We accidentaly discovered this series on tubi while looking up something else and we've been watching and y'all it is the BEST
It's old, and low-budget, and black & white, and the recording quality on some of the episodes by the time they digitized them is awful, but it has THE BEST characterization of Holmes and the Holmes-Watson dynamic that I have ever seen in movies or television.
I'd have to write a whole essay to explain in depth why this adaptation is so good, but if you pop over to the wikipedia page and read the interview quotes in the Casting section, you'll get a decent sense of it. (The short of it is that the primary director/producer, Sheldon Reynolds, had an excellent appreciation of the best parts of the stories, and everything followed from there.)
When we're done with it, I'm going to track down the 1980 not-exactly-remake by the same producer-director (if I can) and compare.
The Best Sherlock Holmes adaptation on film
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we're over halfway through the series now and Ronald Howard's portrayal of Holmes gives me BOTH the "excited puppy" and "friendly troll" vibes I need and I am living
H Marion Crawford's Watson is very English and has absolutely no talent for deception but is reasonably intelligent and an excellent doctor and trusts Holmes implicitly while also giving him crap for his bullshit and I am, once again, LIVING
H Marion Crawford's Watson is very English and has absolutely no talent for deception but is reasonably intelligent and an excellent doctor and trusts Holmes implicitly while also giving him crap for his bullshit and I am, once again, LIVING
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This app isn't available here so I'll have to look elsewhere
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I had a feeling it wouldn't be but i figured i'd link it anyway just in case
it's old and weirdly obscure so i dunno if you'll be able to find it but if you can you HAVE to watch it and if i find it on any other platforms i'll let you know
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It's on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCAq ... dNS3ds4rMt
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YAYBee wrote: ↑Wed 08 Mar, 2023, 10:15 pmIt's on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCAq ... dNS3ds4rMt
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For what it's worth, Tubi works for me just fine if I set (desktop) Opera's built-in free VPN to America.
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This is great and Watson is ADORABLE I'm so glad it exists
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ISN'T IT???? ISN'T IT?!?!??!?!!!!
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YES IT IS IT'S PERFECT
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