tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833699981210036110.post250923078503463271..comments2024-03-21T14:20:51.746-07:00Comments on Cult TV Lounge: the Russian Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watsondfordoomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833699981210036110.post-45905934880815447032021-01-20T23:53:51.576-08:002021-01-20T23:53:51.576-08:00rewatched their Hound of the Baskervilles recently...<em> rewatched their Hound of the Baskervilles recently, and I REALLY want to know what you think of that!</em><br /><br />The DVD set I bought includes <em>The Hound of the Baskervilles</em> so I'll try to get a chance to watch it in the next week or so.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833699981210036110.post-26216355214916411272021-01-20T10:05:07.318-08:002021-01-20T10:05:07.318-08:00I'm so glad you liked this series - I've b...I'm so glad you liked this series - I've been worried what you would think of it (I rewatched their Hound of the Baskervilles recently, and I REALLY want to know what you think of that!)<br /><br />I've seen a fair few Soviet films, but I think this is the only TV series that I've seen - the communist bloc had this thing that they understood that genre fiction was really popular, so when they made it, it was much more prestige than in the UK or US. And the audience knew the stories, so if they tried anything political, there'd have been riots lol<br /><br />There's a story doing the rounds that the main music theme is based on a music ident on the BBC's World Service Russian-language station, which the makers knew the audience would identify automatically with Britain ... and which, as Soviet citizens, none of them should have been listening to!<br /><br />I love your description of Livanov. And I don't think anyone will ever match Solomin as Watson. Sometimes he looks like a British Army officer who's just wandered onto a TV set.<br /><br />I for one can't recommend this series highly enough.tom j joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13108887693320361796noreply@blogger.com