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The Deutsche Reichsbahn ("German State Railway") – was the name of the German national railway created from the railways of the individual states of the German Empire following the end of World War I. It was founded in 1920 as the Deutsche Reichseisenbahnen when the Weimar Republic (formally Deutsches Reich – "German Empire" – hence the usage of "Reich" in the name of the railway) took national control of the German railways, which had previously been run by the German states. In 1924 it was reorganized under the aegis of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (DRG), a nominal private railway company, which was 100% owned by the German state. In 1937 it was reorganized again as a state authority and given the name Deutsche Reichsbahn (DRB). After the Anschluss in 1938 the DR also took over the Bundesbahn Österreich (BBÖ, Federal Railway of Austria). In 1949 the newly created German Democratic Republic took over the control of the DR on its territory and continued to use the traditional name Deutsche Reichsbahn, while the railway in the new Federal Republic of Germany became the Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB, German Federal Railway). The Austrian Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB, Austrian Federal Railways) was founded in 1945, and was given its present name in 1947. In January 1994, following the German union, the East German Deutsche Reichsbahn merged with the West German Deutsche Bundesbahn to form Germany's new national carrier, Deutsche Bahn AG, technically no longer a government agency but still a 100% state-owned joint stock company.
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EAU CLAIRE The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Parking and Transportation Services Office has announced its parking policies for the period of winter break.
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by Mike Freeman on Feb.20, 2010, under Air Guns
Yesterday the UPS truck delivered my custom ordered 2400 carbine from the online Crosman Custom Shop. I ordered the .22 Cal carbine with the black stock and 24 inch barrel. It took about 3 weeks to get and cost about $100. It arrived double boxed and inside was well packed in soft foam rubber. There was a certificate inside that was personally signed verifying the guns authenticity.
I mounted a red dot 50MM scope made by BSA. It cost about $39 and works well. The carbine is about the same size as the 2260 and perhaps a bit longer with the compensator installed.
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I can not wait for summer……I want to test the red dot scope out on some birds. This is definatly going to be a fun gun to shoot.
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Nice Custom Shop 2400. Mine is a .177 with an 18″ barrel. I fitted it with a Bushnell Banner 4-12x40mm A/O scope.
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1:56 PM CST, February 20, 2014
Jimmy Fallon scored another hit from "The Tonight Show" with a music video showing NBC News' Brian Williams and Lester Holt rapping the Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight."
Holt, a former Chicago news anchor, and Williams didn't perform the rap live, but Fallon's team did an amazing job taking snippets from news reports to make the video.
It follows Fallon's dance tribute with Will Smith, "Evolution of Hip-Hop Dancing," and his Ragtime Gals barbershop quartet performing R. Kelly's "Ignition (Remix)."
We're not sure what Fallon has up his sleeve for the rest of the week, but Justin Timberlake is his only guest Friday night, so expect more music videos.
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In the April issue of Caring Right at Home, we looked at some of the issues of family dynamics that come into play when making the decision about having an older loved one live in your home. Read on for more things to consider…and some suggestions for making the new living arrangement work as successfully as possible for everyone in the family.
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Christopher West's interview on ABC's Nightline has sparked some terrific discussion on the Internet. An impressive amount of the interaction is intelligent and illuminating, even some of that which is seriously wrong. One of the better responses is that by Jimmy Akin of Catholic Answers and the follow-up comments to his blog.Here, I want to offer a brief, partial, response to Prof. David Schindler's assessment of West's work. The fact that Nightline got a lot wrong about West's work is not surprising. In fact, it is surprising how much it got right. Those of us who work with the media know that potential martyrdom awaits us at the hands of an editor. West has likely been suffering a kind of crucifixion over the past week. What is puzzling is that an influential scholar chose this moment to issue a sweeping, negative critique of West in such a public forum. I have great respect for the work and thought of Schindler and realize that it must be difficult to be on thereceiving end of criticisms of the work of one of their most high profile graduates. I wish, however, he had found another occasion to express his reservations about West's work.
I think we should be very careful in our evaluation of the work of someone who is on the front lines and who is doing pioneer work. Virtually every pioneering author and presenter has had severe detractors in his own time. Some of them have been disciplined by the Church and eventually exonerated. I would like to give examples and mention names, but I don't want to ignite a firestorm of "how can you compare Christopher West to X, Y or Z?"!
I want to add my voice to those who are enthusiastic about the West/Theology of the Body phenomenon. I think it is important to keep in mind, as Akin does, who West's audience is. It is largely the sexually wounded and confused who have been shaped by our promiscuous and licentious culture. People need to think long and hard about the appropriate pedagogy for that group. Yet, as West himself knows, his approach is not for everyone. An analogy that pushes the envelope may be "offensive" to one person and may be just the hook that draws another person in. West has adopted a style that appeals to a large segment of that population—and even to some who are "pure and innocent."It is not hard to find hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals who will testify that they have come to love Christ and his Church, and better understand and live the Church's teaching about sex because of the work of Christopher West. Cohabiters separate, contracepters stop contracepting, and men cease looking at pornography—and that is the short list. Countless young people are now taking up the study of the Theology of the Body because of West's work. "By their fruits ye shall know them."Schindler objects to the language used in a list of comments made by West and dismisses them as "vulgar," "in bad taste," and "silly." Was Schindler careful to verify those comments and take into account the context in which they were made? Let me defend two matters mentioned by Schindler, "praying over genitals" and anal sex, that might seem peculiar if not properly understood. I hesitate to draw further attention to these subjects because I do not want to give the impression that West's work focuses on tangential and sensational issues of sexuality. It does not. West focuses on making John Paul II's vision of our creation as male and female accessible to the common person in the pew. But people deserve answers to their honest questions, and West is charitable in his willingness to meet people where they are. A friend of mine who was sexually abused often finds it difficult to engage in the marital embrace (trying not to offend!). A very orthodox Catholic therapist recommended that her husband pray over her reproductive organs (being delicate here). Since he has been doing that, she has experienced some healing, and her enjoyment of the marital embrace has improved considerably. One has to ask why praying over throats is fine while praying over other parts of the body wrong or silly? It would be Manichean to suggest that some parts of the body are good (e.g., the throat) while