Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Sherlock


“The much-loved hit series Sherlock is returning for Season 4 in 2017” says today’s  article by Collider.com which is a film website. Sherlock is a crime drama series and have been broadcast on TV since 2010. Two year has passed since Last series (Season 3), a fourth series was announced in May 2016.

Needless to say, “Sherlock” based on “Sherlock Holmes” that is the most famous private detective novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. There are many novels and movies base on Sherlock Holmes since a long time ago. Do you know the difference between Sherlock and other series? I will introduce you to some points. The most important point is this series are set in modern-day London. This is not set in 19th century. Second, Sherlock Holmes is known to use various tools like microscope, magnifying glass, a cane but “present” Sherlock Holmes uses modern technology, such as smartphone, the internet, GPS and nicotine patch to give up smoking. Next, I take up a relationship with John Watson who is Sherlock Holmes’s assistant and a friend. In the traditional story, they call each other by last name as “Holmes, Watson”. On the other hand, in the modern story, they call each other by first name as “Sherlock, John”. In addition, they are often mistaken as gay couples. I think this is just a  modern sensibility.

In this way, Modern Sherlock Holmes is being made with a lot of originality. I’m really looking forward for the day to be broadcast the new series.
 
 
Reference
 
Collider.com
BBC News
Wikipedia
 
 
 
 

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