
3. I have had to resort to listening to a Study in Scarlet (audiobook read by Simon Vance) in order to get this thing done. I love the SH stories, but, damn, I keep falling asleep while trying to read them.
4. I got my copy of the book To the Ends of the Earth and the darn thing is 3 inches thick! Seriously! But, the font is pretty large, so it isn't really all that bad. Also, I got Starter for Ten and that is larger than what I was expecting, too.
5. I still haven't watched anything. I have thought about watching, but not actually watched.
(as an aside, Louise Brealey reads the audibook version of The End We Start From. It is only 2 hours and 44 minutes, so the book must be really short. Also, Hotel Silence by Audur Ava Olafsdottir sounds wicked depressing, but is surprisingly not. This last book has no ties to BC in any way, but since I finished it on vacation, I thought I would mention it).
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Post by mllemass on Jul 18, 2022 21:05:04 GMT
I like the idea of reading a book before seeing the movie, and I’ve done that many times. But I’ve never really wanted to read a book after seeing the movie.
Last night, the PBS station out of Detroit showed Miss Marple’s Murder is Easy. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen it on tv. I didn’t know it was on until after it had started, so I missed the first part. I can’t get over all the familiar faces in that movie, like Russell Tovey! Benedict was probably the least famous cast member at the time!
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Post by sgev1977 on Jul 24, 2022 15:06:51 GMT
Ben was incredible in that role! It's really nice going back to if after TPOTD, you can see the opposite ends of his physicality. In TPOTD, his movements are either super subtle or really forceful, depending on Phil's intent. In Sherlock, his body just bounces around the place, like it can't contain Sherl's genius. One of the most perplexing things about how he is/was interpreted as actor was that people claimed he was doing the same performance in productions like Sherlock and Parade’s End (and others around that time) because he was frequently playing very smart men but the performances were diametrically different. He is almost a ballet dancer in Sherlock. I remember he described his performance in it like “pyrotechnics” when he was comparing it to what he was doing in TTSS. There were quiet moments in which he was intentionally inscrutable just to suddenly explode. Meanwhile, Tietjens is a very reserved man not in a mysterious way but in a repressed one but we always know what he is thinking because BC subtly and masterfully shows it with very delicate movements on his face. His walk is heavy and difficult (because he is man with bad lungs, remember?). He is nothing like Sherlock! He feels as a much more real character although at the same time like an old time character (especially with his very posh ancient accent). He was just building very different characters and personalities but hey! they were all smart so he couldn’t have rage! And by the way, I don’t think there is anything bad with actors who always play the same character. Actually, that’s what defines a movie actor no matter if we are talking of a Hollywood Golden Age star or a French New Wave one or a non professional in a new realism film. There are great performances/actors of that kind but BC is an actor who comes from a British theatre tradition. He is a transformative actor by nature. I think he is now some kind of film star and recognizable because he has a strong personality and presence like traditional movie stars and to a certain degree, a niche (although he is always rebelling against it) but he still very diverse and transformative actor. He has always be.
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