Face-to-face in *THE FINAL PROBLEM* (1985) first time watching | SHERLOCK

[@johnyesjustjohn]

The date of 4 May 1891 is on a plaque near Reichenbach Falls to commemorate the event. The image of Sherlock and Moriarty frozen mid-fall is etched into my memory.

[@chrisjackson5210]

There's also a quiet poignancy to Burke's last words in the role. He finally gets to break the fourth wall and have his own moment by himself, acknowledging what we as the audience weren't aware of at the time - that these would literally be the last time HE would describe the adventures of his friend..

[@impishmisconception7762]

When I was a teenager my Grandmother whom I called Nana introduced me to the Sherlock Holmes mysteries and I read them and loved them. I remember for the first time reading The Final Problem, I had no idea at the time there were more Sherlock Holmes mysteries for me to read so when I got to the end and thought Sherlock Holmes had died I started crying like a baby and went into a deep depression, I was practically mourning. My Mom asked me what was wrong and I told her that Sherlock Holmes had died and so my Mom had my Nana come visit and my Nana bought me the rest of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries so I found out Sherlock Holmes lived after all, that got me out of my depression.

[@Hundredyacrewoods]

I'm not sure if you will ever see this but... The filming location for the waterfall (I can't spell the name) was the actual real life waterfall, not a set, not another random waterfall, the actual (name I can't spell) Falls. I have never seen another adaptation that did it properly. It truly is the very best.

[@ghostofentity3032]

Ive watched this episode so many times and it gets me every single time. The foreboding dread and tension that carries throughout the entire episode never dissipates no matter how many times i watch it and Holmes’ “death” still gets me every time.

[@DanielOrme]

I love it when Holmes says 9:12 "Danger is part of my trade," a line straight from the original story. It's almost certainly the first time that phrase was ever used, and even after being Americanized into the cliche line so many tough-guy heroes have used, "Danger is my business," it still sounds terrifically cool when Brett delivers it. 😎

[@wwoods66]

" 'Danger' is my _middle_ name."

[@mrkelso]

16:55... Well, hello there Annie Wilkes, we see you!

[@seancase2746]

The thing that most Holmes adaptations get wrong is that Moriarty is a bit of a retcon. He was never mentioned before (the print version of) this story, which was meant to be the last one.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@user-lq8ii5rx3z Even Doyle had Watson knowing about Moriarty in "The Valley of Fear," a headache for chronologists and those playing the game, as it directly contradicts "The Final Problem."

[@mikewah4200]

The exteriors of "Paris" are actually part of the University of Manchester. There's also the courtyard of Manchester Town Hall (when Holmes falls to the ground by the French flag). It's used in tons of episodes - the pub where Henry Baker is attacked in The Blue Carbuncle, the loading entrance for the bank in The Red-Headed League. It's used for filming a lot as it's an enclosed space so you have a 360 degree view of Victorian architecture - and it's about 10 minutes walk from where the Baker Street set was at Granada studios. Lots of interiors filmed in the Town Hall too. I'm from North West of England so seeing this series almost entirely filmed using the buildings and streets of Manchester, Liverpool and Cheshire makes it even more special for me.

[@VerneditheSnail]

I look forward to your video reactions to episodes of The Return of Sherlock Holmes, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes!

[@smythharris2635]

Eric Porter had what rugby commentator Bill McLaren called " a lived-in face" 😂

[@retromaven2159]

It was fun watching this again after so many years. Thanks Mia! Your reaction to Holmes' apparent death was the same for all Sherlock fans back in 1893. One woman began her angry letter to Conan Doyle,"You Beast!". It was felt public pressure finally brought him to bring his detective back 10 years later in The Empty House (1903). You will enjoy season 2 of the series which includes the only 2-part show The Sign of Four which is INTENSE!! Good luck with your new job! 😃

[@HuntingViolets]

I think it was actually an extremely good offer from a magazine that brought back Sherlock Holmes--which is probably because the public never forgot him.

[@GlenHallstrom]

Fine episode as usual, m'lady. You may already know this but this story has been adapted before but this is the only adaption that actually used Recihernbach Falls.

