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SportsFan · 2012-05-29, 07:45 AM

Is there any difference (other than the ads) between the version PBS showed and the version on Showcase?

jlet · 2012-05-29, 02:39 PM

The sound on PBS-E (Ch535HD) was in DD 2.0 (using fake 5.1). The sound on PBS-W (Ch532HD) was in DD 5.0 (No LFE although the .1 light was on). The sound on Showcase-HD should be in DD 5.1 (like for the previous season).

Bayguy · 2012-05-29, 06:11 PM

Sportsfan PBS cut out about 8 or 9 mins. (well actually the people who make the show did it for them) but Showcase is a commercial station so it must have a lot of commercials, right? So I bet it will be shorter than on PBS.

We just got the DVDs so weve got the whole shows now.

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Sorry I'm adding this later tonight I just noticed that showcase is using a 2-hr. time for "Sherlock" so maybe that means they won't have to cut it at all, if so good for them!

cheadlebeagle · 2012-06-16, 12:45 AM

I just watched the last series as I have been away. I have to say these shows are brilliant. Anyone have any ideas how the ending was achieved (don't want to give a spoiler away for anyone who hasn't seen it yet.)

Bayguy · 2012-06-16, 03:34 PM

hi cheadelbeagle no one (fans) really knows but theres lots of ideas! You can google for the name of the episode and see newspaper articles about it. there's someone who put together a bunch of ideas on Tumblr called THe Final Problem that's pretty interesting. Also places that talk about TV shows like AV Club and IMDb should have something.

Blackloz · 2012-06-17, 01:11 AM

I'm thinking about getting into this show. I rather enjoyed the two Robert Downey JR movies and if this show is anything like the movies I think I will enjoy the show as well.

Francois Caron · 2012-06-17, 12:49 PM

It's not anything at all like the movies. This is a current times reimagination of the famous sleuth, with a stronger emphasis on the storyline and character development than on filling the time with tons of special effects.

When Holmes and Watson first met.

And after they've been working together for a while.

Bayguy · 2012-06-17, 08:44 PM

Francois those are both great scenes!

Blackloz we watched the latest RDJ movie last night because we have some free PPV from being new Shaw customers. It was okay but it was a lot of fights and explosions. We tried watching the first one on TV once and we just didnt like it so we gave up after about 1/2 hr. The BBC series is much better! Very smart and funny. Its about the interesting people not an action film!

cheadlebeagle · 2012-06-18, 04:38 PM

I saw the first Robert Downey movie and while it was mildly amusing it is nothing like Sherlock which is brilliant and actually close to the character in the stories. The movies have Holmes like a super-hero.

rfielder · 2012-06-19, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheadlebeagle

The movies have Holmes like a super-hero.

The movies fit in very well with the current superhero craze. In that respect, they are well done, and are making the $$$ to prove it.

Not a valid Sherlock Holmes in the context of the original character, perhaps, but they are right for the current generation of movies.

The TV series Sherlock appeals as a different type of story. Less brain-dead mass entertainment, but mass entertainment nonetheless. Don't forget, Doyle tried to kill off and get away from Sherlock Holmes stories and only kept them going due to popular demand.

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2012-05-29, 07:45 AM	#91
SportsFan Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nanaimo, BC Posts: 770	Is there any difference (other than the ads) between the version PBS showed and the version on Showcase?

2012-05-29, 06:11 PM	#93
Bayguy Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Baja BC Posts: 430	Sportsfan PBS cut out about 8 or 9 mins. (well actually the people who make the show did it for them) but Showcase is a commercial station so it must have a lot of commercials, right? So I bet it will be shorter than on PBS. We just got the DVDs so weve got the whole shows now. ===== Sorry I'm adding this later tonight I just noticed that showcase is using a 2-hr. time for "Sherlock" so maybe that means they won't have to cut it at all, if so good for them!

2012-06-16, 12:45 AM	#94
cheadlebeagle Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 131	I just watched the last series as I have been away. I have to say these shows are brilliant. Anyone have any ideas how the ending was achieved (don't want to give a spoiler away for anyone who hasn't seen it yet.)

2012-06-16, 03:34 PM	#95
Bayguy Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Baja BC Posts: 430	hi cheadelbeagle no one (fans) really knows but theres lots of ideas! You can google for the name of the episode and see newspaper articles about it. there's someone who put together a bunch of ideas on Tumblr called THe Final Problem that's pretty interesting. Also places that talk about TV shows like AV Club and IMDb should have something.

2012-06-17, 01:11 AM	#96
Blackloz Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Regina,SK & Plentywood MT Posts: 853	I'm thinking about getting into this show. I rather enjoyed the two Robert Downey JR movies and if this show is anything like the movies I think I will enjoy the show as well.

2012-06-17, 12:49 PM	#97
Francois Caron Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,367	It's not anything at all like the movies. This is a current times reimagination of the famous sleuth, with a stronger emphasis on the storyline and character development than on filling the time with tons of special effects. When Holmes and Watson first met. And after they've been working together for a while.

2012-06-17, 08:44 PM	#98
Bayguy Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Baja BC Posts: 430	Francois those are both great scenes! Blackloz we watched the latest RDJ movie last night because we have some free PPV from being new Shaw customers. It was okay but it was a lot of fights and explosions. We tried watching the first one on TV once and we just didnt like it so we gave up after about 1/2 hr. The BBC series is much better! Very smart and funny. Its about the interesting people not an action film!

2012-06-18, 04:38 PM	#99
cheadlebeagle Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 131	I saw the first Robert Downey movie and while it was mildly amusing it is nothing like Sherlock which is brilliant and actually close to the character in the stories. The movies have Holmes like a super-hero.