Sherlock

Plot synopsis:
Series 1Wounded Afghan veteran Dr. John Watson (Martin Freeman) meets brilliant consulting detective Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) and moves into a flat on 221B Baker Street with him. Their landlady, Mrs. Hudson (Una Stubbs), acts as a de facto housekeeper for them. Sherlock's first case, "A Study in Pink", sees him apprehend cabbi-turned-serial killer Jeff Hope (Phil Davis). Their confrontation escalates to the point that John, who's followed Sherlock unnoticed to the scene, shoots the cabbie out of fear for Sherlock's life. However, Sherlock manages to extract from the dying cabbie that he was being sponsored in his crimes by a figure called Moriarty, who is apparently a "fan" of Sherlock's.The case seals Sherlock and John's friendship. In their next case, "The Blind Banker", they uncover a Chinese smuggling ring, which is again implied to have been linked to Moriarty."The Great Game" sees Sherlock being baited into solving a series of "puzzles" by Moriarty, who is as yet unseen. Each puzzle involves solving an undetected crime, with the additional incentive being that failure to solve the crime within a set time will lead to the death of an innocent bystander. Simultaneously, Sherlock works on recovering the missing Bruce-Partington Plans for his older brother Mycroft (Mark Gatiss), who is a powerful figure in the British government. The series ends with Sherlock encountering Moriarty (Andrew Scott) by a swimming pool, where Moriarty warns Sherlock that he will destroy him.Series 2Moriarty's pool-side encounter with Sherlock ends abruptly when Moriarty receives a cellphone call from dominatrix Irene Adler (Lara Pulver). In "A Scandal in Belgravia", Sherlock is assigned by Buckingham Palace to recover some damaging photographs in Irene's camera phone. Sherlock meets Irene but is outwitted and fails to retrieve her phone. She becomes "the Woman" in his mind.Months later, Irene meets Sherlock once more and tricks him into decoding a message for her, which turns out to be a matter of national security. Irene passes on the message to Moriarty and then blackmails Mycroft into granting her a list of demands or face Sherlock's exposure as a security leak. However, at the last moment, Sherlock figures out the password to her camera phone and crushes her bargaining power. The defeated Irene fakes her death once more with Sherlock's help to escape the wrath of the British government and enter a life of anonymity.Sherlock and John travel to Dartmoor in "The Hounds of Baskerville" to solve the mystery of a gigantic hound that apparently caused the death of client Henry Knight's father years ago. The "Hound" turns out to be a hallucinogenic drug that was being secretly developed as a chemical weapon at the nearby military base of Baskerville. The man responsible, Dr. Frank Mortimer, is killed in a land mine explosion.

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Review:
Hard to believe they could create a setting in modern times where the illustrious Holmes and Watson set off on their adventures and absolutely GET IT RIGHT, in every aspect.
Cumberbatch is a fantastic choice for Sherlock Holmes-he is physically right (he fits the traditional reading of the character) and he is a damn good actor.
I think it is always a bit uncertain and tricky when a 19th century series or film is modernised and most of the time it doesn't work, especially if it is well known and liked but I was very very impressed.
And Steven Moffat & Mark Gatiss' take on Conan Doyle's master detective captures the essence of Sherlock Holmes magnificently.
The concept of using images and visual pointers in the scenes were Holmes makes his superb deductions is excellent and helps the viewer see and think with the ace detective.As for the cast, Benedict Cumberbatch is not the kind of guy who would strike you as Sherlock Holmes when you meet him in a street, but man, does he own the show!
Benedict Cumberbatch (what a name!) brings a dark edginess to Holmes that gives the whole piece a delightful 'gothic' feel, while Martin Freeman - if the first episode is anything to go by - will make a perfect foil as Watson.
But maybe, just maybe, the writers have created a Sherlock for the modern age who will stand the test of time and join a handful of other portrayals in the Pantheon of the greats.Moffat's pedigree as a comedy writer has added a new layer to the Holmes' scenario, and though there were several in-jokes in the first episode that only Holmes' aficionados would appreciate, there was enough general humour to lighten what might otherwise have been a dark canvas.Of course, I shouldn't have had any doubts.
Brilliant modern take with interesting characters and great performances all the way from season 1 - 3.