[@gallendugall8913]

Who done it? I did it! It did it and I'm glad. Glad I say! I pushed the like button, I subscribed, and I set notifications to all so I'd never miss new content, and I'd do it all again! No one can stop me!

[@bananabrooks3836]

I watched The Sleuth yesterday and also your reaction to Good, Bad, Ugly from the Western season, so l searched for a Josey Wales reaction video but found none. Has this been recommended or is it in your pantheon already?

[@michaelaudreson7761]

I think you'll love Edward Hardwicke.His father Sir Cedric was in a lot of Hollywood movies, like the 10 Commandments Conneticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court and The Hunchback of Notre Dame

[@kaykutcher2103]

Had now idea the two Hardwickes were related that's amazing. Cedric would've made a grand Moriarty always played meanies and so well too.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@kaykutcher2103 He played Sherlock Holmes once on the radio.

[@TheCountfrankula]

This is now my most anticipated series reaction on youtube. I love this series, Jeremy and your reactions.

[@moosematson3892]

Anxiously waiting for you to dive back in and experience the wonderful second season and the fantastic chemistry between Jeremy and Edward

[@MoviesWithMia]

Please forgive me, I have just started a new job, so my schedule is a bit wonky right now, but more Sherlock will be coming soon!

[@moosematson3892]

@@MoviesWithMia I hope the employment change is a happy one. And I eagerly I'll wait you diving back into sherlock holmes because you are the only one doing it.😅 All the best to you. 😊

[@rendalconstantineau1680]

Even knowing it's hard to watch, and to hear David Burke at the end, they do this so wonderfully. This actor is probably the best portrayal of Moriarty for my money, just as Jeremy...for me...WAS Sherlock Holmes. David Burke was great in this first season, probably my second favorite Watson....for me Edward Hardwicke, who took over with the next season, is my favorite. Can't wait to continue this journey with you.

[@GemaEnriquez]

Mia, where are you? Miss you! How about The Heiress, 1950! PLEASE???

[@simonrobinson1566]

I'm pressing 'like' before watching the video, because it's completely obvious this is going to be brill.

[@corringhamdepot4434]

You should check out the original Sidney Paget Sherlock Holmes illustrations to check out how well the TV series followed them. The classic look of Sherlock came more from the illustrations, than from details in the stories.

[@johnnehrich9601]

Yes, like the drawings just walked off the page.

[@cliffordwaterton3543]

Stunning! This episode wasn't bad either 😁 See you in the next series - you'll love Mr Hardwick.

[@chriscann7627]

A great reaction video, Mia. I remember that I was 11 years old in 1984 when The Final Problem was broadcast and I cried my eyes out at the end. Eric Porter's Moriaty is extraordinary and his arrival at Baker Street is uncannily similar to Sidney Paget's original illustration. David Burke was a wonderful Watson, but I have to say that I think that Edward Hardwicke was even greater - he really conveyed the feel of an army "sawbones" (surgeon) and there are some really affecting performances in his tenure - thinking especially of the feature-length Sign of Four, where, without any dialogue, you see him watching Mary Morstan getting into her carriage and you know that he is falling in love with her. It is sad that she was never kept on as his wife in the series.

[@GairBear49]

I first started reading the Holmes stores when I was in 8th Grade, this was in 1962. My father was in the Air Force and we had just moved to Ramey AFB in Puerto Rico. I had seen some the Sherlock Holmes movies, mostly Basil Rathbone, and now was going to read the originals. The book I got was not complete it had some of the short stories and two of the four novels, Study In Scarlet and The Hound of the Baskervilles. It didn't include the Final Problem. So after I finished the collection, I went to the Base library and read the rest of the short stories and the other two novels. When I got to the Final Problem I was stunned and confused I didn't know that Doyle had killed Holmes off. There were more stories which I hadn't read. I read the forwards to some of the other books and found out what happened and that Doyle had eventually brought him back. I have since read his other stories, Professor Challenger stories, Sir Nigel, Brigadier Gerard and he wrote some of the most imaginative ghost stories and horror stories that are very different from the ones written now. I can now see why he resented people who just wanted to talk about Holmes. He had a rich and wonderful imagination, more than just the creator of Sherlock Holmes, which isn't bad but he created so much more.

