Have you ever imagined what it would be like had Holmes lived in the 21st Century? May be some of you thought that a person like Holmes could survive with his kind of skills, only in the 18th Century, because people and professions were predictable via appearance only during those days. Well, BBC has an answer to the question in their new series Sherlock. It's not exactly New but still has some fresh air to it. You will get to see Holmes as someone who likes to text messages, as someone who makes use of Google Maps in his smart phone.
The stories penned by Mark Gatiss/Steven Moffat and Steve Thompson are well and truly inspired from the books by Conan Doyle but altered (in a good way) to suit the modern times. The detective is super smart at times but a bit flaky at others. But the stories are very well narrated at a quick pace and have enough mystery content to keep you interested till the end. So the experiment can be called as a success.
Benedict Cumbersbach plays the detective in the series. The voice - that is the best thing about this guy and that is exactly why he was chosen to give voice to Smaug in the upcoming Hobbit movie by Peter Jackson (Smaug is a dragon by the way). If you have imagined a voice for Sherlock while reading the book you might think that this was it.
Benedict Cumbersbach plays the detective in the series. The voice - that is the best thing about this guy and that is exactly why he was chosen to give voice to Smaug in the upcoming Hobbit movie by Peter Jackson (Smaug is a dragon by the way). If you have imagined a voice for Sherlock while reading the book you might think that this was it.
Martin Freeman as Watson is also a very genuine choice. May be he is a touch cuter for a man who retired from the military. Inspector Lestrade for a change, is very down to earth and simple-minded (as compared to the genius) but still very much dutiful and loyal to Holmes.
The surprise packages are of course - Prof. Moriarty and guess who - Irene Adler. They have used a more emotional approach to Irene Adler's story than in the books and have added more eccentricity to Moriarty's character. You might be in for a shock if you had imagined Irene Adler as a polite, gentle, lady criminal. The character of Moriarty ( it's Jim Moriarty this time) is for you to decide. I am not sure if the die-hard Holmes fans have accepted him like this. There might be multiple opinions about how it could have been. I too was in two minds by the end of the story.
The series (3 episodes each) came on air back in 2010 and was followed by a second season in 2012. By the end of the second season, Holmes, still young, was falling from Reichenbach. How he survived the fall is still a mystery and hopefully the third season (expected by the end of 2013) will hold a genuine answer. If you haven't seen it yet you have got one year to do the same before the next series releases. Go for it :)
The surprise packages are of course - Prof. Moriarty and guess who - Irene Adler. They have used a more emotional approach to Irene Adler's story than in the books and have added more eccentricity to Moriarty's character. You might be in for a shock if you had imagined Irene Adler as a polite, gentle, lady criminal. The character of Moriarty ( it's Jim Moriarty this time) is for you to decide. I am not sure if the die-hard Holmes fans have accepted him like this. There might be multiple opinions about how it could have been. I too was in two minds by the end of the story.
The series (3 episodes each) came on air back in 2010 and was followed by a second season in 2012. By the end of the second season, Holmes, still young, was falling from Reichenbach. How he survived the fall is still a mystery and hopefully the third season (expected by the end of 2013) will hold a genuine answer. If you haven't seen it yet you have got one year to do the same before the next series releases. Go for it :)
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