Sherlock - BBC1

[Halb]

Northern Munkee said:

...and the machine gun delivery of chatter and one liners actually becomes a bit tedious, fast cutting and editing/graphic trickery, can't hide the weakness. Mary was totally unbelievable as a what? Mockney spook? Her assault on the embassy was laughable, of course the whole thing is escapist nonsense, very doctor who cares.

I like the text stuff, but the machine gun delivery isn't suitable, and it sometimes has the feel of a first take. It's just all so...fluffy, I want it to have more weight, Benedict is certainly capable of doing it.
I'm not one for recent reboots, but I feel that I'd like the hole thing rebooted, keeping Bendydick and Mrs Hudson, and dumping everyone else (not the lab person) and make the thing a lot more solid, constructionally.

[RichB]

Foliage said:

RichB said:

And no one's answered my question yet - can a pathologist tell when a person died just from a charred skeleton? I would not have thought so but that would have ruined the story.

Yes

How? To say a person died one week ago would normally be easy due to the state of decomposition of the tissue and weather temperature the past week but if there's none remaining how would it be done? DNA yes but day of death? I would like to know more...

[mattyn1]

what was on the poster?

[Zod]

mattyn1 said:

what was on the poster?

Ask and Google will tell you:

[Lurking Lawyer]

mattyn1 said:

what was on the poster?

If you're referring to the one by the bus stop where Watson gets off, it was a picture of Toby Jones, who plays the Big Bad in the next episode.

[mattyn1]

Lurking Lawyer said:

If you're referring to the one by the bus stop where Watson gets off, it was a picture of Toby Jones, who plays the Big Bad in the next episode.

Ah - TY.

[Zod]

mattyn1 said:

Lurking Lawyer said:

If you're referring to the one by the bus stop where Watson gets off, it was a picture of Toby Jones, who plays the Big Bad in the next episode.

Ah - TY.

I'm crushed; no thanks for me when I gave you the damn poster?

[Foliage]

RichB said:

Foliage said:

RichB said:

And no one's answered my question yet - can a pathologist tell when a person died just from a charred skeleton? I would not have thought so but that would have ruined the story.

Yes

How? To say a person died one week ago would normally be easy due to the state of decomposition of the tissue and weather temperature the past week but if there's none remaining how would it be done? DNA yes but day of death? I would like to know more...

To put it simply, stuff changes, doctors study those changes in controlled environments then use them as reference in cases.

Have a look at the national geographic documentaries about the body farm.

[mattyn1]

Zod said:

I'm crushed; no thanks for me when I gave you the damn poster?

You are right - I am appalled at my selfishness - and humbly apologise.

Actually it is trying to post on here discreetly whilst trying to listen to back to work meetings that I am having difficulty with today! I had intended to quote you both but alas!

Zod - Thank you!

[Zod]

mattyn1 said:

Zod said:

I'm crushed; no thanks for me when I gave you the damn poster?

You are right - I am appalled at my selfishness - and humbly apologise.

Actually it is trying to post on here discreetly whilst trying to listen to back to work meetings that I am having difficulty with today! I had intended to quote you both but alas!

Zod - Thank you!

[Northern Munkee]

Halb said:

Northern Munkee said:

...and the machine gun delivery of chatter and one liners actually becomes a bit tedious, fast cutting and editing/graphic trickery, can't hide the weakness. Mary was totally unbelievable as a what? Mockney spook? Her assault on the embassy was laughable, of course the whole thing is escapist nonsense, very doctor who cares.

I like the text stuff, but the machine gun delivery isn't suitable, and it sometimes has the feel of a first take. It's just all so...fluffy, I want it to have more weight, Benedict is certainly capable of doing it.
I'm not one for recent reboots, but I feel that I'd like the hole thing rebooted, keeping Bendydick and Mrs Hudson, and dumping everyone else (not the lab person) and make the thing a lot more solid, constructionally.

I'm sure there's a much darker more interesting modern Holmes interpretation, instead you get a camp romp, which is all fluff and froth, and text on screen might have been novel, if not original, I remember seeing it first in Fight Club, that was 1999. Hadn't realised it was Freemans real life (soon to be ex) wife as well.

[Jonesy23]

Toby Jones seems to be having trouble talking around a dodgy set of false teeth? Distracting.

[Janluke]

Jonesy23 said:

Toby Jones seems to be having trouble talking around a dodgy set of false teeth? Distracting.

I've just finished "The Detectorists" on Netflix so struggling with him as a villain :-)

[K12beano]

This has gone so surreal, it's hilarious!

[MiniMan64]

Nice Aston...

[K12beano]

Where can I get hold of some of that TD12 so I can forget this......

[Jonesy23]

Strong Savile references with the bit in the hospital.

[straight dad]

Touch of the Jimmy Savile about him.

[evilmunkey]

With all the classic stories that could be updated, they come out with this utter drivel. trying to be too clever for its own good.

[Occam's Razor]

Giving up with tonight's episode, it doesn't feel like the same show as last week. Feels a bit...naff.