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A Study in Sherlock (discussion & some spoilers of Doyle's stories)
My guess: Are we beginning at the appropriate place? Are we closely examining the Red? Greatly looking forward to the trip!

Comment by Jones_The_Bond May 1 permalink
John Dee, the original 007
John Dee is a fascinating character. In 2004 two things were stolen from the Science Museum in London by 'a man in a long black coat' - Dr Dee's 'crystal ball' and a statement on the ball's use by the 17th century astro…

Comment by Jones_The_Bond April 28 permalink
Sherlock (2010) BBC Series Discussion Thread
Count me in Sandy. It sounds a great idea.

Comment by Jones_The_Bond April 23 permalink
"Back of the net!": The Football Thread
What do the Liverpool fans on here think of Rafa's return to Anfield today? He's going to get an extremely warm welcome I would have thought. Will it be rapturous (like when Dalglish returned with Blackburn)? or more restrained affection (…

Comment by Jones_The_Bond April 21 permalink
Sherlock (2010) BBC Series Discussion Thread
I agree. Often the pairing is let down by a slightly underwhelming Watson, but Freeman is every bit a match for Cumberbatch.

Comment by Jones_The_Bond April 21 permalink
Sherlock (2010) BBC Series Discussion Thread
Nigel Bruce's portrayal as Doctor Watson is, of course, quite controversial, and it certainly impacted certain subsequent performances of the character. Whole generations were born, who hadn't read Conan Doyle, who believed that Watson sho…

Comment by Jones_The_Bond April 21 permalink
Sherlock (2010) BBC Series Discussion Thread
Yes, the tongue-in-cheek Timelord option, does point in a certain Moffat-esque direction..... You get the feeling that Benedict Cumberbatch was destined to become either Sherlock Holmes or one of the 'Doctors'. Fortunately for us, he head…

Comment by Jones_The_Bond April 21 permalink
Sherlock (2010) BBC Series Discussion Thread
If you're essentially endorsed by the Sherlock Holmes Society, you must be doing something right. The various versions of Holmes stories over the years differ wildly in both quality and faithfulness to Conan Doyle (faithfulness not necessarily…

Comment by Jones_The_Bond April 21 permalink
Sherlock (2010) BBC Series Discussion Thread
How fantastic @Sandy! I hadn't read that before, or if I had, it didn't register at the time. I just always remember that line from the first Holmes book because it just seemed so bizarre. How can someone so fiercely intelligent not know s…

Comment by Jones_The_Bond April 20 permalink
Pierce Brosnan's Fisticuffs
Exactly @Creasy47. I saw them as two contemporaries, two old comrades who knew each other's strengths and weaknesses so well that they almost cancelled each other out. It's actually one of my favourite fights of the entire series. Like you…

Comment by Jones_The_Bond April 20 permalink
Sherlock (2010) BBC Series Discussion Thread
That's a good idea @0Brady. I think you get a lot more from the series if you are familiar with the original source material. Some of the twists they have given to beloved tales have been wonderfully surprising. I was completely thrown by '…

Comment by Jones_The_Bond April 20 permalink
Pierce Brosnan's Fisticuffs
Really? It was just a light-hearted comment of three teeny-weeny sentences. Blimey. What a Carry On! As it happens, I think Brosnan was fine in his fight scenes. From Goldeneye right up to Die Another Day, I think he did a sound job. People might …

Comment by Jones_The_Bond April 20 permalink
Pierce Brosnan's Fisticuffs
I have nothing to add to this thread. I just like the term 'fisticuffs.' Carry on.

Comment by Jones_The_Bond April 20 permalink
Sherlock (2010) BBC Series Discussion Thread
'Elementary' is fine for what it is, and nowhere near as bad as I originally feared it might be. They aren't quite as clever in adapting and incorporating bits of the original material (although bees made an appearance recently - the …

Comment by Jones_The_Bond April 20 permalink
Sherlock (2010) BBC Series Discussion Thread
A Study In Scarlet is fascinating because it very clearly tells us the sort of things that Holmes does not know anything about. Holmes has very little interest in trivia that cannot aid him in his profession. Although to Holmes, 'trivia' a…

Comment by Jones_The_Bond April 20 permalink
Times subscriptions?: new Barbara Broccoli interview
You're very welcome :)