others (e.g., the reproductive organs) are not. I never like to talk about anal sex (sorry, I don't know a good euphemism). As one of my friends has observed about my sensitivities regarding sexual matters, "You would censor Shakespeare!" (I would.) But the fact remains that Catholic couples in today's world have questions about such issues. Many cannot understand why anal sex could possibly be appealing to anyone (include me and, indeed, West in that group), while others seem to find the act attractive. Certainly there isn't any "Church teaching" about this action at a magisterial level, but few seem to know that there is a tradition of approval of such behavior as foreplay to intercourse (not to be confused with the biblical condemnation of sodomy which replaces intercourse) by orthodox Catholic ethicists. The principle generally invoked is that consensual actions that culminate in intercourse are morally permissible.People are free to challenge the "tradition" on this point, but it should be acknowledged that West is not a maverick concerning this issue. Indeed, his position is perhaps more "conservative" than that of the "tradition." In his book Good News About Sex and Marriage, West clearly discourages the practice. Perhaps it is time for ethicists to work on the question, but what Schindler failed to mention is that West's position is precisely (or even stricter than) what priests have been trained to teach married couples for a very long time.In the second portion of his article, Schindler provides a list of his objections to West's theology without citing one text to substantiate his charges. I would be very interested in seeing a more sustained presentation of Schindler's critique. As it stands, I do not find that his concerns correspond with what I have read in West's work or heard in his lectures. (I have not found this either, but would be interested in seeing the texts if they exist) I believe a thorough discussion of the issues Schindler raises would enrich our understanding of the Theology of the Body.But for those whose lives are not spent in the academic world, a world in which minutiae can take on epic proportions, let me note that disagreements of the sort that Schindler has with West are an everyday occurrence in the world of academia. That is, we scholars disagree not only with our archenemies but also with our closest and dearest allies. And not just about small matters; Thomists disagree with other Thomists about serious issues of interpretation of Thomistic texts; Thomists and phenomenologists who both are entirely faithful to the Magisterium can have fierce disputes on all sorts of issues. Prof. William May and I once debated on the best way to defend Humanae Vitae.My point is this: The fact that the dean of the John Paul II Institute in Washington D.C. has issues with West's approach should not discourage anyone from reading West's work or attending his lectures. Schindler has serious disagreements with other reputable, orthodox theologians, including professors on staff at the John Paul II Institute. West's extensive commentary on the Theology of the Body, Theology of the Body Explained, was reviewed for the imprimatur for the Archdiocese of Boston by Prof. May, a longtime colleague of Schindler at the John Paul II Institute, who gave it a glowing endorsement. (I also reviewed and strongly endorsed it.) Several times in his piece Schindler refers to West's "intention" to be orthodox which could imply that he has not necessarily achieved orthodoxy. We should be clear that West's works have been given an imprimatur, an ecclesiastical judgment that a work is completely theologically sound. Again, I would be very interested in reading a sustained critique of West's work by Schindler because of his own tremendous knowledge of the Theology of the Body. Yet, until he substantiates them and we have a response from West and his supporters, we will not be able to evaluate the validity of Schindler's evaluation. West has been giving his presentations for over a decade now; he has shown spectacular docility and humility in reworking them in response to criticisms. (I have seen this myself from West) I suspect that as a result of this recent dust-up West may want to adjust some of his approach (or he may not!), but I also am confident that onlookers will find that many of the criticisms against West are without foundation. Some are erroneous because the critics are not sufficiently acquainted with West's work. Others are not sufficiently acquainted with John Paul II's work. Sometimes differences are not about substance but about emphasis or semantics. When dealing with a subject as fraught with distortions and sensitivities as sexuality there are surely going to be differences between people of good will.Scholars and graduate students will be studying and arguing over the proper interpretation of Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body for centuries to come. I think West has already made a very worthy contribution to that discussion. Others are free to differ with him, but I am sure that, in the end, West's influence will not be found to be a pernicious one. Rather, I expect we will all have an immense debt of gratitude to him.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Janet Smith Answers Schindler
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- tour86rocker said...
I enjoyed the Dr. Janet Smith article as well. Her talk, "Contraception, Why Not?" is very good. I think she works with Christopher.
I also want to recommend the by Dan Kenney article "I Am Not Christopher West" http://www.4marks.com/articles/details.html?article_id=3450
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- Mark said...
The fact that Mr. West is on the 'front lines' and is a pioneer' should not give us pause to recognize the error of his teachings. Dr. Schindler was right, from the traditional theological understanding (is there any other?).
Neither is it sufficient reasoning to excuse his errors to claim that some good comes from them. I'm sure some good comes from a well-intentioned Imam, but this does not warrant excusing the evils of Islam. As Schindler points out, West's ideas are more dangerous, not less, because of his professed 'good intentions'. You know, the path to hell, and all that.
We should also point out that JP2's body of work on this topic is itself not above criticism. Therefore, to critique West's interpretation of the Pontiff's opinions on these matters can hardly therefore merit extreme caution.
- Paul Cat said...
I've read some of West's work while in College, before he became popular to the masses. Since then I have gone to the primary sources and have read much of the writing of JPII and the mystical tradition of which the late Pontiff drew.
I have my own person problems to how West presents his material, as I find that he often takes one of the secondary meanings behind the imagery found in some of the sacraments and makes it the primary meaning.
However, I also am aware of the good that West has brought to people. I have seen a couple of my friends' lives transformed because of West's writings and conferences. So when people ask me about West, I give them my opinion then I make sure to tell them that I would never tell a person not to read one of his books or go to one of his seminars. There is a lot of good in what he does.
I also think that people need to realize that West's primary audience isn't the person with advanced education in theology.


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To evaluate your iron have your doctor do serum
ferritin tests. If these levels are high don't ignore them. High levels of
can be a sign of hereditary hemochromatosis. An iron overloading disease. I do not feel that the medications you listed have any affect on iron values.
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Ingested, injected, inhaled
contributes not only to disease, but also to aging
is dangerous by catalyzing free radical formation and by serving as an essential nutrient for microbial and neoplasmic cell invaders. Our body cells exhibit wide variation in sensitivity to iron toxicity. Efficacy of our iron withholding defense system is modulated by numerous environmental, behavioral and genetic factors.
