#Craig Holmes

[modmad]

(og tweet one / two ) I see these trends and I raise you: why not both

[thenotoriousscuttlecliff]

James Bond is like Hamlet or Sherlock Holmes, it's a role that is forever going to be passed around from actor to actor.

But Benoit Blanc?

That belongs to Daniel Craig and no one else.

[garadinervi]

Tomin, A Willed and Conscious Balance, (Limited Edition "Contemplation" color vinyl, Classic Black vinyl, CD, Digital album), IARC0088, International Anthem, 2024

All songs composed by Tomin; except 'Man of Words' composed by Booker Little, and 'Humility in the Light of the Creator' composed by Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre

Tomin Perea-Chamblee: Flute, Alto and Bass Clarinets, Trombone, Euphonium, Bells, Sine Waves (Casio MT-70) and additional Trumpet Teiana Davis: Rhodes, Wurlitzer, and Spaceship (Casiotone 1000p) Clérida Eltimé: Cello Lester St. Louis: Cello Linton Smith II: Trumpet, Tambourine, and Yamaha HS-500 Luke Stewart: Bass Tcheser Holmes: Drums

Cover Artwork: Clay Mednick Photography: Alejandro Ayala Design: Craig Hansen Poem: Tomin Perea-Chamblee

[splishsplashsploshing]

I'm in the process of writing my first fic ever and I was wondering if anyone would be interested in reading it. My fic is a James Bond and Sherlock crossover and is pretty standard for the Bondlock category.

The bare bones of it is BAMF John, Q is a Holmes and Kidnapping.

Here is an example of my writing for this fic:

Please let me know if you're interested🩷

[kbaker1431]

I know I am not the only who makes up an entire fantasy world in their head, with multiple different story lines (I have multiple because I keep changing my mind over which is more dramatic), and mine involves a couple of fandoms including Hannibal (obviously), BBC Sherlock, Sandman, and Dracula and Daniel Craig 007 make a guest appearance when ever I feel like it.

I also have made up some characters, and have recently had to change the name of one of them for their own good, and I keep forgetting and find it weird, because I swapped their name with another made up character.

Do other people do that? Just change character names after a while to sound better or fit the story better? Please tell me others do.

I only changed their name so their partner could give them better nicknames.

[katefaith18]

Trope: Always the smartest person in the room

Hannibal Lecter . Will Graham

Sherlock Holmes . Enola Holmes

Dr. Gregory House

Dr. Spencer Reid

Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan

Mycroft Holmes . Sherlock Holmes

Adrian Monk

Patrick Jane

The Doctor (every incarnation)

Detective Benoit Blanc

Should I make a part two?

[mexicanwanderingsoul]

When will I stop relating to fictional detectives when we they are bored?

[whim-prone-pirate]

old but gold take: what if daniel craig's benoit blanc gets to be what benedict cumberbatch's sherlock holmes could have been if moffat liked queer people and people of color

slightly warmer take: what if we give benoit blanc the nineteen hours of content that sherlock holmes got EXCEPT these nineteen hours aren't infamous across all of the internet (please i want nineteen hours of benoit blanc being the assistant and best friend to women of color)

[ghostofanovelwriter]

If Phillip was Rian Johnson’s way of improving the John Watson “they were only roommates” trope then I wholeheartedly accept.

[fandomcentralsposts]

Benoit Blanc is everything Sherlock fans want Sherlock Holmes to be

[fuckyeahalfredmolina]

Craig is craaaazzzzy! I love Craig; he is naturally funny and extremely creative.They make the perfect comedic duo.

[mariocki]

Play for Today: Bavarian Night (BBC, 1981)

"These bloody middle class parents, ooh, they do get up my nose! You can work yourself blue in the face for them, go out of your way to accommodate them, but it's no use! They're just out to carve and criticise and try to make a fool out of you! Oh, I felt like - I'm ashamed to tell you what I felt like."

"Giving her a good hiding?"

"Yes, somebody should have done, I don't mind saying so! Oh, they make me sick! Always had their own way, always had the best of everything; she should have been brought up in our house, my dad would've had her sorted! I'm sorry, Estelle, this isn't like me, I know. Well, that's my evening spoilt for a start!"

