Sherlock - Series 2
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I'm not clear why BBC America would have a point of view on the BBC's Sherlock versus CBS' Elementary -- Sherlock is a coproduction between the BBC and WGBH (the PBS station in Boston that produces Masterpiece), so BBC America is, at most, an outside observer like the rest of us. The word "tabloid" in the quote suggests to me that it's a story with some made-up elements, such as BBC America's interest.
That said, Moffat's wife Sue Vertue, a producer on Sherlock, is considering legal action against the Elementary.
While the BBC series has done a lot to deconstruct the tropes that have built up around the Holmes mythos over the years (the most obvious example being the deerstalker cap) I wonder if the American series won't do the opposite, and go all in on the tropes.
It wouldn't surprise me if they did. CBS shows don't tend to go all-in on subtlety.
The name itself (Elementary) hardly suggests that they're intent on avoiding cliches (it's even a cliche that doesn't appear in the Conan Doyle canon).
I like one of the suggestions for the solution in that article:
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For some reason, with the musical theme on the roof, I was imagining a TARDIS swimming pool getting ready for Sherlock as he was chatting with Moriarty.
Well, the phrase "Elementary, my dear Watson" never appears in Conan Doyle's stories, but there is a very similar exchange in "The Crooked Man":
"Excellent!", I cried.
"Elementary", said he.
It's obvious. Sherlock faked his own death with a robot suit
Sherlock- A detective in a detective suit! Barely got scrapped in the fall.
And now Sherlock has to go into hiding
Well done Moffat.
Sherlock- A detective in a detective suit! Barely got scrapped in the fall.
And now Sherlock has to go into hiding
Well done Moffat.
I think I've figured it out.
Sherlock is
Sherlock is
not Sherlock at all, but the Smoke Monster disguised as Sherlock, hence his ability to survive such a fall. The case for:
1) both characters have this ability to scan their subject quickly and make precise deductions about their past,
2) both dress in black,
3) both manipulate others close to them,
4) the phrase "I Am SherLOCKEd"
1) both characters have this ability to scan their subject quickly and make precise deductions about their past,
2) both dress in black,
3) both manipulate others close to them,
4) the phrase "I Am SherLOCKEd"
A Facebook friend has either theorised or heard the correct answer as:
So there you may or may not have it.
He survived by falling into the rubbish truck near where he landed. The cyclist saw Watson so he was a plant. The corpse was made by Molly with mortician's wax and we never actually see the body hit the ground. The rubbish truck pulls away as Watson arrives at the body.
Brilliant! I'm convinced.I think I've figured it out.
Sherlock is
not Sherlock at all, but the Smoke Monster disguised as Sherlock, hence his ability to survive such a fall. The case for:
1) both characters have this ability to scan their subject quickly and make precise deductions about their past,
2) both dress in black,
3) both manipulate others close to them,
4) the phrase "I Am SherLOCKEd"
And of courseBrilliant! I'm convinced.I think I've figured it out.
Sherlock is
not Sherlock at all, but the Smoke Monster disguised as Sherlock, hence his ability to survive such a fall. The case for:
1) both characters have this ability to scan their subject quickly and make precise deductions about their past,
2) both dress in black,
3) both manipulate others close to them,
4) the phrase "I Am SherLOCKEd"
both have ongoing feuds with a brother.
My friend is convinced that Sherlock threw a clone off the roof, something about them going on about how everything that can be cloned has been in a previous episode, and Sherlock telling John that he is fake.
I told him that was absurdly unlikely, scientifically impossible, and that 99% of everything Sherlock did was pointless if all he had to do was chuck a clone off a roof.
I told him that was absurdly unlikely, scientifically impossible, and that 99% of everything Sherlock did was pointless if all he had to do was chuck a clone off a roof.
I lean toward this theory, but I have one problem with it.
If the corpse was a fake, or an imposter, then how did it pass muster by not only John (a trained doctor) but the medical community as well? Before a funeral there would undoubtedly be an autopsy, and the morticians would prepare the body for burial.
Well John got clocked with a bike which is enough, but I'd hope there's a decent explanation for how there can have been a funeral and whatnot.
Nah, must be something we're overlooking here. He make-upped Jim and chucked off the roof using his super speed so John only saw what he thought was Sherlock jumping.
How tall was King Kong? (Peter O'Toole in 'The Stunt Man')
NCISCSICBSGenericProcedurals are getting long in the tooth so why not launch a Sherlock Holmes ripoff that you can then spinoff to different cities across the U.S.? You can't tell me you wouldn't watch Elementary: Green Bay.