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[serai]

So last night I watched the new Sherlock. Christ, I was EXHAUSTED afterwards. All that bling-bling sparkle-sparkle LOOK AT US AND HOW CLEVER WE ARE. It was a relief to get back to the more story-and-character-focused calm of Elementary.

I did like the little hat-tip to fanfic writers, though. Cute!

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[yeuxdebleu.livejournal.com]

The one that's truest to Doyle is the Jeremy Brett BBC version from the 80's - that one is incredibly faithful to the original stories, and wonderfully acted and produced, to boot.

Ahh yes...I was trying to think of his name when I commented about my husband liking Basil Rathbone. I preferred Jeremy Brett.

I've never read any Sherlock Holmes stories so I really don't know what is canon and what's not.

[serai1.livejournal.com]

Ah, then you are in an enviable position, as you can watch these versions and judge them on their own merits, rather than comparing them to Holy Writ. (I kinda wish I could have done that with the LOTR movies.) Sherlock does include some quite canon things in clever ways, for which I give them credit. Here's an example: in the original stories, Watson had indeed been in the military and been wounded - in Afghanistan. That's serendipity for you!

Since you're not familiar with what's canon and what isn't, I'd be very interested to hear what you think of Elementary, so do come back and give me your opinion. :)

[yeuxdebleu.livejournal.com]

I will. I plan to watch Elementary later this evening.