Somewhere in this house I have the entire works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes… I feel a reading binge coming on. Unless I run into ‘The Case of the Disappearing Compendium,’
Sherlock Holmes was part of our family’s routine when I was a child. My parents and grandparents loved the TV series and we would all gather around the TV for each episode.
The earlier ones contain more details. As in, Watson still tries to explain Holmes’ deductions. In some of the later ones it’s more like “he did something clever, and i couldn’t explain if I tried, so I won’t”.
However, regarding the depth – I often feel Watson is misrepresentd in the modern adaptations (except the BBC Sherlock one). Because he’s a doctor and a soldier, He is smart, just not as smart as Holmes. He’s saved Holmes’ bacon plenty of times, and he’s the one writing it all down, making sense of Sherlock’s deductions for the ordinary folks. He survived war and being flatmates with Sherlock Holmes. If there’s one man who’d have balls of steel it’s Dr. Watson – he’s no naive sidekick! 🙂
You’re right about that Conny – but then all sidekicks are portrayed that way, possibly to make the reader or viewer feel less intimidated by the ‘Genius Hero’ 😀
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Brilliant – thx
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Fantastic – this was really enjoyable and informative.
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This makes me want to dig out my Sherlock Holmes collection! It’s been a while since I’ve read them…
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Somewhere in this house I have the entire works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes… I feel a reading binge coming on. Unless I run into ‘The Case of the Disappearing Compendium,’
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Mine are all on Kindle Cloud Wendy – but you should also read some of his non-Sherlock stories as well – They’re good 👍
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I will, Chris! Thanks for the suggestion.
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This is a great post, Chris. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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Welcome Suzanne 😃
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Oh, a wonderfully fun post, Ape. How about a picture of you dressed as Holmes? 😀 Hugs!
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LOLOL PRIMATEMENTRY MY DEAR TEAGAN 😂
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Sherlock Holmes was part of our family’s routine when I was a child. My parents and grandparents loved the TV series and we would all gather around the TV for each episode.
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Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Michelle?
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Absolutely!
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😀
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The only one worth watching. The later series was horrible.
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Agreed Michelle 😀
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great fact finding..
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I knew those, but I’ve been a Sherlockian for 20 years 🙂
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WOW – I’ve read all his stories, but didn’t realise how in-depth they went Conny 😀
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The earlier ones contain more details. As in, Watson still tries to explain Holmes’ deductions. In some of the later ones it’s more like “he did something clever, and i couldn’t explain if I tried, so I won’t”.
However, regarding the depth – I often feel Watson is misrepresentd in the modern adaptations (except the BBC Sherlock one). Because he’s a doctor and a soldier, He is smart, just not as smart as Holmes. He’s saved Holmes’ bacon plenty of times, and he’s the one writing it all down, making sense of Sherlock’s deductions for the ordinary folks. He survived war and being flatmates with Sherlock Holmes. If there’s one man who’d have balls of steel it’s Dr. Watson – he’s no naive sidekick! 🙂
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You’re right about that Conny – but then all sidekicks are portrayed that way, possibly to make the reader or viewer feel less intimidated by the ‘Genius Hero’ 😀
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