Sherlock: Season 1

I run BluntReview's website and there's a full review there as well: The BBC's three-movie resurrection of Sherlock Holmes has made a sort of thunder across the Atlantic. This brilliant update of Holmes will please aficionados, and, perhaps, make the Victorian-phobe electronics culture dip in. Sherlock has a website, Watson a blog. Yet, Sir Conan Doyle's lads - and stories - have everything they need. There are even nods through out the films to the original stories. You can tell (feel) the creators love Holmes as much as his followers. This DVD has the three films in what one hopes is a first season to be followed by many more. With the films, you get the pilot that got the producers the high-production-value nod from BBC, and a doc on how they went about updating Holmes and Watson for the 21st Century. They've properly de-fogged him, but added a bit of mystery, as you watch in wonder (if you know the works), how they've adapted the tales, and characters. Study in Pink is the first film. The pilot on the DVD is Study in Pink as well - with uncanny Dr. Who music...hmm.TIP: Watch the pilot after the high-end production. In fact, I suggest viewing the three films then the doc, then the pilot. Layer the tastes! As I was typing...SIP introduces us to Watson, and Holmes. Holmes is asked by Lestrade to help on an odd bit of suicides that have gripped Londontown. Folks without a worry (it seems) are committing suicide, in random places, in the very same manner - and they do not have any connections, that the police can find.Enter Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch). He's a tall, eccentric fellow who like to store severed heads, and whip cadavers in his spare time to further his deductive skills. This is just the sort of thing that gets him going. Just as he's to jump into the investigation, an acquaintance has introduced him to Watson (Martin Freeman). They may share a central London flat - over at 221B Baker. Faster then you can say "How are they gonna work in a deerstalker?" the duo take on a clever killer and Sherlock and Watson appear to have always been here - now. You may well read their web-thingies daily via RSS. Next, comes The Blinded Banker. The way they've spun the tale - I think - of The Dancing Men to fit into the current era is magical. If it's not that update, it's still freakin' brilliant; all ciphers and foreign drug smugglers. Watson gets a gal pal, and Sherlock manipulates another. This one's very much going to thrill mystery viewers of any sorts. There's just a mélange of parts that puff up into a hearty stew of viewing; rich and robust. Finally there is The Great Game. Ah, missing treaty papers do smoothly reshape into missile plans, sadly. War is the same in any century. We get to meet Mycroft (Mark "co-creator" Gatiss) and Moriaty (whose name I confess I couldn't catch within the speeding credits - sorry sir. It's the season's cliff hanger and it should leave you sufficiently stunned - and praying there's another season to come! The reason Sherlock works is two-fold really. The casting of Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch is spot on. It need to be. This is a bromance people take very seriously. The players need to be quite spectacular to work. They do, it does... Freeman is known (here in USA at least) for comedy delivered with that subtle British "thing" they do...Freeman's got that everyman look that director's love. But, he works his face like a concert pianist (immediately order the under-loved, absolutely hilarious, "The Robinsons" for a visual lecture on acting with the face). Little remarks wash across, and the watcher can read his character's soul. The man's amazing frankly. Not too shabby is the lad beside him either. Benedict Cumberbatch, for all his manly looks, can not escape his deep DNA. He looks as though he's walked off a fox hunt, bullied the stable keeper and could do those fancy ball dances so "in" back in 1890. Hell, even his name is a tad pompous. That said, he is scruffed up a bit here (really just the hair) and is perfect for the eccentric genius. The two have a chemistry that is rarely found proper these days. And, they are both swell on the eyes. Not Guy Ritchie's ass-biting version, which had the beautiful Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr., swell, but the man-loving among us will get it... Then there's the two who bring us the update themselves....Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat. They are clever Dr. Who sorts to begin with. But, honestly, they've pulled off a remarkable feat here. Sherlock is like a sacred character to many of us. There's an assumed brilliance, mixed with a bit of arrogance. Mix the two improperly, and you've got a jerk. The team behind this project mixed like mixologists at a contest for the best bar tenders of the world. The result is a cocktail of awe. Then there's the London they've placed Watson and Sherlock in. It's 100% now. And they use the now in everyway. At each moment you know, this Sherlock is part of the modern city, and the modern technology. He uses the apps on his phone to assist him, the way a consulting detective would... Even the theme and ambience music is worthy! Snack recommendation: Chinese Take Away; to be including, lotus scented rice, and tea from 500 year old clay pots please. Splurge a bit.