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My husband's dad had many symptoms and problems that we now know were due to him having a genetic disorder that made him store excess
. He was Irish
it is very prevelant in Irish
other European backgrounds. But your saying your other symptoms including thyroid and the years of run around with drs makes me wonder about whether you have ever been tested for iron overload, called hemochromatosis.
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This all started with my potassium being low
being hypoglycemic. The endo doctor took me off all diuretics so that i could take the renin and aldesterone tests. Does the potassium have anything to do with the thyroid and why did the endo take me off all diuretics to take the two tests. Doesn't he realise that my body would retaing the water and the result of edema? Just wondering?
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I have had no blood tests for RA
I have no swelling. Can all of this be caused by
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Sorry for the delay in my response. Chances are this will reveal itself eventually or just fade away and leave you wondering if it ever meant anything. There is a % of healthy folks that have a positive ANA. What was the level of your ANA? Many autoimmune diseases are difficult to dx. And sometimes take years for all the puzzle pieces to come together.
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I had some tiredness in the last six months or so but as I said I put that down to blood loss
extremely low
. I was diagnosed with
in my left knee last year adn bursitsis in my hips in January. I have been allergic to antibiotics specifically penecillins, most of my life. I developed an allergy to shellfish about 7 years ago. One of my siblings has lupus and my mother has hypothyroidism.
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lower back, spinal stenosis, pre glaucoma,
a few others. i'm only 43 yr old
i am being told i am to young for these things to happen. i do wonder if there is a link between the msk and autoimmune disease since my kidneys don't work properly.
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Hi! Yes, high ferritin levels can cause
deposits in the joints
this can result in joint pains. Pain in shoulder joints can also be arthritis, osteoarthritis, rotator cuff injury, referred pain due to acidity, pancreas problems etc. Please consult your PCP for primary examination followed by proper referral. Take care!
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The thing about iron deficiency anemia is as I understand it, it takes awhile for your
stores to build up,
then your body begins the task of replacing the red blood cells so it's not like within a week of taking iron you start to feel better. Best wishes. http://www.ehow.com/about_5616320_anemia-joint-pain.
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Hello all!!! I'm going to start with a list of my diagnosed health problems and then move on to the more recent issues, just in case they may be related. I have: multiple herniated/bulging discs...
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I also feel depressed all the time
I have horrible muscle pain
body aches. I can be perfectly fine one day
the next day I wake up and my whole body aches for weeks. It's so bad I feel like I've been run over by an 18 wheeler truck. It's so bad that I can barely move and I'm miserable. Then it will suddenly go away just as quickly and mysteriously as it came on. I also can't do anything physical now without getting severe muscle pain.
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Until he knows for sure whether he is F3 or Cirrhosis, he should avoid red meat, limit sodium,
not take any vitamins with
. He should eat more veggies
fruits, preferably organic, and try to make sure he is at a good BMI. Keep us posted and let us know what a hepatologist recommends.
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so I'll stick to the 200 IU for myself, knowing that I also get an adequate amount from my diet. My multivitamin has NO IRON and NO VIT A.
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You may want to take iron-free vitamins, you don't want excess iron to be stored in organs such as the liver
heart. To much
can cause chronic fatigue, abdominal
joint pain, hair loss, decreased libido or impotence, depression and skin that's look bronze in color. Iron overload can lead to disease of the liver, diabetes, heart attack, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and problems with adrenal functioning. Most men don't need to take an iron supplement unless you're iron deficient!
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But as I understand it, the cause is not always known. I suffer with the same
have done for years. I have
in most joints
this causes pain and stiffness. I can feel every nerve end in my body twanging and also experience buzziness (tinnitis) in my ears. With movement, I feel dizzy and unsteady. But one has to move, otherwise the whole body stiffens up even more. The thing is to do gentle exercise when not in an acute phase of inflammation.
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This pain would intensify which would cause me to wince in pain
then release
then repeat all over again every 5-10 seconds for about a minute. This pain did not radiate anywhere but only within a specific point. Then this same stabbing sensation occurred half way up to the first knuckle of my right middle finger about 30 minutes later. Then immediately following this finger pain I felt pain in my right foot at the joint of my middle toe.
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As of the last set of blood tests, they were only slightly better than the previous time. My
vitamin D levels have been extremely low, too. My vitamin D levels started out lower than what you reported. It was bad enough to scare my family practitioner, who I've seen for years. She said that means that it barely registered at all. It may be why I had a terrible virus syndrome that lasted an entire month about a year and a half ago, both she and the naturopath agree on this.
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The sooner hemochromotosis is diagnosed and treated, the fewer the complications that will arise in the presence of excess
. Good luck to you
let us know how you fare. I know another person who gets regular phlebotomies for this & he's faring quite well. He manages his diabetes well, too.
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This may be caused by two factors Red meats are rich in highly absorbable
increases inflammation
free radicals Also, high-protein diets induce acidosis, which worsens bone loss and joint damage. Eat no more than six ounces of chicken, turkey, or pork twice a day. Do not take vitamin C with meals, as it will drastically increase iron absorption, even from vegetables. Normally, vegetables (even those high in iron) do not release their iron.
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However, he said it could NOT be causing me so much pain. He checked out my arm
noticed a hard soft tissue knot,
suggested removing it through surgery and it "might" relieve my pain. So, 3 weeks ago I had the said surgery and it was removed (a hard soft tissue mass about the size of a marble). No, this was not the cyst inside my humerus bone. Anyways, I still have the pain, and it is extremely terrible at night (on a scale of 1 to 10, a 20 at night).
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Hi all. New to this. I am a 44 year old woman who is physically fit (gym 5 days a week) and eats pretty well. Approx 5 weeks ago I developed veins showing on both hands. They have not gone away and infact they are bulging most times, and I can "feel them". They have increased and I can see some starting to climb up my forearm now. Before this, my veins barely ever showed.
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inflammatory activity consistent with grade 2 of 4 and a focal nodular proliferation of bile ducts consistant with an incidental bile duct harmatoma. The
stain shows no evidence of hepatocellular
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Another heavy metal culprit aside form mercury is
overload is very common. It is called hemochromatosis, and causes the same and many more symptoms and life-threatening complications as stated and described above. You need ferritin, transferrin saturation, TIBC and serum iron tests.
