Sherlock

[altariel]

Sherlock was brilliant. Why has nobody thought of doing that with text messages before? Inspired. I love how the set at 221B Baker Street looks like a thirties refit of the set from the Granada series.

Only false note for me (and it was a very slight false note, barely a semi-tone) was the too-whimsical Mycroft, who seemed to have stepped out of an episode of The Avengers. But otherwise - yes, more of that, thank you very much. I request that telly be like this more of the time, otherwise I'll have to go back to my West Wing uber-mega-marathon.

Upon which subject: Jed Bartlet is such an arse.

Comments

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I didn't think it was bad at all. I thought it was stylishly made, nicely acted, energetic (apart from the brief dip in the middle), witty, and that it had great affection for and fun with the sources. I didn't catch it was the cabbie, but then I'm quite content to switch off my brain and let myself be entertained on a Sunday evening. I'll be tuning in next week. As I say, YMMV.

[lil-shepherd.livejournal.com]

But detective fiction and drama is about plot. Which is where this fell flat on its face.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

As I say - I didn't guess the villain and his motivation made sense to me, and that plus the entertainment factor was more than enough for me. I'm sorry you didn't enjoy it.