Tighten Up Your Cumberbatch; Here Comes Sherlock!
Rejoice, ye fans of Sherlock, for the show is returning! PBS finally announced when American viewers can get their next fix of the superlative British series that teased us to distraction over a year ago.
From MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!, premiering at 9:00 p.m. May 6 and continuing through May 20, Sherlock Holmes stalks again in the three-part “Sherlock, Series 2.” This modern version, set in 21st-century London, stars Benedict Cumberbatch (War Horse) as the go-to consulting detective and Martin Freeman (The Hobbit) as his loyal friend, Dr. John Watson.
Yep, folks, it’s back. Finally. When last we saw the remixed detective and his faithful assistant/doctor/soldier/romantic basket case, they were by a swimming pool with an exploding vest. Wait, should I have thrown up a spoiler alert there? Probably not. At some point, you figure there’ll be a swimming pool and an exploding vest. Anyhow, that was in early November of 2010, which means that they’ve been held in a superposition of television character states for over a year now, like Schrödinger’s Detectives .
To be fair, the folks behind the series – Stephen Moffat and Mark Gatiss — have been just a teensy bit busy turning British television into a juggernaut of quality entertainment which mere presence should shame Hollywood into an embarrassed silence.
If you haven’t seen Sherlock, you should, even if you’re not a fan of the original (or the incredibly good version that starred Jeremy Brett as the finest Holmes I’ve ever seen). You can nab the DVD set for very little on Amazon
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Category: Screen, Big and Little
Who are those two teenyboppers in the photo?
I remember the Basil Rathbone series from the 50s, and especially the Jeremy Brett PBS series. Brett was Holmes the way Leo McKern was Rumpole.
On the other hand, I’ll be looking for other reviews.