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Homocysteine - Studies are also finding that hypothyroidism is associated with elevated levels of homocysteine, an amino acid that is increasingly becoming a major suspect in heart diseases.
deficiency anemia. Respiratory problems.
. Diabetes Glaucoma. Some research has associated hypothyroidism with an increased risk for glaucoma. Headache. Hypothyroidism may also worsen headaches in people predisposed to them. Depression.
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I have had my teeth checked including caps removed, I have had blood tests
the gp insists the results were ok. I do suffer from depression
have had a couple of panic attacks which seem exacerbated by acid reflux and u can imagine this does not help. I also have high cholesterol and on statins although that is a recent thing, and considered that it could be to much iron in the blood but I usually suffer from anaemia. I also have osteoarthritis which suggests it is not elevated calcium.
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now taking
) with normal range CA?#? - whatever the # it is normal. 1. What exactly are the symptoms of mets to bone (like hip) or spine? 2. Do these symptoms sound like anything related to bc mets or cancer of any kind? Just don't want to pester doc unless these symptoms sound like something that needs to be investigated and I would like the answers to questions 1 and 2 as I'm unclear. Thanks so much.
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Sherlock series 3 January 15, 2014Posted by oldboy in : DVD/Video/T.V., Sherlock Holmes , add a comment
2 Years on and we finally had a resolution (one of many) to how Sherlock did or might have pulled it off. At this stage does it really matter how he did it? I think the producers quite agree too. It's more about the return of the world's greatest detective (no, not Batman) and how people around him deal with that return.
Elementary September 27, 2012Posted by oldboy in : DVD/Video/T.V., Sherlock Holmes , add a comment
The two thousandth three hundredth and second incarnation of Sherlcok Holmes (i guess) to be made.
This is a well made pilot for a detective series. I think that this could be called almost anything and feature any character. It doesn't need to be Sherlock Holmes but it being Sherlock Holmes once more is the hook for moi. What I'm trying to say is that these characters aren't Holmesian and Watsonian enough to make me think this is Sherlock Holmes. Greg House felt more like a Sherlock Holmes character than Jonny Lee Millers. And the other most recent offering with BBC's Sherlock really is the closest to the character of Holmes in recent years.
Regardless of the above this is a series I would still tune into each week if they can keep up this level of story telling and I'm interested to see where these character's will be taken. Lucy Liu's Joan Watson is a Watson that can stand up a little better to Holmes and is able to wound him far easier than the others it seems, maybe because she's a woman. Jonny Lee Miller's Sherlock is a little bit too apologetic and dare I say, normal. At this stage in Holmes's life he is already off the drugs having just come out of rehab. He is shown to be keeping Bees on his roof. Something which he didn't do until retirement in the books. The dialogue is a little bland and it's not as sharp as witty as it needs to be for a character who can be a bit of an unlikable asshole.
Best of all it doesn't step on the toes of BBC's Sherlock and we can all rest easy. Many had thought that this American series might try to rip off what the BBC did and had even tried to get Steven Moffat involved in the production of the series. Another interesting thing was that Jonny Lee Miller had recently starred in the stage play of 'Frankenstein' with Benedict Cumberbatch with both actors swapping roles for the creature and Dr. Frankenstein on different nights. It wouldn't be much of a stretch to think that the producers of Elementary saw this and thought to capitalize on it's popularity and the connection to Cumberbatch.
Favorite Quote: "Do you believe in love at first sight? The World must be a cynical place and I must be a cynical man thinking a woman like you would fall for a line like that. The thing is, I have never loved anyone as I do you, right now." - Sherlock Holmes
House March 31, 2012Posted by oldboy in : DVD/Video/T.V., Sherlock Holmes , add a comment
Here we have a character who has an over reliance on drugs. Is unsociable and seemingly rude to everyone he comes across. He is witty and incredibly intelligent in his field having the ability to deduce things in an instant. This is Sherlock Holmes. This is also Gregory House.
I might even say that the character of House is closer to the original inspiration behind the character of Holmes since Sherlock Holmes was inspired by medical Doctor Joesph Bell whom was a friend of Arthur Conan Doyle and could diagnose a patient upon seeing them without even needing to ask them what's wrong.
If you keep your eyes open the homages to Sherlock Holmes are obvious. Holmes - House. Watson - Wilson. Their addresses are the same, 221 B Baker street. House has been shot by Moriarty. House's first patient in the series is one Ms. Adler. It's a wonderful re-imagining of the Holmes character that I am very fond of. House really got me interested in Holmes.
Of course House is very much it's own show and thanks to Hugh Laurie House is a character that people love and feel mortified by at the same time. He acts as a man with no conscious. The game to him is solving the puzzle. The patient isn't important. Wilson is House's closest confidant, his conscience. But it's his team of Doctor's that provide the serve of the tennis ball, allowing House to bounce back their conclusions and ideas so he may ultimately get closer to the solution. Although the character seems morally bankrupt deep down he does care which is why he keeps his distance from his patients in the first place, to avoid developing relationships that will cloud his judgment. As a man he is alone and flaunts himself as a someone very comfortable with his own personality however he is deeply vulnerable if he does get close to someone and often spirals out of control when relationships with people he is close to collapse. He therefore turns to Vicodin. House's drug to ease his leg pain which goes far beyond just physical pain.
It's the last season of House as I write this. How's it all gonna end? Will Stephen Fry appear as House's smarter Brother with two limps? Will House be the final patient his medical teams treats? Will he die? Will it finally be revealed that House is a Father? (I always felt there were hints to this sprinkled throughout the series and is partly why he is who he is and why he tells people to not throw their life away on kids they don't want)
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Sherlock January 16, 2012Posted by oldboy in : DVD/Video/T.V., Sherlock Holmes , add a comment
So i'm just sitting here now sipping on a warm cup of tea, listening to the sound of the city's tram groaning along the tracks down below and contemplating what I have just watched. Episode 3 of Series 2 of BBC's 'Sherlock' which ended with a brilliant and clever episode. More on that later.
