But in other episodes they have been concerned with getting convicitions and limited resources
The first few eps focussed heavily on plea bargains--have they been consistent about that? I got as far as "Rusty is still there. Rusty is still a brat." and there's only so much attention I can point in that direction, but I'm curious, because I don't remember watching a show that placed as much emphasis on the compromises you make to get at least some people punished at least a little, as opposed to a huge voila! or blatant entrapment or something else that has LEOs throwing things at the TV (and lawyers, and ....).
it's a common thing to have Abby complaining about workload
She still does have magical turnaround times, though. I mean, this is a show that seems to think that if more people type
on the same keyboard
at the same time
work will get done faster (honestly, I tell myself that was a joke, because it's way too stupid to be anything else--however, it's not funny, and all of their tech stuff is pretty much Pig Latin).
Lisa Liu stands out.
Well, not enough for you to remember her name is Lucy....
Mostly. They had one that spit on the whole "Rader obeys the rules" thing. Kidnapping. Tortured one of the kidnappers to get location of victim. 2nd kidnapper spotted that the one they broke had finked and killed them. They managed to kill the 2nd kidnapper. So no live kidnappers to worry about making a deal with. And they totally spit on the constitution and broke a bunch of rules. I think there was one other where deal making was not the focus. But other than that - yeah getting the deal was the focus. Rusty has got a bit less unreasonable, not reasonable but along the spectrum. Too much damn screen time though.
Homicide got beaten by Nash Bridges for not being glamorous. But then everybody loves that one with D'nofrio and the subway train...I hate that one.
What I loved about the new Holmes on BBC was the immediate getting if why "Sherlock and Watson". Watson completely geeking out over Holmes and getting him like no one else does made for a compelling premise of just why exactly these particular characters needed to be seen together and have their stories told.
Elementary doesn't have that zing pow BOOM. Watson could be anybody in that role. There's no special zing, no reason why THESE TWO YESl
I really don't like characters that fuck with another character for no good reason. That's Elementary.
I didn't get that sense in the BBC version. Holmes kept shit from Watson, but didn't fuck with him for no good reason *most* times.
I'm entertained marginally by Elementary, but it is wearing on my patience a bit. I think the overgrown manchild shtick wears me out after 1-2 seasons.
I'm entertained marginally by Elementary, but it is wearing on my patience a bit. I think the overgrown manchild shtick wears me out after 1-2 seasons.
Exactly my problem with both
Everbody Loves Raymond
and the Bush Presidency. I still can't believe it got renewed!
I was reading a quote from one of the BBCSherlock show-runners who was talking about how, after they had cast Cumberbatch and Freeman came in and read with him, said something like "there's our show right there." wrt the chemistry between them.
Miller and Liu are both fine actors. I can even kind of see his Holmes (and I'm willing to give him some time, with a full season), but, yeah, I don't think the writers "get" Watson (understandable, since Watson is a deceptively hard character)
This Watson is very different from the traditional Watson. There's no war background, she lost a patient and her medical credentials (apparently, or she just quit), and she doesn't want to share. I think she's still in "This is just a job I'm doing, he's just doing moderately interesting things but I can't get attached" mode. He's definitely in "I can be trusted with my own brain, no, really, why did Dad sic a chaperone on me?" Once she gets more involved in the cases, their dynamic might change.
He was rightfully annoyed that she was poking around his stuff, but he did start playing again. So they are affecting each other.
I'm intrigued by this variant. I'm glad it's not an attempt to just drop the traditional Holmes and Watson into 21st Century New York.
edit: And please, no Moriarty, especially if they go with the batshit crazy version BBC did. Moriarty is ruthless and brilliant, he's not insane.
I'm intrigued by this variant. I'm glad it's not an attempt to just drop the traditional Holmes and Watson into 21st Century New York.
This.
edit: And please, no Moriarty, especially if they go with the batshit crazy version BBC did. Moriarty is ruthless and brilliant, he's not insane.
Also this. As much as I overwhelmingly love CumberSherlock, I equally loathe that iteration of Moriarty.
