Elementary, My Dear: What Casting Lucy Liu Means For John Watson
When CBS announced their new “modern” Sherlock Holmes adaptation Elementary, it was the similarity to BBC’s Sherlock that had the internet buzzing. Then Jonny Lee Miller – last seen opposite Sherlock‘s lead Benedict Cumberbatch in Frankenstein - was cast as Sherlock Holmes….
International Women’s Day: The Women You Should Be Watching On TV
In honour of Internation Women’s Day, here’s a quick countdown of the women we should be paying more attention to on our television screens… WARNING: SOME SPOILERS FOR THE HOUR, BEING HUMAN, GAME OF THRONES, FRESH MEAT, SHERLOCK, AND SILK…
Playing with Ice and Fire: Adapting “A Game of Thrones”
Adaptation is a form of creation often fraught with danger. Taking something loved and moving it from one medium to another has never been simple – the history of adaptation is long, complicated, and illustrated by a battle between “high”…
Not Impressed: Sue Vertue on “Elementary” Casting
Jonny Lee Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch have already played the same character(s) once, in last year’s production of Frankenstein at the National Theatre. Now, thanks to CBS, they’ll (sort of) be doing it again.
What If…Alisha was Superhoodie?
WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR ALL AIRED EPISODES OF MISFITS Imagine it. Simon pulling open that latticed lift door, disco-floor lights flickering on above his head. The wall clocks. The photographs. The shower running, and Alisha’s face as we suddenly…
The Real Woman? Why Molly Hooper Is The One Who Counts
The title of this article is not meant to be exclusionary to anyone, including trans* women, those who consider themselves queer/genderqueer, or indeed anywhere under the LGBTQ* umbrella. It was designed to work in conjunction with a later point in this article…
Sherlock, “A Scandal In Belgravia” Preview Screening + Q&A
“It’s Sherlock and love,” Steven Moffat says. “Not Sherlock in love.” It’s Wednesday 7th December 2011, and after seventeen months the second series of Sherlock is finally here. Well, almost – it’s the preview screening at the BFI Southbank, the first time the new…
Misfits 3.06
WARNING: SPOILERS FOR MISFITS 3.06 BELOW 3.06 Writer: Jon Brown Director: Jonathan Van Tulleken Cast: Joe Gilgun, Iwan Rheon, Antonia Thomas, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Lauren Socha, Matthew McNulty After proving the star of the series opener and being fully absorbed into…
Misfits 3.05
WARNING: SPOILERS FOR MISFITS 3.05 BELOW 3.05 Writer: Jon Brown Director: Will Sinclair Cast: Lauren Socha, Matthew McNulty, Iwan Rheon, Antonia Thomas, Joe Gilgun, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Craig Parkinson There’s a simple truth to 3.05 – if it hadn’t been for…
Who’s The Fairest of Them All? Snow White and the Huntsman vs. Mirror Mirror
You know there’s a trend in Hollywood when two adaptations of the same material are about to go head to head. Since The Lord of the Rings trilogy rewrote cinema’s attitude to fantasy way back in 2001, the genre has slowly…