I doubt it, or it makes John's palace comment less funny.

Seems a tad weird to me!

Well, there wasn't an 'analysis of character's pants' thread, so I dropped it here.  I imagine Sherlock could divine one's whole history from undergarment choices.

BTW, does he have an underwear index?

Naughty girl! You're not his housekeeper!

Lelli wrote:

Pitagor and I watched the unaired pilot together with a friend we are trying to sherlock
In the scene when Shelrock is drugged and they're in 221b and Sherlock is on the floor struggling to get up you see a short flash of his pants.
They're grey!

We immediately shouted "grey!" and our freind thought we're insane... We probably are... so... there...

Still... so much differs form the series in the pilot, so maybe he now wears other pants...

MK

I'm giggling to myself at 6:30am due solely to... pants... Yeah. #immaturitylastsforever.

NW16XE: Nice reference Maybe not their entire history but most certainly their sexual orientation.

Lelli wrote:

In general: Actors have to dress up for their roles... but do they also get special character-fitting underwear? Can't they keep on their own pants?
I mean... Aren't Sherlock's pants just Batchie's pants?
In that case I think the purple silk boxers would be slightly less likely...

You would be surprised...

I know actors that quite literally have 'lucky pants' that they will wear on opening nights and get jittery if they can't wear them!

Blissfully I'm not that superstitious.

It really depends on the role. If they are going to be getting their kit off (or if it is otherwise integral to the plot/scene) then yes they will likely have some special arrangements for underwear but otherwise I think so long as it doesn't show on camera it's pretty much up to them. Occasionally you'll get someone from wardrobe appraising your choices for suitability but that's about it.

This is the actors own underwear in this case. Although it would not surprise me at all if some serious thought was put into it 

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Davina wrote:

Actors, sportsmen/women such a superstitious bunch.

I do adhere to the whole 'don't wish me luck' thing... although I get equally nervous when everyone I hold dear starts wishing I'd 'break a leg'.  It feels a little like you've angered the mob or something.

I did actually see someone break their leg on stage once, I think he took their advice rather too literally! He was rushed to hospital and actually appeared on stage in a full leg cast in time to take a bow at the end. What an absolute trooper 

Those are things that would out me off the theatre world...stupid superstitions and rituals.