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Product Name: Sherlock: Season One [2 Discs]
UPC: 883929129775
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Wonderful Rendition
This show doesn't have your old school, average Sherlock. The brilliance of the original Sherlock can never be replaced, but this series does such an excellent job of trying. It's a fun new spin on procedural style cases.
Benedict Cumberbatch stars as a neurotic, narcissistic, enigmatic genius whose method of solving cases can seem a bit unconventional, or off putting to the supporting characters, but are brilliant in so many ways. It is fun to deduce things along with him, though he's often one (or ten) step(s) ahead of everyone else.
Martin Freeman, honestly (for ME anyway) is the best character of this show. While Sherlock himself is beautifully done, and you can barely take your eyes off of him to pay attention to what else might be going on, Watson is by far the most relatable, and understandable person there. For all intents, and purposes, Watson is a fairly normal man/former soldier who finds himself swept up in Sherlock's madness, and gets a taste for it. The whirlwind excitement, and intrigue of this mysterious genius sucks him in much the way it does the viewer. By extension making Watson our guide to the hijinks that ensue.
Even though each series is only 6 episodes long, you basically get a feature film in each one, with a recurring arc over all. I highly suggest this to anyone who enjoys either one of these fine actors, or anyone who would enjoy a modern take on old characters.
This is probably one of the best written, best acted shows out there. Honestly! Steven Moffatt, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Martin Freeman are amazing.
The episodes follow Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's writings, but with a modern touch and Moffatt's crazy twists. 99.99% of the people I recommend to watch this show absolutely fall in love with it (the other 0.01% are crazy...actually it's because they don't like the harshness of Benedict's Sherlock, but I promise, give him a chance!) Honestly, you need the introduction of Freeman's Watson to warm and humanize Sherlock and find that he's a very likeable character.
Usually, writing reviews is not my division, however I would write a million if it would get more people to watch this underrated show. The BBC produces some of the most compelling, witty, smart shows and we Americans are a bit slow on the intake since our crazy infatuation with reality TV (horrible). Watch this show!
Steven Moffat has done it again with a compelling storyline that is grasping and intellectual from the first five minutes to the last scene of the series. Sherlock is an updated story of Sherlock in modern times and it a great tv series for people that love BBC Shows, Sherlock Holmes, or a great mystery. Even though the episodes are 90 minutes, only three episodes a season are a killer. Plus the amount of time that they usually wait to produce more, the next season 3 is coming out in January and I couldn't be more excited. Watch this series and you will understand why everyone is so obsessed with Sherlock. I love John Watson and Sherlock Holmes relationship with one another, both Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch are wonderful actors and when you meet Moriarty you will understand while he is the most ruthless villain I have seen in almost any series.