Once again this proves that the BBC Licence Fee is one of the finest ideas this country as ever had.Moffat's sharp dialogue and subtle character development sit excellently alongside Gattis natural flair for the uncanny and his talent for mystery stories; so evident in his novels as well as his League of Gentlemen work.The modernisation works artfully, showing that the challenges Holmes faced were not merely a question of his better scientific method keeping him ahead of the police.
Watson benefit even more from the modern setting, the circular nature of history making his recent experiences in Afghanistan even more relevant than they can seem in the novels.The cinematography and editing was excellent (a feature that was much improved in the recent series of Doctor Who), the display of text messages stylish and deceptively simple.All in all this was a triumph for the BBC, and showed the benefit of their nurturing of talents such as Moffat and Gattis over the past decade..
"Sherlock" is a BBC mini-series which is based on the books of the Scottish writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and released in 2010.
This police drama is the modernized version of the world famous detective.This well-known series is about the famous private detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend, the military doctor John H.
Located in the 21 century in London, this witty series begins when Holmes, a strange but charismatic genius, meets his new flatmate Watson, an invalid war hero.
This engaging series, has a witty and gripping plot, not to mention the fact that it also has an amazing and talented cast, such as Martin Freeman (John Watson), the Oscar nominee actor Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock Holmes) and a lot of more exceptional actors.
Taking everything into account, I believe that this truly original series is one of the best I have seen so far, I couldn't stop watching it!
If I was to rate the Sherlock Holmes series on season 4 alone, I would give this 0/10 if possible.
Sherlock This series is difficult to write about, because it flew so high at the beginning, re imagining Holmes as a troubled but brilliant modern detective and Watson as a haunted but loyal man of action, in episodes promising to be re-interpretations of classic stories in an era of high technology.
Given the popularity of this show, apparently many young people do not want exceptional humans capable of resolving difficult problems, they want sick people with friends in high places who can thrash the arrogant and get away with it.There will certainly be a Season 4, and we can easily predict that it will be on a grand scale visually, and utterly impoverished of any good ideas or decent story telling.
Moffat is no longer interested in storytelling, he wants to build a post-modern mythology much we are seeing in the Marvel Comics films.But Conan Doyle didn't write for comic books (or myth), he assumed an audience of literate, reasoning adults; and the best of the films based on his stories have always assumed the same audience, and delivered proper variants of some of the best stories written in the English language.
Often i had the feeling i was watching a episode of Doctor Who.Hopefully a fourth series of Sherlock can be more like seasons 1 and 2..
I so wanted to see the kinds of episodes that we watched in the first seasons, vibrant stories and such an interesting relationship that Sherlock and John had.
The show has now escalated into a sordid combination of confusion, blandness, and over-sentimentality.The magnitude of intelligence that made Sherlock so intriguing has now all but disappeared, and the witty repartee between the brothers Holmes has been replaced with these over-the-top statements that the characters seem to utter for shock value alone.On another note, I really cannot handle the repeated "save John Watson...
Many foreign tourists come to London believing that 221B Baker Street was once the home of an actual historic character, rather than the location for a fictional superhero.These camera-clicking simpletons imagine that old Sherlock really did once stalk the foggy streets of the capital, puffing on his over-sized pipe and peering through a giant magnifying glass.However, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat have now seen to it that no-one will ever again mistake Holmes and Watson as real people.
These writers' portrayal of Sherlock is about as realistic as Dr Who or Inspector Gadget, and the character is now firmly established as a key part of the BBC's light entertainment and comedy offering, rather than the keystone of television drama it once was.This first in a trio of new Sherlock stories was not one for the Conan Doyle purists.
The watching crowd didn't lift a finger to help, and I found myself a little surprised when Sherlock didn't soar into the sky with Watson draped in his arms like Louis Lane.Freeman's dry charm and Cumberbatch's piercing eyes just about hold it all together.
As someone who loves 19th century literature, Sherlock Holmes in particular, I'm finding it hard to comprehend the season four finale.
I am an avid Sherlock Holmes fan, have read all of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories over and over again.
Season 4 was so self-referential and unfocused that it felt like a spoof half the time, but then it would perform a complete 180 and get all serious on us, with the expectation that the audience should get all misty eyed when a character carks it or someone experiences some manner of personal hardship.