[@HuntingViolets]

My Sherlock Holmes group discusses a non-Sherlock Holmes work by Doyle in May (Doyle's birth month) because he didn't want to be remembered as "just" the creator of Sherlock Holmes, and, in fact, did so much more.

[@HuntingViolets]

Edward Hardwicke's father, Cedric Hardwicke, played Sherlock Holmes in a BBC radio adaptation of "The Speckled Band."

[@kriitikko]

So happy to hear you will continue with the second series which is absolutely stellar. Sad as it is to say goodbye to David Burke, Edward Hardwicke tends to grow on people. I would like to take this moment to recommend some other Sherlock Holmes movies, either to react to or to enjoy on your own: - The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939/1959): much as I love the Granada Holmes show their version of probably the most famous Sherlock story is a rather meh production. I personally like both the classic Hollywood version (starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce) as well as the Hammer version (starring Peter Cushing and Andre Morell) far more, as freely adapted as they are. - The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970): Billy Wilder's film is perhaps the first attempt to truly show Sherlock with all his faults that previous versions had avoided (most notably the drug use). - The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976): Holmes's drug use is out of control so Watson takes him to see Dr. Freud. An interesting historical fiction story with a great cast. - Murder by Decree (1979): Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper. Not the first film to have that concept but it is imo the best. - Young Sherlock Holmes (1985): what if Holmes and Watson had met as school boys? A charming 80s adventure film with some wild effects.

[@johnnehrich9601]

The Alps scenery has me keep expecting Julie Andrews to be twirling around, singing her lungs out. Or Shirley Temple as Heidi wrinkling her nose.

[@baskervillebee6097]

Jeremy Brett was the BEST Sherlock. Someone has edited many bits of Jeremy to the music "Every Girl's Crazy 'bout A Sharp Dressed Man." It sounds very contradictory, but it's too fun for words.

[@zvimur]

8:04 Ooooh, you skipped the true moment of Moriarty's villainy. Defacing Mona Lisa (even a fake one)😅

[@MoviesWithMia]

I know!!! I should have kept it in!!

[@RetroClassic66]

What a delight to wake up and find that Mia posted a new video reaction late the night before! This was another great one!

[@leftcoaster67]

Great series! Good work Mia.

[@stefanhuddleston6816]

Just found this channel, as a professor who teaches the history of classic film and TV I love what you are doing here!

[@gerardcasey6095]

Hello Mia, It's been quite some time since we saw a reaction from you. I hope everything is alright. I really enjoy your reactions to classic movies and I hope you continue to entertain and edify us.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Hi Gerard! I am so sorry, I have been on a break because I just recently started a new job! I will be posting content again soon! Thank you so much for your patience and support 😁

[@gerardcasey6095]

That's good to hear! I hope the new job goes well and look forward to you posting when you get a chance.

[@jesusfernandezgarcia9449]

​@@gerardcasey6095 I'm glad as well-

[@dearally4787]

I have loved Sherlock Holmes since I was a child! I read the stories and saw the Basil Rathbone films as well. I started watching the Jeremy Brett series when I was a teenager and I’ll never forget seeing this episode for the first time! I was crying my eyes out. I love seeing your reactions and reviews to this wonderful series!

[@martyemmons3100]

I simply adore your excited, anticipatory, joyful and delightful giggle as the title "The Final Problem" appeared, Mia. You absolutely enhance my already trill filled viewing of this particular episode of Sherlock Holmes. Most notably, your description of Professor Moriarty.

[@asterix7842]

"The French police are well ahead of the British when it comes to finger prints." Mia, if you enjoy the Sherlock Holmes stories, I'd recommend reading Edgar Allen Poe's The Murders in the Rue Morgue, written before Arther Conan Doyle came up with Holmes.

[@HuntingViolets]

"A Scandal in Bohemia" is also somewhat akin to "The Purloined Letter."

[@antonioloma2327]

16:56 .. and it was in this moment, ladies and gentlemen, that Mia became Misery.

[@marcuswalters8093]

13:31 Please note: these are the _real_ Reichenbach falls.

