I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

"The Stage Lost a Fine Actor" [SCAN]

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKcUjcfugvHr-F0im_Q8c6P2xXFngkyLespwINnilmeHYBbdxSIpAl7-nbNGItdfM6v0XFSGVXSuSMO3eWRiyU9qw20hvzQezXiZetFNCo65X2M9zzSt2-Dc-fYShI3kYW2xw7LVcEOMj/s1600/brett-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKcUjcfugvHr-F0im_Q8c6P2xXFngkyLespwINnilmeHYBbdxSIpAl7-nbNGItdfM6v0XFSGVXSuSMO3eWRiyU9qw20hvzQezXiZetFNCo65X2M9zzSt2-Dc-fYShI3kYW2xw7LVcEOMj/s320/brett-sm.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>On September 12, 1995 Jeremy Brett passed away. It has now been 17 years since his death - one year for each of the steps that lead from the hall up to the hallowed sitting room of 221B Baker Street.<br /><br />Many have hailed Brett as the definitive Sherlock Holmes, although it can be argued that each generation has its own definitive Holmes. In our estimation, the value of Brett's performance as Sherlock Holmes is twofold: 1) the careful crafting of the Victorian setting and (in the earlier episodes mostly) the faithful adaptation of the Canon; and 2) Brett's own interest and expertise in the Canon and Sherlock Holmes.<br /><br />In <i>A Study in Celluloid</i> (<b><a href="http://wessexpress.com/html/studyincelluloid.html">Wessex Press</a></b>), Michael Cox, the producer of the Granada series noted that often times in script readings, Jeremy would make suggestions the steer the writing toward the Canon, with entire paragraphs of dialog being lifted directly from the original writings. Indeed, the team even had their own reference guide that kept the production crew and cast well informed as to Holmes's appearance and habits called <i>The Baker Street File</i> (occasionally available from <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1553100387/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1553100387&linkCode=as2&tag=thebakerstree-20">Amazon US</a></b> and <b><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1899562338/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1899562338&linkCode=as2&tag=thebakstrblo-21">Amazon UK</a></b>).<br /><br />We personally remember the outpouring of grief and memories that were shared online in 1995 - the early days of the Internet - through discussion forums and listservs, and wonder just how the web would have exploded had his death occurred in the present day.<br /><br /><br /><a name="more"></a>Brett's career was long and spanned television, film and the stage. And while we won't detail all of it here - sites like <a href="http://brettish.com/">The Brettish Empire</a> and <a href="http://but-darlings-the-show-must-go-on.tumblr.com/">But Darlings the Show Must Go On</a> among others pay him lots of tributes - we will share a couple of tidbits that bring us enjoyment as we remember Jeremy.<br /><br />The first is the opening Baker Street scene in Granada's "The Resident Patient," <a href="http://youtu.be/pgHO4Op6zc8?t=3m47s">beginning at 3:47 in the video</a> below. The subtle eye movements, the smile and the general sentiment toward Watson are a wonderful encapsulation of so much of the interaction we see between Holmes and Watson in the Canon.<br /><br /><center><object height="360" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pgHO4Op6zc8?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pgHO4Op6zc8?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="360" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></center><br />The second is a rather funny story from David Stuart Davies' biography of Brett, <i>Bending the Willow</i> (Kindle and hardcover: available <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/mn/search/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=bending%20the%20willow&linkCode=ur2&sprefix=bending%20the%20wil%2Caps%2C228&tag=thebakerstree-20&url=search-alias%3Daps">Amazon US</a></b> | <b><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/mn/search/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&field-keywords=bending%20the%20willow&linkCode=ur2&sprefix=bending%20the%20%2Cstripbooks%2C255&tag=thebakstrblo-21&url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&x=0&y=0">Amazon UK</a></b>). As you may know, Jeremy Brett suffered from manic depression and occasionally had bouts throughout the Granada filming. His Watsons, David Burke and Edward Hardwicke were not only both aware of his condition, but were also very supportive. If anything, Jeremy's own sense of humor and frankness came through as this anecdote reveals:<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">One incident that David Burke recounted brought the house down at The Northern Musgraves' Jeremy Brett Memorial Lunch. It is a tale that reveals not only Brett‘s humour and eccentricity, but also his endearing, self-effacing qualities:<br />'Jeremy said to me on one occasion, "I was feeling so low the other day that I sent myself a fan letter."<br />' "Are you serious?"<br />' "I‘m absolutely serious."<br />' "What did you write to yourself?"<br />' "Dear Jeremy, I would just like to say what a wonderful actor you are. Your Sherlock Holmes puts every other attempt at the part in the shade. Basil Rathbone is not fit to clean your boots; and Douglas Wilmer and Robert Stephens should beg you to give them lessons. Your're much prettier than all of them, for a start. There is only one word for your performance - magic. Please send me a signed photograph. Yours, Joe Bloggs. P.S. I've heard that you're really nice person, too."<br />' "Did you really write that?"<br />' "Yes, I did."<br />' "Did you send it?"<br />' "Yes. I put a first-class stamp on it. I wanted to get it as soon as possible. It came the next morning."<br />' "And did you read it?"<br />' "Of course I read it. I read it a dozen times. I felt wonderful afterwards."<br />' "Well, did you send yourself a signed photograph?"<br />' "David, I may be mad - but I‘m not barking mad! In any case, the bugger didn‘t send a stamped addressed envelope!" '</blockquote><br />Are there any special memories, images or clips of Jeremy Brett that you cherish? 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Sherlock Holmes in Animation

