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Date Posted: 10:15:04 12/28/09 Mon
Author: Officer Torch
Subject: Re: How did everyone like the Sherlock Holmes marathon?
In reply to: joystar 's message, "How did everyone like the Sherlock Holmes marathon?" on 13:36:25 12/27/09 Sun

I've been moreso a casual fan of Rathbone's Holmes. I didn't catch the marathon. For fans, I'm sure it was good. So, why am I posting this, and it's somewhat off thread? I give kudos to TCM for a specific reason. I have cable, it's not cheap, TCM is treated like a premium channel here. You need a box to receive it. TCM is commercial free AND CLOSE CAPTIONED. The latter has become important to me in last couple of years. (Seems my hearing deteriorated and I'm reading the sound on screen. Hearing aid not an option.)

I've come across/have many oldies VHS and DVD, including newer ones without English subtitles and no CC. As our population ages, this can be an issue. Often, and recently on-line, specs are unspecific or incorrect. I've gambled and lost several times. This is unacceptable in our present economic climate. I'm cranking up TV volume/using aux amplification, though it doesn't always satisfy. I applaud those stations, and mfrs of media who provide closed captioning for the hearing impaired. To my fellow members, take care of your hearing. If you're gifting someone, especially if it's a media set, and you suspect recipient has hearing deficiencies, make sure it's Closed Captioned and/or subtitled in the appropriate language if possible.

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[> Re: How did everyone like the Sherlock Holmes marathon? -- Tim, 21:54:21 12/28/09 Mon [1]

Unfortunately I was not able to catch the marathon, and I am a little rusty on the Sherlock Holmes/Basil Rathbone series, as it has been a good long while since I've seen most of them.

I do have Dressed to Kill (1946), the last of the series, on DVD. Although it's considered one of the lesser efforts of the lot, it is still a fairly enjoyable thriller.

Tim


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[> [> Re: How did everyone like the Sherlock Holmes marathon? -- DAN, 08:00:57 12/29/09 Tue [1]

Although I have the entire Holmes series on DVD, it's still nice to see the films show up on TV.

I also have colorized versions of "The Secret Weapon" and "Terror By Night."

I taped them off Cinemax 22 years ago because it was the only versions of these two films that were being shown at the time.

The color wasn't too good, but the interesting thing about the colorized "Terror By Night" was that they edited in some scenes of the final action when Holmes was explaining to Watson how Holmes and Lestrade carried out their plan to recover the jewel and capture the crooks.

Anyway, I wasn't home most of the day to watch all of the marathon, but I did get home in time to catch the end of "Terror By Night" and I watched all of "Dressed To Kill."


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