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		<title>Being Human: Eve Of The War – Dork Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Bryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's all-change this year in the supernatural flatshare. But first: housekeeping!]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/being_human_eve_of_the_war.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9246" title="being_human_eve_of_the_war" src="http://www.dorkadore.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/being_human_eve_of_the_war.jpg" alt="Being Human: Eve Of The War" width="400" height="98" /></a>They’re back! The vampire/ghost/werewolf flatshare drama <a href="www.bbc.co.uk/beinghuman" target="_blank">Being Human</a> is on BBC Three again, but a lot has changed. Well, not for Annie the ghost, she’s still dead, but <strong>everything else OH MY GOD</strong>. Like many British dramas before them, Being Human are throwing out the baby, the bathwater, the bath and the bidet.</p>
<p>So, what was the transitional episode like? How are we feeling about the new era? And yes, there will be spoilers. Run now.</p>
<h2><span id="more-9244"></span>The Being Human Resources Department</h2>
<p>Not only do they have to follow up <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/film-tv/being-human-series-3-episode-8-%e2%80%93-dork-review/" target="_blank">the death of Mitchell last year</a>, after one of the longest and most inevitable write-outs I’ve ever seen, but Russell Tovey’s George is heartbreakingly gone after only one more episode, although his final scene was lovely and I shed a small tear, even if he did go out looking rather silly in half-wolf mode. His poor girlfriend Nina didn’t even get that far though, killed off between series. And remember that Wyndham dude they spent the end of the last finale introducing? Dead, off-screen.</p>
<p>Man. At some point, this show should ask themselves why people keep walking out on them. But for now, we have a lot of admin, as the writers explains away multiple departures and set up the new status quo. Including a few clips of previously unseen spin-off <strong>Being Human: Seafront Edition</strong>, to introduce new vampire Hal.</p>
<p>Of course, he doesn’t meet the rest of the cast yet, so next week could be largely set-up as well, but hopefully it’ll feel fresher. This one did have the unfortunate job of tying up a lot of old baggage.</p>
<h2>Tom And George Go Dogging</h2>
<p>Even if the episode was a bit leaden, there were enjoyable moments setting up new dynamics, especially Tom and his puppyish need for acceptance. Although he had most of his character-building scenes with George, who’s now dead, which builds my theory that next week will be the proper pilot for All-New Being Human.</p>
<p>So what does that make this, then? An extended version of <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fblogs%2Fbeinghuman%2Fprequels%2F&sref=rss" target="_blank">those preludes they post online</a>? They also began a vampire-war storyline, which could go either way, although I’m baffled by the logic of the final sequence: the bumbling vampire wanted to save the baby, after he himself created the dangerous situation? Eh?</p>
<p>A bit of a clunky episode in itself, then, more interesting for what it sets up for future weeks than anything it does itself. Still, probably necessary, and hopefully leaves us free for better later. Check the episode out on iPlayer, and let us know what you think of All-New Being Human so far. You should be able to <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fiplayer%2Fepisode%2Fp00nc3z4%2FBeing_Human_Series_4_Eve_of_the_War%2F&sref=rss" target="_blank">catch the episode on iPlayer shortly</a>, if you need another go to be sure.</p>
<p>More <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/film-tv/being-human-series-3-episode-5-%E2%80%93-dork-review/" target="_blank">Being Human on Dork Adore</a> | <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/film-tv/being-human-russell-toveys-wall-of-tovey/" target="_blank">Being Human: Russell Tovey&#8217;s &#8220;Wall Of Tovey&#8221;</a></p>
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		<title>Noel Fielding&#8217;s Luxury Comedy and Mad Dogs 2: What We&#8217;ve Been Watching</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Lowman</dc:creator>
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<p>Like many, it took me a while to get into <strong>The Mighty Boosh,</strong> but now I&#8217;m one of those people that gets into tetchy arguments while defending it against charges of gross hipsterism. So as a committed fan, I was fascinated to see what <strong>Noel Fielding&#8217;s</strong> solo project, Channel 4&#8242;s <strong>Luxury Comedy</strong>, would be like&#8230;</p>
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<h2>But is it art?</h2>
<p>Despite my love for Noel&#8217;s work with <strong>Julian Barratt</strong>, I have to say I approached his new sketch show with a little trepidation. What really grabbed me about the Boosh wasn&#8217;t the surreal characters and lo-fi, hand-made visuals, it was just Noel and Julian sat on a bench bickering like an old married couple. I embraced the oddness, but it was the traditional double-act stuff that grounded the show.</p>