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If imitation is the highest form of flattery, what's parody?<br />
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We know that there have been Sherlock Holmes parodies (not to be confused with <a href="http://www.schoolandholmes.com/">pastiches</a>) in existence for nearly as long as the original stories have been with us. In 1893, <a href="http://irishcomics.wikia.com/wiki/Jack_Butler_Yeats_(1871-1957)">Jack Butler Yeats</a> created <i>The Adventures of Chubblock Homes</i> for <i>Comic Cuts,</i> the first British comic strip. And from there, the race was on.<br />
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Over the years we've seen parodies go from comics to the stage, film, television, books and more. Charles Brookfield holds the distinction of the first actor to portray Holmes in the parody <i>Under the Clock</i>, also in 1893.  Sherlocko the Monk and Watso (later named <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkshaw_the_Detective">Hawkshaw the Detective</a> and The Colonel, after Conan Doyle threatened legal action) appeared in comics in 1910 and later came to the silver screen.<br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a>Beginning in 1915 under the pseudonym Peter Todd, Charles Hamilton wrote nearly 100 parody short stories starring Herlock Sholmes and Dr. Jotson of Shaker Street. They can now be found in <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000P8PSTK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000P8PSTK&linkCode=as2&tag=thebakerstree-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>The Complete Casebook of Herlock Sholmes</i></a></b>.<br />
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Speaking of casebooks, Robert Fish made the world a happier place when he created Schlock Homes and Dr. Watney and put them in a series of adventures, now collected in <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0934468168/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0934468168&linkCode=as2&tag=thebakerstree-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Schlock Homes: The Complete Bagel Street Saga</a></i></b>. To give you a sense of the zaniness, here are a couple of randomly selected introductory lines:<br />
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I had been pursuing an errand for my friend Mr. Schlock Homes in the small village of Elbow Twisting, Herts., when the fateful telegram arrived. -- "The Adventure of the Adam Bomb"</blockquote>
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My notes for the early part of the year '65 contain several instances of more than passing interest for those who follow the adventures of my friend Mr. Schlock Homes. There was, for example, his brilliant solution to the mysterious gunning down of a retired boilermaker, a case which I find listed as <i>The Adventure of the Shot and the Bier</i>; and there is also reference to the intriguing business of the hitchhiking young actress, noted in my journal as <i>The Adventure of the Ingenue's Thumb</i>. -- "The Adventure of the Missing Three Quarters"</blockquote>
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The list of parodies is practically endless, as parody isn't contained to any specific genre. Of course, the animated world gives the most flexibility in terms of silliness and escape from reality. Where else then, could a duck and a pig join forces to defeat the Shropshire Slasher? Of course, we're referring to "Deduce, You Say," the 1956 Looney Tunes send-up starring Daffy Duck as Dorlock Homes and Porky Pig as Watkins. We give you their performance here:<br />
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We also remind you to revisit <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/04/was-remarkably-animated-scan_15.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"It Was Remarkably Animated" [SCAN]</a>, a five year-old post that we have updated with working YouTube links. It involves a Russian animated short starring Sherlock Holmes.<br />
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Sherlock Holmes in Animation

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The Making of Sherlock Holmes vs. The Wolfman

