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  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    That's brilliant news! I hope they open the film Empty House style and have Holmes return to London and Watson to face off against Moran, who escaped their clutches last time. I wonder what the main plot will be?
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Since we naturally speak of Benedict and his work often in this thread, I thought I'd post this article here that showcases the outstanding wax statue that has been made of him in London:
    https://tv.yahoo.com/news/tell-benedict-cumberbatch-real-wax-191500741.html

    Here's Benedict's amusing opinion of the statue:

    "What a weird and wonderful compliment to be included in the ranks of those already committed to wax. I've been accused of being wooden in my work but never waxy."
  • SandySandy Somewhere in Europe
    edited November 2014 Posts: 4,012
    Ahem, page 20 of The Times today. How Holmesian

    B1q_emkCAAAnuxU.jpg

    I think congratulations are in order to the (hopefully) happy couple! /:)
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    Love the series, have the DVDs and can't wait for the new series. Congratulations to Benedict and his girlfriend.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Sandy wrote: »
    Ahem, page 20 of The Times today. How Holmesian

    B1q_emkCAAAnuxU.jpg

    I think congratulations are in order to the (hopefully) happy couple! /:)

    I suspect this is all just a cunning ploy by Benedict to get at a ruthless paper magnate who has ruined the lives of many past thespians with his "dirt" on them, and who just so happens to have this Miss Sophie Hunter as his personal assistant. How inspired. ;)
  • GerardGerard
    edited November 2014 Posts: 5,993
    Teaser picture for the Christmas Special :

    sherlock-teaser-570x355.jpg

    Link to article :

    spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2014/11/25/first-look-at-sherlock-christmas-special/

    All I can say is that Benedict Cumberbatch seems to be channeling the late great Jeremy Brett. Which is a very good thing.
  • SandySandy Somewhere in Europe
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    That is amazing!!! I wonder if this was just for fun or if the Christmas special is actually a period piece. I so hope it's so!
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited November 2014 Posts: 28,694
    Wait, what?!

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    I wonder if we're getting a one-off BBC Sherlock set in the Victorian era with Ben and Martin playing the canon Holmes and Watson? If so, I've been dreaming about that forever, and would love to see how it'd play out, especially if they're adapting the Blue Carbuncle. Or maybe they're just dressing up for a period set murder mystery at some rich guy's manor. Who knows!

    However, I was hoping that Gatiss, Moffat and co. would use the Christmas special to continue the story that was left off in His Last Vow, so I don't know if a period piece Holmes adaptation is the right way to go at this moment. I always figured we'd pick up where we left off for the Christmas episode and somewhere along the way Mary's water would break and she and John would rush to the hospital with Sherlock for the baby to be delivered.

    Anybody else have thoughts on this?

    Also, Gatiss has been pushing the whole tragedy theme lately for series 4, which makes me very confident that a major character will be axed. My bet is still on Molly. It'd shake Sherlock up big time, especially if she sacrifices herself to save him in some way.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    Gerard wrote: »
    Teaser picture for the Christmas Special :

    sherlock-teaser-570x355.jpg

    Link to article :

    spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2014/11/25/first-look-at-sherlock-christmas-special/

    All I can say is that Benedict Cumberbatch seems to be channeling the late great Jeremy Brett. Which is a very good thing.

    The boys are looking excellent!!! Roll on Christmas!!! \m/
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Great teaser image, looking forward to this Christmas special, as well!
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    Can't wait to watch it.
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
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    DrGorner wrote: »
    Can't wait to watch it.