<p>From the publicity, though, <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.channel4.com%2Fprogrammes%2Fnoel-fieldings-luxury-comedy&sref=rss">Noel Fielding&#8217;s Luxury Comedy</a> appeared to be 100% surreal characters and lo-fi, hand-made visuals. They were always Noel&#8217;s domain &#8212; he&#8217;s had several art exhibitions around London &#8212; and without his verbal sparring partner, it seemed that &#8216;grounding the show&#8217; was about as far from his mind as observational skits about aeroplane food.</p>
<p>After the first episode, I was left feeling a little flat. I&#8217;d chuckled, and the show did indeed look great thanks to the fantastic hand-painted sets and costumes, but the sketches didn&#8217;t seem to hang together particularly well, and I didn&#8217;t feel I&#8217;d quite got a handle on what Noel was trying to achieve yet.</p>
<p>Thank goodness I followed my own advice and gave a new comedy series a second chance then, as the second episode was a whole lot more enjoyable. Themed around art &#8212; with appearances from Andy Warhol and discussions about whether dressing up as a &#8216;fireman baby&#8217; is a concept or a joke &#8212; the second episode had a satisfying cohesion that was lacking from the first. Is<strong> Noel Fielding&#8217;s Luxury Comedy</strong> laugh out loud funny? No. Is it interesting, cleverer than it likes to make out and, most importantly, <em>going somewhere?</em> Looks that way&#8230;</p>
<h2>Holiday from hell</h2>
<p><strong>Sky One </strong>has scored a few hits in both drama and comedy recently, but perhaps top of the pile is <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsky1.sky.com%2Fsky1hd-shows%2Fmad-dogs&sref=rss">Mad Dogs</a> &#8211; and the second mini-series has proved just as much fun as the first. With a central cast that comprises <strong>Philip Glenister, John Simm, Marc Warren </strong>and<strong> Max Beesley</strong>, it would have had to be a pretty woeful script for it to be a total disaster, but in fact these great actors get to deliver some witty and believable dialogue and, best of all, it is immaculately, classily directed.</p>
<p>In the first series, this set of middle-aged-men-with-baggage found themselves in receipt of drug money and having shot a cop while on holiday in Majorca. And in this series, things have got worse. They&#8217;ve been shot at, almost blown up, had a voodoo curse put on them and threatened with execution, and all the while they snipe at each other, look after their own interests and have moments of selfless camaraderie. Massively entertaining, and &#8212; luckily for us &#8212; not over yet: <strong>Mad Dogs</strong> 3 is being filmed right now.</p>
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		<title>Merlin: Season 3 DVD Boxset – Dork Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Bryan</dc:creator>
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<p><a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/merlin_s3_dvd.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-9121" style="margin: 10px;" title="merlin_s3_dvd" src="http://www.dorkadore.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/merlin_s3_dvd.jpg" alt="Merlin: Season 3 DVD" width="275" height="398" /></a>Recently, <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fmerlin&sref=rss" target="_blank">Merlin</a> season 3 was released on region 1 DVD in the United States, and we were offered the chance to review the boxset. Yes, we’re a UK-based site, but we love Merlin, so why not? Join us, as we relieve the year that saw Merlin battling ever harder to disguise his magic powers in the face of goblins, family secrets and the hidden-in-plain-sight threat of Evil Morgana!</p>
<p>Not to mention, the ultimate DVD set question: do you need to watch any of these bonus features?</p>
<h2><span id="more-9118"></span>Episodes &#8211; As Seen On TV</h2>
<p>Of course, I’ve already reviewed every episode on this boxset for Dork Adore &#8211; <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/tag/merlin/" target="_blank">click through to our Merlin tag</a>, you’ll find them there. But to summarise, this was the year that saw the show settle into a confident rhythm. There were many good episodes, although fans hungry for plot progress may grow impatient.</p>
<p>Still, the actors are comfortable in their roles by now, and they introduce some new characters who work well, primarily Gwaine and Elyan. Not to mention another return for Lancelot, and as I’ve established at length in past reviews, I love that guy.</p>
<p>Oh, and Morgana smirking at the back of crowd scenes. That’s definitely the most memorable feature of year three.</p>
<h2>Special Features &#8211; How Special Is Special?</h2>
<p>Of course, for those of us who guzzled down the episodes when they were on TV, the special features are the big event. Merlin season 3 gives us the usual ‘Making Of’ film, packing 13 episodes of insight into 25 minutes. Some of it is fluff, but there are some interesting effects facts to be gleaned, as well as Colin Morgan’s real accent, always more Irish than I expect.</p>
<p>Surprisingly, the “proper” documentary is outdone by the 2010 Merlin Comic-Con panel. I was cynical about a 40 minute table-sitting session, but both actors and producers are on witty, insightful form here. If you only watch one special feature, make it this one.</p>