[@johnnehrich9601]

You mentioned somewhere (can't find it again) that you were asking for ideas about Holmes. Maybe this isn't the most appropriate spot to add this . . . I understand Conan Doyle lost his son during WWI and was devastated. He became a spiritualist, trying to find comfort in signs of an afterlife and maybe contact his son, and became a friend with Houdini. He believed Houdini's tricks were actual magic, as he couldn't figure out how they were done. Then he pulled a trick on Houdini, saying he had proof dinosaurs were still around. He showed a clip of his upcoming movie, The Lost World, which used stop-action animation of miniature dinos, the first time this was done. (To our jaded perceptions, stop-action is painfully obvious.) Doyle was one of the obvious suspects in the 1912 forgery of "Piltdown man" (which used an ape jawbone with a human skull) - but wasn't. Doyle was quite taken in (and thus lent his name to bolster) the "Cottingley Fairies." Two English girls showed a few photos of themselves surrounded by what was claimed were actual fairies. (At the time, a belief in fairies was still within the margin of rational, just like UFO's are today.) Decades later it was found the girls had some simple cardboard cutouts of fairies, which they posed in the photos. All of these show the other side of a man, who like his literary invention, was prized for his spectacular critical thinking skills.

[@Steve_Blackwood]

I loved Hardwicke’s Watson… I’m eager to see your take. 🤔

[@dryfesands1367]

I'm consistently amazed at how great these adaptations are on such a relatively small budget. That really is a stunt fall when they go over the edge isn't it? Before they cut to the dummies for the final impact? It's a *very* good one. I wonder how they did it.

[@HuntingViolets]

Yes, they used stuntmen.

[@anarchoutis]

I was just looking to see if Mia had any new reactions, so perfect timing, and a great Holmes episode too.

[@CaptNondescript]

I've been to Reichenbach Falls and it is a powerful and intense waterfall! Meiringen the town in Switzerland is beautiful as well. A great location for Sherlock's ending. Also i agree with you, i cannot imagine what it would be like reading this story for the first time during this time period, apparently there was a public outcry when the story was released and people went around wearing black armbands to mourn him! Eventually Doyle was persuaded to bring him back though

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

One of my favorite parody movies of Sherlock Holmes is "Without a Clue." 1988. Micheal Caine as Holmes and Ben Kingsley as Watson. I envy those who haven't seen it. It's a heartfelt comedy with a Henry Mancini score. I've watched this movie over 500 times i.e., numberless times.

[@long-timesci-fienthusiast9626]

Hi Mia, at the time when I watched this, I had never read the books, so had no idea what was going to happen. Needless to say, it was somewhat of a shock, as usually the hero does not die. As you have said though, he did return later & I watched those episodes with equal enthusiasm. Glad you enjoyed it, Eric Porter gave a masterful performance.

[@geoffmason7215]

Richenbach (sorry-I can't spell) must it always end this way?

[@HuntingViolets]

Reichenbach

[@geoffmason7215]

@@HuntingViolets thankyou

[@HuntingViolets]

@@geoffmason7215 You're welcome.

[@torquaymouse2236]

I love your channel, and your way of disscusing your research that you do on old movies. Your channel is definitely not in the main-stream but quality never is! My day is improved every time I see you've posted a new video.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you so much for watching ☺️

[@Crumphorn]

New hair! Very nice.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you for noticing 😁 I got a trim!

[@agutterfan]

Great video reaction. Really enjoyed your GRANADA SHERLOCK HOLMES series (though you need to add the last 2 episodes to the playlist). I'm a huge Holmes fan, and as a UK viewer I remember watching these first time around. I can recommend you check the first two RATHBONE Holmes films, though the latter seems to be copyright blocked on youtube. If you like them, then you'll enjoy the Universal series of 12 films despite their updating to WWII. WHEN are you going to move on to the Granada RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. It's a great series, sadly a couple of stories from the 90s are quite poor (The Last Vampyre is excruciatingly bad - expanded far too long)! Also enjoying your 1940ws movie reactions, shame you watched the first version of THE BIG SLEEP (didn't even know it was available), the second version is much better.

[@HuntingViolets]

If you haven't seen Robert Stephens in Billy Wilder's "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes," I definitely recommend it. It's very funny and kind of touching too. Jeremy Brett was best man at Stephens' first wedding, and Stephens warned him against taking the role of Sherlock Holmes, noting that it had nearly killed him. (It took its toll on Brett as well, not least because of his meticulous devotion to it.)

