Holiday-Special News ("Abominable Bride")

[SherlockedCAMPer]

All you need is a parka like what Martin's worn to set and you could stay warm and still claim to be in character of sorts.

[Carol the Dabbler]

True.  But I can't really justify buying another parka when the one I have is only a year old (and looks nothing like the one Freeman wears on set).

[sfmpco]

I'll be decked out in Sherlock-themed jewelry including the mega charm bracelet, and I'll have my blue scarf.  

[Inge l-w]

Why does it feel like this is seriously getting out of hand?

[Arcadia]

Love hath no boundaries.....

[Carol the Dabbler]

Here's the Sherlockology list of international theater dates and booking sites once more (nothing new when I checked, though).

 

And I have successfully purchased two tickets for January 6th!  (Took a while -- when I was nearly done the first time, the darn thing timed me out and made me start over -- presumably because I had taken a couple of minutes to phone Alex to discuss one decision.)

 

[J.P.]

Why does it feel like this is seriously getting out of hand?

 

Maybe because it is getting out of hand?

 

A little interview with Mark

[T.o.b.y]

I had kind of expected the plot to depend pretty heavily on how different it was back then to be a woman than it is now. Because they said they couldn't make the story work in modern times, and that reminded me of Doyle cases that revolve around infidelity and issues like that which wouldn't have the same impact these days and are therefore harder to modernize.

[Carol the Dabbler]

A little interview with Mark

 

Thanks, J.P. -- that's an interesting interview.  I was particularly astonished by this:

 

The way that women were controlled in the 19th century was the total absence of public lavatories for women,” Gatiss continued. “There is a story about the first public lavatory for women — it’s still there, it’s made of stone, but the first one was made of wood. The first one was destroyed by an irate cab driver who drove his cab into it because he thought it was disgusting. But basically, if you were a woman in that age and you couldn’t really go around without paying a visit, you couldn’t go very far from home. Isn’t that an extraordinary thought? It’s like mind control, it is.

 

... and intrigued by this:

 

Gatiss also teased a Victorian twist on the show’s now often-copied text message technique — something he says was “very challenging” to recreate in the past — and assured MTV News that, yes, the show has a long-term plan when it comes to what the heck is going on with Moriarty (Andrew Scott).

 

“There’s a master plan,” he said with a smile. “There’s a plan. There is a long-term plan. Very long term.”

 

Also, I'm very pleased that the background image copied cleanly (i.e., as a nice rectangle with no text overlays) onto my computer.  Looks like a good candidate for wallpaper!

 

[J.P.]

Yeah, I'm afraid that that long term plan might include next generations of writers... and viewers.

[sittything]

I'm going to throw on a bunch of random, mismatched clothes and go as Molly Hooper.   :P

[Carol the Dabbler]

I was particularly astonished by this:

 

The way that women were controlled in the 19th century was the total absence of public lavatories for women,” Gatiss continued. “There is a story about the first public lavatory for women — it’s still there, it’s made of stone, but the first one was made of wood. The first one was destroyed by an irate cab driver who drove his cab into it because he thought it was disgusting. But basically, if you were a woman in that age and you couldn’t really go around without paying a visit, you couldn’t go very far from home. Isn’t that an extraordinary thought? It’s like mind control, it is.

 

However, I have not been able to verify this claim online. Multiple sources say that the first public "conveniences" in London were opened in the mid-1850's, one for men and (just a few days later) one for women.  These did not fare well, however, perhaps due to the 2 or 3 pence charge (quite a sum in those days), and may even have been shut down (stories vary on this point).  Then when more were built, the women's facilities did indeed lag behind the men's, a situation not remedied till after WWII.

 

[J.P.]

 

I'm going to throw on a bunch of random, mismatched clothes and go as Molly Hooper.   :P

 

This monster-scarf of her shouln't be too hard to knit...