<p>Aside from that, there’s the usual deleted scenes and out-takes, from which we can conclude that Bradley James makes the most (or at least most amusing) mistakes, whereas Angel Coulby is beyond human failure.</p>
<p>Anyway, those are the extras, and let’s not forget the episodes themselves. If you’re a Merlin fan, there’s plenty to get your hooks into. The US set came out on January 17th, and the UK region 2 version has been out for a while, so you can own it on DVD whichever side of the ocean you’re on. But, sadly, the British edition doesn’t seem to contain the Comic-Con panel footage, which means the American boxset may win this review.</p>
<p>More <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/tag/merlin/" target="_blank">Merlin on Dork Adore</a> | <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/film-tv/merlin-the-sword-in-the-stone-%e2%80%93-part-2-%e2%80%93-dork-review/" target="_blank">Merlin: The Sword In The Stone &#8211; Part 2 &#8211; Dork Review</a></p>
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		<title>Primeval : Volume 3 DVD Boxset (Series 4-5) – Dork Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Bryan</dc:creator>
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<p><a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/primeval_volume_3_dvd.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-9181" title="primeval_volume_3_dvd" src="http://www.dorkadore.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/primeval_volume_3_dvd.jpg" alt="Primeval: Volume 3 DVD" width="250" height="346" /></a>Last year, knockabout dinosaur drama <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.itv.com%2Fprimeval&sref=rss" target="_blank">Primeval</a> aired its fourth and fifth series, aired on ITV and Watch in the UK, and BBC America in the US. The last of these episodes comes out in DVD today in the UK, and the whole thirteen episodes were issued in the US as “Volume 3” earlier this month. And fair enough, as they were one big story.</p>
<p>We’ve been sent a copy of the US boxset to review, so it seems a good chance to look back on the evolution of the run, not to mention the special features available.</p>
<h2><span id="more-9177"></span>Episodes: Soldiers Vs Capitalism</h2>
<p>You can read my <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/tag/primeval/" target="_blank">reviews of all thirteen episodes on this site</a> at your leisure. But as a reminder, this is the series that introduced a range of new characters, including the excellent Ciaran McMenamin as Matt, and pitted them against the slow commercialisation of the ARC.</p>
<p>Looking back, I grew to enjoy it by second half (or “series five” if you like), due to more focus on the main plot. In the early stand-alone episodes, Primeval is rather prone to trailing off with “and then they ran in and shot the dinosaurs <strong>THE END</strong>”.</p>
<p>Which is fine if you’re a kid, but lacks drama compared to the wrenching character decisions of <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/tag/doctor-who/" target="_blank">Doctor Who</a> or <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/tag/merlin/" target="_blank">Merlin</a>. Still, it has likable characters, especially Ben Miller as the world-weary boss, who almost makes the series single-handedly.</p>
<h2>Special Features: Jurassic Park Tours</h2>
<p>The prime bonus is “New Dawn: Making The New Primeval”, a two-part documentary taking us behind the scenes, including discussion of the reasonings behind some of the changes made in the new series.</p>
<p>Oh, and it’s split into two halves, the second of which covers “series five”. Those of you who have the all-in-one US boxset and are particularly spoiler-conscious, watch the first seven episodes before the second half of the documentary.</p>
<p>The US set also gets the cool extra of an original prequel to series four setting up the new cast. It doesn’t seem to be on the UK version, but jealous English fans can <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.itv.com%2Fdrama%2Fprimeval%2Fexclusiveepisodes%2F&sref=rss" target="_blank">see them on the ITV website</a>.</p>
<p>In short, I can’t say the extras exactly justify the cost of the DVDs on their own, but the prequel episode especially is a nice touch. If you love the show and want to own it on blu-ray or DVD, this is a fine addition to your collection.</p>
<p>More <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/tag/primeval/" target="_blank">Primeval on Dork Adore</a> | <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/film-tv/primeval-series-5-episode-6-%E2%80%93-dork-review/" target="_blank">Primeval: Series 5, Episode 6 &#8211; Dork Adore</a></p>
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		<title>Stargazing Live, The American Office and Partners in Pretension: WWBW</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Lowman</dc:creator>
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<p style="text-align: left;">This week I &#8220;marvelled at the majesty of the night sky&#8221; with <strong>Dr Brian Cox</strong>, finally got the bug for <strong>The Office: An American Workplace</strong>, and learned all about generating ad revenue with comedy web series <strong>Partners in Pretension. </strong>Busy week&#8230;</p>
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<h2>Spacewatch</h2>
