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Sherlock

Sherlock blogging: “A Scandal in Belgravia”

Wed, Jan 04, 2012
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My god, Sherlock Holmes is an unbelievable bastard, isn’t he? Yet I love him…

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Sherlock: Series 1 (review)

Sat, Dec 31, 2011
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The second series of Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’s brilliant, brilliant Sherlock is about to start tomorrow, and so my hand is forced: I must finally write about the first series…

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Sherlock returns!

Thu, Dec 08, 2011
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New Year’s Day, BBC One. Not till — ahem — May in the U.S.

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The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (review)

Wed, Oct 26, 2011
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A soulless CGI-animated remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Without a Harrison Ford to smirk and snark his way through it, natch.

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Swinging with the Finkels (review)

Fri, Aug 26, 2011
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I love Martin Freeman, I really do, but what the hell is this shit?

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BBC iPlayer goes international

Sun, Jul 31, 2011
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Somebody’s been listening to me. Shut up: let me at least pretend as much.

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question of the day: Can two actors play best friends in one story and enemies in another without driving fans of both projects crazy?

Fri, Jun 24, 2011
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You know, like how Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch are swapping sides as they move between Sherlock and The Hobbit…

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: nobody knows what the hell is going on with Season 7, not even Twitter

Tue, Jun 14, 2011
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If only we had a TARDIS and could pop ahead to see what we’ll get, Doctor Who wise, in the next year or so. But we don’t. But have only Twitter…

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Steven Moffat talks ‘A Christmas Carol’

Wed, Dec 29, 2010
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To The New York Times, no less. Frankly, I’m not sure I want The New York Times talking about Doctor Who. That’s a sure sign that it’s going mainstream and will soon be boring…

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how ‘Caprica’ should end; why Roger Ebert hates lists; what the frak is Roland Emmerich up to?; more: leftover links

Sat, Oct 30, 2010
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And: John Landis disses Inception; Foursquare in space; Benedict Cumberbatch is a monster; more…

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