The first part is pretty awesome, though

[beeinmybonnet]

I’m trudging through the second part of The Valley of Fear.
… ACD couldn’t write romance if his life depended on it, could he?

And while I’m on the subject of Sherlock Holmes, good grief, how can Holmsians be borderline homophobic and still praise Jeremy Brett’s performance? Because Brett’s Holmes is flaming, it’s hilarious. (Did RDJ perhaps draw inspiration from Brett during the restaurant scene in the movie? Because I’m recognizing that “catty bitch” behaviour.)

And now for something completely different. I’ve been playing guitar so much these last few days that I’ve pulled my little finger. Owie. I’m still no rock star, though. Hm. (But I can play In the Hall of the Mountain King!)

I’ve also written +1000 words my bigbang fic, finally. Thanks so much for the kind support! ♥

ALSO, GUESS WHO'S HAVING SPORTS HOLIDAY THIS WEEK? :D

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[yan-tan-tether.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure I skipped most of the second half of VALL - isn't there a long, tedious flashback with no Holmes & Watson in? The short stories are much better, imo.

I've been firmly over on the slash side of fandom so far so I haven't encountered any homophobia from Holmesians - I guess they're not big fans of the gay interpretation of H&W's relationship? And Brett!Holmes is *delightfully* queer, it's true.

[beeinmybonnet.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there is. Isn't that curious, actually? That the best and most ho-yaytastic of the novels are those who are divided into two parts? (I have to trudge through, because the BBC Radio adaptations work in the backstory of the mysteries in the narrative, and I don't want to be confused.)

Exactly. It's pretty funny, imho, that "fandom fans" and casual fans gleefully joke about the gay subtext, while Sherlockians/Holmsians throw conniptions if one mentions it. But Jesus H. Christ on a jumping pogo-stick, I though people were pulling my leg when they said the Granada series were ridiculously gay. Suddenly I understand why my dad's first comment when I mentioned the series was, "It was made in the 80s? Then it must to be pretty gay. ... Is that the reason you want to see it?"