<p style="text-align: left;">Following the success of last year&#8217;s <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fprogrammes%2Fp00mlr20&sref=rss">Stargazing Live</a> mini-series, I don&#8217;t think there was ever any doubt that it&#8217;d return, and &#8212; understandably and correctly &#8212; the producers have seen fit to keep the format pretty much identical. <strong>Dr Brian Cox</strong> and <strong>Dara O Briain</strong> led the way once again, and with its mix of in-studio (or in-space-telescope in this case) hosts, presenters out in the field, expert interviews and dodgy live-feeds, the show certainly has a touch of the <strong>Springwatches</strong> about it. An undeniably Good Thing.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">So what did I learn? Well there were some lovely &#8220;beginner&#8217;s guide&#8221; packages from Dr Cox &#8212; even in the depths of winter he headed to the beach to get his trusty sand-scraping stick out and explain the movements of the tides &#8212; and I have to say it had never really struck me  that you see the moon &#8220;upside down&#8221; in the southern hemisphere&#8230; I should probably have known that one, though.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">But for all of this interstellar information, live images of the Andromeda galaxy, mind-blowing distances and even the discovery of a new planet, the most brilliant moment of the three live shows came within the first half-hour, when Brian and Dara spoke to <strong>Captain Eugene Cernan</strong>, the last man to walk on the Moon. He was everything you want an astronaut to be &#8212; inspiring, humble, and eloquent &#8212; and best of all, he referred to the Moon as a &#8216;planet&#8217;, adding &#8220;I call the Moon a planet, sometimes.&#8221; You&#8217;ve been there, mate, call it whatever you like.</p>
<h2>Late to the Office party</h2>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbc.com%2Fthe-office%2F&sref=rss">The Office: An American Workplace</a> (as we Brits alone call it) has been around since 2005, but somehow it has taken me until now to get around to actually sitting down and watching a few episodes properly. These episodes are like 22 minutes long, by the way; you&#8217;d have thought I&#8217;d have found time in the intervening seven years to catch one or two.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">But now that I have finally got around to it I am, rather inevitably, hooked. It&#8217;s got such heart, the performances are insanely good, there are a handful of laugh-out-loud lines every episode&#8230;  But you guys already knew all this, right? Luckily, I&#8217;ve now got over 100 episodes to go back and enjoy. Can&#8217;t wait.</p>
<h2>Partners in Pretension</h2>
<p style="text-align: left;">Having not even found time in my busy schedule for one of the biggest US comedies of the past decade, you&#8217;d think I would avoid adding web-only series to my long To Watch list. But when info about <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.partnersinpretension.com%2F%23%21episodes%2F&sref=rss">Partners in Pretension</a> dropped into the <strong>Dork Adore</strong> post box, I thought I&#8217;d give it a whirl &#8212; after all, how often do you get contacted about a comedy show with &#8216;it&#8217;s about online ad revenue!&#8217; as a selling point? They know their market, clearly.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The show stars <strong>Fernando Noor </strong>and <strong>Tristan Scott-Behrends </strong>as a couple of highly pretentious college graduates looking to make a few dollars in this gloomy economic climate by raising money off the back of &#8216;how to&#8217; videos that they post online. There are some nice lines, Scott-Behrends particularly is a cool performer and it looks good &#8211; but perhaps the most interesting thing about the show is that it exists at all. It may not change the face of comedy, but they&#8217;re clearly a talented team and, this being 2012, they&#8217;ve been able to make it, and get an audience online. Imagine the vast wealth of great stuff there must be out there&#8230; if only we had the time.</p>
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		<title>Sherlock: The Reichenbach Fall – Dork Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Bryan</dc:creator>
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<p><a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sherlock_the_reichenbach_fall.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9045" title="sherlock_the_reichenbach_fall" src="http://www.dorkadore.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sherlock_the_reichenbach_fall.jpg" alt="Sherlock: The Reichenbach Fall" width="500" height="127" /></a>Ladies and gentlemen, it seems like only yesterday that series two of <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsherlock&sref=rss" target="_blank">Sherlock</a> started. Well, in fact it was two weeks ago, but it’s still been too brief a visit with the great detective. Already, it’s time for the finale, in which our hero faces his greatest challenge yet: a mobile phone app.</p>
<p>Well, looking back at the show so far, it was inevitable. So, can our hero navigate the iTunes removal process?</p>
<h2><span id="more-9042"></span>The Final Middle Episode Problem</h2>
