Television Review #3: Sherlock Series 1

I was contemplating on whether to review Star Trek The Wrath of Khan but then I though about Sherlock. Considering the actor that plays Sherlock is the villain in Star Trek Into Darkness, why not?

Sherlock is the legendary story of Sherlock Holmes and his partner Dr. Watson but the show takes place in present day. Like that show Elementary only less American and Watson isn't played by Lucy Liu. The creators of Sherlock are Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss. Gatiss also stars as Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock's brother. Now I am not sure what to think of Steven Moffat. Before creating Sherlock, he was a writer for Doctor Who and every episode he wrote I adored. He wrote at least one episode a season and that episode was always one of my favorites. But Moffat later became the head writer for the show and for me it just hasn't been the same. Each season with him as head writer becomes more and more convoluted and I am not a fan. That being said, he has done nothing wrong with Sherlock. NOTHING. 

Everything about this show is phenomenal! Let's start with the actors. Both Sherlock and Watson are perfectly cast. They demonstrate some of the best chemistry I've seen on the small screen in the longest time. Sherlock is played by Benedict Cumberbatch and if you don't think that his name is awesome, after watching the first episode you will fall in love with his personality and his cheekbones. Seriously, his cheekbones are incredibly prominent! Sherlock is a man with a unique knack for solving crimes. Everyone thinks he's either insane or a psychopath. But what they really don't understand is that he's a genius. There isn't a better way to say it but he's kind of autistic when it comes to solving crimes and mysteries. He's also incredibly anit-social that only makes him more hilarious. Dr. Watson is played by Martin Freeman who is most well known for the British Office and for playing Bilbo in the Hobbit. Freeman killed it in the role of Watson because his character represents us. We the audience can relate to Watson more than we can to Sherlock because unlike Sherlock we aren't crime solving geniuses. Unless you actually are a crime solving genius, in that case that's super cool for you.

The writing as I said, is INSANELY well written. The mysteries become more complex and it hooks you even more with every minute you keep watching. With every episode you watch you become more attached to both Sherlock and John. Each episode is 90 minutes long so even though there are only three episodes in each series, their combined run-time comes out to about four and a half hours long.

Final Report: Now even though I don't watch much TV, this is one of the best shows on the air and one of the best shows I've ever seen. Period.