Sherlock [BBC's contemporary adaptation]

I LOVE THIS.

To quote misaditas, "I wish it was next week already."

My attitude was, "Ugh. Why do they have to fuck about with classic books? If they want to adapt them, why not stay true to the original?"

But, with this 'n' that, I had nothing else to do, thought, "Give it a chance," and was very glad I did.

I may go so far as to buy the box set when the DVD comes out.

Wonder if it'll come to BBCA. I hope so.


ETA: Apparently it'll be on Masterpiece Theater at some point this fall. That's promising.

Anyone know if this has hit American airwaves yet?

I'm not a fan of modernizations, but this does seem interesting.

It will not be in the US for some time but the DVD is available. Also it has been renewed for more episodes.

veinglory said:

It will not be in the US for some time but the DVD is available. Also it has been renewed for more episodes.

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Is that the American/Candian format DVD or the European one?

You can preorder region 1, it will ship November 9th.

There are different formats?

Thanks, Vein! Much appreciated. I'll put it on my wishlist as a reminder.

And, yes, Ed, there's two different formats.

I am sure you can get region 2 right away from amazon.co.uk. New Zealand is region 5--and a lot of things never even get made in that format

I just watched the second installment of Sherlock, unfortunately missed the first one. I liked modern twist. The suspense and comedy were well done in my opinion. I'll definitely be watching the next one. I read the books when I was a kid and enjoyed the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce movies. Funny, later tonight the Robert Downey version is on and I'll check that out, to compare. I understand that one is updated a tad as well. It must be karma, I watched a documentary on Joseph Bell earlier in the week.

Much jealousness that's it's not in the states. Hopefully, it will be, just when i run out of things to watch

For the yanks, it's on PBS in half an hour

I love that they introduced all three of my favorite elements of the Holmes mythology (Moriarty, Mycroft, and Lestrade) so quickly.

EDIT: Should have watched the whole episode first. LOL

Overall, I liked it. Looking forward to next Sunday. The depiction is a bit annoyingly similar to the current Dr Who IMHO.

Watched it on Masterpiece Mystery last night and loved it! Friend of mine had been going on, then another sent me an email noting "A Study in Pink" was airing.

Totally faked me out about the mysterious guy (you'll know who I mean). Adored the fact that so many people immediately wondered in Holmes and Watson were a couple! All those lovely twists on "A Study in Scarlet". Don't agree with some critic who characterized Holmes as high-functioning sociopath. He seems a very odd duck, but far from an evil or cruel or even heartless one. Makes perfect sense to me to make increasingly clear why these two men are destined to be such close friends--how, in other words, they are alike (which is actually in quite a few crucial ways). This follows the books, in that Watson was an intensely bright man who eventually started picking up on some of Holmes' ways.

Eagerly looking forward to more!

Sociopaths aren't necessarily evil, cruel or heartless. It's about how they relate to other people and to society. A high-functioning sociopath can do well in society. A lot of the leaders of big businesses have these tendencies.

Sherlock himself says he is not a psychopath, but a high functioning sociopath. I liked the bit of a bond they had at the end.

DavidZahir said:

Watched it on Masterpiece Mystery last night and loved it!

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Same here. I had never heard anything about it (hadn't even read this thread). Stumbled on it in the listings and was pleasantly surprised.

DavidZahir said:

Totally faked me out about the mysterious guy (you'll know who I mean).

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I completely fell for that too, altho I wondered how Watson was going to pursue the gal if she was evil.

DavidZahir said:

Adored the fact that so many people immediately wondered in Holmes and Watson were a couple!

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How great would it be--since they've updated so much already--if they just took that last extra step and made them a couple? It'd be my new appointment tv!

JohnnyGottaKeyboard said:

How great would it be--since they've updated so much already--if they just took that last extra step and made them a couple? It'd be my new appointment tv!

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Sorry, I'm not with you on that. It's pretty much the only thing they can do to that pairing that will guarantee that I'll never watch it again. Not that my one viewer count will matter, but, frankly, I'm just not into slash.

Why do people always want to take close same-sex friendships and immediately throw sex into them? I just don't get it. What's wrong with just being friends? (or is this a different thread?)

Ah! It's in the States now? I'm looking it up

DeleyanLee said:

Sorry, I'm not with you on that. It's pretty much the only thing they can do to that pairing that will guarantee that I'll never watch it again. Not that my one viewer count will matter, but, frankly, I'm just not into slash.

Why do people always want to take close same-sex friendships and immediately throw sex into them? I just don't get it. What's wrong with just being friends? (or is this a different thread?)

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They play with the notion in the first episode, but only, it seems, to put it to rest.