Alistair Duncan's Blog, page 53
November 11, 2013
Adaptations can only hurt themselves
One of the arguments occasionally bandied about is that Sherlock Holmes pastiches, fan fiction, screen adaptations etc. can, if not done well, damage Sherlock Holmes as a character. I believe an argument on these lines has been put forward by the Conan Doyle estate in its battle over copyright in the US.
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November 8, 2013
Arthur Conan Doyle - A Study in Accuracy
When it comes to biographical accounts of the life of Arthur Conan Doyle there has always been a problem with accuracy.
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November 7, 2013
Sherlock at the BFI - my thoughts
I must admit to being decidedly irritated by the whole business of the première of Sherlock series three being at the BFI in December.
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November 4, 2013
Arthur Conan Doyle and women
For advocates of sexual equality Arthur Conan Doyle can be seen as both a hero and villain.
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Should things that are “off the page” stay that way?
In the Sherlock Holmes stories there are things that are alluded to and events that are described after they have taken place. Should people who are adapting the stories for the screen leave them that way or is it good for them to use such things as a pass to indulge themselves?
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November 3, 2013
November 1, 2013
Happy Birthday (almost) Jeremy Brett
This Sunday (November 3rd) sees the birthday of the late, great Jeremy Brett. Born in 1933 he would have been eighty years old. Alas, he died in 1995 at the age of 61.
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October 26, 2013
Undershaw Watch
My wife and I spent a couple of hours in Grayshott today at the wonderful Fox & Pelican pub.
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