The 'Sherlock' series has been around for a while. I first noticed it on IMDB back in 2009 when I was checking out Steven Moffat's profile. A pilot episode had been filmed setting Holmes in modern day London. A nice idea I thought. But the episode had not been broadcast. The BBC chose not to show the 1 hour pilot and instead asked for it to be re-filmed as a 90 minute episode. This episode and subsequent series was finally broadcast in 2010 introducing Holmes to a new generation. Executive producers Steven Moffet and Mark Gatiss decided to make Holmes relevant to the world we live in today and although it is set in present day instead of the 19th century it is perhaps a medium that is closer to the Holmes canon than that of even the recent Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes which claims to be a truer interpretation of the character.
Certainly Ritchie's movie does place Sherlock Holmes in his proper setting of the late 19th Century but had turned the character's personality and quirks up to 11. Moffat's and Gatiss's Holmes is still the same character that is in the books. From the first episode of the series "A Study in Pink" we are introduced to the character beating up a corpse with a whip to see how the body bruises after it has died. This might seem a fun invention by the writers to make Holmes a darker, funnier character but this is actually the exact same way we are introduced to the character in the books. Beating up a corpse. The similarities continue: John Watson's injury from the Afghan War, same as the books. In another instance Sherlock describes John's Mobile Phone telling him that he must have got it from his alcoholic brother as there are scratches around the phone's charger socket on his phone that shows an alcoholic who has unsteady hands must have tried to insert the charger wire. In the books the object is a pocket Watch which was scratched due to Watson's brother having a drinking problem and scratching the watch when he goes to wind it. So that's one of the reasons I adore this show. It is still Conan Doyale. It's still Sherlock Holmes and john Watson and it's a lot of fun to see how creative the writers get modernizing the character.
In no small part was the series also successful due to the talent in front of the Camera. Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. Cumberbatch plays Holmes as a Superhero without powers, he knows his good, he doesn't have to hide it, he doesn't need to be nice because he can crush you with intellect. Freeman who was know for his Role in 'The Office' brings the every day man quality with Watson, similar to how he was in the office in terms of being sane among the insane. For Holmes's intelligence John is the viewing audience who requires an explanation for what Sherlock says and does. Of course the characters are modernized for the 21st Century now calling each other by their first names Sherlock and John instead of Holmes and Watson. Sherlock too is a man who no longer smokes but using nicotine patches and when he needs to think a 3 pipe problem becomes today a 3 patch problem. Fabulous. There are hints of a darker less legal drug running through Holmes's body and mind. This is hinted at in the first episode of series 1 where 221 B baker street is being searched by police and Sherlock tries to shut John up about Sherlock never using drugs. In Series 2 Mycroft asks John and Mrs Hudson to check the apartment before Holmes returns to make sure it's clean of any substances he could use to relieve his depression. He wasn't talking about Cigarettes folks! I'm glad they didn't shy away from this dark aspect of the character unlike the Guy Ritchie movie. Show some balls, Guy.
Jim Moriarty. An Irish man being the mastermind criminal of the world. Natural to make him Irish with an Irish family name. A nice twist with the introduction of the character although like others I found the character a little off the wall. A bit like John Sim's "The Master" in 'Doctor Who'.
Series 2 of Sherlock is probably the best bit of Television i'm going to see this year. I was completely blown away by the first episode of series 2 and the relationship portrayed between Irene Adler and Holmes. A perfect match for the character in terms of intellect and strategy. Even more than Moriarty. This is another thing Guy Ritchie dropped the ball with in his Holmes's movie.
The final episode of Series 2… I was EXTREMELY interested to know how they would do it. Having seen different iterations of the Reichenbach falls (most recently in 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows') I wondered if BBC would send Sherlock to Switzerland also. Instead they took a slightly different, if no less interesting, route. I'm quite sure they borrowed some ideas from the stage play 'The Secret of Sherlock Holmes' in which Holmes admits to having created Moriarty himself (since in the books it's only Holmes who sees him). To me that's a fascinating psychological play on the character and although the idea is used they only go so far as dipping their toe in the water with it and then pulling it back. Which is good because that's a road I think you can't take the character back from once you go further down it. There is no actual Reichenbach falls because it's a play on the words from the first episode of the series, meaning "revenge". Nice touch, writers. As for Sherlock's escape from death I would make a hypothetical guess and say that Sherlock did jump and fall softly into a truck on the street while Molly dumped a corpse dressed as Sherlock out of the window. As for Moriarty I think he's a goner. I think this opens up the possibility of creating a new villain in series 3.
I have to say that Jeremy Brett is still "my" Holmes. Benedict Cumberbatch is absolutely wonderful in the role but Brett's performance is my favorite. Well, they are both different styled series with the 'Sherlock' series it's a lot faster pace storytelling as the attention span of today's TV audience is so low.
Oh and how fraking cool is it that Benedict Cumberbatch is going to be in the next Star Trek movie? I thought I had woken up in an alternate reality of awesomeness when I read that news and if I had been an elderly man I might have wet myself with excitement. Between his Role as Smaug the Dragon and The Necromancer in 'The Hobbit' and this Star Trek role and the 3rd series of Sherlock there's a lot of great stuff coming up for the Cumberbitch fans. (no really, they call themselves Cumberbitches). Martin Freeman too will be Bilbo Baggins! Ah…it's good to be a geek.
Favorite Quote: "All lives end. All hearts are broken. Caring is not an advantage, Sherlock." - Mycroft Holmes
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows December 14, 2011Posted by oldboy in : Cinema, Sherlock Holmes , add a comment
I have just returned from the rather entertaining sequel to guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes. This time round the film has a faster pace, more action and it's funnier.
It's a good time to be a Sherlock Holmes fan with this movie coming out in December and then next month BBC's Sherlock series 2 will be shown and we get to watch a different and also entertaining take on Holmes, Watson and Moriarty!
We've all been thinking about Moriarty since the first film and wondered how he would be portrayed and by whom. There was a rumor going around when the first movie came out that Brad Pitt had been the voice for Moriarty and would play Moriarty in the sequel. That was not true however. Here he is played by an equally fine actor Jared Harris. I had thought Ritchie might have a younger actor like Pitt against Holmes in the sequel to match the Holmes he and Robert Downey Jr created for the first film which is Sherlock Holmes turned up to 11. A man of visual action. But the slightly more traditional route is taken with Harris and is a little more reserved than i expected him to be portrayed in this film. Of course the Moriarty in he novels was older and seemingly more frail. Jared Harris is quite impressive all the same and plays the character well against Downy's larger than life Holmes. I like it.