[@jamiemcdonough6548]

Is "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes" a documentary?

[@HuntingViolets]

@@jamiemcdonough6548 No, it's a fictional movie.

[@jamiemcdonough6548]

@@HuntingViolets Thank you for letting me know. Got it. Take care,

[@HuntingViolets]

@@jamiemcdonough6548 You're welcome . ..

[@missk8tie]

For fun, you might want to read "The Hound of the D'urbervilles" by Kim Newman. It's a collection of short stories supposedly written by Col. Moran about Morarity that sort of mirror the Holmes stories. They're fun.

[@burlbeene2829]

Great program, Mia. Just in case you take suggestions from non-paying subscribers, I have a couple. Or perhaps your paying subscribers might see this comment and consider passing it on. First, concerning Holmes' attitude toward women, I suggest your reaction to "The Eligible Bachelor," one of the most suspenseful of the series. Second, I remember your appreciation of Edmund O'Brian's performance in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence," in which he played the alcoholic newspaper editor. May I suggest "Seven Days in May," in which he played an alcoholic congressman. This is a very suspenseful movie about an attempt to overthrow the government.

[@agaskew]

The wait goes on....

[@MortMe0430]

Someone gave a great comment elsewhere on one of the notable parts of Eric Porter's mannerisms for Moriarty: how he kind of slowly shakes his head at Holmes while holding intense eye contact. They said it was like a predator scenting the air to get a better lock on their prey / opponent. I thought that was a spot on observation of this Moriarty.

[@Concreteowl]

The bodies hitting the bottom were dummies but the figures in free fall were stuntmen.

[@caitlin329]

'believe me to be very sincerely yours' 😭

[@johnnehrich9601]

What is amazing (perhaps unbelievable) is that Moriarty plays by some sort of Marquess of Queensberry Rules of crime. What I would expect is that Moriarty would cheat at the first chance in the most despicable manner possible, like a hidden gun with which he just shoots Holmes. On the other hand, although apparently Conan Doyle wanted this story to put an end to Holmes and thus to the Holmes stories, he did leave enough wiggle room to undue it years later. After all, suppose Watson had found Holmes' body, either with gunshots or crushed at the bottom of the falls. This would have presented more of a problem of bringing him back to life. (If I was writing this, I'd have Watson admit he lied about the incidents at the falls in order to aid Holmes working on the q.t. In other words, Watson was in on the plot, which would also mean he wouldn't have to suffer so many years of despair believing Holmes dead.)

[@gavin4513]

Missing your content!

[@HuntingViolets]

Just thinking, this would make a good companion piece to the movie, "Glass Onion." Moriarty was also involved in "The Red-Headed League" in Baring-Gould's biography, "Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street: A Life of the World's First Consulting Detective," which utilized many Sherlockian theories.

[@Oiyuki]

I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the upcoming episodes some of my absolute favorites are coming up and it’ll be nice to see other peoples opinions

[@firefalcoln]

I’d recommend witness for the Prosecution, Paths of Glory and Inherit the Wind and Ace in the Hole. Paper moon is also a good movie with the youngest person ever to win an academy award for acting at the time.

[@dfstout7531]

Readers were enraged with this story and the character being killed. Which is why Conan Dole was forced to bring him back.

[@HuntingViolets]

He didn't bring him back for eight years, with "The Hound of the Baskervilles," which he only did because he wanted to tell the story and didn't think it was worth it to make up a new investigator character when he already had one. (I sometimes wonder what the story would have been if he'd used Professor Challenger.) But he set that before Holmes' "death." When he brought him back permanently, a couple of years later, it was because of a very tempting financial offer.

[@dfstout7531]

@@HuntingViolets Over 20, 000 people canceled their subscrpition to The Stand in outrage and anger over the dearh of Holmes. It allmost collapsed the magazine.

[@dfstout7531]

@@HuntingViolets The Final Problem where Holmes died was published in 1893. Hound of the Baskerville was published in 1901, but the story was set before his death. The Return of Sherlock Holmes where he was brought back and the first new stories was published in 1905.

