#bbc sherlock scripts

[whipsoutlaptop]

i am once again rifling through the bbc sherlock scripts and here is a scene that got cut from TLD

why did moftiss cut so many genuine and emotionally poignant scenes from s3 and s4?

[holdmyscripts]

Sherlock, love, WHAT ARE YOU IMPLYING?!?

[mouse-of-mischief]

So....I'm currently battling a massive temptation, and I need someone to slap me on the wrist and tell me 'no'.

I've recently discovered/gotten access to the original scripts of all the episodes of BBC's Sherlock, and reading through them gave me the fun/horrible idea of using them as a reference to rewrite the entire series (as a fanfic of course, I don't want to be sued) to heal my innerchild and make it end/include what I want it to. Someone stop me, my sanity can't afford to take this journey right now.

[lokijiro]

Mycroft explains to John that he’s brought him to a disaffected warehouse because he wants to avoid Sherlock Holmes’ attention.

Mycroft drops off John right under the window of Sherlock’s living room.

Conclusion : Mycroft is a drama queen.

[garkgatiss]

[thinwhitedoc]

SHERLOCK | Martin Freeman as John Watson

[mx-lauricedeauxnim]

2012 Tumblr would be going crazy if I told them that I was having a class breakdown of a BBC Sherlock episode.

[marvelmaniac715]

On today’s episode of ‘BBC Scriptwriters Need To Calm The Fuck Down’ I bring you excerpts from Torchwood, Doctor Who, and Sherlock:

Torchwood:

Doctor Who:

Sherlock:

[oxalisvulcanicola]

MYCROFT: People like James Moriarty. We watch them. We know about them. The most dangerous criminal mind the world has ever seen. And in his pocket - the ultimate weapon too. A key code - a few lines of computer code that can unlock any door.

JOHN: You abducted him - to try to get the key code.

MYCROFT: Interrogated him for weeks.

JOHN: And?

MYCROFT: He wouldn’t play along. Just sat there - staring into the darkness.

The only thing that made him open up…

I can open any door, anywhere. With a few tiny lines of computer code.

CLOSE on the ID card. A complicated bar-code and a signature: Mycroft Holmes. The MILITARY POLICEMAN swipes it through a reader -beep! - then hands it back to Sherlock and waves the landrover through.

JOHN: Mycroft’s name literally opens doors.

No such thing as a private bank account now - they’re all mine.

‘There is a problem with your card. Please wait a moment.’

‘A member of staff will be with you shortly.’

‘Thank you for your patience, John.’

No such thing as secrecy. I own secrecy.

There is a security camera at the top right corner of the building opposite you. Do you see it?

Nuclear codes? I could blow up NATO in alphabetical order.

Mikey, is this your laptop?

On which depends the security of the free world. And you’ve got potatoes on it.

In a world of locked rooms, the man with the key is King.

[tardistective]

just went through all five stages of grief when the phrase “and if it begins anywhere, it begins here” popped into my head and I was like huh wonder what book or fic that’s from! so I googled it and. its. it’s uh. um.

[buckingham-ashtray]

“Between you and me, John, I always survive a fall.”

—— SHERLOCK, The Abominable Bride

You may always survive a fall, Sherlock,

but it's John Watson whom it kills.

(and us

[sebsreflection]

~ Sherlock DR ~

☞ Me ☜

✑ My name is Sebastian [Hektor] Wormwood, but I mainly go by Sebastian to just about everyone.

✑ I’m 32 years old, and my birthday is December 15th, 1992.

✑ I’m a Transgender Man, and fully transitioned. I use He/Him pronouns. I’m Demiromantic/sexual, Gay, and Polyamorous.

✑ I’m white, and have dark brown medium-length hair that’s usually pulled back in a small man-bun. I have flecks of grey and white hair as well. I have brown eyes that are very warm and gold-hued. I’m 5’11” and full of muscle, but also lean. I have an attractive thin face with a mischievous look permanently plastered to my face. I also have stubble/a small beard.

✑ I’m a part of Sherlock’s team, working as an annoyingly clever sidekick that’s an adrenaline junkie and willing to do just about everything (I’m the dude that is chill dealing out violence when needed).

✑ I also work as a part-time college art teacher, and frequently get shit for it from Sherlock.

✑ I’m diagnosed autistic and C-PTSD.

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☞ My S/Os ☜

✑ I have two partners, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, and yes, you guessed it, we’re all in a polycule together.

✑ Sherlock is a Cisgender Man who uses He/Him pronouns. He’s Oriented AroAce (romance-neutral and sex-favorable), Homoqueerplatonic, and Ambiamorous. He’s diagnosed autistic and ADHD (hyperactive type), as well as (mild) MDD. He is 34 years old.

✑ John is a Transgender Man, and fully transitioned. He uses He/Him pronouns, and prefers to pass as cisgender (not many know he’s transgender). He’s Bisexual/romantic and Ambiamorous. He’s diagnosed PTSD, GAD, and OCD. He is 30 years old.

