Seeing Sherlock Everywhere..

[Undead Medic]

I like Columbo. The way he lulls the perpetrators into a false sense of security by pretending to be a bumbling oaf is brilliant!

[SherLOCKED221]

Oh pretending is one thing, but sometimes I think he's so convincing that it leaves me wondering if it is just an act.

[CSIBakerStreet]

James Bond! He's almost as much part of the British psyche as Doctor Who - even if you've managed to miss all the films and have never even heard of Ian Fleming (or the fact that James Bond existed on paper before he was on film), most people have heard of James Bond.

 

Bond? Double 0 seven, double 0 seven, double 0 seven, double 0 seven, something. Something, double 0 seven, double 0 seven. What? Double 0 seven, double 0 seven. Double 0 seven. Double 0 seven, what? What, something, what? While I go through my mind palace trying to remember, this reminds me of when John and I had our James Bond night. When I...still had a John...Excuse me. (leaves computer)

[SherLOCKED221]

While I go through my mind palace trying to remember, this reminds me of when John and I had our James Bond night. When I...still had a John...Excuse me. (leaves computer)

 

Are you becoming sentimental?

[Alice Holmes]

Did someone say Morse? I LOVE Morse! Okay, geek moment over...

 

Ooh, and Wallander! Love Wallander too! Okay, really over this time.

[SherLOCKED221]

Don't worry Alice, we are all a little geeky here. Some more than others (but I am not pointing fingers!)

[CSIBakerStreet]

Ahem. Excuse me for my sudden absence. Miss Adler, don't be ridiculous. Of course I'm not becoming sentimental. You know my feelings about sentiment, I'm not in the habit of repeating myself unless I have to. How could I feel anything for that maudlin, average brained doctor? He meant nothing to me. Absolutely nothing. Anyway, on a more important note, there are apparently even similarities between me and The Doctor from Doctor Who. There is no way Kurt Wallender and I could ever be similar. He's the sentimental one, Miss Adler, as you may care to note. Possibly as maudlin as John. And that is saying something.

[SherLOCKED221]

I was merely noticing a trend.

Whenever you mention John it appears you get...shall we say teary eyed?

[CSIBakerStreet]

"Appears". And you say that disguise is always a self-portrait. Hmm. Interesting choice of wording. Appearing to be/do something, basically the synonym for disguise; isn't it? But in this case again, you got ahead of yourself. What I "appear" to do, is not in fact what I actually do. Getting teary-eyed is for low intelligence people who, in their stupidity decide to have emotions and care. I however, neither have such emotions nor care at all. I know better. Emotions and caring get in the way of what really matters. My work. That is the only thing that matters to me and without that, my brain rots. Please do quote me on that, I'd appreciate it. Or better still, don't say anything. I prefer it that way. The answer's no. Saving you the trouble of asking.

[SherLOCKED221]

I thought you loved an audience?

“The frailty of genius...It needs an audience.”

So how can you have someone to talk to and not have them talk back.

If you want this you’d be better off with the skull.

I’m not big on an audience, but I love company.

What is being if your existence isn’t shared?

[CSIBakerStreet]

There was a time when I thought I needed an audience. When I wanted to show my brilliance to everyone, to impress them. But you take one look at The Reichenbach Fall and you will see just what that thought led to. I don't care about an audience anymore. Don't care about anything quite frankly, except my work. The point of being? Sharing my existance? There is no point in being. I am not being anything but doing my job. I was alone before I met John and I'm alone now that he is out of my life and I am out of his. I didn't even share what you call "my existance" with him when he was in my life. He was just there. And I am actually quite relieved that he isn't there now. I said he was my only friend, but do you know what? I lied. I utterly loathed him, could not stand him, and I'm glad he's gone. Now. Where were we? Seeing me...Let me think. Several references throughout various media streams. Other mystery series, even things that aren't mysteries. Connections that are connections. Keep this going, this is interesting.

[SherLOCKED221]

More Dirk Gently similarities:

 

•Was discredited (although never really credited in the first place)

•Only three episodes (plus the pilot)

[CSIBakerStreet]

Ahh, here we are. Someone clever enough to point out the connections between myself and Adrian Monk as well as connections to myself and The Doctor. http://majorgeek187.blog.com That is brilliant, that is gorgeous! This is beautiful, I love this!

