Sherlock

[sabremeister]

As soon as I saw the name Stephen Moffat on the opening credits, I knew it would be good. And I was right. Sherlock's got just the right sort of lunacy, and Watson is a perfect source of mixed bafflement and enthusiasm. There's lovely bits of dialogical non-sequiter that actually make perfect sense, and I've never seen Jeremy Brett be that funny as the World's Greatest Private Investigator. And the out-of-scene devices to let you know just what's going on (the map, the texts) are are beautifully done.

Holmes pickpockets LeStrade when he's being annoying! :D

Comments

[ssirienna.livejournal.com]

Yes - agreed :-)

I was worried that I might hate it - I adore Sherlock Holmes, have the complete works which I do read on a semi regular basis and own the DVDs of the Jeremy Brett version ... but I was worried in vain.

I felt they merged old with new very well and even those twists away from the original story weren't irksome - I loved the humourous nods to the originals as well - a three patch problem indeed

;-))

[khitomer.livejournal.com]

Thirded

Didn't know The Moff had written it but Bendict Cumberbatch is always good. So I was hopeful of good things. I wasn't disapointed.

I also enjoyed the longer 90 minute length. Too many shows nowadays are about 40-45 minutes long. You're just starting to enjoy the show and it ends. Or you get the cliffhangr - and miss the conclusion the following week.