It's still more progressive than White Boys Being White--I mean, Sherlock.
I also don't think you know what SJW means since you're the one bemoaning this entire show based on one thing and that it ~*doesn't match up to Conan Doyle's Writing*~. Guess what? 90% of Sherlock adaptations don't! Gasp, shock, horror!
Ignoring the topic of this thread but the reason some Sherlock fans like the show so much is because it's probably the ONLY one that's been adapted well with regards to Conan Doyle's original text. Personally, that's why I like it. I read the original books and I love all the little in-jokes and hints the writers of Sherlock introduce into the series, specifically for people who have read the original books.
Elementary isn't a Sherlock series imo. It's a bunch of people trying for it, sure, but nothing about that show reminds me of Conan Doyle's original works or why I liked them. And in terms of 'progressive shows' there are far better out there. The writers of Elementary didn't cast LL as Watson to be 'progressive'. They cast her because they know sexual tension SELLS and by making Watson a woman, they can appeal to a larger heteronormative audience.
I haven't watched Elementary yet but I like how well BBC Sherlock was produced as an adaptation of the original stories in a modern setting. I disagreed about how Irene Adler was handled but other than that I enjoyed how the episodes were remade into something new, while still having some links to the original stories.
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-07 08:17 am (UTC)(link)It's still more progressive than White Boys Being White--I mean, Sherlock.
I also don't think you know what SJW means since you're the one bemoaning this entire show based on one thing and that it ~*doesn't match up to Conan Doyle's Writing*~. Guess what? 90% of Sherlock adaptations don't! Gasp, shock, horror!
DA
(Anonymous) 2013-04-07 12:48 pm (UTC)(link)Elementary isn't a Sherlock series imo. It's a bunch of people trying for it, sure, but nothing about that show reminds me of Conan Doyle's original works or why I liked them. And in terms of 'progressive shows' there are far better out there. The writers of Elementary didn't cast LL as Watson to be 'progressive'. They cast her because they know sexual tension SELLS and by making Watson a woman, they can appeal to a larger heteronormative audience.
dda
(Anonymous) 2013-04-07 12:51 pm (UTC)(link)there is no sexual tension
none
they're literally just friends it's fucking great
da
(Anonymous) 2013-04-07 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)they'll end up together, i swear to you
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-07 01:48 pm (UTC)(link)did you
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-07 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)> the only good adaptation of acd canon
lmfao okay sweetcheeks, you've just invalidated your entire point
cutesy fandom injokes don't count for anything if you don't get the spirit of the books right
and sherlock tramples all over the spirit of the novels
go watch some granada holmes and get back to me
hell, go watch the rdj movies. even they did a better job than sherlock.
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-07 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)Re: DA
+0.5
(Anonymous) 2013-04-07 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)