Happy Birthday, Holmes!

[rusty_armour]

For those of you who don’t know (and I suspect there may be at least a few of you), today is Sherlock Holmes’s birthday. His 155th birthday to be exact. I know. It’s hard to believe, isn’t it? I don’t think he looks a day over a hundred. Of course, I remember when Holmes was just the tender age of 133 or 134. Jeremy Brett was still alive and the Granada series wasn’t complete crap. I discovered Sleuth of Baker Street and Without A Clue hit movie theatres. But enough of the nostalgia. For Holmes, nostalgia often seems to lead to depression (e.g. when he laments the lack of true criminals in London) and this is meant to be a happy occasion. So…many happy returns, Holmes! I’m looking forward to seeing you again soon – preferably in something that wasn’t written or directed by Guy Ritchie!

Comments

[avictoriangirl]

Oh cool! I love Sherlock Holmes, although I've read the stories more than I ever watched any of it on TV. I did like Jeremy Brett though.

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

Hey, avictoriangirl! I should have known you'd be a Sherlock Holmes fan! :-) I have to admit that I've probably watched Holmes on screen more than I've read the stories for the simple reason that I own an embarrassing number of Sherlock Holmes DVDs. I've also read an embarrassing number of pastiches -- both good and bad.