I liked Elementary well enough, but where Sherlock (BBC) succeeded for me was the instant spark between Sherlock and Watson. You need that for it to be believable that Watson won't just say "Fuck off, you are rude and unbearable." I didn't quite get that in Elementary.
We gotta go to the crappy town where I'm the hero!
Wash ,'Jaynestown'
Procedurals 1: Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You.
This thread is for procedural TV, shows where the primary idea is to figure out the case. [NAFDA]
Dana - Sep 28, 2012 2:09:16 pm PDT #9245 of 11831
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Typo Boy - Sep 28, 2012 4:19:11 pm PDT #9246 of 11831
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I'll give you Southland and Kill Bill, but Charlies Angels was totally Dragon Lady - Dragon Lady on the side of good. "Aye Barrcuda".
§ ita § - Sep 28, 2012 5:21:59 pm PDT #9247 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
She was a bitch in Charlie's Angels? I really saw a different version of both of those than you did--they were all uber cool (in an I'd do margaritas with them way) with a humorous flaw (she couldn't cook, if memory serves). Not a frosty distant mean and domineering woman with an Oriental (purposely chosen) fetishising twist. Her ethnicity seemed entirely irrelevant, and she was 1/3 of the movie's competence porn, that's all.
-t - Sep 29, 2012 7:52:33 am PDT #9248 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I decided not to watch Elementary on Thursday because my onscreen guide told me it would be on again tonight, but now it's not airing after all, I think Vegas is in that slot. So I go to the CBS website which was a big graphic telling me I can watch the pilot epsde there, only when I click on that all I get is a short behind the scenes clip. Aggravating!
-t - Sep 29, 2012 7:52:34 am PDT #9249 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
-t - Sep 29, 2012 8:09:47 am PDT #9250 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ah, free on iTunes.
-t - Sep 30, 2012 7:59:20 am PDT #9251 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
And now that I've watched it - I really liked it. No caveats. Nothing that bothered y'all bothered me. But I am not particularly attached to Holmes canon (and really couldn't stand L&O:CI)
le nubian - Sep 30, 2012 8:04:25 am PDT #9252 of 11831
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
fighting words!
I thought Elementary was interesting. Was it mentioned upthread that dream casting for the father would be Hugh Laurie?
I think I'm in until the show gets canceled or the father shows up. That's my main curiosity right now: who will play the father?
Connie Neil - Sep 30, 2012 8:18:20 am PDT #9253 of 11831
brillig
I'm very curious about Dad, too. I'm more interested in how they'll play with the various canon points. Making him English and connected with Scotland Yard but putting him in New York is intriguing. The way they dealt with the opera was nice, as well.
And I'm not convinced that his "Oh, I knew she'd open up to you if I was rude" schtick isn't just him covering his butt after miscalculations.
dcp - Sep 30, 2012 8:21:45 am PDT #9254 of 11831
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I'm not convinced thathis "Oh, I knew she'd open up to you if I was rude" schtick isn't just him covering his butt after miscalculations.
He acknowledged that later.