tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post6685355062612650270..comments2023-12-26T12:18:55.616+00:00Comments on Doyleockian: Elementary Pilot - My verdictAlistair Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199962410016780822noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-7620486576984882792012-09-12T12:04:37.048+01:002012-09-12T12:04:37.048+01:00I couldn't agree more.
The plot and acting are...I couldn't agree more.<br />The plot and acting are good and the show is entertaining… I can’t say I disliked the pilot, not at all. <br /><br />The problem is that “Elementary” seems to be closer to shows like “The Mentalist” and “House MD” than to ACD’s Sherlock Holmes. I finished watching the pilot with the feeling that nothing new has been achieved and nothing old has been modernized. It’s just more of the same; I think this series adds nothing to the Sherlock Holmes’ legacy. But I quite liked it.Snail Trailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07105339547590023072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-87730130521620572602012-09-12T07:53:31.311+01:002012-09-12T07:53:31.311+01:00I think I will likely agree with you on this asses...I think I will likely agree with you on this assessment, and all I've seen are various clips that have shown me it is too far removed from the original to claim to be an "adaptation" (though now I have noted on advertising that it claims to be "inspired by" and not "based on" Holmes). Perhaps that is the more appropriate term particularly since you've mentioned it's as much Holmesian as House MD (which I loved prior to the last few seasons and must give credit to that show and Hugh Laurie for firing up my interest in everything Sherlockian). <br /><br />I could list off a number of things that weren't quite right for me, but I will save that for my own review. Though I have to wonder, did Holmes ever say even something close to the effect of ...I hate it when I'm right? The Holmes I appreciate is just the opposite; he enjoys being right and relishes that moment. I've seen Rathbone, Brett, Cumberbatch and, yep, even RDJ become quite chuffed with themselves and not make one note of regret, even in jest. No, I surely don't think it will eclipse BBC's adaptation. I only wonder if newcomers to the canon will be able to adapt to the original when there are such basic, huge differences between two characters with similar names or will it simply be too different? Valerie_Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11059523446958613192noreply@blogger.com