World Book Day: Best Transfers to the Silver Screen (or, “Adaptations”)
Adaptations are a tricky thing. The high-culture/low-culture prejudice of books vs. media has never really gone away, and cries of “How dare they?!” ring out whenever another classic gets committed to the screen. But not only are adaptations a great…
Deducing “Elementary” – What the Latest Trailer Tells Us About Sherlock Holmes
With the release of this new “extended” trailer, it’s clear that CBS are really pushing Elementary. It’s their big gamble of the Fall 2012 season, not to mention its own publicity machine, so to see a new trailer so soon…
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MK Hey. Self-styled as an appreciation of the technical skills of actors, writers, and directors, MK Hey’s blog is a series of deconstructions of popular television, film, books, and pop culture. If you’re any kind of culture buff this mix…
“Elementary”: New Synopsis and First Glimpse of…Sherlock’s Tattoo?
Very hot on the heels of news that they’d picked Elementary up for a full series, CBS have geared up the publicity machine and given us a synopsis and the first trailer. The synopsis is quick to establish the set-up. Following…
Sherlock Holmes Pilot “Elementary” Picked Up For Full Series
Hurrah! News filtered through this week that CBS has ordered an entire series of Elementary, the latest modern-day version of Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories. A pilot episode starring Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as the newly…
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…
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.
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…
A Glimpse Into Sherlock’s Future
The beginning of Sherlock‘s second series is just over a week away, and press coverage is starting to snowball. The latest offering from the BBC Marketing team is four new videos, and a theme: Sherlock Returns. The visual aesthetics of the…