Unpopular Opinion Time - Sherlock

[sdelmonte]

I finally saw the premiere of the new BBC Sherlock series.

I didn't care for it much. It has a lot going for it, but I did not like Sherlock himself at all. And I have other qualms as well.

From my brief research on the topic, I am the only person on Earth who didn't like it.

This is not the first time I was part of a small minority on such matters. And now I wonder if should either blog more about such matters, or poll my f-list to see who else has that one (or, in case, more than one) thing that just don't get.

That is all.

Comments

[the_croupier]

I liked the pilot, but the second and third eps lost me completely. The second was boring and predictable, and the third was incomprehensible (if you thought the pilot got confusing...). And the poor judgment shown in the portrayal of Asian characters was just stupidly tone deaf for a series in 2010. I have the annoyed suspicion Davies thought this would be a way to evoke an aspect of Holmes' Victorian origins, but it just makes one want to smack him (or whoever) upside the head for being an idiot.

I did like Cumberbatch's Sherlock (though I couldn't tell you exactly why I found him sympathetic), and I liked the visual effects because I felt they were offering an insight into Holmes' method we hadn't seen before. But I also have to say, I thought there was a touch too much of Davies' 10th Doctor in this Sherlock (particularly during his outbursts of excitement), which made the portrayal seem less original than it might have been.

Yes, please more contrarian opinions, Alex. It's always good to see them.