<p>As mentioned last week, I worried that this finale was coming from the writer of last year’s <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/film-tv/sherlock-%e2%80%93-the-blind-banker-dork-review/" target="_blank">disappointing middle episode</a>, but happily this is a massive improvement. There&#8217;s a lot of plot crammed in, it&#8217;s breathlessly fast at times &#8211; an impressive achievement when you’re working in a ninety minute time slot.</p>
<p>By the time Moriarty had slapped his fifth or sixth big twist on Sherlock, I was feeling as fatigued as the man himself. Did his epic masterplan make any sense or was it reliant on coincidence? Perhaps, but the adrenaline rush was palpable, and the emotional scenes towards the end provided enough weight to stop it all being silly. Just.</p>
<p>As ever, this was helped by some great performances by the reliable Cumberbatch/Freeman duo, especially in the closing moments,  not to mention Andrew Scott as Moriarty, who is still weirdly compelling. I’d been waiting for Molly to have her moment as more than just a joke girly, and sure enough, there it was. Took long enough.</p>
<h2>Graduation Day At The Joker School Of Villainy</h2>
<p>And now, inevitably, we come to the “but”. I said above that the episode manages not to be “too silly”, but I also can’t deny that the silliness is pretty endemic. In this episode, Sherlock sheds most of its pretentions towards serious crime drama and launches headlong into comic book melodrama.</p>
<p>Moriarty’s motivation? Well, he tries hard to dress it up, but it still comes down to “I’m just really evil”, this man is an honours graduate of the Joker School Of Villainy. Andrew Scott is clearly enjoying himself immensely, but some of the melodramatic dialogues between him and Sherlock get a bit much, especially since they’ve scaled back the jokes dramatically to amp up the emotion.</p>
<p>Still, it’s a finale with a real sense of emotion and scale, definitely a big ending, loved the way they pitched the cliffhanger, but those who feel recent Sherlock episodes have gone too far towards making him a superhero (see also: <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/film-tv/sherlock-the-hounds-of-baskerville-%E2%80%93-dork-review/" target="_blank">last week’s Mind Palace scene</a>) may find this one even more difficult.</p>
<p>Nonetheless, fans should enjoy the tension. <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fiplayer%2Fepisode%2Fb01b2vl4%2FSherlock_Series_2_The_Reichenbach_Fall%2F&sref=rss" target="_blank">Check the episode on iPlayer</a> (like you haven&#8217;t already) and let us know how you found it.</p>
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		<title>Wear Sherlock&#8217;s coat, Irene Adler&#8217;s shoes and Moriarty&#8217;s tie</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nuttycow</dc:creator>
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It’s Sunday night and every self-respecting geek is settled into his or her wingback chair (or sofa, if you don’t happen to live in the 1800s) ready for the onslaught of the brains and beauty that is <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/tag/sherlock">Sherlock</a> on BBC1.</p>
<p>However, if watching (and dissecting on Twitter) isn’t enough for you, help is at hand in the form of a new Tumblr: <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwearsherlock.tumblr.com%2F&sref=rss">Wear Sherlock</a>.</p>
<p>In the interests of research (and not because I’m totally obsessed of course) I trawled the site to find the best and most brilliant looks to suit any aspiring Moriarty, Irene or Mycroft.</p>
<p>Be warned, these particular inhabitants of London dress to impress and pay for the privilege.</p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The Ladies</strong></span></p>
<p>1) Sherlock’s not big on strong female characters but – boy! – when they arrive, you know it.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Irene Adler not only has the <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwearsherlock.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F15402507430%2Fchristian-louboutin-big-stack-120-pumps-as-worn-by&sref=rss">most divine Christian Louboutin heels</a> I’ve seen in a long time, but she rocks a classic French chic through <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwearsherlock.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F15142466183%2Falexander-mcqueen-illusion-bolero-sheath-dress&sref=rss">the stunning dresses she wears</a> and her <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwearsherlock.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F15274676077%2Fany-idea-which-brand-and-the-name-of-irene-adlers-nail&sref=rss">understated</a> yet <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwearsherlock.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F15143944558%2Fthis-is-kind-of-an-odd-request-but-do-you-happen-to&sref=rss">striking</a> make up (MAC and, surprisingly, Barry M will give you the same look).</p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The Gentleman</strong></span></p>
<p dir="ltr">2) Despite his homicidal tendencies, there’s something infinitely cool about Moriarty. It might be his <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwearsherlock.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F15241235492%2Fray-ban-aviator-sunglassesas-worn-by-moriarty-in-a&sref=rss">sunglasses</a> or it might just be the way he wears <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwearsherlock.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F10603081957%2Fa-study-in-moriarty-probably-the-only-clothing&sref=rss">his suit</a>.</p>
