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It jumped the shark for me with the third episode: poor plot, hated the solution to the blackmailer problem, and simply couldn't swallow the covered up past of one character. In previous episodes I felt that Sherlock was true to the spirit of the source material but that, in my opinion, is no longer the case. Pity as I thoroughly enjoyed seasons 1 and 2.

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The evil criminal overlord who had to be home by bedtime ? Nah, he was awful again mate. Hopeless bit of casting again, about as menacing as Rice Krispies.

 

Aye, aye...

 

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...things are on the up and up.

 

Fit as fuck and WWAP, love her in Game of Thrones but this is PC gone MAD.

 

What would Inspector Monkfish have to say I wonder ?

She is lovely her. When she first appeared on elementary my jaw hit the floor.

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Sherlock sucks the big one baby.....and all because everybody loves Milk Tray John Watson (and his luvverly assassin missus)....I am of course in the 'self indulgent cack' camp on this one, and once again an iconic character known for using logic and solving things (of which Columbo was the uberdaddy) is given an easy, convenient plot resolver...or in this case, a plot REVOLVER HAHAHAHAAAHAHAAAAAARGHHHH......see: Dr Who and sonic screwdriver.

 

So if you liked it - me and mamma Bertollini would-a like-a you-a to kiss-a my hairy bollocks-a. Not really. Love u all x

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It must kill you haters to see how popular it is. Locked in for two more series as well. And there is NOTHING you can do about it. You'll be happy to know I've introduced two more workmates to it and they love it.

 

Love & Hugs.

 

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http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jul/10/sherlock-victorian-era-christmas-special-watch-the-trailer

 

Sherlock's Victorian-era Christmas special – watch the trailer

 

The trailer for Sherlock’s upcoming BBC special, set in Victorian London, was launched at Comic-Con in San Diego

 

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Steven Moffatt’s 21st century update of Sherlock Holmes has been one of the most talked-about BBC shows of recent years, pitting Benedict Cumberbatch’s meticulous detective against a host of contemporary foes – while keeping a little of the emotional repression of Conan Doyle’s creation.

 

Now for an upcoming Christmas special, Moffatt is doubling back on himself, taking Holmes and Watson back to their original Victorian setting, but clearly with a sprinkling of post-modern wit. As you can see from this trailer launched at Comic-Con, there’s plenty of winking self-referentiality, both to Conan Doyle’s stories and the TV series itself.

 

 

Mrs Hudson the housekeeper complains about her lack of billing in the stories (a sly nod to her eventual scene-stealing on TV) while Watson, played by Martin Freeman, notes that he’s had to grow a moustache to get noticed – perhaps a meta joke acknowledging Cumberbatch’s stratospheric rise to Hollywood fame?

 

Moffatt told the Comic-Con crowd that “It’s still the same sense of humour, it’s still very much the show you know… But it’s in the ‘correct’ era, which was unbelievably thrilling.” But what do you think? Is this return to the 19th century a conceit too far, or are you as excited as ever? Fulminate or rhapsodise in the comments below.

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I thought it's actually been quite good

 

Just seems too forced for me

 

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The first episode seemed to be trying to be like a mini bond film but with a top Autist at the helm.  The only benefit was they killed off Watson's spy wife, a story angle which in itself was ludicrous.  

 

The Sunday episode was just "Savile porn" with Sherlock poorly acting off his tits for an hour before a big reveal with the sister which was so unexpected I laughed when they did it.

 

 

*hipster alert* I really liked the early ones, don't know if it's been given a new producer or director but it seems to be trying to have a foot each in "quirky BBC sherlock" and "Robert Downey Jnr Hollywood Sherlock" which for me just isn't working. 

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I thought the first two series weren't too bad, but ever since the writers and actors have disappeared up their own backsides.

I agree I thought Sunday's episode was awful and was just an excuse for Cumberbatch and Toby Jones (who I actually like) to overact.

 

It finished at 10.30 on Sunday and I then by accident happened to flick over to a real detective on ITV 3 in Inspector Morse, which not only made sense but was far better and far better acted

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