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So in my large chunk of free time this evening I decided somewhat randomly to try watching the BBC series Sherlock. (Instead of actually doing anything remotely productive of course.) After the first episode I've found it surprisingly good. I already knew I liked Martin Freeman thanks to my deep love of The Office UK. I found the other dude to be much more interesting than I expected however.
And now I'm compelled to attempt to watch the rest of it (all two other episodes) of it tonight! Dammit!

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I discovered "Sherlock" a couple months ago, and I really enjoy it. I love the nods to the original stories side-by-side with the modern practicalities.

I'm surprised how much I've enjoyed it, as I'm not usually a fan of Sherlock Holmes-y type stuff. The modern stuff is probably a big part of what makes it so interesting.

Ah, see, I love that sort of thing.

If you're ever inclined to watch some that are fairly true to the original stories, check out the Jeremy Brett BBC series that was done ... around fifteen years ago?

So here's a bit of insight that you may enjoy ...

Remember the bit in "A Study in Pink", where the cops find the dying message and the one guy is all smugly "it means revenge in German"? And Holmes is all "Pfft! It's Rachel, obviously. Makes more sense than someone blathering about revenge in German."

So in the original "A Study in Scarlet", the cops are all "we need to look for someone named Rachel!" And Holmes is all "Pfft! It means revenge in German. You won't find a Rachel."

That really, really amused me for some reason.

That's really awesome! I'd imagine there are a bunch of little nods to the original canon that I'm missing as I know pretty much nothing about it. It's easy to enjoy regardless though. (And it's so much better than that recent Sherlock Holmes movie that came out...I couldn't even finish it.)

Yeah, the movie was ... not quality entertainment.

As to the series, if you're not getting every little nod and wink, it doesn't really matter as long as you're enjoying it! I'm not such a Holmes fan that I'm confident that I'm catching them all either.

Sherlock! (I, um, still have to watch the last half of episode three. I keep forgetting. Maybe this weekend!) I was really impressed by how well it worked in modern day England. And it finally got me around to reading the original stories, which are quite good.

I'm about to watch the last one tonight probably. And yes, they did an excellent job blending it with modern stuff. Although I know very little about the original SH stuff anyway.

Didn't I mention this to you months ago when I heard an interview on NPR? Or was that another show? I'm glad you find it entertaining.

You might have, I'm not sure. It's pretty good though, I'm pleased :)

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