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Personal Rating: 9.5/10
IMDB Rating: 9.3/10 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1475582)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 97%
"I'm a high functioning sociopath, do your research!" - Sherlock Holmes
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Doyle’s original fictional characters, detective Sherlock Holmes and his,
arguably, only friend Doctor John Watson, were taken out of the 19th
century and placed into the modern 21st century London to solve crimes. It is
not easy for a director to take such a well-known series of novels and turn it
into a present day drama series, but the show impresses audiences worldwide by
depicting London under a very favorable light and is sharp, intense, and keeps
you on your toes waiting for more action to come. What makes this TV series
unique is that each season contains only three episodes and each one of those
episodes is the length of a full movie. This show, unlike other detective
shows, focuses more on the minor details than the overall big picture of a
case. As to the filming, the camera would show what any viewer notices in a
crime scene then comes back to what the trained eye of Sherlock notices by
focusing on the tiniest details. While the characters deal with intense moments,
the theme song plays in the background,
carrying a tone of suspense and drama, to mark the significance of the
moment.
Unlike
other series, this one creates a strong bond between the evil character and the
audience leaving you saddened when he is killed off. Every small detail has
relevance to the plot and by the end of an episode the viewer is able to
connect all the dots that run in logical sequence to the climax and yet is left
wondering about how strange things happen. After Sherlock throws himself off a
tall building and lands head on to the concrete sidewalk having obviously
passed away, he is unexplainably reborn ending the season with powerful
questions.
Even
3 years after the last episode was aired, people are as excited for the series
to continue, as they were when the first episode was released. I personally
love the show for all the reasons above and being an avid TV viewer, I find it
superior to most other series available on air.
Will
Sherlock’s death be explained? How does John Watson deal with the death of his
best friend? And I cannot help wonder, after Sherlock returns, will things ever
be the same again?
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