BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Does anyone miss Paul McGuigan?

**Posted by BrettHolmes** June 24, 2014 2:53 pm

I really liked the style he had brought to the first two seasons. Instead of doing a voiceover montage, Sherlock's thought process (or mind palace) is depicted through visuals (such as the on screen text) and I think his directing was more or less responsible for that. In general, he gave the series a dreamlike, modern Holmesian atmosphere that added to the overall magic. Although, I will give credit where credit is due to Euros Lyn and Toby Haynes as there talents were up to par with his.

Season Three had different directors, which explains why it had a look and feel that was a departure from what I saw before. It was so different in ways that I can’t describe. While I got the impression that they had adapted to the elements that McGuigan had established, it did feel like a certain charm was missing. For example, Jeremy Lovering’s style in “The Empty Hearse” was not to my taste.

Last edited by BrettHolmes (June 24, 2014 7:48 pm)

**Posted by besleybean** June 24, 2014 4:04 pm

ME!

**Posted by Russell** June 24, 2014 6:24 pm

Second this!

**Posted by TeeJay** June 24, 2014 6:48 pm

Yes, I had the exact same reaction. Even though series three had adapted a lot of the Sherlock-specific look and feel, it was still as if something was missing. It was hard to put my finger on at first, but I think it had a lot to do with the absence of McGuigan and his unique style, the daring cuts and I also thought they should have made more use of all those really cool text captions that have become somewhat Sherlockian.