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☞ Extra ☜

✑ We live in 221b Baker Street in London, with Mrs. Hudson as the land lady. We sleep together crammed on a small-ish bed and often fall off of it in the middle of the night. Sherlock wakes up long before anyone else, and John and I fight to use the bathroom first in the morning often times.

✑ We solve endless crimes, usually I’m causing some destruction and sometimes am the cause of some crimes (which Sherlock and John help me cover up), and I help John write his blog about us three. Sherlock hates us for it.

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☞ Face Claims ☜

✑ Sherlock Holmes

✑ John Watson

✑ Me

[holdmyscripts]

Why does the Sherlock script sounds like an Ao3 fanfic written by a 15 year old girl?

[mouse-of-mischief]

Fanfic update part 2

I went back and forth on this for a bit, but my version of the first chapter/first episode (A Study In Pink) is definitely going to be a generous mix of the original pilot, the pilot that was aired, and (of course) my own twists. A lot more of my own twists will happen further into this rewritten series. I loved how much more emotional John and Sherlock were in the unaired pilot, but I love other little things (like the final decided look for 221B' interior and John's knitwear) about the 'canon' first episode as well, so here I am mashing the puzzle pieces together like a toddler. I'm also going to be diverging from my normal writing style slightly, and writing the scenes out like it's a script. By this I mean I'm tying out putting a break in the page between changing scenes/shots instead of constantly writing out transitions. I'm actually enjoying this, because it allows me to imagine how my own version of the episode would look onscreen, and stick more to John's perspective as a narrator! Sorry for yapping about this so much, but it's been awhile since I've felt this inspired. I hope to post the full first chapter up soon! Thank you for all of the support :)

[lokijiro]

Mycroft tells Sherlock to do this or that mission without offering to pay him. Sherlock throws tantrums, but it never even occurs to him that he should be paid.

Mycroft most likely pays many of Sherlock's bills over the years and lectures him about his irresponsibility, but it never even occurs to him that his little brother should pay him back at some point.

Clearly, the two arch enemies have no intention of setting boundaries in their relationship when it comes to money (or anything else for that matter).

[ava-amelia]

You couldn't kill your brother (shooting script for TFP)

So, I looked into this script when someone posted links to previous versions of the s4 shooting scripts. As far as I know, this was an actual version of the script for The Final Problem. If anyone has any evidence that this might not be real or accurate, please do tell me so I can add that in.

So, onto sharing some of my thoughts.

One line was that always stuck out to me as odd was Mycroft saying he never bullied Sherlock. That was such a strange word choice for him of all people. Only it was not his wording. In an earlier draft, Sherlock says: "You turned my sister into a ghost story to bully me." In the aired version, they cut the bully part out, but left in Mycroft's response.

They also changed Sherlock's line to Mycroft from "do be quiet, dear" to "shut up, dear". Previously, it was actually John who says "Shut up, Mycroft" after he doesn't stay silent after Sherlock's line.

Now what I found strange was Ben C's delivery. Telling someone to shut up is usually done in a snappy way, but he says it rather calmly? And he still says "be quiet" later, which seems like a de-escalation? Like, he gets less mad that Mycroft won't listen?

Now in the new version, John says nothing and is completely silent. Why doesn't he say anything, wouldn't he also be interested in hearing the phone call?

There is also some new dialogue that was cut in the scene where Sherlock is forced to choose, such as Mycroft saying "for the greater good" and the line about flowers comes earlier, John saying to Mycroft he is the right soldier for the job and the smart one and Mycroft saying he is not and confessing to the Moriarty thing. Paraphrasing.

Also before giving the "how do you want me" line to Mycroft, Moriarty adds "fair enough."

My least favourite part was the narrative agreeing with Mummy Holmes about Sherlock being the grown up. At least in the aired version, I can headcanon we are not supposed to agree, but like this... ugh. Just ugh.

Now onto what I posted. If this is an actual scene, I have a thought to share.

Why on Earth would you cut this?

It adds so much. Sherlock trying to frame his reaction as an act of logic, before saying that, yes, he wasn't able to kill his brother. This being a revelation and a moment, implying Sherlock thought he was able to do it and being surprised he could not. He knew it was going to be hard, he says so, but he is surprised he wasn't able to go through with it.

Sherlock admitting he fears Eurus killed Mycroft, when in the aired version it was only implied and wasn't clear to everyone. Which makes me even more mad we never see the Holmes brothers talk about this! I will take a handshake at this point if they couldn't give us a hug. (with them as adults, I know we got one as children). And when I say that, I should clarify I want them both to be alive at that point and both to stay alive afterwards (sorry, my snarkiness is bleeding through. you know me ;)

Also just to end on a sad note I guess, and others noticed this before me, when Sherlock hugs and comforts Eurus, he at that point still fears she might have killed Mycroft (and is in middle of attempting to murder John). Yet she gets a hug...