Sherlock - BBC1

[oddball1973]

It's trying to be too clever for its own good - pretty dull as a consequence

[boxst]

I will watch tomorrow in iPlayer. I hope it is better than series 3 -- I re-watched that on a plane last month and still thought it was a fluff series, really not much happening apart from the last episode and even then not too much.

[K12beano]

Is this supposed to be clever - or are they all just having a laugh?

[RichB]

Well I enjoyed it

[ajprice]

The basic story was good, the dream in a dream time hopping stuff at the end was a bit OTT.

[loafer123]

First Stephen Moffat ruined Doctor Who and now Sherlock.

Too clever by half spoiling what could have been good.

[citizensm1th]

wonderful nod to the original moriarty story with the waterfall and the dig at it being melodramatic

[chrisga]

Enjoyed it. Moriarty steals the show for me. Such a good character played so well. Just a shame he showed up in Spectre too though....

[jazzybee]

oddball1973 said:

It's trying to be too clever for its own good - pretty dull as a consequence

This, I fear.

[RichB]

chrisga said:

Enjoyed it. Moriarty steals the show for me. Such a good character played so well. Just a shame he showed up in Spectre too though....

I've not seen Spectre and won't until I get a cheap DVD or it's on TV so he's still Moriarty for me

[Janluke]

Started off liking it but lost interest part way through

[DoctorX]

jazzybee said:

oddball1973 said:

It's trying to be too clever for its own good - pretty dull as a consequence

This, I fear.

Agreed. Very Doctor Who-like with much wondering what the hell is going on.

[trooperiziz]

First half was fun, witty, well written, surprising and interesting. Second half was self indulgent rubbish that spoiled the whole premise.

[MiniMan64]

RichB said:

chrisga said:

Enjoyed it. Moriarty steals the show for me. Such a good character played so well. Just a shame he showed up in Spectre too though....

I've not seen Spectre and won't until I get a cheap DVD or it's on TV so he's still Moriarty for me

Don't worry.

He'll still be Moriarty after you watch Spectre. Same actor playing pretty much the same character.

[marshalla]

trooperiziz said:

First half was fun, witty, well written, surprising and interesting. Second half was self indulgent rubbish that spoiled the whole premise.

Gatiss showing how clever he thinks he is - just like he does with Dr. Who.

They need to get some story tellers involved.

[Countdown]

DoctorX said:

jazzybee said:

oddball1973 said:

It's trying to be too clever for its own good - pretty dull as a consequence

This, I fear.

Agreed. Very Doctor Who-like with much wondering what the hell is going on.

Another +1.

Too many pointless in-jokes and references to the original stories. A bit like some of the latest Dr Who episodes "let's throw everything into the mix and hope some of it works". Suggesting that Mary Morstan was having an affair with Moriarty was taken from a Sherlock spoof I read 30 years ago.....

[Legacywr]

I'm glad I watched Kingsmen instead. I have recorded Sherlock, but because this thread has gone how it has, I may not bother watching it!

[Pesty]

oddball1973 said:

It's trying to be too clever for its own good - pretty dull as a consequence

That.


Shark well and truly jumped.

[coppice]

Utterly brilliant . Too clever? Very clever certainly but I just loved it. Funny , pacey and smart .

[ali_kat]

jazzybee said:

oddball1973 said:

It's trying to be too clever for its own good - pretty dull as a consequence

This, I fear.