[@HuntingViolets]

​@@dfstout7531 Yes, exactly. I didn't specify the years but I did say the Hound was published after Final Problem but set before.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@dfstout7531 True, but Doyle wasn't influenced to bring him back by that; he was influenced by the monetary offer he got--and over ten years later for The Return.

[@selachianseas999]

Kind of interesting to contrast the canon-derived portrayal of Moriarty by Eric Porter with Andrew Scott's portrayal in "Sherlock;" the former is much more of a straight-up intellectual battle of wits for Holmes (where he always stays one step ahead of Moriarty' meticulous, logical plots), while the latter is more akin to Heath Ledger's Joker in the Christopher Nolan Batman movies - someone whose motivation is primarily to cause chaos, which Holmes can't quite comprehend and is always a step behind. Porter's Moriarty will just straight-up have you killed if you interfere with his business; Scott's Moriarty will psychologically torment you for amusement.

[@evanhughes1510]

Mia, you really should watch A Star is Born, from 1937. It’s The original, and it’s in color. Midwest girl goes to Hollywood to pursue her dreams.

[@SueProst]

Mia. Where are you?

[@aranerem5569]

Hello Mia

[@centurion1966]

Great reaction, as always, Mia. If you enjoyed Eric Porter's performance, might I suggest you watch "Kaleidoscope," a great sixties caper movie, featuring Warren Beatty, Susan nah York and a villainous Porter.

[@ms.harris7144]

You must see The Heiress from 1949! I’d love to see your reaction to it!

[@GemaEnriquez]

YES! YES! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@j.d.4697]

This is not the final episode, it's just the last of season 1.

[@MoviesWithMia]

It is the final episode in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The next season is called The Return of Sherlock Holmes

[@j.d.4697]

@@MoviesWithMia True, but are you going to watch that with us too?

[@Sims_E]

You should definitely check Murder by Decree (1979) - a Bob Clark’s take on Sherlock Holmes VS Jack the Ripper subject. Best Holmes’ movie ever!

[@BronyDanProductions]

It is a shame David Burke was not able to continue on with the rest of the series, though Edward Hardwicke was a good replacement as Watson, especially since he and Jeremy Brett and appeared together as Holmes and Watson on stage.

[@HuntingViolets]

Of course, in the short story, this is the when Watson is married to Mary Mostan Watson.

[@deweymartin678]

Hi Mia , I was wondering if you wanna react sands of Iwo Jima. It’s a pretty good film it starts John Wayne , John agar , Joanne Dru (I think) , Forrest Tucker , and Wally caswell

[@jamiemcdonough6548]

I appreciate the reaction video as always, Mia Tiffany. I have two questions which I am perfectly fine with if Movies With Mia or someone else or even no one at all answers. The first question is that can I now comment for this video, and can I go back and comment for previous videos where Movies With Mia previously said her internet wasn't working? The second comment is Whether it was by Sir Arthur or someone else, and whether it was a book, a comic book or even a video game. It doesn't matter to me. Are there any nice moments with Professor Moriarty? Or is he always bad through and through?

[@HuntingViolets]

This episode was based on the short story "The Final Problem" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, originally published in the Strand magazine and included in the collection, "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes." Moriarty also appears in Doyle's novel, "The Valley of Fear." Well, not so much "appears." As is the case in the original "Final Problem," Moriarty's appearances are limited to someone recounting an encounter with him (Holmes tells about Moriarty's visit to Baker Street in "Final Problem," for instance). He is always an antagonist in these stories, and there are no scenes with him on his own. Watson is the narrator, so, unless someone is telling a story and Watson is present to hear it, there are no scenes with anyone without Watson present. There are a couple of stories narrated by Holmes and a couple in third person that may or may not have been written by Watson but include things he wasn't present for from information he may have received later. There are a lot of people writing new Sherlock Holmes stories of varying levels of quality. I don't see why you wouldn't be able to comment on older videos. I do it all the time, although I accept that the videomakers may not read my comments. Mia?

