Sherlock Holmes, The American Gangster???

[CSIBakerStreet]

I can't believe it took me so long to notice this, being who I am. I notice things that people have never ever noticed. Well, this started when I was watching A Scandal in Belgravia with my friend. I thought this was here, but I thought it was just me being loony. But I watched it again to take notes, and I was right. Okay, so this occurs in the scene where Sherlock just got the plane tickets and they're driving him to the airport. He walks up to the plane, and standing there as bold as brass is that stupid American who dared to touch Mrs. Hudson. Sherlock says to him "Well, you're looking all better." sounding perfectly normal and sardonic. Then he completely drops ALL that, says "How are you feeling?", and sounds exactly like an American gangster. NOT KIDDING! Watch for yourself, repeat this section a couple times if you have to, to see if YOU can catch the elusive Sherlock Holmes, The American Gangster.

[Carol the Dabbler]

Unfortunately, we just watched that episode about a week ago, so we probably won't watch it again for a while -- but you've got me curious, so I'll try to remember to listen for that.

 

Maybe American gangsters got their inflection from old Sherlock Holmes movies?

[CSIBakerStreet]

Greetings, everyone it's been a while. I am still not that well, but I am doing better than I was. I knew I had to get back because I've done it again. Caught another sighting of the elusive Sherlock Holmes, The American Gangster. This one was caught while watching The Reichenbach Fall with subtitles. The scene where Sherlock and John are running away from the whole team of Scotland Yard, and after they've seen their neighbor. They're in a corner and they look like they're ready to do something drastic. John asks "Where are we going?" And Sherlock says "We're going to jump in front of that bus." And they do. BUT when I watched the subtitles, it said "We going to jump in front of that bus." I thought to myself "I could never hear Sherlock saying that in my life!" And then "Unless it was Sherlock Holmes, The American Gangster!" So there you are. Watch it and pause it and see if you can catch him. Sherlock Holmes, The American Gangster strikes again!

[Carol the Dabbler]

Subtitles -- grrr!!

 

Of course, ya gotta give those poor people credit for doing as well as they do, obviously without a script to go by. But that doesn't make the obvious slips any easier to bear.

 

One type of slip that makes me yell at the tv is subtitles in the wrong dialect of English. Can't offhand think of any from Sherlock (didn't notice that "we going," btw), but it bugs me when the subtitles on Magnum, PI render "brah" as "bro" (thus translating the Hawaiian pidgin word for "brother " or "buddy" into mainland Black slang). Also, the first few episodes of The Office (US version) were subtitled in British -- e.g., "erm" instead of "um" and "engaged tone" instead of "busy signal." And the Harry Potter subtitles were obviously done in the US.

[Carol the Dabbler]

Oops -- got carried away regarding those pesky subtitles! Meant to say, glad to hear you're doing a bit better, CSI, and glad to see you on the forum again!

[CSIBakerStreet]

I am actually glad to be back. But I will give all due to my subsidiary while I was away, Mary Morstan. You actually did a rather good job, which was surprising for you.

[SherLOCKED221]

I can't bear to watch a show with subtitles, I find I have to read every word and it distracts me from the movements of the characters which to me reveal more than words.

[aely]

I've got used to subtitles, but that's because I have to use them to make a show watchable because of my duff ears. Sometimes with a Brit show like Sherlock or Parade's End I can manage without but as soon as someone is speaking off camera, or you can't see their face when they're talking I need the darn things back again. Having said that, it doesn't half annoy me if what's onscreen doesn't match with what's being said... and I notice!