You'll have to work that out with Mrs Hudson.I'm watching it as well...apparently from the same location as Admiral Young...
So this is a reboot of Sherlock Holmes where he and Watson were born in the 20th Century, not come to the 21st through time travel or suspended animation? That's, um, highly inappropriate to the core concept. But being highly inappropriate to the core concept is all the rage these days.
I suppose it's all dark and edgy, too.
So this is a reboot of Sherlock Holmes where he and Watson were born in the 20th Century, not come to the 21st through time travel or suspended animation? That's, um, highly inappropriate to the core concept. But being highly inappropriate to the core concept is all the rage these days.
I suppose it's all dark and edgy, too.
I thought the core concept was Holmes is a brilliant, if irritating detective who uses his powers of observation to solve crimes. I dont think that concept relies on a 19th Century setting.
No darker or edgier than the original stories.
Yes, I'm enjoying it immensely. I hope the Beeb will commision more based on the largely positive feedback and solid ratings of the first two at least.
Doyle isn't alive today; he was alive a hundred years ago. And setting is indeed intrinsic to many characters. Odysseus belongs circa the Trojan War, Robin Hood belongs in old Nottingham, Zorro belongs in Spanish California, the Shadow belongs in the 1930s, and so on. Sherlock Holmes belongs mostly in Victorian London (although, of course this does not preclude some travel, or stories revolving around his identity as Sigerson or in his old age as a beekeeper or whatever).So this is a reboot of Sherlock Holmes where he and Watson were born in the 20th Century, not come to the 21st through time travel or suspended animation? That's, um, highly inappropriate to the core concept. But being highly inappropriate to the core concept is all the rage these days.
I suppose it's all dark and edgy, too.
I thought the core concept was Holmes is a brilliant, if irritating detective who uses his powers of observation to solve crimes. I dont think that concept relies on a 19th Century setting.
No darker or edgier than the original stories.
Exactly. If Doyle was alive today, he would have set the stories in the modern day. The 19th century isn't intrinsic to the the way the stories work, it's the characters. And they've definitely got them right.
Disagree. Holmes is an English consulting detective who lives in London with his flatmate Dr. Watson, an ex-military Doctor. Nothing about his profession, location or background says "19th Century" only. Doyle wrote Holmes in a contemporary setting, dont see why modern writers cant do the same. Odysseus, Robin Hood, Zorro are more closely tied to to their time periods by who they are and what they do than Holmes or even the Shadow.