There is more comedy in this movie and the moments are bigger and funnier than the last film. Robert Downey Jr accentuates Holmes eccentricities making the character true to form yet far funnier. It would be nice though if they gave more reflective dark moments for the character. Irene Adler's Handkerchief and Holmes mentioning how his powers of Observation is his curse were nicely touched on but all too shortly. Fortunately we have many other iterations of the character to follow up on these darker sides. It seems for the moment the movie franchise will keep things fairly light hearted even if it's visually darker.
Jude Law's Watson has more to do here. It's a difficult character to develop since he is the sidekick and in a 2 hour film with the name "Sherlock Holmes" in the title. The character won't have much chance but here we do see more funny moments with the character and it's a nice addition to see the wedding and more of Mrs. Watson. Their reactions to the Two Holmes gives us some very funny moments.
Guy Ritchie's action is stupendous as usual. I don't think of the action as overdone or over stylized for it's so original and beautiful. It's feast for the eyes and in particular I loved seeing the dissection of fights sequences once again in this sequel which he has worked nicely into a thrilling finale at the falls.
Sir Stephen Fry plays Holmes brother Mycroft. He plays it with the sophistication and REAL intellect that I imagine Mycroft to have and he plays it well for laughs too. Fry's comedy background and genius is a perfect combination for this Mycroft. It's interesting to note that Guy Ritchie may have nabbed the idea of Fry as Mycroft from "House" which Hugh Laurie had stated as wanting to do an episode where House couldn't solve the case and would have to bring in his older, intelligent Brother (Fry). Fry had joked to Laurie that he would come in as a man with two limps!
Reichenbach Falls. Well it's not actually the real Reichenbach but the movie went where I was hoping and fidgeting for it to go. When Holmes and Watson decide to go to Switzerland there was a large intake of breath by the audience. There was a mutual sense of excitement of what comes next. I was wondering how Holmes was going to get out of it since Watson actually sees him go over unlike the books. But suffice to say it's cleverly done. And! we get to see it happen again in less than a month on BBC's Sherlock. Joygasmic.
Favorite Quote: "That is my curse"- Sherlock Holmes
Without a Clue October 24, 2011Posted by oldboy in : DVD/Video/T.V., Sherlock Holmes , add a comment
One of the earliest movies I remember seeing on Home Video Rental and my first Michael Caine movie. One of my favorite Actors. It was also my first introduction to Sherlock Holmes. Without A Clue is a comedy with Sherlock Holmes and Watson with their roles reversed. Ben Kingsley is John Watson the brains behind the detective. Caine as Sherlock acts as the legend that represents those brains. We only see Michael Caine portray the archetype Holmes when he is infront of a crowd of people explaining in brilliant fashion how he deduced the case. Kingsley's Watson is the more sophisticated, elocuted of the two characters and props up Caine's Sherlock with knowledge while Caine provides the charm.
Having two great British actors portray two great British characters certainly sounds great but this film is played for laughs. As I child I remember loving it. Viewing it again every few years I notice the humor is a little more childish, characters are a bit stereotyped in the way they are played. It's pretty much a fun film. I can only wonder how great it would have being if it had been played straight up instead of a comedy. An interesting addition to the Holmes legend of movies.
Favorite Quote: "Character? Are we talking about the same man who once declared with total conviction that the late Colonel Howard had been bludgeoned to death with a blunt 'excrement'?" - Watson
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes March 28, 2011Posted by oldboy in : DVD/Video/T.V., Sherlock Holmes , add a comment
This is a darn fine Sherlock Holmes movie by Director Billy Wilder and it's way ahead of it's time.Not only does it poke fun of the myths that have grown up around Holmes but also directly deals with his substance abuse, the question of his sexuality and his unmentioned failures. It's not a shocking reveal of some unearthed Holmes secret but rather an examination of the character and his more notable flaws. It's not a drastically different character, just a more human one that is portrayed so well and is a worthy predecessor to the Granada series, BBC's Sherlock and in part to the recent action packed Guy Ritchie movie. Each of them have tried to ground Holmes down to Earth a little more and dispel some of the casual stereotypes we associate with the character.
Originally this was to be a 165 minute movie and structured as a series of adventures. It was later edited down to 125 mins which explains why the first 15 minutes of the film don't bear any relation to the rest of the films plot. A lot of websites have this down as a comedy. It has funny moments but I wouldn't call it a comedy. Rather serious in some parts and the ending may leave you with tears that are not those of laughter.
Mycroft Holmes is played here by Christopher Lee a guy I just love to see in movies. He pretty much captures the spirit of Holmes more intelligent, powerful and somewhat smug (with good reason) brother. It's a role that Lee can really chew on and I believe the character of Mycroft and even Sherlock Holmes lend themselves to his acting talents.
The film is not action packed, it's at a slower pace and does play like a story right out of the pages of Conan Doyle, perhaps because it was filmed as separate stories. But elements resemble some of the original stories, Gabrielle Valladon could almost be a Irene Adler although I never quite believed Holmes loved Gabrielle, he just had a lot of affection for her. I enjoyed the change of pace to the most recent Guy Ritchie movie which unfortunately couldn't get made without some serious action sequences to endear itself to modern audiences. Unlike the shocking revelations of "The Seven Percent Solution" we have here a movie that does not stray from the core of the character but rather delves into it without the need to shock and mystify.
Favorite Quote: "Some of us are cursed with memories like flypaper. Stuck there is a staggering amount of miscellaneous data, most of it useless." - Sherlock Holmes
The Seven Percent Solution January 23, 2011Posted by oldboy in : DVD/Video/T.V., Sherlock Holmes , add a comment
Sherlock Holmes is a fascinating character, to people not so familiar to the character he seems to brim with invulnerability and superiority. Like a superhero, he is above pettiness and things that lower people to poor standards. Yet he was a man who was addicted to Cocaine. A seven percent solution to be precise.
But would Sherlock Holmes really be a man weak enough to succumb to that?
