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HiddenAway 14,257 posts
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StarchildHypocrethes 22,500 posts
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Registered 9 years agoBet it's not.
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glaeken 10,366 posts
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Registered 8 years ago@HiddenAway That is some optimism you have there. A modern setting for Sherlock Holmes sounds rubbish to me.
I fail to see how it differs from all the other modern crime drama's featuring quirky genuis's of varying types solving crimes. You could argue all of these quirky genuis crime fighter characters have their roots in Holmes anyway. -
HiddenAway 14,257 posts
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Registered 7 years agoglaeken wrote:
I said "Could"
@HiddenAway That is some optimism you have there. A modern setting for Sherlock Holmes sounds rubbish to me.
I fail to see how it differs from all the other modern crime drama's featuring quirky genuis's of varying types solving crimes. You could argue all of these quirky genuis crime fighter characters have their roots in Holmes anyway..gif)
It (of course) "Could" be rubbish as well, I can't deny that
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glaeken 10,366 posts
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Registered 8 years agoYeah but the way you wrote Could had a hopefully air about it so I just had to try and crush that spark of hope.gif)
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Whizzo 41,153 posts
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Registered 11 years agoJekyll was good, hopefully this will be as well, plus Benedict Cumberbatch (his real name I assume as no-one would pick it as a stage name!?) is a pretty good actor for the lead.This space left intentionally blank.
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Damn, didn't realise this was set in a modern era.
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BinaryBob101 21,078 posts
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Registered 4 years agoIt's written by Moffat, has solid support from Martin Freeman, what's not to like there? It's more likely to be ok, than crap anyway.Goose fat is sponsored by:
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President_Weasel 7,759 posts
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Registered 9 years agoBenedict Cumberbatch is always narrating things. Nature documentaries, slightly different nature documentaries, world's dammiest dams type documentaries... hopefully this will stop him stealing Sean Pertwee's rightful narrator spots. -
M83J01P97 5,754 posts
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Registered 6 years agoWell at least Guy Ritchie isn't involved. That's got to be worth something! -
iokthemonkey 4,664 posts
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Registered 5 years agoAny ideas how they rationalise the setting? Is it Holmes' great-grandson or is he frozen in time or is he just Holmes, but in modern times? (I can't watch the trailer, as it's region-locked...)
EDIT: NM - it's on youtube. So it looks like they've just transplanted the stories to modern times (I assume Holmes giving the address may be him speaking to Watson and offering to share lodgings, if they're doing A Study in Scarlet.) -
M83J01P97 5,754 posts
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Registered 6 years agoIt's just a version of Sherlock Holmes in the present day. No fancy sci-fi/fantasy stuff. -
iokthemonkey 4,664 posts
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Registered 5 years agoM83J01P97 wrote:
Yeah, I figured that out once I got to see the trailer. Which is good in one sense, but I dunno how a modern Holmes would work - isn't it just CSI: London?
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Login Industry 273 posts
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Registered 9 years agoOh dear....
Thought this was set in the classic traditional setting. Modern Holmes defeats the point, they're just trying to make it relevant to the widest possible market.
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Ged42 7,407 posts
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Registered 5 years agoIt's on at 9pm tonight, if anyone is still interested.
I'll give it a watch to see how Holmes' deductive skills do against modern forensics. -
DUFFMAN5 11,444 posts
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Registered 9 years agoNo need to ever make Sherlock Holmes for tv again. Mr Jeremy Brett was Holmes, and I know my Holmes and ACD, so take my word.
It was easier to know it than to explain why I know it. If you were asked to prove that two and two made four, you might find some difficulty, and yet you are quite sure of the fact."Duffman is thrusting in the direction of the problem! Oh, yeah!"
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Pretty good so far! -
matt6666 2,621 posts
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Much better than I thought. The lead actors are doing a good job. Not so sure about the cgi bits though
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SmoothMartin 855 posts
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Registered 11 years agoMycroft as well. Good job. -
dylman 250 posts
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Registered 9 years agoGood stuff, call me impressed. -
GrandpaUlrira 3,730 posts
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Registered 8 years agoThought it was a bit shit. Gatiss was terrible as Mycroft. -
Ged42 7,407 posts
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Registered 5 years agoThat was better than I thought it would be, liked the acting and the deductive sequences. Glad it wasn't as dumbed down as I'd feared it would be.
Suffered from the same over loud music problem as Doctor Who though and I've watched League of Gentlemen too many times to take Gattis seriously. -
theguyfromspark 89 posts
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Registered 7 years agoDid they explain how the guy always "won" the pill taking thing? -
Whizzo 41,153 posts
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Registered 11 years agoWell I thought that was excellent, I was under the impression it was only going to be 60 minutes but I'm very happy it was 90 so it's not rushed.
A pretty perfect way to polish off the weekend's TV.This space left intentionally blank.
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TakeTheVeil 5,058 posts
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Registered 7 years agoI thought that was actually pretty good. Bit too much CSI-styling but still good. Acting was surprisingly good too -
Bremenacht 11,232 posts
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Registered 6 years agoThought it was excellent. Clever and playful. Freeman is a great choice of straight guy.
Good enough to make me forget about the MotoGP! Bah.This post is unsuitable for those with a high rumour-sensitivity.
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Login Industry 273 posts
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Registered 9 years agoYes, I've got to eat my words a little bit. Quite impressive. Not a patch on Brett, but not the failure I'd expected it to be.
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Gambit1977 7,839 posts
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Registered 5 years agoExcellent stuff. Really entertaining, good chemistry and some cracking dialogue.
Also liked how we never found out about the pills, Holmes' pet hate! My assumption was both were poison and he'd built up a tolerance...
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They didn't condescend to the audience by making Holmes an easily likeable character which was appreciable; the peculiar strain of arrogance that character possesses was encapsulated well by his calling us all idiots. They also remained faithful to the novel (or was it periodical?) by following Watson mainly, as that of course was how the source material was narrated. This and "Luther" really are signs that the bbc does crime dramas better than anyone else.
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