tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725007994251969702.post4418590925039731707..comments2023-10-10T08:51:15.374-04:00Comments on A RETIRED PROSECUTOR'S RANDOM THOUGHTS: SHERLOCK versus ELEMENTARYGeorge R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725007994251969702.post-49565460755584446522014-01-08T01:32:20.674-05:002014-01-08T01:32:20.674-05:00The why I'm disliking SHERLOCK is because of t...The why I'm disliking SHERLOCK is because of too much "gay" jokes<br />I've read all the books, since I was a child, I remember I love Sherlock Holmes, because he's like emotionless, he got no feeling for men or women, so I don't like how attached to Watson in SHERLOCK's version<br /><br />I know they're friends, on the books Watson would always risk his life on a mission or whatever, I just don't like the gay thing (there are lot of those jokes on season 3, I guess it's for the fangirls, I got nothing against gays, but I don't want those delusional girls that know nothing about Sherlock Holmes-never reading a book before- to turn my hero into...)<br /><br />Besides, SHERLOCK got like an hour and its story sometimes it's kind of rushed, so I get confused and I really disliked the way they portrayed Mary, like on the movie, she's like an nuisance to their friendship, but she's supposed to be more important than like, since she showed up in a whole epic novel The Sign of the Four<br /><br />People always know Irene (just one chapter) and nobody cares about Mary (someone explains me?)<br /><br />Although, Mycroft on SHERLOCK is better, is darker, more mysterious. <br />Mycroft on ELEMENTARY is kind of ordinary, however, he has something between hands, so let's wait for new chapters to see if he's planning something or not...<br /><br />I choose ELEMENTARY, maybe I'm wrong, I never pictured Sherlock Holmes being innocent at all, just an uncaring man about feelings. The characters on the US version is best developed and Natalie Dormer made a great acting as Irene/Moriarty mizer doll.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16135998663934881191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725007994251969702.post-80307691227482738152014-01-08T00:45:31.854-05:002014-01-08T00:45:31.854-05:00Agreed.Natalie Dormer illustrates what can be done...Agreed.Natalie Dormer illustrates what can be done with that character when written properly.Sherock's Moriarty has to be the absolute worst I've seen and not because Andrew Scott is a bad actor, but because of the ridiculous writing - Moriarty isn't just 'evil' but apparently insane as well, but they've all been pretty bad.I don't think Doyle gave as much thought as he perhaps he should have in the creation of Moriarty from the outset.Based on a real person but created mainly as a means to an end - Sherlock's end with little identity of his own.Yes, Orson is precisely the kind of actor that would make for a good Moriarty.<br />Luciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194491333260462780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725007994251969702.post-4037297988684150242014-01-07T02:26:28.505-05:002014-01-07T02:26:28.505-05:00Looks like "Elementary's" latest epi...Looks like "Elementary's" latest episode shows how a damsel-in-distress should behave. I've never liked any incarnation of Moriarty in any rendition of the Holmes saga--except "Elementary's" Moriarty. (Although Orson Welles did make a pretty good Moriarty in the BBC' series starring Gielgud).George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725007994251969702.post-58293823635144996482014-01-04T15:25:52.584-05:002014-01-04T15:25:52.584-05:00Sherlock's Adler WASN'T a Damsel-in-distre...Sherlock's Adler WASN'T a Damsel-in-distress until the final act where all the good things about the character, brilliant, independent were stripped from her including her very occupation.Adler, as written by Doyle, with all the conventions of that time, seemed more modern than any interpretation I've seen.The Final Act of 'A Scandal in Belgravia' exists not merely to show the consequences of Adler's "dangerous game" but to illustrate Holmes' absolute superiority to her which was not the case in the original story.<br />I FREELY admit Martin Freeman's Watson, played excellently by the way, is closer to the original Watson but if they can change Adler they're free to change Watson as well.Luciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194491333260462780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725007994251969702.post-16108501170084917152014-01-04T14:00:33.711-05:002014-01-04T14:00:33.711-05:00Cumberbatch/Sherlock's Adler never impressed m...Cumberbatch/Sherlock's Adler never impressed me as a damsel-in-distress even when she was about to have her head chopped off. The classic damsel-in-distress has done nothing to contribute to the predicament she finds herself in. Adler, however, had her head on the chopping block as the result of voluntarily playing a dangerous game, much like the Downey/Sherlock Adler in "Game of Shadows." <br /><br />I like Joan Watson, but you must admit that Martin Freeman is much closer to the original Watson than Lucy Liu in more ways than simply being a man. George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725007994251969702.post-51122941411143090122014-01-03T02:53:30.554-05:002014-01-03T02:53:30.554-05:00I prefer Elementary in every way except for the po...I prefer Elementary in every way except for the portrayal of Mycroft who is more of a distraction to me than actually adding anything to the story on Elementary.Elementary is far more "realistic" in certain ways and also with a far "nicer" Sherlock.I think Elementary's ace-in-the-hole is the casting of Lucy Liu as Watson with her acting as more of a real partner instead of as a sidekick.As Far oriarty is concerned I actually predicted that He would be played by a She just simply based on the fact that Watson was cast as a woman and made sense to change things up.I preferred Elementary's Irene Adler/Moriarty until tonight's episode of Elementary which left me cold.I could care less if Moriarty is played by a woman or not.I was initially excited that Sherlock's nemesis would be played by a woman but as a quasi love interest, no.Still, Moriarty on Elementary is better by far than Sherlock's ridiculous entry.Irene Adler is better on Sherlock except for the fact that they reduced a brilliant woman to being a damsel-in-distress.Both Shows are better than the Downey jr.'s Sherlock that only gets the martial abilities of the character right and everything else is kind of a mess.Since Sherlock has been recently ruled to be in the public domain (which I disagree with) perhaps I write my own variation of the story one day because, in my opinion, we have yet to see a truly definitive, modern Sherlock Holmes not counting Jeremy Brett's brilliant turn of course.Luciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194491333260462780noreply@blogger.com