<p dir="ltr">If the suited and booted look doesn’t suit you, you can always go for <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwearsherlock.tumblr.com%2Ftagged%2Fjohn&sref=rss"s_wardrobe">John Watson&#8217;s wardrobe</a>?</p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The Abode</strong></span></p>
<p dir="ltr">3) Even if you can’t fill your house with vintage 70s furnishings, you can still get the look with a variety of contemporary pieces that still capture the shabby-chic of 221b Baker Street.</p>
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<li>If you need a cup of tea while pondering your latest quandary you might as well do it right with his <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwearsherlock.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F15351080080%2Fali-miller-united-kingdom-teacup-set-as-seen-in&sref=rss">china tea cup</a>.</li>
<li>I’d invite as many people round as I could if I had this <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwearsherlock.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F14067659292%2F221b-brass-door-numbers-and-knocker-as-seen-on&sref=rss">adorning my front door.</a></li>
<li>Mrs Hudson might not be everyone’s fashion icon but I just love <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwearsherlock.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F10812246341%2Fsanderson-finch-pattern-wallpaper-as-seen-on-the&sref=rss">this wallpaper</a>.</li>
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<p><strong id="internal-source-marker_0.22790968767367303"> What are you waiting for? Go have a look. What are your favourites?</strong></p>
<p>P.S Fans of Sherlock&#8217;s style might want to check out our other post on <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/fashion-beauty/sherlock-style-grab-his-belstaff-milford-coat/">Sherlock&#8217;s Belstaff Milford Coat.</a></p>
<p>P.P.S Have you visited <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnwatsonblog.co.uk%2F&sref=rss">Watson&#8217;s blog yet</a>? Look&#8217;s like he&#8217;s been hacked&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>Sherlock: The Hounds Of Baskerville – Dork Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Bryan</dc:creator>
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<p><a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sherlock_the_hounds_of_baskerville.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8975" title="sherlock_the_hounds_of_baskerville" src="http://www.dorkadore.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sherlock_the_hounds_of_baskerville.jpg" alt="Sherlock: The Hounds Of Baskerville" width="488" height="121" /></a>The second episode of new <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fprogrammes%2Fb018ttws&sref=rss" target="_blank">Sherlock</a>! This time, The Hound Of The Baskervilles gets the treatment, as Moffat and Gatiss pound through Conan Doyle’s most famous stories. There’s also a guest shot from Russell Tovey, who has now shown up in almost every famous geek show of our time, not to mention BBC3’s excellent <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/film-tv/him-her-%e2%80%93-dork-review/" target="_blank">Him &amp; Her</a>.</p>
<p>So this episode comes with a pedigree, but how did it perform in the dog show?</p>
<h2><span id="more-8972"></span>The Horror Of The Baskervilles</h2>
<p>After <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/film-tv/sherlock-a-scandal-in-belgravia-%E2%80%93-dork-review/" target="_blank">last week’s</a> London-based run through the Sherlock scenery, we got a change of pace. Our heroes decamp to the country to search for a mythical hellhound, whilst <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/tag/russell-tovey">Russell Tovey</a>’s character steadily breaks down around them. And it’s a slowdown from the usual Sherlock headrush of images.</p>
<p>In fact, there’s a sense of horror shot through here, both during the scenes set in the woods and the military facility segments. Writer Mark Gatiss is a renowned horror fan, scripting the unsettling <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/film-tv/doctor-who-night-terrors-%e2%80%93-dork-review/" target="_blank">Night Terrors episode of Doctor Who</a>, not to mention his documentary on the subject, and it made him a good choice for this Hound.</p>
<p>I especially liked Bluebell the rabbit, who not only provided a funny callback, but also primed us for the possibility that genetically engineered animals are real, so&#8230; maybe there <em>is</em> a monstrous super-dog on the loose? Well pitched. But poor little bunny.</p>
<h2>The Mind Palace Of Being Human</h2>
<p>Since the whole show pivots around the Holmes/Watson relationship, it’s fortunate that this episode allows some interesting interactions between them. The possibility of real monsters not only unsettles the viewer, but the great detective too, and I enjoyed the resultant tension.</p>
<p>Russell Tovey brings his normal charm to his part, which helps make the character sympathetic despite a descent into mania. I was disappointed that he was largely absent in the second half, but I guess his name isn’t in the title. Also saddening that the Hound itself didn’t turn out to be Tovey’s character transformed into a werewolf.</p>
