Has anyone seen those big "1001" list books? I remember the first one I saw was "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die".

Anyway, on the weekend I was browsing a bookshop and saw "1001 TV Shows You Must Watch Before You Die." Of course BBC'S Sherlock is included! Unfortunately, I wasn't terribly impressed with the write up. Here's what they had to say about it (and it contains spoilers if you're new to the show!):

Sherlock
Crime/Mystery | UK | 2010-present
A new sleuth for the twenty-first century

Cast | Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs, Rupert Graves, Louise Brealey, Mark Gatiss
Original broadcaster | BBC One
Awards | 13 BAFTAs, 7 Emmys
For fans of . . . | Elementary (2012)

Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) is a wealthy, well-connected eccentric, whose brilliance and ability to see threads that connect seemingly disparate elements is matched only by his complete lack of empathy for everybody else. Events brought him in league with John Watson (Martin Freeman), a military doctor no longer on duty after a stint in Afghanistan, and it's here that Holmes aficionados will recognise how surprisingly close to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original premises these reworkings are.
Inspired by movies starring Basil Rathbone that transplanted the Victorian investigator to the 1940s, writers Stephen Moffat and Mark Gatiss crafted a Holmes for the twenty-first century—even with a deerstalker on his head. Though this Holmes claims to be ignorant of modern technology, the series doesn't shy from the leaps in forensic science and technology—the first episode's innovative visualisation of text messaging has been much copied ever since.
Each season is a short three episodes long—albeit with feature-length episodes—and the writers cruelly tease their audience. The climax of the second season had viewers perplexed as to how Sherlock survived a lethal fall—only for the next season to refuse to reveal how he cheated death (though there were multiple possible solutions, from the highly improbable to the fan-pleasingly ridiculous). The show made a star of Cumberbatch, who finely balances arrogance and aspects of Asperger's syndrome with engaging wit. JS

Classic episode
The Reichenbach Fall | Season 2, episode 3.
Holmes' nemesis Moriarty (Andrew Scott) has turned the detective into public enemy number one. With his reputation in tatters, Sherlock takes the plunge. Silent Witness' Jaye Griffiths guests.

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What do you think, could they have done a better job describing this awesome show? I think so!

Last edited by ukaunz (November 17, 2016 12:08 am)