A grotesque testament to a series gone wrong; a far cry from the fine specimen it once was, before its caretakers thought they could play God, and fecked with its genetics so severely that its hunger for the 'epic' could not be satiated, and its digestive systems could not process or filter out the vast intake of stupid ideas.Episode 2, "The Lying Detective"– in spite of its silliness and melodrama – was an episode that felt a little more like a focused, simplistic, enjoyable isolated tale of problem-solving.
In fact, I believe it was Anthony Horowitz, the author of the first Sherlock Holmes novel authorized by the SACD estate who said that a Holmes mystery should be so complex in its simplicity that when the "answer" is finally revealed, there is a sense of satisfaction in the elegance along with the feeling that "I should have seen that", but DIDN'T.Sadly, in these episodes I DID see that...
In the books, Sherlock Holmes chides Watson for not prioritizing the case in his reports, and instead romanticizing the story.
Even the cinematography had gone downhill (although thankfully not the acting!).The 'Sherlock Holmes' character that we met in season 1 episode 1 is completely gone, there is nothing recognisable left.
I have read every Sherlock Holmes story multiple times, so I am very familiar with the characters and the original stories.
I watched the series with an open mind and found myself left frustrated at how close they came to brilliance yet spoiled it with critical mistakes.The cast is excellent with the primary figures of Sherlock and Watson played nothing short of brilliantly by Cumberbatch and Freeman.
In an age where TV has never been better the temptation is to class everything as a 'modern classic' and for me that is where Sherlock has been placed.I think the original novels and short stories give a much better take on the character and although the creative team have gone to great lengths to modernise the stories, sometimes things are best left alone.I can't say I care for Cumberbatch's performance as the lead either and feel that he is often upstaged by the always excellent Martin Freeman.The BBC will milk this for all its worth and the legions of fans will lap it up.
And that really frustrated me while watching the series.I also found the Holmes character a little too mean spirited (even for Holmes) in the first episode.
I have other plot-specific gripes with the series, but I will refrain from spoilers.Out of love for Sherlock Holmes, I watched all three episodes, hoping it would get better.
I noticed something going wrong when the writers and producers thought that the Moriarty storyline and the Mary storyline was becoming more prominent then the good old fashioned just solve a mystery story lines.I for one do no not watch this show for the political intrigues or the is he dead or isn't he.
His ability to be Sherlock Holmes.This is obviously not a bad show, i loved the first 2 seasons, was not sure about the third and the fourth started badly for me.
I have been a fan of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes since I was a child and have read the original canon countless times.I have watched many incarnations of Holmes on both the big and small screen, and had come to the conclusion that no Sherlock Holmes series could live up the the late and great Jeremy Brett.Well ...
This is my first ever review on IMDb so let's see how it turns out.I've now seen the first season of Sherlock and I really enjoyed watching it.
Before I watched it I wasn't completely convinced of the idea of bringing Holmes, Watson and the other characters to the modern day.
I fell in love with it the moment they showed the character of Sherlock Holmes.
Television Review: "Sherlock" (from 2010)The total 15 episodes aired to this day let no fallout to be recognized in story-telling endeavors by rebounding the legendary characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson based on the classic detective stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), portrayed in match-making gentlemen fashions by Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, defying Silver Pictures' versions of extravaganza starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law in worldwide exhibitions for Hollywood studio major Warner Bros.
Pictures, when (BBC) the British Broadcasting Coporation, founded in 1922, speed-shifts, elegantly-executes episodes created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, who also plays introducing first appearance of Sherlock's brother Mycroft to supporting convenience of bits of humor required as charms of continuity to high-end home entertainment satisfactions when frequently invading nemesis-characters from Irene Adler, performed by short but effective appearance of actress Lara Pulver to the character of Jim Moriarty, lustering performances by the episode delivered through actor Andrew Scott in 85-Minute-editorial highlights of Season 2 "Scandal in Belgravia" and Charles Augustus Magnussen as ruthless media tycoon in Season 3's cliffhanger final to utmost thriller-tense nerve-exposing moments, when season 4 in overlapping 2016/2017 happening becomes a revelation in Episode 14 "The Lying Detective" featuring Toby Jones as non-stop advertising public figure Culverton Smith, as "Sherlock" finds its ideal director Nick Hurran, known for "The Prisoner" (2009) and "Doctor Who" episodes in seasons 6 to 7, and Paul McGuigan, who treated the source material with respect from the very first kicking off episode on Oct. 24th 2010 to always challenging editorial experiments from jump-cutting, slow-motion actions, digital extensions, color corrections and super-imposing effects that there are no dulls moments given throughout.FAZIT: Show recommended (challenging)
This series is a rollercoaster of suddenly emotions, i cannot say enough times how much i liked this show, since the beginning in episode one i fall in love with both principal characters.
Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Dr. John Watson (Martin Freeman) teamup to thwart these evil doers, and do everything in there power to bring justice to the victims.
I think how they allowed Benedict Cumberbatch to take the role of sherlock was the key to success because he brings life to that specific character, as well as Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson.
In the episode, "A Study in Pink" directed by Paul McGuigan in the Sherlock series, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson experience great adventure.
During the episode, Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes meet.
I can appreciate the show as independent from the works of Conan Doyle, but when I want Sherlock Holmes, it's Jeremy Brett I look to.
Clever direction, pretty good plotting and writing, acting a bit overwrought, though, but given the eccentric nature of Holmes himself, allowable.Season 2, however, has been another matter.
Trying to make Sherlock Holmes living in the modern times is a challenge, and if executed properly, it would be a great series.
While researching several websites trying to choose what to watch next (Just finished the most recent season of Breaking Bad), it dawned on me that I couldn't even remember the last time I watched a British TV series.Sherlock called out to me, it being ranked up there with some of the best TV shows (according to IMDb), but its been nothing but average.Cumberbatch is the best thing about the show, he plays Sherlock brilliantly.
This TV adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's work of genius "Sherlock Holmes", in-cooperates plots from the classical stories, in an unexpected good modern interpretation.
The structure of the stories (we will see more as the series goes on) and the characters are transported well into the 21st century and the acting is not bad at all.I can imagine that many people will think that this show came about, because we just had the (maybe debatable) pleasure of watching a very different movie adaptation just a year ago, but the only connection I could find - aside from the wilder hair - is the occasional musical inserts.
The characters are likable and memorable, the villains are delightful, This is the first 90 minutes TV show I've ever seen and the format works great somehow.As of my writing, there are 6 episodes total and at least 2 of them are absolute masterpieces.
The remaining 4 episodes are "merely" excellent.All in all, this is the best Sherlock Holmes adaptation ever.
If you want to make Sherlock Holmes, why not showing the original story.
Just another detective TV show, its not Sherlock Holmes like the book.
So I am a huge Sir Arthur Conan Doyle follower and a fan of Sherlock Holmes book.
I found the first episode of this series to be enormously entertaining, not least Benedict Cumberbatch's performance as Holmes.
"Sherlock" takes many liberties with Conan Doyle's original works--and characters.
Fortunately, the creators of this new series (one hopes it will continue beyond these first three episodes) don't depend upon a lot of computerized, glamorized gadgetry, relying mainly on Holmes' brilliant deductive methods (in keeping with the original, of course).
Before seeing this show, I didn't really know much about the Sherlock Holmes series by Arthur Conan Doyle.
He fits the role very well and the way he portrays the character of Sherlock Holmes is so believable that you can't imagine that it's just a person acting.
The story was happening through a longer period of time than usual and shows us one more memorable character, Irene Adler and not just this episode, but a whole season, shows us Sherlock's personality hiding behind that brilliant mind.
But they still had one brilliant part that was all in Sherlock's mind and the ending of this episode will satisfy a lot of fans, promising a lot for Season 4.
It gracefully adapts Arthur Conan Doyle's stories to modern day London and it's clean, sharp, and the first two seasons are completely worth your time.
This show is a modern take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes series.
Even if you don't like Doyle's Sherlock series you will probably still love this.
Sherlock Holmes shines because of the great plot, the interesting setting, the soundtrack, and the actor..
Episodes usually begin with people who ask Sherlock Holmes to take the cases.
There are brilliant ideas to solve the cases in every episode.The thing that makes Sherlock Holmes shine is not only the great plot, but also the interesting setting, soundtrack, and actor.
Sherlock Holmes' original work is set in 1887.
I also think this format helped inform the universally excellent editing and cinematography of the series.However, the thing I like most about 'Sherlock' is its build-up of Moriarty over the course of the whole season and his continual relevance to Holmes throughout.