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  bencat > 19/03/2013, 10:50

  Realise that this series is mentioned in the Guess the programme thread but wanted to ask for more general comments on this new series.
  Watched the UK updating of this classic Sherlock and really did love what they did with it . When I heard about this other take on the original and in truth expected it to be pretty awful , wrong , wrong , wrong. This is actually a very good attempt to tell an old tale in a new way and does not take anything from the BBC series but goes its own way. Anyone else watching this and what do you think ?
  

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  RussyRover > 07/06/2013, 23:32

  Well the first season has just finished and all in all I liked it. Both Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu grew into the parts and it was different enough to hold an interest, plus Miller's portrayal of the slightly (or more than slightly) deranged Holmes was spot on, and I would watch Lucy Liu in anything (and have done lol).
  The take on Moriarty and the revelation in the end it was Holmes old flame and a woman was both a surprise and also not so much as the clues were there through the episodes if you can now go back and realise it.
  As you say it's totally different from the BBC adaptation, the new modern setting may not be to everyone's liking but I can put up with that. If you don't like Americanised versions, then I dare say this is not for you, if you can put up with them, then this is worth a look.
  Let's hope the second series does not disappoint...

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  Bickers32 > 19/02/2014, 12:22

  i for one love this show the whole watson as a woman thing i wasnt sure about but have to admit it works lucy lou jonny lee miller really fit each other nicely in the roles of sherlock and watson

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  smellsfunny > 19/02/2014, 22:21

  yep , fan here too. been watching since ep 1 and not missed an episode. its not dumbed down the same way as some american versions of british storys.

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  bencat > 04/03/2014, 18:21

  Glad to see that I am not alone in thinking this is a very viable option of this classic .The new series and introduction of Mycroft as the evil brother is very much a slow burner.

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  Bobby72 > 04/03/2014, 23:21

  I recently discovered it on the on demand section at virgin media and liked it so much that I watched the entire first season in under a week before it was no longer available. Not as good as the British version, however it is still a good portrayal in its own right.
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