It's a new Masterpiece Mystery Theater offering. I watched the first episode on PBS last night. This Sherlock Holmes is right up to date, operates in 2012 London. Trades the magnifying glass for a smart phone. Watson is a blogger. It was disappointing. Holmes talks funny (too fast) and comes across as a terminal nerd who dislikes people, the detective business, and is rude to every one. We open with Holmes dispatching Watson to a crime scene with a laptop. Holmes remains at Baker street and surveys the clues thru the laptop's webcam. Weird. Irene Adler makes her entry in the nude, and even after putting on a few clothes she just doesn't click as femme fatale. Why Holmes would want to get involved with her remains a mystery.
I won't make any special effort to catch the following episodes.
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