posted
I see the BBC Sherlock Holmes to be aspirational. Everybody wants to me that guy -- smart ans sharply-dressed, so clever that he can get away with being an ass to people.
I see the Elementary Sherlock Holmes as being more relatable. he's emotional and deeply flawed. The writing is not the worst in the crime/mystery genre on US TV, and Sherlock himself is... more colorful with his shirt off.
It's kind of fun. I think I like it. Not so much that it would inspire me to feats of latte art, though :(https://twitter.com/mayo_to/status/298412378427621376/photo/1 )
Posts: 79 | Registered: Dec 2011
| IP: Logged |
posted
I definitely wouldn't aspire to be the BBC sherlock. And, in sum, Elementary's sherlock is much more relatable, and the relationship between holmes and watson is much more satisfying and real.
Posts: 15421 | Registered: Aug 2005
| IP: Logged |
posted
I wouldn't want to be the BBC Sherlock, either, but I am absolutely positive that the writers DO. Moffat couldn't *really* let him lose to woman, for example. He's a big squashy glob of geek wish fulfillment, kind of like Doctor Who, but with a mean, ruthless streak. He's more or less a superhero, and I think a lot of his appeal is aspirational in that way. Not in a very mature way, but still.
I wouldn't want to be around him, partly because they are pushing the 'sociopath' thing so hard. I believe caring *is* and advantage.
The Elementary Sherlock is an example of how caring what happens to people can be motivating, and although I don't think he'd be super easy to be around, either, if I needed help, He'd be the one I'd ask (mediocre writing aside).
I still enjoy watching Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, though. I could eat their faces.
Posts: 79 | Registered: Dec 2011
| IP: Logged |