What Geek Media Do You Refuse To Partake In?

[jian]

I remember reading something about that, apparently there was a bit of an issue with Henry Cavill's version of Holmes laughingin the Enola Holmes movie, because it wasn't how Holmes was portrayed in the early stories.

Which again is silly, Holmes laughs as much as anyone else in the stories.

 

[cbwjm]

Which again is silly, Holmes laughs as much as anyone else in the stories.

Maybe, I haven't read the books, I just know that the portrayal was enough to raise the hackles of the author's estate.

 

[jian]

Maybe, I haven't read the books, I just know that the portrayal was enough to raise the hackles of the author's estate.

I think their argument was that Holmes is nicer (and more likely to laugh, presumably) in the last 12 stories (collectively The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes) which still remain under US copyright until 2027. The rest of the Holmes canon is in public domain and therefore they don’t get paid for any works deriving from them. Therefore, any version of Holmes that’s at all pleasant must be based on the later works and thus they should get paid.

It’s clearly very tenuous legally and has no cultural merit, which is why Netflix settled out of court for an allegedly tiny sum. Still annoying, though, which is why we probably won’t see any nice Holmes portrayals until 2027.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

“I want a great detective!

“Shush- we have a great detective at Holmes!”

 

[Autumnal]

The portrayal of Holmes's that does most justice to the full mix of traits, I think, is Jeremy Brett’s. His Holmes is aristocratic and aloof, but also kind to those in need.