BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Getting SH right on screen

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** June 19, 2012 9:13 am

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2012/06/getting-sherlock-holmes-right-on-screen.html#ixzz1xxFDoyVK

**Posted by kazza474** June 19, 2012 10:16 am

Quite funny actually. Wonder if RDJ will ever do another Holmes story? They certainly bagged out Rotchie's ability to bring the stories to light in a good way.
Naturally the writer gets things wrong, Sherlock didn't tell reporters that he was a high functioning sociopath.

**Posted by Davina** June 19, 2012 1:32 pm

It's not difficult to work out which of the two modern versions the writer prefers. Clearly has good taste.

**Posted by Sherli Bakerst** June 19, 2012 4:18 pm

Wow. That The New Yorker not only reviews but also approves of Sherlock says a lot about how high-brow media view the show. It's hard to gain The New Yorker's approval and I'm really pleased the writer was so positive. Plus, that's a great photo of Benedict. The comments were interesting as well.

**Posted by sherlockskitty** June 20, 2012 2:42 am

yeah great pic of benedict..at first I thought they had it wrong and it was supposed to be robert downey jr. Then I read the article further. pretty good review of Our Sherlock series. They were right about the rathbone/bruce series, but the only one I've seen in that series is the woman in green. Now that I have Netflix I may be able to rent the others. squeee!!!!

**Posted by jenosborn** June 20, 2012 3:17 am

Thanks for this link! Fascinating comments following the article too, with those passionate opinions often with polar opposite viewpoints. I like how the reviewer goes into detail about the Rathbone films. And his appreciation of BBC Sherlock's "mind palace" vs. John Watson's "heart palace"

**Posted by kazza474** June 20, 2012 3:36 am

Sherli Bakerst wrote:
Wow. That The New Yorker not only reviews but also approves of Sherlock says a lot about how high-brow media view the show. It's hard to gain The New Yorker's approval and I'm really pleased the writer was so positive. Plus, that's a great photo of Benedict. The comments were interesting as well.

Hey thanks for letting us know what standard The New Yorker has. It's often hard to tell from one article.
Well then they should be doubly chuffed about it all.