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| I don't remember hearing Sherlock's ringtone. I vote for "Hit The Road, Jack" |
I've just finished watching season two of Sherlock. It's one of the three series in my life that I've managed to watch with dedication and probably the only book inspired TV item which I've enjoyed as much as the book and is definitely not ordinary. The stories pull elements of the original stuff written by ACD but the writers put in some extra stuff by themselves which makes it a lot more addictive. The ACD ending is usually only an intermediate point in the story which twists and turns to a completely different end altogether. The lead character does sound familiar with his personality issues and his deep-down-inside-goodness and his excellence at what he does but to be fair any other sort of lead character would make it a little reality TVish. The other reason I put Sherlock Holmes much above all the other crime solvers between and including Poirot and The Famous Five is the fact that his stories do not revolve around a chase sequence and/or a secret picture and/or blatant clues and/or sheer bravery. Some assumptions and balance of probability do go into Holmes' deductions, one may argue back though. But that's not the point of the article.