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<b><i>Editor's note:</i></b> Steven Doyle, BSI ("The 'Western Morning News'"), is author of the Edgar-nominated <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Dummies-Steven-Doyle/dp/0470484446?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Sherlock Holmes for Dummies</i></a><img border="0" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0470484446" /> and co-proprietor of <a href="http://wessexpress.com/" target="_blank">The Wessex Press</a>. He manages the publishing for <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/" target="_blank"><i>The Baker Street Journal</i></a> and works in video production in his day job.<i style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.8833332061768px;"><br /></i>
My Sherlockian Reel-Life - or, I Was a Teenage Movie Mogul. On Blaine Avenue, in South Bend, Indiana, from the years 1972-1977, I had cornered the no-budget Super 8 filmmaking industry. I was the preeminent auteur on my block.<br />
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With my small company of actors (my brother Patrick and my pal Larry Bilinski), we cranked out a series of "epics" which perfectly reflected not only our adolescent interests, but our lack of movie making expertise as well. These included, but were not limited to, our critically acclaimed remake of <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EHQTZO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000EHQTZO&linkCode=as2&tag=thebakerstree-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">King Kong</a></i></b>, the bizarre Professional Wrestling/Game Show amalgam, "Sadist Theater"; our homage to <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000K3TO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00000K3TO&linkCode=as2&tag=thebakerstree-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Night of the Living Dead</a></b></i>, entitled "Dead of the Living Night"; and our science fiction epics "Star Monster," and "Rocketship Zero-G."<br />
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My entire movie making career was, however, a mere tune-up for what stands today as the pinnacle of my entire filmography, "Sherlock Holmes vs. The Wolfman." Our most ambitious film, "Wolfman" (as it has come to be known to us insiders) was the third and final installment in what we called our "black and white trilogy" (the first two being the above mentioned Dead of the Living Night; and Star Monster ). Wolfman actually had a budget.<br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a>We special-ordered black and white film stock, made or rented costumes, scouted locations, and bought a decent Wolfman mask. All in all, I believe we spent about $45 (<a href="http://www.davemanuel.com/inflation-calculator.php" target="_blank">mid-1970's dollars, however</a>!) And we even had a script, an element that up until this film had seemed a constraint on our otherwise free-flowing artistry.<br />
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My friend and fellow filmmaker Larry was Sherlock Holmes. I, in addition to my many behind-the-scenes roles, stood in as Dr. Watson. My saint of a mother made a cameo as Mrs. Hudson (wearing a shawl and a grey "old-woman" wig, which came with an authentic bun!), thus providing me with infinite proof of her love for us. She was a real sport. And the Wolfman...ah, he was played rather enthusiastically by my brother Patrick.<br />
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<i>A Wolfman is on the loose in London. After a grisly murder in an alley, Holmes begins to monitor the situation. Following a second similar murder of an old man (another rubber mask!) in a cemetary, Holmes and Watson decide to take up the case. After finding a scrap of cloth from the Wolfman at the scene of the crime, they use Toby the bloodhound to track the Wolfman to his lair, where he attacks Holmes and Watson and escapes. As scripted, the Wolfman escapes, only to be dispatched later by Watson, when Holmes uses himself in disguise as a decoy to lure the Wolfman into a trap.</i></blockquote>
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Unfortunately, following the shooting of this thrilling climax, everything following the discovering of the Wolfman's lair was lost by the film processor, and so the movie's ending was reworked. Now, following the climactic encounter in the den of the Wolfman, the film ends with the following words on the screen: "Sherlock Holmes never did catch the Wolfman. He still stalks the streets of London to this very day." Ah well, it always gets a laugh.<br />
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Many of you reading this were present for its public debut a few years ago at a film meeting of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Illustrious-Clients-of-Indianapolis/184841455301">Illustrious Clients of Indianapolis</a>, as I had transferred it to videotape. It pleased me very much to hear, as an adult, the kind words of appreciation. I particularly relished the comments of Pat Ward, our own Sherlockian film expert, who said, "That wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be!"<br />
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Some of the behind-the-screen tales of the film's shooting (getting kicked out of a cemetery for improper "horseplay," tweed coats and inverness capes in 90-degree heat, etc), will have to wait for another time. I did go on, in my adult life, to have a professional career in film and video production, and have produced countless shows and commercials using equipment and resources unimaginable to the 14 year-old behind the Super 8 movie camera.<br />
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But to be honest, no production I have been involved with is as dear to me as "Sherlock Holmes vs. The Wolfman."<br />
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The Making of Sherlock Holmes vs. The Wolfman

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Episode 44: Watson and Holmes

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A new modern urban re-interpretation of Sherlock Holmes. That's how the digital comic <i>Watson and Holmes</i> is being referred to.<br />
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The recent revival in Sherlock Holmes material across a variety of media has truly increased the buzz around our favorite topic. From the reimagining on the big screen, courtesy of the Robert Downey, Jr. / Jude Law films, to the small screen updating of the characters in <i>Sherlock</i>, through Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman and soon the Jonny Lee Miller / Lucy Liu version in <i>Elementary</i>, there is plenty of interest in the perennial character.<br />
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Now, we're prepared to be treated to yet another version of the iconic detective and his faithful friend and colleague, thanks to <a href="http://newparadigmstudios.com/">New Paradigm Studios</a>. In this episode, we're joined by three of the principals who are behind the updating of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson the a modern urban setting of New York and as African American characters. Brandon Perlow, Publisher and co-creator of Watson and Holmes, Justin Gabrie, Senior Editor, and Karl Bollers, Writer joined us to tell the story behind their work with Paul J Mendoza, Co-creator and color artist and Rick Leonardi, Penciler - who has worked on a number of Marvel and DC Comics projects.<br />
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We also discuss the issue of race and the Canon, landing on an interesting work from Vol. 27, No. 3  (September 1977) of the <i>Baker Street Journal</i> - not a Gas-Lamp, but an article by William P. Collins titled "Norbury and Steve Dixie: Holmes and Victorian Racial Attitudes."<br />
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<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WatsonAndHolmes">Watson and Holmes Facebook page</a>, with previews of the page layouts</li>
<li><a href="http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/08/03/watson-and-holmes-the-case-of-the-black-modern-urban-remake-drawn-by-rick-leonardi/">Bleeding Cool with its preview</a> of the new comic</li>
<li><a href="http://iversemedia.com/">iVerse Media</a></li>
<li>The Societe Sherlock Holmes de France <a href="http://www.sshf.com/articles.php?id=62">takes a look at the issue of color at the BSI dinner</a></li>
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