"But what about the sausages?"

[streamingmovienight]

Logan Lucky

"Authorities have confirmed they have recovered a Ford F-150 in connection with the robbery at Charlotte Motor Speedway some are calling The Hillbilly Oceans Seven-Eleven Heist." The Director Steven Soderbergh said he came out of retirement to direct Logan Lucky after he saw the script. I think he did a great job. It's a hilarious hick heist complete with a one arm bartender. I liked it, give it a go and see what you think..... Two Thumbs up!

2017   Bleecker Street Rated:  PG-13 Length:  1hr  58 min Comedy ~ Crime ~ Drama Directed by:  Steven Soderbergh Starring:  Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Riley Keough, Daniel Craig, Seth MacFarlane, Katie Holmes, Dwight Yoakam and Hilary Swank. “Authorities have confirmed they have recovered a Ford F-150 in connection with the robbery at Charlotte Motor Speedway some are calling The Hillbilly…

[ogsherlockholmes]

Benoit Blanc

I know I’m not the first person to say this (my current feed proves my point) but Benoit Blanc from Knives Out is clearly a Holmes adaptation, and, surprisingly, a lot closer to the canon than some of the more popular ones, since it was more like the book version and not the agreed societal misinterpretation. Here are some of the comparisons I found (I’m going to use Knives Out: Glass Onion for this because I watched it yesterday so it’s still fresh in my memory, but the first movie would work too).  

This is probably obvious, but major spoilers for the movie. If you haven’t watched it, please do, it is so good.

In probably one of the most surprising scenes in cinema, James Bond- Benoit Blanc (also know as Daniel Craig) is lying in a bath with a rubber duck, smoking a cigar, surrounded by books and drinks, wearing what I think is a fez (correct me if I’m wrong, and I apologise if I am), playing Among Us. This has got nothing to do with the post but Daniel Craig’s transition from smooth, suave, James Bond to whatever the fuck Benoit Blanc is is inspiring. 

Not only is Blanc playing the game, he’s also terrible at it and doesn’t understand it. He’s playing with his friends online, and they mention that Phillip told them he hasn’t left the bath in a week (exaggeration, because I can imagine if that was true he’d literally look like a raisin). Blanc also said that was a hyperbole. There’s a knock on the door, and he shouts for Phillip to open it, then tells his friends that he ‘lose[s] it between cases anyway’ and he ‘might be going insane’. He also says ‘My mind is a fueled-up racing car, and I got nowhere to drive it.’ and ‘I don’t need puzzles or games. The last thing I need is a vacation.I need danger, a hunt, a challenge. I need a great case.’ Phillip shouts out that someone is there with a box, (the puzzle box from before), and Blanc smiles.

There’s too much, there is honestly too much, and it’s his first scene in the movie. 

Starting off with the bath thing, that’s already a very Sherlock thing to do. And the fact he was reading and smoking in there as well. I couldn’t get a clear picture of what exactly he was reading, but I could see some Penguin Classics in there, and, going off A Study in Scarlet, Sherlock had vast knowledge of ‘sensational literature’, like horrors, which would be published in those editions. 

Because I see Sherlock as being autistic coded, any adaptation of him would be the same. So, him struggling to cope with lockdown, like a lot of autistic people, and calling out someone’s hyperbole adds to this.

There’s the part about him not understanding Among Us, but I’ll get to that. 

Then there are the quotes. I don’t think it gets any more obvious than this. In The Sign of the Four, Sherlock says, ‘My mind...rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation. That is why I have chosen my own particular profession, or rather created it, for I am the only one in the world.’. Blanc’s quotes are very similar to this. Sherlock also states that he gives up stimulants when he has work, and it’s not exactly the same, but Blanc was heavily smoking and drinking since he didn’t have a case (not saying he stops when he does, but neither does Sherlock). 

I haven’t spoken about Phillip yet, but he is a clear Watson figure. He’s also Blanc’s partner, which isn’t confirmed in the movie but heavily implied. Also, it’s Hugh Grant. Nothing to do with Watson but... Hugh Grant. Not only that, but this is one of the only adaptations which Sherlock and John are together. I never thought it would be an American adaptation with Daniel Craig and Hugh Grant as the couple, but sure.

