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Thank You, Watson...
Couldn't help myself, y'all.
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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes...
I'm sorry if you're feeling spammed by my Sherlock Holmes posts, but you're just going to have to wait me out until I burn out on this obsession as I've burned through the rest. I predict a month at most. But for the time being...
Have a snippet from Billy Wilder's 1970 film, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. Wilder thankfully did not have to contend with Andrea Plunket over this one, because there's no way in hell Plunket would have allowed it. Robert Stephens, also known as the former Mr. Maggie Smith, plays a very effeminate and sexually ambiguous Holmes. In other words, he plays a fantastic Holmes! And he makes Robert Downey Jr.'s Holmes look very butch by comparison.
( Cut for a very detailed, spoilery account of the very slashy Holmes/Watson bits... )
Have a snippet from Billy Wilder's 1970 film, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. Wilder thankfully did not have to contend with Andrea Plunket over this one, because there's no way in hell Plunket would have allowed it. Robert Stephens, also known as the former Mr. Maggie Smith, plays a very effeminate and sexually ambiguous Holmes. In other words, he plays a fantastic Holmes! And he makes Robert Downey Jr.'s Holmes look very butch by comparison.
( Cut for a very detailed, spoilery account of the very slashy Holmes/Watson bits... )
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Holmes No Longer Allowed to be Gay... No, Seriously...
From Ritchie's Holmes Sequel Under Threat From Writer's Estate:
"The executors of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's literary estate have threatened to withdraw Guy Ritchie's rights to the Sherlock Holmes story if the director hints at a homosexual relationship between the lead characters in his sequel...
... Downey, Jr.'s comments have infuriated Andrea Plunket, who controls the remaining U.S. copyrights to the Holmes story, and she's threatened to withdraw permission for a follow-up if Ritchie suggests the detective is more than just friends with his sidekick.
She says, 'I hope this is just an example of Mr Downey's black sense of humour. It would be drastic, but I would withdraw permission for more films to be made if they feel that is a theme they wish to bring out in the future. I am not hostile to homosexuals, but I am to anyone who is not true to the spirit of the books.'"
Not "drastic," m'dear, so much as immature, homophobic, foolish, and smacking of undeserved entitlement and control issues. *Sigh* Oh, Andrea. You are my least favorite person right now. Way to harsh on my squee, bitch.
I feel compelled to quote [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] from this thread: "But by focusing on possible homosexual subtext like this, Ms. Plunket is ignoring a far more important issue! There was absolutely no racist, pro-Imperialist, or anti-Mormon rhetoric in the movie at all! Clearly it was an unfaithful adaption, made with no respect to the author's original intentions, and should be pulled from the theaters immediately."
Oh, and as for the supposedly heterosexual "spirit of the books"? HA! I'm almost finished with A Study in Scarlet, and I think Andrea and I are reading a completely different series. And from what I've read about The Sign of Four... yeah, a completely different series. Can't wait to read that one, by the way.
"The executors of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's literary estate have threatened to withdraw Guy Ritchie's rights to the Sherlock Holmes story if the director hints at a homosexual relationship between the lead characters in his sequel...
... Downey, Jr.'s comments have infuriated Andrea Plunket, who controls the remaining U.S. copyrights to the Holmes story, and she's threatened to withdraw permission for a follow-up if Ritchie suggests the detective is more than just friends with his sidekick.
She says, 'I hope this is just an example of Mr Downey's black sense of humour. It would be drastic, but I would withdraw permission for more films to be made if they feel that is a theme they wish to bring out in the future. I am not hostile to homosexuals, but I am to anyone who is not true to the spirit of the books.'"
Not "drastic," m'dear, so much as immature, homophobic, foolish, and smacking of undeserved entitlement and control issues. *Sigh* Oh, Andrea. You are my least favorite person right now. Way to harsh on my squee, bitch.
I feel compelled to quote [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] from this thread: "But by focusing on possible homosexual subtext like this, Ms. Plunket is ignoring a far more important issue! There was absolutely no racist, pro-Imperialist, or anti-Mormon rhetoric in the movie at all! Clearly it was an unfaithful adaption, made with no respect to the author's original intentions, and should be pulled from the theaters immediately."
Oh, and as for the supposedly heterosexual "spirit of the books"? HA! I'm almost finished with A Study in Scarlet, and I think Andrea and I are reading a completely different series. And from what I've read about The Sign of Four... yeah, a completely different series. Can't wait to read that one, by the way.
