Amazed that no-one's posted on this - the ratings (7.6 million) suggest that you couldn't possibly have missed it!
Absolute joy watching this Moffat and Gatiss production - with Gatiss getting screentime being positively Mandelson-esque in his performance.
The onscreen words used to detail what was being seen by Mr Holmes was an excellent gimmick, probably inspired by the opening credits to LIE TO ME? (Speaking of which, if you aren't watching LIE TO ME, you're missing another treat!).
Hope the ratings hold and we get more episodes following this initial trio. Mind you, does anyone think Mr Moffat might be overstretching doing this AND Who? Mind you, he might have done an RTD Torchwood and just provided the initial segment? We shall see...
Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:00 am
IanW CTV Tech
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Yup, saw this, and series-linked it on my SkyHD box.
Excellent respin on the characters, with Benedict Cumberbatch looking like he's halfway between Nicholas Rowe from "Young Sherlock Holmes" and Jeremy Brett,
Martin Freeman's Afghan Vet Watson was also superb.
Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:27 am
elbcw Moderator
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I would go as far as to say it was the best thing I have seen for some time.
Very well written (as you would expect) and wonderful acting (as you would expect) from the well cast leads.
You certainly had to concentrate. (Normally if I pop out to refresh my drink I leave the TV going - it was paused for this!).
I loved the visible texting stuff and the map during the chase scene.
Looking forward to more of the same.
Em. _________________ "Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible. "
Doug Larson
Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:46 pm
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I concur. My only criticism would be that it was almost too clever for its own good, like it was saying "look at me, I'm very clever!". The "Wrong!" SMS gag in the press conference got slightly tedious, for example.
Otherwise, I loved it, too. Damn that Holmes
is
clever! _________________ John
Is The Stuff in your fridge?!
Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:03 am
PinkLady Cult TV Team
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Location: Tracy Island
I absolutely agree - I'm loving this and I'm rather sad that there's only about 3 or 4 episodes.
It's so well done and so damned clever. I just love the on screen graphics and I kept shouting "wrong" at the TV during that texting scene in the first episode - brilliant stuff.
Martin Freeman is truly great when he has a decent script in front of him and I love BC's depiction of Holmes - just wonderful.
It's kind of like a Department S for the 21st Century - sort of, ish _________________ Sarah
Joined: 11 Oct 2004
Posts: 440
Location: Basingstoke
Missing it already!
So sad it is finished.
More please!
Great ending, yes it was fairly obvious Moriarty would use Watson as his final 'bomb' but that did not matter. I do like a cliff hanger.
Undecided weather Moriarty being portrayed as he was, all cocky and hip was right or not, but it seemed to work. Perhaps he could have remained a shadowy figure until the next series?
Regardless, I loved this show and demand some more!!
Em. _________________ "Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible. "
Doug Larson
Mon Aug 09, 2010 4:55 pm
I_Am_Peterson Moderator
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I wasn't sure about Paul McCartney playing Moriarty, either! _________________ John
Is The Stuff in your fridge?!
Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:30 pm
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