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Hello from California
Have been a Sherlock fan since the first season was shown in the US. Just got Season 2 on DVD and am ready to dig in. Insofar as Sherlock Holmes, I read all the books when I was 14 and have been a fan since. But Sherlock, I feel, is by far the best adaptation I have ever seen.
I must confess that it's been so hard for me to find sites on the internet that is about Sherlock. Then I went to I-Tunes and found the Babes of Baker Street podcast (terrific!) and someone there recommended the BBC Sherlock website and that is how I found this Fan Forum. I am SO happy to find a site where I can read other people's comments and ideas on the episodes.
I have been having one problem that I hope someone here can help me, and that is I cannot play the videos on the BBC Sherlock website. I keep getting a failure message. I can play videos here and anywhere else but not there. Does anyone have any idea why that could be, or any suggestions as to where I can go to get help? I do thank you for any help you can offer me.
Again, so glad to be here and I look forward to diving in and reading the comments of my fellow Sherlock fans!
- sherlockskitty
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hey wimsey, welcome to the forum!! I'm glad you found this site.
I too, live in the USA, and I too cannot play the videos on the BBC website. Reason? I don't live in the UK, and only ppl who have a UK address on their PC can play them. I get the error message "Not avail in your area" is that what you get? yeah, it's cos we are trying to play their vids on a PC that's not in the UK. There is a website that will change yur PC address, but I have not tried it yet as I'm nervous about it. 'm told it's free, and it'll change yur PC's address to allow BBC vids to play. Also, there's another BBC website that I use sometimes to watch live streaming BBC shows. I get those off of facebook. So I don't have that site in my favorites folder, sorry!! Maybe TMI here, but I hope this helps. Oh the reason you can play vids here, is that most of them are YOUTUBE related, which is world-wide.
welcome again!!
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Welcome to the forum Wimsey! I hope you have a great time amongst the crazy Sherlockians.
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- wimsey
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"Don't make people into heroes John. Heroes don't exist and if they did I wouldn't be one of them."
Thank you Davina. Your quote above is possibly my most favorite of the series.
Sherlockskitty - thank you so much for the info - now I can stop beating my head agains the wall! I might try to figure out a solution. Or, maybe just go to England some day! Cheers!
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Welcome Wimsey!!! Glad to have you
Try searching for the videos you're after on YouTube. Sometimes people re-upload them for international viewers. Dunno why the BBC doesn't make them available to international fans but meh.
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- wimsey
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Wholocked - I agree the BBC should be more user friendly with their videos. After all, we are fans too! I'll look for these videos on U-tube. Thanks!
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Thread Starter- Tantalus
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Welcome to the forum! Lots to see and contribute to here.
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Hello Wimsey welcome on board.
Are you by any chance not only a fan of A. C. Doyle but also a fan of Dorothy L. Sayers? I had to think "Lord Peter Wimsey" when I read your name.
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hello hello
- wimsey
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Hello Sammy and Violet. Violet, you ask if I'm a fan of Dorothy L. Sayers and her wonderful character Lord Peter Wimsey? Bingo! I especially like his character as protrayed by Edward Petherbridge that we in the states saw on Masterpiece Mystery on PBS, and I now have it on DVD. He and now Benedict Cumberbatch join my list of 'brain sexy'. I could never understand why Harriet Vane was able to resist him for so long!
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Thread Starter- kazza474
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Hi wimsey. Welcome to the forum, enter at own risk; could be dangerous.
I live in Aussie and the video problem happens here too. Quite often however, some lovely person in the UK will load it up to Youtube, so copy & paste the title there & you often will find a version you can watch.
And if you don't, you usually find other gems to watch anyway .
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Welcome to the forum Wimsey - hope you have fun here.
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Welcome ! = )
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