<p>Even though the eventual truth wasn’t as outlandish as hinted by Bluebell or <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/tag/being-human/" target="_blank">Being Human</a>, there were borderline-scifi moments that sat oddly next to other episodes. The “mind palace” scene pushed Sherlock further into alien robot territory than I really like.</p>
<p>Nonetheless, a good middle story, much better than <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/film-tv/sherlock-%E2%80%93-the-blind-banker-dork-review/" target="_blank">last year’s slightly disappointing The Blind Banker</a>. And next week, the final confrontation with Moriarty, worryingly penned by the writer of that episode, but nonetheless, after a strong series, I’m looking forward to seeing how they end it. Even if it feels like it’s all over far too soon.</p>
<p><a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fiplayer%2Fepisode%2Fb019h2f9%2FSherlock_Series_2_The_Hounds_of_Baskerville%2F&sref=rss" target="_blank">Check this episode out on iPlayer</a>, and let us know how you&#8217;re finding the second series of Sherlock. Are you excited for the finale?</p>
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		<title>Earthflight, Great Expectations and the Horrible Histories Prom: What We&#8217;ve Been Watching</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Lowman</dc:creator>
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<p style="text-align: left;">These last couple of weeks have been a real treat, telly-wise. Nick has already taken us through the first episode of <strong>Sherlock 2.0</strong> (<a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/film-tv/sherlock-a-scandal-in-belgravia-%E2%80%93-dork-review/">here</a>), so let&#8217;s now celebrate a few other gems: BBC One&#8217;s latest flagship nature programme, <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fprogrammes%2Fb018xsc1&sref=rss">Earthflight</a>, the excellent adaptation of Dickens&#8217;s <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fprogrammes%2Fb018wmhr&sref=rss">Great Expectations</a>, and the very funny <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fcbbc%2Fshows%2Fhorrible-histories&sref=rss">Horrible Histories</a> Prom.</p>
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<h2>On the wings of a dove (and snow goose, and pelican, and&#8230;)</h2>
<p style="text-align: left;">There are some shows which have clearly been made with HD in mind and <strong>Earthflight</strong> is, I&#8217;d suggest, certainly one of them. This new series from Aunty Beeb &#8212; and narrated by the fabulous <strong>David Tennant</strong> &#8212;  follows a bird migration across a different continent in each episode, and with North America and Africa aired so far, I&#8217;m already pretty confident in saying there&#8217;s unlikely to be a better nature programme on this year.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">As with all great nature programmes, the main joy of this series is that you get to see behaviour that you never knew existed. The focus is, of course, on birds, but following a migration means we&#8217;re given their unique view of other animals thanks to some hugely impressive photography and camera-work. There&#8217;s no &#8220;making of&#8221; feature at the end of the programme, but there&#8217;s clearly been a microlight used along the way, and some cameras actually strapped to the birds themselves too &#8212; and this all makes for some pretty astonishing footage.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">In the first two episodes we&#8217;ve seen a baboon hunt down a flamingo, grabbing it out of mid-air as it tries to fly away; swallows swooping to a take a drink of water without breaking their flight and this, undoubtedly the moment of the series so far, in which we see rays jumping out of the water and flapping their &#8220;wings&#8221; as if trying to fly:</p>
<p><object width="560" height="315" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nHrrS_hOnZw?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed width="560" height="315" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nHrrS_hOnZw?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB" allowFullScreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" /></object></p>
<h2>Expectations met?</h2>
<p style="text-align: left;">Despite having taken a specific <strong>Charles Dickens</strong> module during my English degree, it appears I was the only person to sit down to watch the BBC&#8217;s new adaptation of <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fprogrammes%2Fb018wmhr&sref=rss">Great Expectations</a> without knowing exactly how the story was going to play out. (But you can ask me anything on the all-too ignored Dombey and Son&#8230;) This ignorance probably put me at an advantage, but it seems that, a minor &#8220;style over substance&#8221; backlash aside,  even those more in the know than me still found plenty to enjoy.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">This production certainly did have a lot of style &#8212; Miss Havisham&#8217;s crumbling Satis House in particular was a triumph in design and atmosphere, and the opening scenes out in the Fens were beautifully shot &#8212; but there was more to it than looks.Yes, Pip may have been impossibly pretty, but <strong>Douglas Booth</strong> can act too, and the kid playing his younger incarnation, <strong>Oscar Kennedy </strong>was superb. Plus, <strong>Gillian Anderson</strong> was typically great as an ethereal Miss Havisham, and her death scene was impressively handled.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">There are always going to be complaints when elements of a much-loved novel are left out, but I thought that this was a neat and well-paced, enjoyable adaptation with a top-notch cast. Sheer class, all in all.</p>
