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elabyOh, my giddy aunt.
I just found a video with a bunch of clips of the Russian Sherlock Holmes series' version of "The Final Problem" and "The Empty House." It's... unbelievably wonderful. The slight modifications of canon in my head don't come close.
Of course I'm talking about the death and reunion scenes. Watson playing Holmes's violin. Mrs. Hudson being present as Holmes takes off his costume. Watson falling into Holmes's arms, and Holmes breaking down as well. I think I've died and gone to heaven.
Can someone tell me if this series (the Russian Sherlock Holmes series with Vasily Livanov and Vitaly Solomin) is available to buy? At present I don't even care if it's got subtitles.
[Edit: Found it on Amazon. All of it. With English subtitles, even. AHAHAHA.]
[Edit the Second: Er. Bought them. Well, bought the volume with "A Study in Scarlet" and "The Speckled Band" and (obviously) the volume with "The Final Problem" and "The Empty House", which also (GET THIS) includes the "Charles Augustus Milverton" episode. I never just buy things for myself, so... yes. I think I can indulge in this. This was all spurred by watching clips of this series' "Hound of the Baskervilles" on YouTube, which was not only charming, but the closest version to canon I've seen yet (i.e. practically identical).]
I just found a video with a bunch of clips of the Russian Sherlock Holmes series' version of "The Final Problem" and "The Empty House." It's... unbelievably wonderful. The slight modifications of canon in my head don't come close.
Of course I'm talking about the death and reunion scenes. Watson playing Holmes's violin. Mrs. Hudson being present as Holmes takes off his costume. Watson falling into Holmes's arms, and Holmes breaking down as well. I think I've died and gone to heaven.
Can someone tell me if this series (the Russian Sherlock Holmes series with Vasily Livanov and Vitaly Solomin) is available to buy? At present I don't even care if it's got subtitles.
[Edit: Found it on Amazon. All of it. With English subtitles, even. AHAHAHA.]
[Edit the Second: Er. Bought them. Well, bought the volume with "A Study in Scarlet" and "The Speckled Band" and (obviously) the volume with "The Final Problem" and "The Empty House", which also (GET THIS) includes the "Charles Augustus Milverton" episode. I never just buy things for myself, so... yes. I think I can indulge in this. This was all spurred by watching clips of this series' "Hound of the Baskervilles" on YouTube, which was not only charming, but the closest version to canon I've seen yet (i.e. practically identical).]
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Date: 2009-01-20 03:28 am (UTC)Oh your giddy aunt!? XD LOVE YOU!
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Date: 2009-01-20 03:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-20 09:23 am (UTC)I got an exciting parcel this morning from Amazon, containing TWO of the Holmes books - The Sign of Four and The Hound of the Baskervilles! Courtesy of the lovely
Of course, I see what she's done there - books #2 and #5 in the set, which means I *have* to buy books #3 and #4 as well (Adventures/Memoirs)
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Date: 2009-01-21 03:59 am (UTC)You are just too cute for words. I can't stand it. *hugglesglomps*
I think I've died and gone to heaven.
As well you should. These clips made me all angsty and a-squee, and I don't even know what's going on, except for what you've told me.
I'm glad you bought them. You certainly need to indulge yourself once in awhile. It's good for the soul. *hugs*
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Date: 2009-01-21 10:46 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-01-21 11:06 pm (UTC)Bwee! Thank you n_n I thought you might find that funny XD
These clips made me all angsty and a-squee, and I don't even know what's going on, except for what you've told me.
OMFG, Holmes and Watson. I haven't been this crazy about characters in... I don't even know. You need to read the Final Problem and the Empty House, which these clips come from! And I need to give you a list of stories to read so those two stories are significant. At any rate, all you need to know is that Watson thinks Holmes is dead and three years later, he shows up in disguise. In the book, Watson faints (instead of falling onto Holmes, which I MUCH prefer XD)
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Date: 2009-01-21 11:07 pm (UTC)He was playing Holmes's violin, for god's sake! T_T
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Date: 2009-01-24 12:28 am (UTC)so obsessedenjoying these characters so much. Yes, please do give me a list of stories, because I'd very much like to know what you're all a-squee about. :)no subject
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Date: 2009-01-24 03:34 am (UTC)