    You will have to, another thirteen months. ;)
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    Yes, the proper series is just as bad. Waiting years for three episodes. :))
  • SandySandy Somewhere in Europe
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    From production designer Arwel Jones:
    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="pt"><p>I thought the streets were paved with gold back then! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShSpesh?src=hash">#ShSpesh</a>; <a href="http://t.co/NnL8FCgeHR">pic.twitter.com/NnL8FCgeHR</a></p>&mdash; Arwel Wyn Jones (@arwelwjones) <a href=" novembro 2014</a></blockquote>
    <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

    More indication this is going to be a period episode?
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    I'd love for the whole thing to be a period piece! Not just a portion of it. Sounds like a very fun episode. :)
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    I am guessing they are attending some sort of banquet which a Victorian theme? I don't think they will change from their modern day formula?
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    RogueAgent wrote: »
    I am guessing they are attending some sort of banquet which a Victorian theme? I don't think they will change from their modern day formula?
    That's what I was thinking, or that they were invited to a murder mystery party with a Victorian backdrop/theme.
  • AdaShelbyAdaShelby
    edited November 2014 Posts: 267
    Now that I'd love to see.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »
    RogueAgent wrote: »
    I am guessing they are attending some sort of banquet which a Victorian theme? I don't think they will change from their modern day formula?
    That's what I was thinking, or that they were invited to a murder mystery party with a Victorian backdrop/theme.

    Great call! Could well be?
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
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    I think it'll be a period piece.

    They'll want the Christmas special to be a stand alone episode. Something light and Christmassy and self contained (like the Doctor Who specials normally are, with the exceptions of the ones where he's died), because that's what Christmas specials normally are. They don't really advance a series, they're one off Christmas stories. I don't see why Sherlock would be any different, especially since Moffat also makes Doctor Who and the Christmas specials for that usually follow those rules (one off self contained xmas stories that don't affect the main series).

    But there's a problem. The whole Moriarty thing they set up at the end of the last one. They can't just ignore that for an episode then return to it when the series starts. But they won't want to include all of that in the Christmas special either for the reasons I mentioned above.

    So they do a one off period piece episode. That way they can make a nice stand alone Christmas episode whilst not just brushing off the story they started in the last episode.

    That's my theory anyway.
  • boldfingerboldfinger
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    @thelivingroyale, that sounds profound. I´m not much of a fan of a period piece. After all, the modern day approach for the series is what attracted me in the first place. But for a one-off special, I allow them to indulge me with anything they want.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Here I was hoping they'd use the special to continue or at least mention the events of the last episode. But if things play out the way @thelivingroyale says, which I find to be sensible, then a one-off Sherlock with Ben and Martin as the canonical Holmes and Watson sounds great.
  • GerardGerard
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    Speaking of Christmas : Doesn't Mary Watson have a bun in the oven ? Let's see : Sherlock, Mycroft and Lestrade as the three (not so) wise men wouldn't be too far-fetched....
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    :)) great idea !
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    I sincerely hope this is a one off, stand alone period piece (even if still modern but at a murder mystery party, as suggested earlier) and does not tie into the ongoing story happening in the series. I think what thelivingroyale said makes sense. Anyway, it looks like fun!
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
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    The white brick wall does not look "period" to me. More likely that they dress in Victorian style in a modern-day setting (theatrical company).
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    I got the wonderful book, SHERLOCK Chronicles for Christmas. It is awesome, heavy, and chock full of photos, behind the scenes bits. It is a wonderful collectors item; I do strongly recommend it! :) From Gatiss and Moffat's first chat on the train, the germ of the idea, through all 3 series. Tons of info and interesting write ups by so many of the cast and crew; really the entire production team including special effects.
  • SandySandy Somewhere in Europe
    edited January 2015 Posts: 4,012
    The following photo was tweeted today by Mark Gatiss and Mackinnon, the director of the special Sherlock episode. Could this yet again indicate that the special will indeed be a period piece?

    B7Yt1pdIcAAZV9E.jpg

    Moreover, this is what was tweeted along with the photo by Gatiss
    "It was a bitter night, so we drew on our ulsters and wrapped cravats about our throats..."c/o ace "
    and Mackinnon
    "The stars were shining coldly in a cloudless sky."

    Can anyone spot the story these belongs to? Not difficult at all :D

    EDIT
    by the way, I think that's Dr Watson in the photo wearing the same hat as in the picture release a while ago that first pointed at a period piece.
  • MrcogginsMrcoggins Following in the footsteps of Quentin Quigley.
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    Not so shure about a period piece as they were filming here in Bristol again last week !.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    Given the quality of the last three series, I'm not worried. :)
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