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Aug. 1st, 2010 09:30 pmAshleigh Brilliant once said, "My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I am right."
Sherlock is very much making me feel that way.
Last week, I thought it was the pilot for an abortive television series, so I looked at Sherlock from the angle of a potentially perpetual episodic show. I examined what the problems were with it and how they could have been solved if you wanted to extend it to a couple of seasons.
Fandom tells me that this is not so; only three episodes were commissioned, but they were commissioned with intent. So this week, I was prepared to apply a different critical viewpoint, treating the episode as part two of three, complete in themselves. This gives a lot more room for character exploration and doesn't require as much pure plot because you're not stretching the characters out over several episodes. I thought it would be, well, balanced in the same way the pilot was.
Boy, was I wrong.
Welcome to Sam's Six Things About Sherlock, Episode Two: ( The Blind Banker )
3a. Seriously, Watson's clothes, I can't even. I would love to have been in on the production meetings where the costume designer made the pitch. "Yes, well, with Watson we're going for actively offensive to the viewer."
Protip for anyone who wears men's dress shirts: don't fasten the top button if you're not wearing a tie. You look like an asshat.
Sherlock is very much making me feel that way.
Last week, I thought it was the pilot for an abortive television series, so I looked at Sherlock from the angle of a potentially perpetual episodic show. I examined what the problems were with it and how they could have been solved if you wanted to extend it to a couple of seasons.
Fandom tells me that this is not so; only three episodes were commissioned, but they were commissioned with intent. So this week, I was prepared to apply a different critical viewpoint, treating the episode as part two of three, complete in themselves. This gives a lot more room for character exploration and doesn't require as much pure plot because you're not stretching the characters out over several episodes. I thought it would be, well, balanced in the same way the pilot was.
Boy, was I wrong.
Welcome to Sam's Six Things About Sherlock, Episode Two: ( The Blind Banker )
3a. Seriously, Watson's clothes, I can't even. I would love to have been in on the production meetings where the costume designer made the pitch. "Yes, well, with Watson we're going for actively offensive to the viewer."
Protip for anyone who wears men's dress shirts: don't fasten the top button if you're not wearing a tie. You look like an asshat.