When Blanc meets the rest of the friend groups, he’s awkward and a bit uncomfortable (autistic coding, again). The friends recognise him and ask him about the cases he was involved in, but we’re only told the names, not the content, similar to the books where Watson mentions past cases but doesn’t elaborate.

Also, the outfit. It’s a stretch but it has to be Holmes inspired. If it was a modern day summer, Sherlock would definitely wear it. 

Then, Birdie tries to flirt with him, and he’s clearly very uncomfortable. From what we’ve seen, he’s gay, and I’m not saying that straight men can’t be uncomfortable if they’re being flirted with, but if we compare it to other Holmes adaptations, there’s a similar reaction. He gently tries to reject them and clearly doesn’t enjoy it. When she tries again, he doesn’t know what to do. Birdie only backs off when he says he wears her brand of sweatpants and she realises he’s gay.

There’s also more autistic coding in this, because when Birdie asks what material his shirt is, he answers honestly, and she turns away because she’s uninterested, since she didn’t actually want to know. She’s taken this as a rejection and the end of the conversation. As an autistic person, I have this interaction far too many times.

When Blanc arrives on the island, he is overjoyed at the opportunity and continuously thanks Miles for inviting him. Again, he’s very awkward, specifically about the bags. 

Blanc always seems to be confused with the technology on the island, but never afraid. This could sort of be a way of bring Sherlock into the modern age, but him still not being modern, if that makes any sense. Meaning, he lives in the 21st century, but he isn’t from it. So, the way Blanc reacts to technology is similar to how Sherlock Holmes from the books would act if something time travelled him over a century forward. For example, in a scene like the one with the weird stick insect luggage porter thing (?), Blanc is confused but amazed, and isn’t scared, like how Sherlock admirers modern technology but isn’t used to it. 

Throughout the next few scenes, Blanc is shown gathering intel about the other guests. Later on, we find out Helen was with him, so he wasn’t alone, but I’m just focusing on the first impressions of it. In the books, Sherlock would usually do stuff like this. 

Skipping to the dinner scene, the most obvious evidence is Blanc deducing the entire crime, then being confused when everyone got upset. This is another bit of autism coding, since he misunderstood the situation, thinking he was supposed to solve the case as quickly as possible (which, seems more reasonable) but instead allow the other guests to talk in. When he was asking if there was a prize involved, it was similar to the time Sherlock was requesting a cheque if he solved the case, and the client was confused but agreed, then Sherlock explained it for him (I can’t remember what book this was or the exact details however). 

Then, of course, Miles himself mentions Sherlock, saying “As Watson said to Holmes”, then being interrupted by Blanc solving the case. I have no idea what Miles was going to say, because Watson said a lot of things to Sherlock, but again, another reference. 

I’m looking back at this and I went into a lot more detail then I expected to, so I’m just going to skip through the other parts. I don’t know, I might add to this later. 

Blanc appears as an almost fatherly figure to Helen, and, as seen a surprising amount in the books, Sherlock liked to adopt a lot of his clients (basically all the Violets, etc). In the first movie, Blanc’s relationship with Marta could be interpreted the same way. 

He mentions Cluedo at one point, claiming he doesn’t understand it, which wasn’t in the books but (unfortunately) immediately brought BBCSherlock to mind. Also, the Among Us thing, another game you would expect a detective to be good at.

Blanc’s use of metaphors (’It’s like putting a loaded gun on the table and turning off the lights’), his vocabulary and just his general manner is all reflective of Sherlock Holmes. 

So, it’s not an exact adaptation, since it has it’s own plot and Sherlock... doesn’t sound like a cowboy. But, it still has the same Sherlockian essence to the Benoit Blanc character.

[laderniereseancedecedrique]

THE PENGUIN (2024)(1 Saison)

Une semaine après les événements liés aux agissements du Riddler, Oswald « Oz » Cobblepot — surnommé Le Pingouin — va monter en puissance dans le monde criminel de Gotham City.

[cultfaction]

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