I forgot how I found this, I think it was on Netflix a while ago and when it went away I had to add the series to my collection. Each episode is like a movie so it’s well worth the price.

I am a Sherlock Holmes purist, and don't have a lot of tolerance for cheap knock-offs. I grew up reading Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and still hold Jeremy Brett, and that series of Sherlock Holmes dramatizations, to be the quintessential example of excellence. When I first heard about this series, I was extremely skeptical, especially with the idea of moving Homes and Watson into the modern age, and I had no love, whatsoever, for the Guy Ritchie/Robert Downey Jr. version, which I thought was absolutely, undeniably atrocious. BUT, I am a huge fan of Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss from their work on Doctor Who, and I think Moffat and Gatiss have done an exceptional and superb job in updating both Holmes and Watson, while staying true to the original spirit of Conan Doyle's stories and characters, and the transition into the 21st Century feels almost effortless. The stories themselves -- "A Study In Pink", "The Blind Banker" and "The Great Game" -- are sharp, savvy and very well written, and well within the vein of Conan Doyle's work. As for the cast, well, they were cast perfectly. Benedict Cumberbatch looks like Sherlock Holmes, and Martin Freeman is perfect as Watson, and the interaction of the two characters is flawless. Cumberbatch deftly portrays the disconnected, but calculated weirdness and coldness of Holmes, almost with a tinge of the unhinged -- or the zen master -- take your pick; Martin Freeman, as Watson, while warmer and more inviting than Holmes, has his own streak of deliberateness and danger. Mark Gatiss, as the beleaguered Mycroft, adds his own bit of eccentricity and mystery. The character of Moriarty is the one character that I'm still kind of ambivalent about. I can't decide if that was miscast or not. Andrew Scott, who plays Moriarty, lends a certain insanity to Moriarty, but in a way, he seems to lack a certain gravitas, or authority, that Moriarty should command. Perhaps that will change or morph with the upcoming second series. But overall, you cannot go wrong with this first series. It's exciting, it's fun, the writing is top-notch, and it's true to Conan Doyle's original version, even though it's updated and resides in the 21st Century. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Steven Moffat is a genius. He's one of the best screenwriters out there, and Mark Gatiss isn't too far behind. These guys have done fantastic work, but truly shine with their re-imagining of Sherlock Holmes, and his faithful sidekick/brother-in-arms, John Watson.

Llegada mucho antes de lo previsto. Muy contenta, llegada en perfecto estado. Es para?Navidades y es una serie perfecta y magnifica para regalar. Muy satisfecha.

Was happy with goods

Se siete fan di Sherlock Holmes come me è una serie che fa per voi. Molto "british", Benedict Cumberbatch come Sherlock è semplicemente spettacolare. E se lo vedete in lingua originale - la sua voce da un tocco in più alla serie. l'unica pecca- mancano sottotitoli

Fan inconditionnelle de Sherlock Holmes, avant de voir la série à la télévision, j'était un peu dubitative. Je l'ai vu et j'ai pris une sacrée claque! Cette énième adaptation est un vrai "bijou" d'intelligence, de finesse et d'humour. Le défi était pourtant de taille: adapter à notre époque les aventures d'un héros de l'aire victorienne. Pari réussi haut la main! Ce "Sherlock" est très bien ancré dans le 21ème siècle et se paye le luxe d'accrocher son public du début à la fin. Les histoires du "canon" sont bien là, les acteurs sont excellents ( mention particulière aux interprètes de Sherlock et Watson ), le rythme est soutenu, et les "manies" du héros sont irresistibles. A noter, une mise en images esthétique et dynamique. A voir absolument.

I thoroughly enjoyed the three BBC television movies that comprise the first season of Sherlock. The three features are A Study in Pink, The Blind Banker, and The Great Game. As you've probably already read some of the previous descriptions and reviews, I'll simply say that this is an intriguing update on the characters, stories, and location (London looks great with both its historic and modern look). Many interesting and amusing details from the original short-stories and novels have been incorporated and the cast is very good. My few quibbles are more a matter of personal taste than flaws in this version. However, I get the feeling that this new look will not be appreciated by those who don't want to see any modern changes. I also enjoyed the special feature Unlocking Sherlock-The Making of, and will be looking forward to the second season (due to be released/broadcast in late 2011) .