Maybe it would be more popular in the US if Sherlock investigated a clan
of bayoubillies. :-D
And I have never seen "Elementary". I have enough problem with what the
idiots running Hollywood do to TV.
On 01/03/2014 07:21 PM, [email protected] wrote:
The BBC "Sherlock" is a worldwide hit but I read that the USA is *not*
so enamoured and viewing figures there are quite low.
I love the original Holmes tales (though Poe's Dupin is the original
and the best) so I enjoy this modern updating but the series does
strike me as a bit smug and self-congratulatory. Too much style over
substance perhaps? Still, there are classy moments and I never miss an
episode.
IMHO Jeremy Brett's Holmes is the best-ever representation.
Astonishing performance. Truly brilliant. Popular entertainment as
high art!
My fave Holmes story was "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches". A key
plot element is the auburn hair of the central character. A young
woman applying for the job of a governess is offered excellent wages
thanks to her red hair. Is the employer a sexual fetishist? Is
something sleazy going on? Because Holmes is asexual the "Copper
Beeches" plot adds an element of sexual frisson which is all the more
effective thanks to the background of period respectability and decorum.
On a side note: we Brits call the Sherlock period Edwardian. When we
use labels like "Victorian" or "Edwardian" do Yanks (or Europeans for
that matter) refer to it by some other designation? After all, Ed and
Vicky were not *your* sovereigns. (Though you are always welcome to
rejoin the club and become loyal subjects of Liz II.)
I've never seen US series "Elementary" - would you recommend that?
