CP3S said:

asterisk8 said:

I disliked Guy Ritchie's "take" on Holmes, now I despise it. This is Sherlock Holmes for a new era.

In recent years I have often felt that with more and more ridiculous campy movies flooding the market and being well loved by the majority of the population, it seems that tv shows have become the place for fresh ideas and bold steps in storytelling.

The contrast between the Moffat and the Guy Richie Sherlocks is the perfect example of this.

I agree 100%.

Aside from Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels, I've never been a fan of Guy Ritchie, and now I feel his version of Sherlock Holmes is downright insulting.

I was continually amazed by how much better the writing, casting, and tone of this series is compared to the big budget adaptation. You know, the only compromise I was willing to make before was in thinking, "Well, I guess this slo-mo explosive action-fest is the only way to get most people to watch Sherlock Holmes anymore. That's better than him fading from the public consciousness entirely, I suppose." Now I know differently. Sherlock is irreverent without being insulting, exciting without being pandering, complex without being alienating - basically it's all of the right ways to appeal to 21st century audiences without sacrificing quality, and intelligence, and the heart and soul of what makes Holmes and Watson the immortal figures they are. I really think anyone could watch this series and love it.