This movie based on Nicholas Meyer's Novel seems to think so. Nic Meyer, is the man who Directed Star Trek II and VI, the writer of Star Trek IV and a self proclaimed Sherlock Holmes fan. His Star Trek movies is sprinkled with references from it, see Star Trek VI to discover which Trek character is related to Sherlock Holmes!
We may assume that today Cocaine is bad. Mmmkay. But in the 1880s it was used in various things to help relax people. Heroine too was taken by people in the 19th Century. At the time, the addictive effects of such substances were unknown and the thought was that only those of a weak mind became addicted. Yet clearly Sir Arthur Conan Doyle saw it as a dangerous drug back in his time, having Watson scold Holmes for it's use.
In the Granada TV series of Sherlock Holmes, the episode "The Devils Foot" we see Holmes give up Cocaine. Jeremy Brett was worried that the character's addiction would be a bad influence on the young audience that viewed the show. Holmes buries his syringe on the beach and empties the cocaine solution onto the ground. Brett sought and received permission from Dame Jean Conan Doyle to have Holmes "kick the habit." In the 2009 Movie "Sherlock Holmes" the character experiments with something that is potent enough to make him hallucinate and in the 2010 series "Sherlock" when police raid their flat John protests, telling police that they won't find any drugs. Sherlock promptly tells him to shut up.
In the movie "The Seven Percent Solution" the character of Holmes has cracked and has become severely delusioned that a man named "Moriarty" is trying to kill him. Yet in this movie Moriarty's threat is all in Holmes mind. The Napoleon of crime seems to be nothing more than an old man that Holmes is tormenting with accusations. But why? Watson and Holme's brother Mycroft (played by Charles Gray who also plays Mycroft in the Granada series) decide to lead Holmes to Vienna to get some help from some dude named Sigmund Freud.
Holmes goes cold turkey and in his recovery Sigmund tries to get to the root of what is in Holmes's mind to make him take cocaine. He doesn't believe that it is to comfort Holmes from the monotonously of life. He believes there's something more to his usage. While this is happening another mystery unfolds around them with patients at a hospital disappearing. The new case gets Holmes back into his much needed element of crime solving. Freud too is a quick learner of Holmes method and is also on the case with him.
There's always something unsettling when the hero of literature or film goes off the deep end. I think there's different ways to handle it. Here Holmes seems rather pathetic while Freud shines as the man with the answers, he even cracks some mystery behind Sherlock himself. Maybe that's my problem with this film. Holmes never actually deals with this. It's not confronted and defeated. By the end of the film he is cured but only as a man brought back to normal. He didn't overcome his darkness. The revelation of his past doesn't really sit right with me. It rewrites over Holmes canon and doesn't make it better. The original relationship between Holmes and Moriarty is far more interesting as two great minds locked in battle. I find Holmes surviving his near death more believable than the alternative presented here.
Alan Arkin shines as Sigmund Freud. The focus of the film should have been on him. Nicol Williamson as Holmes I was less impressed with after being spoilt by other actors who have played the character with gravitas. Robert Duvall over does it with the British accent which is obvious from the moment you first hear him speak. Laurence Olivier as Moriarty, well, unfortunately one of the finest actors is hardly in it and they had him play one of Holmes's greatest enemies as a scared man who is nothing like the real Moriarty. Ah! seems like such a waste! What might we have seen if he had played Conan Doyle's Moriarty….
I would have liked to have seen the story take place after his battle with Moriarty. It would be interesting to see the character deal with the addiction over the years through travels and self discovery. But in the end I still like Holmes own reason for taking cocaine and find it more valid. Life is just too boring sometimes.
Favorite Quote: "I never guess: it is an appalling habit, destructive to the logical faculty. A private study is an ideal place for observing facets of a man's character. That the study belongs to you exclusively is evident from the dust: not even the maid is permitted here, else she would scarcely have ventured to let matters come to this pass." - Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes December 31, 2009Posted by oldboy in : Cinema, Sherlock Holmes , 2 comments
This is a great start to a franchise that is sure to be a trilogy of movies. Robert Downey Jr. is likely sitting quite happy now with Iron Man in one hand and Sherlock Holmes in the other and he plays the characters so very well. In particular Holmes, a man who can't understand the outside world, who has no interest in it. He doesn't even know that the sun revolves around the earth for such matters do not interest him. Only the game, the mystery, the questions and the investigation. He delights in examining and pulling it apart.
The character of Holmes is done justice here, he isn't a nice man, he can be rude, he is messy, he takes cocaine. But he is brilliant. Intelligent in his field. I have noticed a lot of people saying that they didn't expect the character to be so dark. In reality that is true to the character. He is a dark character. One has to only look at the books or even at the Granada series featuring Jeremy Brett to see that he character is a dark and brooding one. Certainly the film has more comedic moments and action in it but in a film set up to be a franchise in front of a wide audience i can't see it not being done in this way. I would love a very canon Holmes story, the action was always in the investigation rather than physical acts but the action in this movie doesn't make this any less enjoyable. Again, Holmes is an accomplished boxer and has been known to gamble when he needed rent, so there isn't really anything in the movie that detracts from the character, it takes a lot of Holmes background and builds onto it on screen.
I had expected there might be a Brad Pitt Cameo as Moriarty at the end. I waited till the end credits to see if it were true but alas no. While it's an interesting piece of casting I'd rather see another actor take on the role. I feel Pitt is too much of a likeable face to match the description often given to Moriarty. Downey is well cast as Holmes and brings more gravitas to the roles then previously rumored Sacha Baron Cohen might have. Dare I say that with previous dabbles in exotic medications Downey has more in common with Holmes. I would rank his interpretation as one of my favorites next to Peter Cushing and Jeremy Brett. Usually I prefer Robert Downey Jr in more serious roles but I enjoyed his performance in this a little more than I was expecting.
Jude Law is an interesting Watson and again makes Watson a little tougher taking his military background and adding a youth and energy to the character that we haven't seen before. It's not the first time Law has featured in a Holmes story, he did appear in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" dressed as a Woman! I won't say more. I'm certainly glad he got this role over Russell Crowe.