<h2>&#8220;Duchesses, actresses, the great loves of my life&#8230;&#8221;</h2>
<p style="text-align: left;">It has been on before, but the New Year showing of the <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fcbbc%2Fshows%2Fhorrible-histories&sref=rss">Horrible Histories</a> Prom gave me my first opportunity to watch it, and it was genuinely one of the most entertaining 90 minutes of TV I&#8217;ve seen in ages. The songs are catchy and informative, and the little sketches written and performed especially for this one-off event were wonderful. The whole thing was a proper joy from start to finish, in fact.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I could pick any number of highlights, then &#8212; <strong>Mathew Baynton</strong>&#8216;s (<a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/film-tv/skys-new-comedy-spy-and-strictly-come-dancing-what-weve-been-watching/">Spy</a>) <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Df5jOjNpyb_k&sref=rss">Charles II rap</a> is hilarious; the Viking soft-rock anthem <em><a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DKsxIpYmw_k4&sref=rss">Literally</a></em> blessed with a brilliant central idea &#8212; but the stand-out performance for me came from the very talented <strong>Jim Howick </strong>as George IV, forced to wait and wait for his time to shine:</p>
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		<title>Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia – Dork Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Bryan</dc:creator>
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<p><a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sherlock_a_scandal_in_belgravia.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8933" title="sherlock_a_scandal_in_belgravia" src="http://www.dorkadore.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sherlock_a_scandal_in_belgravia.jpg" alt="Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia" width="500" height="154" /></a>The return of Baker Street’s finest! <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsherlock&sref=rss">Sherlock</a> hits the BBC again, for another three movie-length adventures. Last year’s first run was widely regarded as marvellous, with two great episodes and, um, <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/film-tv/sherlock-%e2%80%93-the-blind-banker-dork-review/">that other one</a>, so anticipation was high for this comeback.</p>
<p>Can Sherlock live up to our expectations? And would he care either way?</p>
<h2><span id="more-8931"></span>A Reference In Circles</h2>
<p>This first episode, written by Steven Moffat, is definitely very heavy on the mythology, with a lot of Mycroft, even more Irene Adler and a little Moriarty for good measure. It also features the visual flair we enjoyed during the first episode last year, which Moffat seems the most comfortable dealing with – it somewhat disappeared during the latter episodes.</p>
<p>But here, we get a lot of text on screen to portray Sherlock’s various thought processes, as well as an excellent first twenty minutes, which I may have enjoyed more than the part where the story got going – a few days in the life of Holmes and Watson.</p>
<p>Don’t get me wrong, the final plot is also very clever. It’s one of these mysteries that makes me want to watch again to see how it fits together. Sherlock is clever, but not too much, and Mark Gatiss as Mycroft is fun. Irene Adler was an interesting match for Sherlock, although as a <a href="http://www.dorkadore.com/tag/doctor-who/">Doctor Who</a> viewer, she was written in an annoyingly similar voice to the River Song character.</p>
<h2>A Venture In Fan-Fiction</h2>
<p>Oh, and speaking of the level of self-referencing, we also have a lot of jokes about the “close” relationship between Holmes and Watson. Has Moffat been spending too much time on his own fan sites? Nonetheless, the bromance is in full force here, thanks to Cumberbatch and Freeman. The “punch me” scene particularly made me smile, as did that whole Christmas sequence.</p>
<p>No review would be complete without a complaint, and mine is this: the way they got out of last year’s cliffhanger did not entirely work for me. It was a little too cursory and smugly clever. I kept hoping we’d get an explanation of exactly how Adler made Moriarty spare them, but it never came.</p>
<p>Still, it was brushed aside so quickly that it didn’t stop me enjoying the rest of the episode. A good return for the boys, looking forward to next week. What did you think of Sherlock’s comeback? <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=922X484378&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fiplayer%2Fepisode%2Fp00m5wm9%2FSherlock_Series_2_A_Scandal_in_Belgravia%2F&sref=rss">Catch the episode on iPlayer</a> and let us know.</p>
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