Comment by Jones_The_Bond April 20 permalink
'Anyone for a jelly baby ? ' - Doctor Who discussion thread.
Since it is the fiftieth anniversary I have been ploughing through the classic episodes, from the very beginning, and it is fascinating to see how the programme, and indeed, the character and back story of 'The Doctor' develops over the ye…

Comment by Jones_The_Bond April 20 permalink
Times subscriptions?: new Barbara Broccoli interview
Here's the article: Nobody knows him better: spy queen Barbara Broccoli talks about her life with 007 ... and the Daniel Craig effect Barbara Broccoli sits sipping from a mug of tea in her office at the family firm. Had her father run a pizza…

Comment by Jones_The_Bond April 18 permalink
"Wasted"- Promising Actors Give Bad Performances
"I thought Cristatos from Your Eyes Only played it too close to the vest. Lets have some big grand acting there. Go back to acting class" Gosh. I can't agree with this. Julian Glover didn't need acting classes, he was one of the…

Comment by Jones_The_Bond April 10 permalink
What and when was your first experience of 007 ?
Being very young, wandering into the living room, and seeing on TV the image of a man stranded on a small island surrounded by advancing crocodiles. What does he do?!!! I then remember the cover of the Octopussy VHS tape, from a local video shop, a…

Comment by Jones_The_Bond February 27 permalink
Anyone else feel like Brosnan was the "fall guy"?
I was waiting for a Lee Majors response. Ah, the 'unknown stuntman that made Eastwood look so fine.' I vaguely remember an episode where Britt Ekland appeared as....Britt Ekland, which contained plenty of Bond references.

Comment by Jones_The_Bond February 25 permalink
"Back of the net!": The Football Thread
Bradford City - and indeed, Swansea, when you look at their meteoric rise over the last decade - give great hope to dreamers like me who support little clubs. Bradford are a division higher than my team, and Swansea used to be relatively local rival…

Comment by Jones_The_Bond February 25 permalink
Which Bond song do you consider the most romantic?
All Time High and Moonraker are very romantic, but Moonraker has the capacity to puzzle me with its lyrics. Why does the moonraker have dreams of gold? How do you become a moonraker? What is a moonraker? According to the dictionary it is either a sa…

Comment by Jones_The_Bond February 25 permalink
Uhm friends? Daniel Craig's hairline is retreating a la Connery :-/
Fortunately, as proven by Connery, the quality of a Bond performance has no correlation with an actor's receding hairline. Craig won't lose his acting ability as the hair leaps from his head. It doesn't really matter. Better Craig tha…

Comment by Jones_The_Bond February 25 permalink
Remembering Bobby Moore.
Sheer class. That wonderful moment when he ascends the Wembley steps to become the first Englishman to lift the World Cup. A million thoughts must have been rushing through his head, the excitement mingled with exhaustion, would have been a heady co…

Comment by Jones_The_Bond February 24 permalink
Best last line of each Bond Actor
Bond actors rarely have the luxury of knowing when their tenure is about to end. Hopefully Daniel Craig will complete another two films and then bow out on his own terms. Then we might get a neat little end to his era. There is certainly no guarante…

Comment by Jones_The_Bond February 23 permalink
What is/are your favourite MAIN title song/s from EACH ERA?
Connery - Oddly I'm partial to the one that wasn't used, Mr Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang, but I'll plump for the haunting You Only Live Twice Moore - Live And Let Die (this was the toughest category for me. AVTAK and Nobody Does It Better …

Comment by Jones_The_Bond February 16 permalink
Moore's Most Ruthless Moments
"He had no head for heights," works, I think, because it doesn't come across as a flippant, light-hearted quip; more like grim, 'gallows' humour. There's nothing light about that entire scene.

Comment by Jones_The_Bond February 11 permalink
keep the films serious and realistic.
The biggest surprise for me is that @chrisisall has condemned both Moonraker and For Your Eyes Only as 'unwatchable.' They are usually considered the polar-opposites of the Moore years in terms of tone and pacing, so I found that an intere…

Comment by Jones_The_Bond February 9 permalink
Roger Moore - Appreciation for the longest serving Bond
I don't think any actor could have carried such a demanding franchise for 23 years. We'll never know how Moore would have approached the role in the 1960s. If he had taken up the holster in 1962 instead of starring in The Saint, then it&…

Comment by Jones_The_Bond February 9 permalink

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