[Arcadia]

I'm going to throw on a bunch of random, mismatched clothes and go as Molly Hooper.   :P

This made me realize I can just go dressed as myself, and everyone will think I'm dressed as Molly Hooper .... :lol:

[sfmpco]

I wonder if it can be counted as a proper theatrical release as well as a TV movie.  Has this ever been done before?  If the acting is really superb, is it possibly to be nominated for an Emmy and an Academy Award for the same role?

[Carol the Dabbler]

I wonder if it can be counted as a proper theatrical release as well as a TV movie.  Has this ever been done before?  If the acting is really superb, is it possibly to be nominated for an Emmy and an Academy Award for the same role?

 

I've been pondering around the edges of that question myself.  For example, does one write the television episode as "The Abominable Bride," but the theatrical release as The Abominable Bride?

 

They apparently did something similar with a Doctor Who episode not too long ago -- but I don't believe it would be eligible for an Emmy in any case.  As far as I know, the only reason Sherlock is eligible is that it's a PBS/Masterpiece co-production, and therefore technically an American program (as well as a British programme).  I don't believe that's the case with Who.

[Inge l-w]

Dear Carol, are you bent on getting the deprived European fans dead set against The Boston Tea Party and the idiocy of Lord North and General Cornwallis, so that there would never have been a US in the first place?

[sfmpco]

Went to see Hamlet again tonight and at the same time picked up my tickets for TAB for Jan 5 & 6.  Woo hoo!  Only $15 each.  The guy selling the tickets didn't even know that was coming.  LOL

[Arcadia]

I wonder if it can be counted as a proper theatrical release as well as a TV movie.  Has this ever been done before?  If the acting is really superb, is it possibly to be nominated for an Emmy and an Academy Award for the same role?

My instinct is no ... just because it's being shown in theaters doesn't make it a "theatrical release." But this website lists these as the criteria:

• Has a running time of longer than 40 minutes.
• Has premiered in a public movie theater between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31 of the appropriate year.
• Has premiered in 35mm or 70mm film format or in 24-frame, progressive scan digital format.
• Has played in a Los Angeles County theater with paid admission for seven consecutive days, beginning in the appropriate calendar year.

So by "premiered", do they mean "first ever showing"? Which would eliminate it right there. But if they're just refering to when it first appeared in theaters ....then they'd just have to find an agreeable theater owner in LA County! But that may not be the complete rulz either.

[Carol the Dabbler]

Dear Carol, are you bent on getting the deprived European fans dead set against The Boston Tea Party and the idiocy of Lord North and General Cornwallis, so that there would never have been a US in the first place?

 

Hey, there's gotta be some rules!  And American shows are not generally eligible for BAFTAs either -- just kinda the way things work.

 

(Besides, I don't think counter-revolutions are retroactive.)

[J.P.]

No Sherlock screenings in Germany
 

https://m.facebook.com/savoykino.hamburg/photos/a.145170788983346.1073741828.144826859017739/524611421039279/?type=3

[jadpdr]

No information about French cinemas either! Guess the Europhobes have won in the British imagination, which is a pity, because with a crumbling Commonwealth and the Americans as their mistrusted allies, they will end up exactly as Jules Verne predicted 120 years ago: insular and still hanging on to the Rock of Gibraltar!

[Arcadia]

No Sherlock screenings in Germany

 

https://m.facebook.com/savoykino.hamburg/photos/a.145170788983346.1073741828.144826859017739/524611421039279/?type=3

 

I'm sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sittything]

Is it playing anywhere in Europe other than the UK?  This surprises me.

[J.P.]

It's a real Friday the 13th.

 

It seems that the cinema screenings are dependent on the TV broadcast - and as it seems - we will have to wait also for that.

From: http://sherlock-de.com/2015/11/13/special-nicht-in-d-a-ch-kinos/

 

Die Kino-Ausstrahlung des Sherlock-Specials ist an die lokale TV-Ausstrahlung in den einzelnen Ländern gebunden. Da diese in Deutschland noch nicht am Anfang des Jahres erfolgt, ist ein Screening im Kino leider nicht zeitgleich mit anderen Ländern möglich.“