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Olivet 2.0
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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 )

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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.
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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.

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