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Exactly. I think a straight translation of Holmes, even modern day, just doesn't seem right with an American protagonist.
I'll give it a shot but I'm not expecting much.
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Exactly. I think a straight translation of Holmes, even modern day, just doesn't seem right with an American protagonist.
I'll give it a shot but I'm not expecting much.
ConfusingJazz
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Not if you only do three episodes every year, no. You will never be attractive to syndication that way.
Seeing as they create their own shows, they wouldn't have room to do it. In any case, there's BBC America for BBC content, and I think Sherlock's going to be on PBS soon.
Perspicacity
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I'd have preferred that. Make it kind of like "The Yard", let the kids swear and fight.
Also:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115085/
cartoon_soldier
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Why America...why
RurouniZel
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B_Rik_Schitthaus
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Much worse does not imply that either is bad, only that on is far inferior to the other, it's a wholly relative term.what do you mean Much worse? BBCs take on Sherlock was great
Guerrillas in the Mist
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Besides, everyone knows it's all about future Holmes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyGAc-OLAiQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyGAc-OLAiQ&feature=related
Probably one of the worst cartoon intros of all time.
Hot Coldman
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They're 90 minutes long and there's 6 of them. They're basically like TV movies. What more could you want (besides another series, which is happening)
Guerrillas in the Mist
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With ads, each episode would be 2 hours long, and I'd argue it's more like a mini-series of movies than a conventional series. But yeah, more would be nice, as long as the writing and production values don't suffer in return.
hey_it's_that_dog
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what do you mean Much worse? BBCs take on Sherlock was great
What do you mean what do I mean? You read something wrong.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
Tons of TV shows are ripoffs of other popular shows in terms of theme or premise. Once you discount the specificity of it being about Sherlock Holmes, which I think you can based on my previous argument, it's not really more of a ripoff than countless other shows. So it's hard for me to care.
More episodes. And yeah, I know another series is happening, but how long do we have to wait? Another year? I definitely hope not.
Hot Coldman
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If we do (and we probably will), blame Jackson and Abrams booking up the stars.
I'm prepared to wait as long as it takes. And I won't be sullying the fiction with any other new interpretations either- I already made that mistake with Game of Shadows.
Adam Scott Aukerman
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Likely closer to 18 months.
Joel Was Right
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Well, you are talking to a guy who has read all the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and has actually hunted down other Sherlock Holmes novels not written by him, lol.
I have even read Sherlock Holmes vs Dracula and Dr Jekyll and Mr Holmes. So it doesn't bother me that CBS is trying to remake Sherlock. I'm willing to give it a chance.
Hot Coldman
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Yeah I haven't read the books. I'm not really that committed. I just really, really, like the BBC show. :lol
My point was more if the CBS show is bad, it'll make the wait for the BBC show to return harder.
SpeedingUptoStop
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American remake on CBS. This will be hot garbage.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
I honestly don't see what the problem is. House MD is essentially Sherlock Holmes as a modern American Doctor.
Sherlock Holmes is my favorite character...well ever. And I love the BBC series, heck I even like aspects of the RDJ films. The existence of this show doesn't really take away from any of those. We will always have the short stories, novels, and countless films.
I will give this a chance. If it's good, I keep watching. If it's bad, I ignore it. No harm, no foul. Trust me, if you research Holmes there are MUCH dumber concepts based around him.
Sherlock Holmes is my favorite character...well ever. And I love the BBC series, heck I even like aspects of the RDJ films. The existence of this show doesn't really take away from any of those. We will always have the short stories, novels, and countless films.
I will give this a chance. If it's good, I keep watching. If it's bad, I ignore it. No harm, no foul. Trust me, if you research Holmes there are MUCH dumber concepts based around him.
Yep, just like every other garbage middle-of-the-road sanitized cop/detective show on that network.
Every time I watch football on CBS, I'm always astounded by the ads. Every damn show they air seems like exactly the same bullshit. Too bad people are gonna start confusing the BBC series and this new one.
SpeedingUptoStop
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I understand this point of view and while I usually refrain from sharing my opinion on things that don't exist, this has an added edge of fairly directly ripping off Sherlock while also being most likely unnecessary & (since it's CBS) fairly uninspired. I'd rather have the people working on this work on something else rather than do something that's already been done so much (directly & indirectly with stuff like House) lately.
Edmond Dantès
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Still waiting on a modern day adaptation of the Count of Monte Cristo, in fact any attempt at an adaptation that is at least half decent would be welcome.
Idris Elba as Edmond in a BBC produced series would be lovely.
Idris Elba as Edmond in a BBC produced series would be lovely.
Sadly no one watched Veronica Mars the first time.
ConfusingJazz
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Yet, they are killing it in the ratings.
I've heard that's good, but it gets lost in the sea of bullshit they air.
Sad that it's the most-watched network.
Edmond Dantès
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Too much of a departure from Dumas' narrative, particularly in depicting the Count as an antagonist or very close to one.
This is pretty much what I thought, too. It's redundant. It's also redundant for copying the BBC version. It's also redundant for reasons.
Count Dookkake
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Given the title, I expected him to be a teacher at a school, with the gifted class as his "irregulars"
TemplaerDude
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This will be good for a season, like all american shows
, and then suck after that when they run out of ideas, like all american shows
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TheKaeptain
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Sherlock set in America would be better fit in San Francisco. Have Watson be a younger ex-military medic attending College. Sherlock can be an instructor/retired detective.
Through the course of the story we find out that Sherlock retired because the love his life fucked him over/died in the process. The reason Watson and him end up working together is because a fellow student ends up dead. Which leads to a conspiracy...
Through the course of the story we find out that Sherlock retired because the love his life fucked him over/died in the process. The reason Watson and him end up working together is because a fellow student ends up dead. Which leads to a conspiracy...
I was under the impression we had a contemporary version of Holmes over here for the last few years 
Ugh. Part of what makes the BBC show so good is that it's short and the show doesn't over stay it's welcome. I have a sneaking suspicion they'll go all CSI on it, and it'll end up being formulaic by the end of the first season (assuming it makes it past the pilot). The BBC version is so damn good that I don't see how the hell this could hold a candle to it at all without being a blatant rip-off.
One thing we probably won't have to worry about, since this is America after all, is Holmes not knowing how to fight. I expect many MMA brawls to occur in the American version.
Ugh. Part of what makes the BBC show so good is that it's short and the show doesn't over stay it's welcome. I have a sneaking suspicion they'll go all CSI on it, and it'll end up being formulaic by the end of the first season (assuming it makes it past the pilot). The BBC version is so damn good that I don't see how the hell this could hold a candle to it at all without being a blatant rip-off.
One thing we probably won't have to worry about, since this is America after all, is Holmes not knowing how to fight. I expect many MMA brawls to occur in the American version.
Discotheque
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I thought so initially but I really liked him after this season. He's kinda nutty but entertaining.
FlutterPuffs
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Same here. He was great in the season finale.
Joel Was Right
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I'm curious as to how this will differ to Lie To Me.
TheKaeptain
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Where do you get this idea that Sherlock Holmes doesn't know how to fight?
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Actually...that is a pretty cool sounding concept.
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