Gift for jagwriter78 by rokikurama (The Great Mouse Detective)

[fv_poster]

Title of vid: 221B And A Half
Recipient: jagwriter78
Vidder: rokikurama
Fandom: The Great Mouse Detective
Music: 221B and Borodin's Nocturne by Vincent Starrett and Joshua Bell
Summary: I had a lot of fun with this, hope it brings that joy to others!

It's intentionally left silent at the start--fear not.
Content notes: No standardized notes apply
Signed length: 01:34
Signed URL:

"221B and a Half Signed" (Watch on YouTube)

Lyrics
Here dwell together still two men of note
Who never lived and so can never die:
How very near they seem, yet how remote
That age before the world went all awry.
But still the game's afoot for those with ears
Attuned to catch the distant view-halloo:
England is England yet, for all our fears--
Only those things the heart believes are true.

A yellow fog swirls past the window-pane
As night descends upon this fabled street:
A lonely hansom splashes through the rain,
The ghostly gas lamps fail at twenty feet.
Here, though the world explode, these two survive,
And it is always eighteen ninety-five.

Comments

[calvinahobbes]

MY HEART! ;__; I love the "song" choice. So many feels!

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

So glad it worked for you! It was very much an experiment, and I wasn't sure how people would like it.

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[odessie]

Ohh, this is lovely - risky choice but you pulled it off brilliantly.

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I really wasn't sure if it would resonate with people, but the poem brings me to tears every time. The song has such good movement at the end too--just perfect for their wackiness.

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[leanwellback]

This is adorable! A really great, interesting choice for the music, too. Well done!

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you so much! I spent a lot of time with my classical music collection trying to find something that would work with the poem instead of fighting it.

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[settiai]

This was lovely!

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

And so is your comment :-) Thank you!

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[par_avion]

This was a really sweet peek into the world of mouse detectives.

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

So much love for all the Sherlock Holmeses and John Watsons through the years. (and in our minds!)

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[were_duck]

I love the audio choice! You use the motion and atmosphere so well :)

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

I'm so, so glad it worked for you!! I tried hard to match things together :-)

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[valoise]

Oh, how cute. Now I'm going to have to watch this series.

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

It's a fantastic, fantastic film :-) Highly recommend!

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[aris_tgd]

Ahahaaa, this is great! Lovely!

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment!

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[innie_darling]

Totally charming.

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[wintercreek]

This is a fantastic juxtaposition, and a great vid. :)

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad it worked for you! The poem always brings me to tears and the movie always makes me happy, so I hoped they would be like pb&j :-D

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[cosmic_llin]

This is wonderful!

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[purplefringe]

This gave me FEELINGS! This is a film of my childhood, and I've always loved that poem, but have never heard it done like this before! What sweet and perfect vid.

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

ALL THE FEELS. There are a few readings of the poem floating around out there, but I had heard the Starrett reading once and knew it *had* to be *that* one. Took a bit of doing, but I eventually found it again!

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[thingswithwings]

this is really lovely! I love spoken word vids, and this is a perfect choice to illustrate why TGMD is so charming and sweet (as part of the work of culture that makes these characters never die).

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

Right?! The whole Sherlock Holmes universe is <3 for me, and I wanted to work through that here.

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[revolutionaryjo]

Oh no big deal. Just sitting here on my couch crying over how beautiful this is. I clicked through to play before reading what the "song" choice was and it hit me hard from the first line. PERFECT. ;_;

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

(HUG) This poem always brings me to tears, and the movie always makes me smile... hoped it would work for others! (Also, your icon is awesome. Utena is my favorite anime against some stiff competition!)

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[airie-fairy.livejournal.com]

It's like a delightful adorable trailer! I'd be thrilled seeing this on a big screen!

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

Hee hee! A big screen... be still my heart.

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[giandujakiss]

Aww, this is adorable, and I love the unconventional song-ish thing you used!

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!! I was worried if it would translate for others, and I'm so, so glad it did :-)

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[turlough]

This is lovely!

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[everysecondtuesday]

jalk;sdghals;djfka;lksdjf; I have no words, just love. So much love.

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

<3<3<3

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[sanguinity]

...and it always eighteen ninety-five.

Yes, this, too, is an adaptation of ACD's canon.

I haven't gotten around to Mouse Detective yet -- still working on 22nd Century and the 1950s Howard -- but I very much appreciate anything that firmly contextualizes the Mouse Detective as a part of that long, long lineage of adaptations.

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

I love the whole universe of it! Both the canonical ones and the ones in our minds. I'm hoping to read a book series this summer with Sherlock's niece as the main character... high hopes!

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[eruthros]

This is lovely!

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[isagel]

Excellent! :D

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! Also, your icon is fantastic--way classy! That was a great credits sequence.

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[cupidsbow]

What a great music choice. Perfect.

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

So glad it worked for you!!

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[mayhap]

Oh! This takes me right back to when I was twelve and devouring all things Sherlockian that I could find at my local library. Always eighteen ninety-five! ♥

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

Always :-) I think I never got out of that place, lol. Great icon also!

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[laurashapiro]

I really like the choice to use spoken word here; it gives the source dignity.

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I wasn't sure how people would take the poem, and I'm so, so glad it seems to have worked!

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)

[franzeska]

D'aww!

[rokikurama.livejournal.com]

<3

(Apologies for this coming so late-the feedback is much, much appreciated! RL stuff was in the process of chewing me up and spitting me out during Festivids reveal, but I am now shakily standing back up!)