BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Good review & DVD commentary

**Posted by kazza474** February 17, 2012 3:12 am

http://www.avclub.com/articles/a-study-in-pink,46681/

I've stumbled upon this site that really does have a good review of each show.Not only does it give the plot but gives good insight into the machinations of 'Moftiss' and the actors.
This one's a little short but intriguingly good insight.

**Posted by kazza474** February 17, 2012 10:01 am

Link to commentary here
http://www.mediafire.com/?42fqwao05ug5ou3

(with Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, Sue Vertue)

Transcript of commentary here

http://arianedevere.livejournal.com/7567.html

**Posted by Shenanigans** March 20, 2012 11:00 pm

Thanks for sharing! I enjoyed reading the article.

**Posted by Davina** March 21, 2012 4:11 pm

Interesting article. Disagree however that this episode is the weakest of the first batch. Also disagree that the sequence of them running through the streets after the cab just doesn't work...it does!

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** March 22, 2012 1:35 am

I know! The taxi chase is amazing...and I really do love this episode. I suppose the actual crime isn't particularly that thrilling but I love Sherlock and John meeting and how their friendship develops so fast into something special and unique. I just love that final scene when they're walking off to get their Chinese and giggling with each other, it's like yeah you can just tell they're gonna be best buddies for life.

**Posted by Davina** March 22, 2012 7:52 am

The crime is really a nod to the canon though.

**Posted by kazza474** March 25, 2012 7:58 am

Very hard to find a full script for this.

Here's a partial one anyway:
http://bbcsherlock.jp/episodes/series1/a-study-in-pink/asip-transcript-1/

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** March 25, 2012 9:28 am

Awesome, I've been looking all over for the others.

**Posted by kazza474** March 25, 2012 9:46 am

Yes they are hard to come by.
But searching for them finds me lots of interesting other things.

**Posted by m0r1arty** April 10, 2012 12:01 am

Another overview of the DVD commentary from Ariane DeVere on 'A Study in Pink' for those who wish to see the ongoings behind the camera and don't yet have access to the DVD's themselves.

It takes about the origins of the show and how it was crafted into being what it is now. A few nice pieces of trivia too.

Thanks again to Ariane for writing this up!

-m0r

**Posted by Shenanigans** April 10, 2012 11:49 am

Thanks for the link m0r! I've now friended Ariane on LJ. :D
Do you have an account there by any chance?

**Posted by m0r1arty** April 10, 2012 12:05 pm

I do it's here but I never post anything to it. I like to read other people's works though.

-m0r

**Posted by Shenanigans** April 10, 2012 1:27 pm

Cool. Can I friend you when I finish posting my theory in progress there? Your insights are always appreciated. :D

**Posted by m0r1arty** April 10, 2012 1:40 pm

Sure thing Shenanigans! I don't check it very often so you may have to prompt me here too though

-m0r

**Posted by theCuriousOne** April 10, 2012 1:50 pm

thanks a lot m0r :D

**Posted by sherlockskitty** May 30, 2012 3:00 am

the only thing I've found are subtitles. those don't show who said what. However over on www.tv.com they have a list of shows, and if you go to the quotes section, you will find more quotes, and who said what. you might not find all of them, but you'll find most of them.

I've seen some sherlock quotes over there.

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**Posted by Aurora** May 30, 2012 10:03 am

Found a full script here:

http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_9a5eeb6a0100xsjx.html

They also have a script for The Great Game:

http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_9a5eeb6a0100xu05.html

**Posted by jimella** June 14, 2012 12:19 am

Thank you for sharing! I enjoyed reading through it. After I finished, I rewatched the episode

**Posted by besleybean** October 5, 2012 7:13 pm

I personally think that as well as everybody needing to see the Pilot, the commentaries are invaluable.
It's a shame we didn't get one for Reichenbach and I hope we get one for ' The Empty House ' episode.

**Posted by ukaunz** March 24, 2015 11:49 am

I listened to the commentary on A Study in Scarlet on the DVD again today. I was hoping to find a transcript of it, did a search of the forum and followed the links, so thanks to those who posted them. It's a shame it's not an actual word-for-word transcript, but I'm sure the transcribers did their best. The thing about listening to commentaries like this - I always feel like there is so much more they could have said if they had more time. There were a couple of times when Mark Gatiss (or Stephen or Sue) wanted to say something and couldn't get a word in with the other two talking, and then the moment passes and they never get to say it, it always leaves me wondering what they would have said... I just can't get enough of Sherlock and all things related to it

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