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Holy shit, how awesome is the new "Sherlock" on BBC?
SO FREAKING AWESOME.
That's -- oh MAN, I never would have thought a modern update of Sherlock Holmes would work, but it does. And while I adore the Robert Downey Jr. movie (clearly), in some ways I think this adaptation is actually truer to the original stories, weirdly enough. I'm deeply impressed that they managed to basically transcribe the first meeting between Holmes and Watson without changing a damn detail apart from the modern setting.
And the CASTING. That? Is absolutely Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, from the look to the attitude to the snark. (And unrelatedly, were Benedict Cumberbatch and Colin Morgan separated at birth or what? The physical resemblance is uncanny.) And MARTIN FREEMAN AS WATSON, MY LOVE CAN ONLY BE EXPRESSED IN ALL CAPS. Aasdkjhasdfkllahsdfa. Love this Lestrade, too, although he's not quite as close a match to the Doyle version, but who cares.
The style of filming took a bit of getting used to -- I'm not a fan of all the fade-outs, but on the other hand, GREAT incorporation of texting and whatnot, A+++. And MYCROFT. YES. That's Dr. Lazarus from Doctor Who, isn't it? Anyway. I <3 him already, and his banter with Sherlock. (Although his physical resemblance very much is not Doyle's. But I couldn't care less.) On the negative, I don't know that they should have resolved the mystery of his identity quite so fast. It would've been more fun toying with the possibility that he might be Moriarty. Giving us both Mycroft AND Moriarty in the first episode just feels like they're rushing it a bit. It's a series! Draw things out! Don't answer everything all at once! Keep us guessing! (The cabbie was revealed too early and too obviously as well, but eh.)
The slashiness goes without saying, obviously. It's Holmes and Watson.
In conclusion: A+++ would watch again. Y HALO THAR NEW FANDOM. I will need a new Sherlock icon, methinks.
SO FREAKING AWESOME.
That's -- oh MAN, I never would have thought a modern update of Sherlock Holmes would work, but it does. And while I adore the Robert Downey Jr. movie (clearly), in some ways I think this adaptation is actually truer to the original stories, weirdly enough. I'm deeply impressed that they managed to basically transcribe the first meeting between Holmes and Watson without changing a damn detail apart from the modern setting.
And the CASTING. That? Is absolutely Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, from the look to the attitude to the snark. (And unrelatedly, were Benedict Cumberbatch and Colin Morgan separated at birth or what? The physical resemblance is uncanny.) And MARTIN FREEMAN AS WATSON, MY LOVE CAN ONLY BE EXPRESSED IN ALL CAPS. Aasdkjhasdfkllahsdfa. Love this Lestrade, too, although he's not quite as close a match to the Doyle version, but who cares.
The style of filming took a bit of getting used to -- I'm not a fan of all the fade-outs, but on the other hand, GREAT incorporation of texting and whatnot, A+++. And MYCROFT. YES. That's Dr. Lazarus from Doctor Who, isn't it? Anyway. I <3 him already, and his banter with Sherlock. (Although his physical resemblance very much is not Doyle's. But I couldn't care less.) On the negative, I don't know that they should have resolved the mystery of his identity quite so fast. It would've been more fun toying with the possibility that he might be Moriarty. Giving us both Mycroft AND Moriarty in the first episode just feels like they're rushing it a bit. It's a series! Draw things out! Don't answer everything all at once! Keep us guessing! (The cabbie was revealed too early and too obviously as well, but eh.)
The slashiness goes without saying, obviously. It's Holmes and Watson.
In conclusion: A+++ would watch again. Y HALO THAR NEW FANDOM. I will need a new Sherlock icon, methinks.
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Date: 2010-07-29 02:12 pm (UTC)