I couldn't agree more on this--I saw a few episodes and felt like this might be a pretty good show if they had just left off calling the guy Sherlock Holmes. Too many places where they have ignored canon and shown really no respect for the source material. Also, I felt the storytelling was just pretty sloppy in the ones I watched.
I will say--without spoiling the end of the season--that the season closing episodes had a plot twist that was actually pretty darned clever. I will give them that much.
But I'm not really intrigued enough with the characters to be particularly interested in following them into a new season.
Now BBC Sherlock on the other hand...I'm frothing at the mouth for S3!!
Re: Spot-on!angel_grace01August 18 2013, 10:55:11 UTC
Like I said: replace the names of the characters and you get an ok show, but I don't believe this is how Doyle's Holmes would react to America. I much prefer the insane pace of BBC's Sherlock.
I watched the first ep and it was definitely not for me. decent acting and so on -- but that was not Sherlock Holmes. and like you, making only one of them female spoiled the entire feel for me. at's all about da bromance, it always was, even when I was a wee lad as didn't know nothing yet.
I dunno, I know there's lots of folks who are enjoying it tremendously. they can have my share, though. I'll take Sherlock, which is coming up on a new series in the deliciously near future. *happy sigh* as for the other, nah.
Good to know I'm not the only one who saw the slash even before I knew what it was. But yeah, I'm very much looking forward to the next season of Sherlock, even if I'm usually not overly fond of facial hair. LOL
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I will say--without spoiling the end of the season--that the season closing episodes had a plot twist that was actually pretty darned clever. I will give them that much.
But I'm not really intrigued enough with the characters to be particularly interested in following them into a new season.
Now BBC Sherlock on the other hand...I'm frothing at the mouth for S3!!
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I dunno, I know there's lots of folks who are enjoying it tremendously. they can have my share, though. I'll take Sherlock, which is coming up on a new series in the deliciously near future. *happy sigh* as for the other, nah.
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