Sunday musings

[dbskyler]

Sherlock debuts tonight here, and I'm going to watch it, but I confess that I'm not very excited. Mystery is not one of my favorite genres as a rule, and I think the last Sherlock Holmes story I saw was the movie "Without a Clue" way back in 1988. Now that's an excellent movie, don't get me wrong, but it's not exactly a typical Sherlock Holmes story. However, everyone's been raving about how great this new Sherlock series is, and it's apparently not typical either (although probably far less funny than "Without a Clue"), and since I do like Steven Moffat's writing, I'm going to give it a try.

Strangely enough, I seem to have also hit a dip in my excitement for tomorrow's SJA episode. I'm still excited to see it, but I'm no longer counting the hours the way I was a few days ago. Either it's easier to wait now that the wait is shorter, or my worry that I'm going to be disappointed by the episode is catching up and out-pacing my excitement to see it. If the latter, that's not necessarily a bad thing.

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[primsong]

my worry that I'm going to be disappointed by the episode is catching up and out-pacing my excitement to see it. - That's an excellent way of putting that - it's about where I am... actually I think I'm worse. I'm so sure it's going to disappoint me that I'm waiting until its well over and I've had a chance to see other people's reactions so I can adjust my "excitement" knob first.

[dbskyler]

In case you're still holding off, a quick spoiler-free response: I really liked it, I thought Jo was treated well, and Katy Manning did a marvelous job.

[primsong]

My daughter nudged me to take the plunge and watch it with her - and we thought it was lovely! Jo's chatty nature may have been played up just a bit too much, and the idea that somehow being around the Doctor then leads former companions to all be lefty charity types made me twinge, but otherwise it was a grand thing - I mean, a Carnival of Monsters flashback? Really? and the Clyde-Doctor-Clyde-Doctor thing was sheer brilliance. I am still snuggling his talk with Jo in the quarry-thing, very nice. ^_^

[dbskyler]

Oh yay, I'm really glad you liked it!

I loved Eleven's talk with Jo in the quarry, and I was just so impressed with Matt Smith's performance there -- I swear, he managed to look like Jon Pertwee in that scene. As for Katy, it was so great to see her back again, and she hasn't lost one iota of her charm, or her energy! They did overplay the babbling, but I thought Katy pulled it off, turning what could've been silly into something rather sweet.

[tempestas-inu.livejournal.com]

Holy sh*t, you feel exactly how I do! XD about SJA anyway, I've finally calmed down and the wait seems easier now that the first part is less than a day away. I suppose in my case it may also be because I've been keeping myself occupied by drawing.

....and may also be because you directed my attention to Sherlock. Personally I always have love a good mystery, I read tons of mystery books when I was in elementary school and one of my favorite anime series was a Detective one. I also always thought about picking up a Holmes book but never got around to it.

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

That's funny that you're feeling the same way about SJA. Maybe it's a natural reaction to being initially really excited? As for me, I'm not even sure when I'll be able to watch since I'll be pretty busy tomorrow and Tuesday, but I hope I'll find a spare 30 minutes in there somewhere on both days. Anyway, it's actually kind of nice that I'm not as insanely impatient as I was!

Glad you're looking forward to Sherlock. A lot of television drama is mystery-driven -- Doctor Who often has a mystery at its core -- so it's too simplistic to say that I don't like mysteries at all. However, I don't like mystery books, and I don't tend to enjoy detective shows (at least, the ones that revolve mainly around the detecting part). But Sherlock has gotten so many rave reviews, I'm hoping I'll like it anyway.

[tempestas-inu.livejournal.com]

I'm seriously wishing that this had been me earlier this week. This week was kind of a crucial week for me regarding schoolwork but I just couldn't concentrate. Now I'm feeling more focused but I just don't have a whole lot left to get done. This is actually a somewhat natural reaction for me. When waiting for the Big Bang, I was super revved up the entire week, but when the episode actually aired, I ended up avoiding watching the thing for a whole day before getting myself to sit down and enjoy it. And once, there was this show I'd been following for almost a whole year, but when the finale aired I ended up avoiding the episodes for a whole MONTH. Ridiculous!

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

I beg to differ about the humorousness of Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock! There's a good deal of humour inherent in the idea of a genius like Sherlock being mates with an ordinary bloke like Watson, especially when Moffat's at the keyboard...

Also, I'm not a huge fan of Holmes at all, but I loved Moffat's take on it - that's real skill...

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

I beg to differ about the humorousness of Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock!

Hey, give me a break, I hadn't seen the show yet when I posted that! I was just speculating. But the show just finished airing here a few minutes ago, and I watched it, and -- "Without a Clue" is still funnier, sorry. Of course, it's supposed to be funnier, it's a comedy. But yes, I agree that Sherlock had more humor than I expected, and I also really liked it, which is another example of Moffat's skill since I'm not a Holmes fan either, or even a fan of the Holmes genre.

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

I wasn't having a go at you - I CAN read!! I saw that you hadn't watched it yet, I was just making an observation!

I seriously don't know why I bother talking to anyone lately since everyone seems to assume I'm attacking them when I'm actually not!

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Yeah, the internet isn't always good for reading intentions. I honestly didn't think you were attacking. I'm sorry if my reply came off as annoyed or irritated, because I really, truly wasn't (nor am I now). I was just amused that you were making a point with Cumberbatch when I hadn't seen Cumberbatch yet.

I hope your day gets a lot better today.

(psst -- SJA is on later. *g*)

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Given the time zone difference between us, it seemed highly likely to me that you *would* have seen it by the time I posted my comment. Therefore it seemed logical to me to reference BC's performance (not least because his is the only Sherlock Holmes I've seen apart from the recent movie - and that definitely did lack humour).