[@jamiemcdonough6548]

@@HuntingViolets thanks for explaining and answering all my questions, Hunting VIolets. Now I'm all set. I appreciate it. I know that Moriarty is mentioned in passing in the Norwood builder in literature. And I'm not sure but I think I heard in my youth that the hound of the Baskervilles takes place after the final problem. But all in all thanks for your help.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@jamiemcdonough6548 The Hound takes place before Holmes' "death" but is published after, because Doyle got the idea for Hound and didn't want to make up a new investigator. So it is set prior to "The Final Problem" but published after. Yes, Moriarty is mentioned in "The Norwood Builder," set after the Great Hiatus, but he is dead by then.

[@jamiemcdonough6548]

@@HuntingViolets thanks for clarifying that for me, Hunting VIolets. When Mia Tiffany did the episode on the red headed league I was curious about a book difference and grabbed an audiobook recording to compare the two. There was a difference between the red headed league on television and in book, but to avoid spoilers in the comments not sure I should say it. Too bad with my thinking I already said those things about Norwood and Baskervilles. I'll let you be the judge. Thank you. I'll shut up now.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@jamiemcdonough6548 Did I offend you somehow? I just meant to clarify because you said you heard "The Hound" took place after "Final Problem" and added a little about "Norwood" (not disagreeing). I don't think you need to shut up. It seems that I've insulted you in some way.

[@warre1]

Isn't real Mona Lisa smaller?

[@MoviesWithMia]

Yes, MUCH smaller!!

[@jilliank6379]

For a movie recommendation, you HAVE to watch Harold and Maude !!

[@Temeraire101]

You should watch “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” from 1970. Unusual movie, but good none the less.

[@mickmic1]

Give Raising Arizona a try.

[@dfstout7531]

Well, I was going to show you I just got the DVD set, but I can't add a pic to a comment here. 😑

[@johnnehrich9601]

Moriarty oozes evil but we have seen so many more modern villains of far greater consequence and they generally appear more like ordinary humans, with few hints of how truly awful they are. If anything, it is this ability to ignore other people's suffering which allows them to accomplish so many terrible acts, since it doesn't touch them.

[@baskervillebee6097]

Phenology was big at the time.

[@BoskMaster]

When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle killed off the character of Sherlock Holmes people were coming up to Doyle in the street and abusing him or spitting at him.

[@juliomarmol8942]

When will they continue with the reactions to the Sherlock Holmes series??? You would be missing seasons 3 to 6 and The special movies. Season 3 : The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986-1987) 3x01: The Empty House 3x02: The Priory School 3x03: The Second Stain 3x04: The Musgrave Ritual 3x05: The Abbey Grange 3x06: The Man with The Twisted Lip 3x07: The Six Napoleons The Return of Sherlock Holmes Special Movie (1987) 3x08: The Sign of Four Season 4 : The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1988) 4x01: The Devil's Foot 4x02: Silver Blaze 4x03: Wisteria Lodge 4x04: The Bruce-Partington Plans The Return of Sherlock Holmes Special Movie (1988) 4x05: The Hound of The Baskervilles Season 5 : The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991) 5x01: The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax 5x02: The Problem of Thor Bridge 5x03: Shoscombe Old Place 5x04: The Boscombe Valley Mystery 5x05: The Illustrious Client 5x06: The Creeping Man The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes Special Movies (1992-1993) 5x07: The Master Blackmailer 5x08: The Last Vampyre 5x09: The Eligible Bachelor Season 6 : The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994) 6x01: The Three Gables 6x02: The Dying Detective 6x03: The Golden Pince-Nez 6x04: The Red Circle 6x05: The Mazarin Stone 6x06: The Cardboard Box

[@captbunnykiller1.0]

It is hard for me to like the episode because it is based on a story that should not exist. Despite this the episode is well done, and I'm enjoying your reaction still, you are very perceptive!

[@jamiemcdonough6548]

Thanks to whomever for the like to my comment appreciated very much

[@richardromney9205]

thanx. mia. missed you. u tube, im a gray bronze, old. f0rg0ten, well, in time. a fix, you are missed. by me. thank you. my favour.

[@malcomflibbleghast8140]

i prefer scunthorpe to paris.....fewer frogs.

[@promiscuous675]

Thank you. Please look at "The Admirable Crichton" (1957).

[@elvira2448]

Please watch Come back little Sheba with Burt Lancaster and Shirley Booth.