Friday 18 May 2012

Ch-ch-ch-changes

Asked about the trailer for Elementary, Steven Moffat observed:

"What we did with our Sherlock was just take it from Victorian times into modern day. They’ve got three big changes: it’s Sherlock Holmes in America, it’s Sherlock Holmes updated and it’s Sherlock Holmes with a female Watson. I wonder if he’s Sherlock Holmes in any sense other than he’s called Sherlock Holmes. It’s almost like they should have made Watson a woman but kept the show in Victorian times. Actually... that would actually be quite interesting."

How much is too much? I've spoken about this before, but yes, a change-one-thing spin is likely to be closer than changing three or more things.

And now I'm imagining him making a bunch of different Sherlock Holmes shows instead of just one.

2 comments:

  1. Fail. I adore Moffat's Sherlock.

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    1. Well, there's room for everyone who played Frankenstein and the Creature in the recent Danny Boyle play to have a go.

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