just making sure, have all of you seen the official template for mary’s death scene in BBC Sherlock because it’s gold
((you don’t have to understand german to watch this, skip the first 20 seconds))
The video description says that the guy actually lived because he had a can of tomatoes in his pocket 😂
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA #mary
Okay I know I reblobbed this yesterday…but has anyone had a look at the wiki page? I mean–and believe me when I say I can’t believe I’m trying to make an argument here, and maybe I’m not, but
[ETA: The above scene is, apparently, from the newer Neues Vom Wixxer (2007), but STILL???]
Der Wixxer (English: The Trixxer; refers to German “Wichser”, wanker) is a 2004 German parody of likewise German crime filmsbased on works by Edgar Wallace, especially the film Der Hexer (1964) - a German adaption of The Ringer.
The film was directed by Tobi Baumann and written by Oliver Kalkofe, Oliver Welke and Bastian Pastewka. It is about two policemen, Inspector Very Long (Pastewka) and Chief Inspector Even Longer (Kalkofe) who must find the Wixxer, a gangster who wants to take over London’s crime world.
It is full of dick jokes, apparently? Like, TELL ME Mark “Notebook full of Dicks” Gatiss wouldn’t love the shit out of this–
The film begins at BlackWhite castle, one of the last castles in black & white located in the United Kingdom. Residing there is the Earl of Cockwood (Thomas Fritsch), a notorious gangster. At some point, a tourist couple from Bitterfeld gets lost in the woods and witness a murder: the Monk with the Whip gets overrun by a truck. At the wheel: The Wixxer, an evil gangster who wears a skull mask and wants to take over Londons crime scene. To do that he arranges for the death of many of the current gangsters.
Scotland Yard sends its - allegedly - best man, Chief Inspector Even Longer. Since the Wixxer killed Even Longer’s partner Rather Short (Thomas Heinze), a new partner is assigned: Very Long. They start to investigate and suspect the Earl of Cockwood. However, the Earl (who officially raises pugs and unofficially smuggles girl groups, amongst other things) is affected by the Wixxer’s ambitions as well.
Their investigations bring the two inspectors back to London where they meet the dubious Harry Smeerlap (Lars Rudolph) and his men, who work for Cockwood. Smeerlap tries to conceal his racketeerings, but Very Long and Even Longer can finally arrest him. At the end they are able to finally identify the Wixxer: it is none other than Rather Short who killed the original Wixxer and assumed his identity.
HIS FORMER PARTNER IS RATHER SHORT a;sdfjas;dlfjasdf
Leaving this here because everyone needs to watch these back to back I mean wow.
@may-shepard Der Wixxer is a parody of extremely successful German bw-movies from the 1960s, based on Edgar Wallace stories. They are actually cult over here in Germany and are still on TV (mostly as marathons). They had a prominent cast (Christopher Lee and Klaus Kinski, for example). The whole aesthetic was inspired by the Hammer films, of which Mark is a huge fan.
Here’s a trailer for one of the original films, Der Hexer (The Wizard) from 1964, which was one of the films parodied by Der Wixxer :
Sorry, but I love those movies.
Why are you saying sorry? This is amazing! Thank you for sharing! Also I have been researching Edgar Wallace–he and Arthur Conan Doyle were contemporaries, ish:
The name, “Edgar Wallace”, threads through early twentieth century crime fiction like a stream that turns out to be a lot deeper and wider than you thought. Who was he? Can it still be claimed that he did for the contemporary thriller what Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did for the detective novel and E. W. Hornung for the “gentleman” adventurer?
*cough cough cough*
Also TELL ME Mark Gatiss doesn’t know about Der Hexer and these other films? This is some deep cut shit, I love it so much.
john: hey, ah……… [touches sherlocks thigh while he’s working on his microscope shit, cheeky laughter] you want to maybe, uh………?
sherlock: [raises an eyebrow]
john: [licks his lips]
[just silence as they stare at each other]
sherlock: oh! you’re trying to court me.
john: …….court you.
sherlock: yes.
john: sherlock. what the fuck
Anyone find it weird that so many characters in Sherlock have the same name? What a bizarre coincidence! But what do we say about coincidence? The universe is rarely so lazy. There aren’t that many characters in the 10 episodes, so why use the same name twice, let alone four times? This is meant for us to notice something in the subtext. Seeing as how the four men named William are all of different ages, and Sherlock’s real name being William revealing he is one of them, the other men serve as markers for different points in Sherlock’s life. First we have Archie, whose name changes to Billy in TAB. He’s smart, affectionate, reserved, and curious about the world around him. Then there’s Bill Wiggins, the deducing teenage drug addict who’s brilliant with chemistry (Sherlock’s graduate degree). Next there’s Sherlock who revealed his real first name in HLV. But who is the fourth? Would you be shocked to find out it’s the Innkeeper/Chef from The Hounds of Baskerville who works with his partner. An openly gay man proud of being with his partner. Talks to strangers about relatively intimate details (is yours a snorer?). And a CHEF nonetheless. Don’t need to elaborate on that cooking/food metaphor. So I deduce the writers have already told us what kind of boyfriend Sherlock will be. Loving, proud, affectionate, loves to have sex. So much to look forward to.
Irene Adler: I had all this stuff; never knew what to do with it. Thank God for the consultant criminal. Gave me a lot of advice about how to play the Holmes boys.
Yes, this post is about Sherlock. Specifically, about the reason for all of those pesky set design flaws that grew larger and larger as series 4 progressed.
For example, the skull picture we normally see…
…turns into this.
Or when Ella’s office looked like this…
…but turned into this.
There are hundreds of examples but how about simply one more.
John’s flat looked like this…
…but turned into this.
If you watch Many Happy Returns, which takes place before Series 3, you’ll see John’s front door doesn’t actually exist under the staircase – that was an unnecessary change in Series 4.
So what do all of these changes have to do with making an impression on the audience? Well. Everything.
When you want to get a group of people to doubt their own memory – or to plant new ones – you have to change things about what they already know, but don’t let on that you’ve changed anything.
And who does this for a living?
Derren Brown, the illusionist who had a cameo in The Empty Hearse. He’s also a very good friend of Mark Gatiss’. He has a fascinating video you can watch about this exact techniqueI’m explaining. By changing details visually, one can change how people doubt their own abilities to perceive reality, and also question their own memories.
Do you know all the outrageous things series 4 fed us?
– Mary is just an ordinary housewife with a good heart – John would never save Sherlock from a serial killer – John would beat Sherlock senseless – Sherlock simply needs love from family to complete him – John has a bunch of friends that love to look after his baby – John would blame Sherlock for any harm befalling Mary – John would easily forgive Mary for shooting his best friend in cold blood – Mary knows Sherlock and John better than anyone ever could
These things blatantly contradict everything we’ve ever known about these characters. Still don’t believe Mary is a manipulative psychopath? Go read the HLV script; it just made its rounds on the internet today.
You’ve been wondering why series 4 is so screwed up, narratively and visually? It has a purpose. It is to make the audience doubt – to make the audience doubt their own ability to comprehend reality.
Is it working?
HE DID THIS IN HIS SPECIAL THE GUILT TRIP WHICH WAS ALSO THE ONE HE USED THE PLOT OF CLUE FOR 🔪🔥
