Hm, he talks about a 'balancing act', so I hope they'll keep up the balance we know from series 1 and 2...

I think Steve Thompson has a point. It's a pity, but true.
Fans are much more interested it Mr Cumberbatch's outfit and the comedy scenes when Sherlock is arkward or doesn't get a social clue than the plot or the crime investigation or the deductions.
The sad point is that there are many things to be found in Sherlock, but "fans" just look at the obvious.
For example the nude scene with Lara Pulver. It was done to distract, of course, but there was a purpose behind it. Sadly everybody lookes at her measurements. That's much more important than the plot. (I am not talking about how he survived the fall.)
Somehow Sherlock Holmes in the old days was about fog and hansom cabs and the deer stalker and not much about Sherlock's personality and what makes it unique concerning the deductions and puzzles, IMO.
Now Sherlock is able to provide exactly that but possibly the majority of fans are more interested in Sherlock's purple shirt than his deductions. Just look at the threads and their statistics.
As if history repeats itself.

We can't say whether "Sherlock" will lead towards comedy in series 3 because we haven't seen it.
But the wedding speech and the audience's reaction was instructive to me.
Comedy at Sherlock's expense because he doesn't get the meaning of the best man and reacts unexpected. This little part possibly proofs Mr Thompson's statement.

On the other hand after The Reichenbach Fall the fans need some comedy scenes and a relief.
We must wait and see. Hopefully the writers are able to balance it out.
 

Well said. We should be patient and wait until we have seen it. My addiction started when I watched the English original for the first time. It was a mixture of "That voice!!!" and "I would love to write like that!!!" So I am hopeful and confident that they will come up with the right balance of comedy and drama. And the sometimes you need comic relief to prepare for a dramatic climax which I am sure we will get at the end of ep. 3. 

Be: I think there may be fans who rave about the purple shirt and appreciate the plot writing at the same time. I count myself among them. 

I totally agree with you. 

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It's all about the plot! And the characters! What is true, though, is that the show wouldn't be as succesful if it relied on a crime plot alone. Because once you know the solution, those tend to get boooooooring.

Right, and I personally certainly wouldn't have watched those six episodes again and again if it were just about solving a crime. It's the whole package that makes this show so special (and different, IMHO).
And yes, maybe ACD didn't write those funny and sometimes hilarious moments into his stories (I can't tell because I don't know them... ). Nevertheless it does work in the show, so I hope they will stick to what they did with it up until now.
 

BBC Sherlock has ruined television for me. I was watching Elementary last night and practically broke down the plot in real time. I could have been the writer for the episode.  Uhg.  As Irene Adler says,'brainy is the new sexy" and its the combination of so many human elements  including the PSoS)  with the super human wit of Sherlock that just has this show outdoing anything else on T.V. right now. 

I really have lost count on how many times I have watched the series so far.  When I am sick (like now) or bored or sad for a pick-me-up, I see new elements, new ways to see what is happening every single time.  Fascinating that a script can be observed and interpretted differently each time I watch. 

As I eluded to at the beginning of this comment, Sherlock has ruined the way I watch T.V. but it has also influenced me in so many different ways.  A few years ago my family lost their patriarch and it seemed like I lived life in a hazy blur, sleep walking through my days. My brain literally turned to mush.  Then one night, my sister comes into the house and says,"You have got to see this show!" I watched it with my mom and her and I have never been the same.

Keep Calm and Trust Moffit/Gatiss.

That's all I can do.