Sherlock, the new BBC series , a great disappointment.

This one didn't impress me either but it's probably a generational thing. They're obviously targeting a younger audience. I did see an episode where the character smoked a pipe, a straight briar.

I took the show for what it is and liked the new episode. Very intense especially with "Holmes" trying to come to terms with his human feelings. I will watch the other new shows.

Jeremy Brett IS Holmes. I would love to see the character notebook he made in preparing for the role. He studied Doyle's stories thoroughly.

I also was surprised about how well I liked RDJ's Holmes. When I first heard about the movie I completely dismissed it and was prepared to stand outside the theatre in protest. However, hubby took me to a movie on my birthday that year and there was a trailer for the Holmes movie and the action scenes were so good I had to go see it, even though I was sure I would be disappointed. I wasn't. What I loved best was how they worked actual quotes from Doyle's stories into the dialogue. I also loved that he spoke French. My brother and I said "Je ne sais pas" at the same time with Holmes the first time we saw the movie (we both took French in high school and are both devotees of Holmes)

Truth be told, Sherlock was the chief inspiration for me taking up the pipe.

Hi, I am not against contemporary cinema & TV as such, for example I follow the modern Bourne & James Bond series in popular cinema, but I may return to the latest Sherlock series & not be the grumpy old man, but some of it is in my youth the radio & books were more dominant than the TV or cinema, so I am kind off returning to my first loves,. In the 50's & 60's  things were a lot  different days in my City  environment as most of us seniors know,  especially in this part of the world compared to the States perhaps. But I am more into the written word than some of my artistic friends, particularly being more mathematical in my junior years., But as for star trek & Dr who  I lost touch with those series many moons ago......bye

I don't care for it either. I hate the trend of making youthful versions of everything. Why can't Holmes be a stuffy, slightly-pompous, older, English gentleman the way he always has been?

Same here, Billy. I take it for what it is. I love the classic Holmes stories but I also make room for new takes on the great detective. It's only entertainment after all.

In the same vein, Batman should be a tool. Examine the old shows. He and Robin were a couple of tools in tights. I still enjoyed watching the old show, but it was absolute cheese. As far as American spin offs of British shows and such, they tend to be a giant pile of crap. The Office seemed to be an exception. We all get ideas in our minds of how something should be. It's nice to look from a different angle once and a while.

I still say Jeremy Britt was the best Sherlock...He portrayed Sherlock the addict, The OCD Sherlock, the Sherlock that at times doubted himself, all of these were portrayed with great realism.