BBC Sherlock

Like our esteemed guest yesterday, I have a great love for all things Red Dwarf. The writing, the sense of humor and the sense of fun the actors brought to the show all combined to make us look forward to PBS fund raising drives. To top it all off, when I retweeted the link to yesterday's Red Dwarf blog post, I got a tweet from the Ace Rimmer Twitterbot saying, "Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast." Hmph. Heartbreaker. I've heard that line so many times.

That said, there's a new show in town. BBC's Sherlock. Loves me this Sherlock Holmes reboot. It's smart and modern. I adore the alteration of Watson's character - a man you *think* has come home from Afghanistan with a ripping case of PTSD - only to find it isn't quite what you think. Sherlock has been updated, too. He's brilliant and he's clear that he's a sociopath. For those of us in the US, the show is only available via DVD rental services like Netflix or as a blu-ray purchase from places like Amazon.

Here's a season one trailer told from Sherlock's point of view (some overlap and a musical backdrop that isn't present in the show). The best stuff is left out.

The thing I like about this update is that Sherlock Holmes is still an addict - but it isn't drugs he's addicted to - unless one counts adrenaline. He's addicted to the cerebral games of one upmanship. I'm also taken with the fact that in this version, John Watson is far more his equal. Perhaps not intellectually, but in a number of other ways, he completely is. Watch the first episode (A Study in Pink). See how that ends and tell me you don't agree.

What else am I missing about the pure win of this show? Anyone?