Mark Strong as lord Blackwood was kind of a weak villain.Perhaps because Moriarty was lurking in the shadows in this movie detracted from the dangerousness of this character. It's a bit like SPECTRE in the Bond movies, the baddie is part of a bigger organization we know there is something far worse behind him. Also having him be a practitioner of the dark arts also made the character seem a little weak when put up against Holmes since Holmes himself doesn't accept the supernatural answer to Blackwoods powers therefore making him less of a real threat unlike the very real danger of Moriarty. I found it interesting that the beginning of the movie with the sacrificial ritual was similar to scenes from the movie "Young Sherlock Holmes" which I had seen a few days previously.
Irene Adler. I very much like that they added this character to the movie since she has always been considered Holmes true love. I like that they already have an established relationship when we see them in the film. My only nitpick is that the character has a little less class and was a bit more overtly devious against Holmes especially when I saw the friends she was keeping company with. Yikes.
Love the score, the old London city, the dissected fight scenes. Guy Ritchie really brought the world of Holmes and Watson to life and I can't wait for the next instalment. My Hopes for the sequel.Well, I'd love to see Holmes and Moriarty going off reichenbach falls at the end of the next movie. I hope the character's interact much like their first meeting in the books, each already knowing what the other would say therefore making it pointless to actually say anything. Whatever is next this is a bright beginning (ala Casino Royale and Batman Begins) with a strong future ahead.
Favorite Quote: Madame, I need you to remain calm and trust me, I'm a professional. Beneath this pillow lies the key to my release. - Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes January 28, 2009Posted by oldboy in : DVD/Video/T.V., Sherlock Holmes , add a comment
My first introduction to Sherlock Holmes (and the excellent Michael Caine) came at a young age with the viewing of "Without a Clue". Until then I knew nothing of the great detective and while " Without a Clue" was funny to watch it didn't represent an accurate interpretation of the character,with Holmes being more of a slapstick detective and Watson played by Sir Ben Kingsly been the brains behind the great detective.
As I grew older I learned about the character, however unfortunately it was a rather stereotypical, cold character that had little behind the image of the cap and cowl and pipe. Too perfect and flawless. What has grown around the character is an image that is brilliantly intelligent on the outside but lacking any soul on the inside.
When I discovered the Granada series starring Jeremy Brett all my previous views of the various incarnations of Sherlock Holmes were completely shattered. I must admit at first I found it strange that Brett's Holmes was nothing like the one I had grown up knowing. But the fact was that Brett's Holmes and the series itself was closer to the source material than any had been before.
Jeremy Brett had previously been up for the role of James Bond, first for "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and second for "Live and Let Die" which Roger Moore eventually got. I personally think Brett is far more suited to Holmes or a Bond based closer on the books. He himself had a strong desire and a big hand in adhering to Holmes Canon, basing his Holmes characterisation on the actual stories written by Doyle and fighting the writers to preserve the source material even when minor changes were made.
To quote Brett's own words, he is a "becomer". He became Sherlock Holmes in this series and lived with the Character as part of him even though it wasn't necessarily a character he would want to know face to face. He plays Holmes with such energy as the character himself holds when in the midst of solving a crime. Leaping over couches, throwing papers about. What you see on screen is Sherlock Holmes.
The relationship between Holmes and Watson is a beautiful one, a wonderful friendship that wipes away the caricature of the bumbling Watson and smug Holmes in previous television and film media. Holmes is confident and Watson appreciates the man's intelligence and skill but also is critical of his lacking abilities in other departments. Watson is a battle of wits for Holmes at times and the conversation between the two can often end in stalemate with each holding his respective view intact.
Doctor John Watson was played by David Burke in the first two series with his final performance as Watson being rather fittingly "The Final Problem". Burke played Watson as a kind hearted and competent friend with a strong Gentleman Manner and a sense of wonderment with equal dismay at Holmes manner of intellect and cold heartedness. At times he would stand up to Holmes which presented a delightful argument of each other's values and beliefs.
When Burke left the series he suggested Edward Hardwicke as his successor. Hardwicke's Watson was equally kind and Gentlemanly and sounds very much like Burke. When he took over the role he did his best to honor the Watson that Burke had portrayed, even wearing lifts in his shoes to match his height. Both on and off screen Hardwicke and Brett were the best of friends and even starred together in the Stage play "The Secret Of Sherlock Holmes". Hardwicke played Watson for the remainder of the series.
For too long I had the wrong image of Sherlock Holmes in my head which had put me off knowing more about the character. But now thanks to the devotion of the leading man anytime I think of Sherlock Holmes it will be of his Holmes and not the past incarnations. Jeremy Brett will forever be my Holmes.
Favorite Quote: What a lovely thing a rose is. There is nothing in which deduction is so necessary as in religion. It can be built up as an exact science by the reasoner. Our highest assurance of the goodness of Providence seems to me to rest in the flowers. It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again we have much to hope for from the flowers. - Sherlock Holmes - The Adventure of the Naval Treaty


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Hello! we are Suzanne Bonham and Buck O'Kelly of Inventia Design.
Buck began his career by getting a biology degree, which he never used. Instead he pursued classical guitar, photography and avant-garde dance. A strong desire to build furniture had him land a position in one of the best furniture studios in San Francisco. He continued his learning in Japan and fell in love with the traditional techniques and tools there. When it comes to hand tools, these remain his first choice, but his techniques range from traditional to modern. He soon had his own solo business and was privileged to build high-end furniture for John Wheatman and Associates, and others, in San Francisco for 18 years. At this point, he decided to work a while for someone else, building cabinetry for Simon, Toney and Fischer, and repairing furniture at Chantiques, both in Portland, Oregon. Then along came the Bonham-shell bearing the obvious message: you must build furniture again! With me!
Sue started out her professional career in the sciences, working first as an RN, and then as a nuclear pharmacist for a number of years. In the meantime, she drove everybody crazy pursuing her hobbies, which she could never get enough of. This usually involved obtaining a series of disastrous old houses and getting her hands very dirty in DIY projects, learning all the way, putting lipstick on the poor old pigs. She was in the process of leaving her job as a pharmacist when she met Buck, and the rest is history. She discovered a natural talent for furniture design, and is now blissfully happy using her natural mechanical ability and talents with color and line to their fullest, and still banging around with the old house on weekends.
Now, for any of you who know us, you are aware of how much we like to goof around, so here are some bloopers: We thank our dear friend Steve Eichenberger for having the patience to take all these pictures for us.


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