[Alice Holmes]

Oy, no hating Kurt Wallander.

[SherLOCKED221]

Alice! I had to look up "Kurt Wallander", so...please exsplain!

[aely]

The British version of Wallander (with Kenneth Branagh) has another Sherlock connection, besides the lead character having some traits in common with Sherlock... Rupert Graves has been a guest on the show in episode 2 of S2, the Man Who Smiled (and his character was a nasty piece of work too).

[SherLOCKED221]

Okay!

Sorry, hard to get a joke like that without context!

[CSIBakerStreet]

Oy, no hating Kurt Wallander.

 

My dear cousin, I do not hate Kurt Wallander. I am simply not fond of the fact that with him, every case is personal. He lets it become personal, emotion is able to overrule him. Everything weighs down on him, his daughter or someone else he cares about is involved; or he has past memories that connect with the case; or he just finds some little connection. And it...destroys him. All those people he cares about getting hurt because of his job and what he does, the past eating him up inside, and those connections he just can't seem to forget...Having difficulties keeping his personal life in check because of his job, the death of two people who were very close to him; mattered to him very much... And yet some people wonder why a man is so cold, so unfeeling, unattached. What if that man were covering up how he really felt? What if he couldn't let it out how he really felt because it would lead to the destruction of everything he cared about? To the possibility of the death of the one person who matters more than anyone he's ever known? He has to act as if he doesn't care, has to be taciturn and callous and disconnected. Mr. Wallender, my apologies. You're a better man than I took you for. Ahem. Now. What about...Marple? I have someone who's fully aware of the particular connections I am looking for, their post will be on that blog address I mentioned a while ago as soon as possible. It might take a while, but trust me, they are VERY thorough. They don't miss a thing. http://majorgeek187.blog.com, in case you've forgotten.

[Alice Holmes]

He's the main character in the detective show Wallander, which is based in Sweden. It's also a series of books. Kurt Wallander, in the BBC series, is played by Kenneth Branagh, but my personal favourite character is Magnus Martinsson. Sadly, he's only in seasons one and two, but he's played by Tom Hiddleston (who was Loki in The Avengers.)

[CSIBakerStreet]

Oh. Yes. Does anyone remember the series Case Histories starring Jason Isaacs as Jackson Brodie? If you do, go on then. I challenge you to find any similarities between Brodie and I. I suppose there is a REAL connection between the miniseries Sherlock and Case Histories. For those of you who don't already know, it will appear on the blog I have mentioned enumeral times very soon. Along with the connections I am looking forward to. By the way, they are bringing Case Histories back for a third season. Oh, God.

[SherLOCKED221]

I have heard of it, however I have yet to watch. Although I did like Jason Isaacs in "Awake", I hope they bring it back for a second season.

[onthegokc]

As a mystery fan I know Morse, and love the BBC show. James Bond, I have every film made in DVD, and on Digital Media to play on my Ipad ad Iphone. The only pink panther I have in my collection is a set of short cartoons that ran before the movies. Don;t really like overtly comedy mysteries.

[Undead Medic]

As a mystery fan I know Morse, and love the BBC show.

 

[inspector] Morse was actually an ITV show, as is Lewis the current spin-off starring Kevin Whately as [Now Inspector] Lewis, and Laurence Fox as his sidekick colleague Detective Sergeant James Hathaway.

 

If you've not seen Lewis, I do recommend it as I think they've done an amazing job in getting around the deaths of both the Morse character and John Thaw, the actor who portrayed him for so many years.

 

 

[ChristineT]

Carol, I highly recommend all of Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse novels. I like them as much as ACD's Sherlock Holmes stories, and that's saying something!

 

Start with The Riddle of the Third Mile

[Carol the Dabbler]

I must admit that I'm not all that wild about ACD's writing. I read his books mostly because I like to see where the Sherlock stories came from. But your reasons for liking the ACD stories might be entirely different from my reasons for being lukewarm, so I'll see if the local used-book store has Third Mile. Thanks!

 

Speaking of book recommendations, thanks again for the Dirk Gently mention, SherLOCKED. I've read both (that's all, right?) books and enjoyed them greatly. Was rather startled at one point to see Gently expounding on what I'd been thinking was one of MY crackpot ideas! By the way, judging by your descriptions of the tv show, it's not real similar to the books.