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Huge Post on Sherlock Holmes 2009...
"I think the word 'bromance' is so passé. We are two men who happen to be roommates who wrestle a lot and share a bed." --Robert Downey, Jr.
I haven't checked my f-list yet, so I don't know if y'all are already squeeing over Sherlock Holmes-- and yes, it feels weird to type that. But if you aren't already, then you must! You simply must! If you're wondering if the appeal of this film to me has to do with the blatant homoeroticism of Holmes/Watson, then you are-- of course-- correct!
( Cut for spoilery non-meta on the movie. )
( Some thoughts (and a comic) on Jude Law's Watson... )
( Wherein I discuss Misses Irene Adler and Mary... )
And now here are some goodies to intrigue you into the fandom or to the film!
*If I didn't already love Robert Downey, Jr., then I would have begun due to the fact that he apparently ships Holmes/Watson himself. RDJ's 'Holmes' Too Gay for Studio Execs. Quote:
"Publicists for the upcoming 'Sherlock Holmes' movie are very concerned that its star, Robert Downey Jr., can't stop hinting that the great dapper detective's relationship with Dr. Watson may involve more than just solving crime." There was an article in The Advocate about this as well, but it's been taken down for some reason. :/
*Here is an Alternate Script that was one of the early drafts before the final script that was used for the film. This script has some additional slashy bits that didn't make it into the film-- not that the film needed any more slashy bits to feed even the hungriest fangirl.
*Also, here's an article, entitled Sherlock's Dear Watson?, that discusses the various approaches to Holmes and Watson's sexualities over time.
Lastly, have two fic recs:
Title: A Little Vanilla is Good for the Soul.
Pairing: Holmes/Watson.
Rating: NC-17.
Word Count: 1580.
Summary: With anyone other than Watson, Holmes would have long since grown bored of such conventional activities.
Recced because: Put simply, I've never read a hotter fluffy, vanilla!porn fic in my life. All porn aside, this is a beautiful exploration of Holmes/Watson.
Title: A Wise Wager.
Pairing: Holmes/Watson.
Rating: PG-13.
Word Count: 3800.
Summary: A further exploration into Watson's gambling addiction.
Recced because: After the movie, I was desperately intrigued by Watson's gambling addiction, and this is a lovely look into how that might affect his relationship with Holmes.
I haven't checked my f-list yet, so I don't know if y'all are already squeeing over Sherlock Holmes-- and yes, it feels weird to type that. But if you aren't already, then you must! You simply must! If you're wondering if the appeal of this film to me has to do with the blatant homoeroticism of Holmes/Watson, then you are-- of course-- correct!
( Cut for spoilery non-meta on the movie. )
( Some thoughts (and a comic) on Jude Law's Watson... )
( Wherein I discuss Misses Irene Adler and Mary... )
And now here are some goodies to intrigue you into the fandom or to the film!
*If I didn't already love Robert Downey, Jr., then I would have begun due to the fact that he apparently ships Holmes/Watson himself. RDJ's 'Holmes' Too Gay for Studio Execs. Quote:
"Publicists for the upcoming 'Sherlock Holmes' movie are very concerned that its star, Robert Downey Jr., can't stop hinting that the great dapper detective's relationship with Dr. Watson may involve more than just solving crime." There was an article in The Advocate about this as well, but it's been taken down for some reason. :/
*Here is an Alternate Script that was one of the early drafts before the final script that was used for the film. This script has some additional slashy bits that didn't make it into the film-- not that the film needed any more slashy bits to feed even the hungriest fangirl.
*Also, here's an article, entitled Sherlock's Dear Watson?, that discusses the various approaches to Holmes and Watson's sexualities over time.
Lastly, have two fic recs:
Title: A Little Vanilla is Good for the Soul.
Pairing: Holmes/Watson.
Rating: NC-17.
Word Count: 1580.
Summary: With anyone other than Watson, Holmes would have long since grown bored of such conventional activities.
Recced because: Put simply, I've never read a hotter fluffy, vanilla!porn fic in my life. All porn aside, this is a beautiful exploration of Holmes/Watson.
Title: A Wise Wager.
Pairing: Holmes/Watson.
Rating: PG-13.
Word Count: 3800.
Summary: A further exploration into Watson's gambling addiction.
Recced because: After the movie, I was desperately intrigued by Watson's gambling addiction, and this is a lovely look into how that might affect his relationship with Holmes.