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sherlockology: Steven Moffat ‘annoyed’ at American version of SherlockRead the full article on the BBC News Beat site. I find myself in complete agreement with the man… (for once XD Okay, I agree with more often than not, but still :X)

sherlockology:

Steven Moffat ‘annoyed’ at American version of Sherlock

Read the full article on the BBC News Beat site.

I find myself in complete agreement with the man… (for once XD Okay, I agree with more often than not, but still :X)

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siberianchan:

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BASICALLY HOW ELEMENTARY SHOULD BE DONE, LET’S BE HONEST

Joanne Watson (Lucy Liu) was a top graduating student at USMA, destined for a long and successful career in the military. However, after sustaining a near-fatal shoulder wound, she was deployed from her service in Iraq and sent back to live a standard civilian life. Fast-forward two years later, and Joanne is a shell of the woman she once was. Restless, she is barely able to hold her part-time job at the local clinic and is on the verge of losing her one bedroom apartment.

That all changes when an off-chance meeting, Joanne meets her: Sherlock Holmes (Kerry Washington). The most aggravating, self-centered, brilliant person she has ever met. In an epic chase to solve a string of unusual murders, she finds herself wrapped up in the whirlwind that is Sherlock Holmes and her life of danger, action, and mystery.

Alas…

(Source: regal-fish)

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Elementary Aims to Update Sherlock Holmes With Dated Ideas: Is CBS Afraid to Go Gay?

siberianchan:

mcavoyhasladyhips:

Arbitrarily shoehorning a woman in, either to avoid a lawsuit or to avoid the mere possibility of homoerotic subtext, is cowardly, lazy writing, conveniently hidden behind the pretense of the producers attempting to be “inclusive” in writing strong female characters.

#shiiit I promised I’d stop caring about Elementary at all #but this is good stuff #and from a mainstream news site too

And where is a doctor who lost her license (I’m not even including the loss of the Afghanistan experience of Watson), thus probably has no own income and thus is dependant on the male half of the couple a “strong female character”?

In case you haven’t read this article on Elementary, yet. Do it.

“CBS is apparently entirely willing to bastardize the source material just to attract procedural fans who like their weekly dose of will they/won’t they friction (spoiler alert: they will)”

“CBS again placed last in GLAAD’s Network Responsibility Index evaluation, which examines the quantity, quality and diversity of images of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people on television.”

“Elementary appears to be little more than a patently transparent attempt to cash in on a recognizable name. I’m hoping I’m mistaken about its intentions, but if I’m honest, I’m really hoping that the series never gets past the pilot stage. Save yourself the frustration; catch Sherlock on PBS instead.”

(Source: meotional)

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leandralocke:

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Article I came across in the Australian MX Newspaper, written by Anna Brain. Click the images to enlarge. I have to say that, although it’s a little harsh in expression, I agree with the general intention of the article. “There is room for sexual tension, but intrigue, suspense and the undefined relationship between the doctor and the detective is what makes Sherlock, well, Sherlock.”

“Some will argue that Liu’s casting uses artistic licence, that it’s a bold and edgy choise. To those people I say step back, put the scenario in context and then slap your silly face, because this unnecessary remake will be more Hollywood nonsense.”

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THAT F**** STUPID… GHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

siberianchan:

http://www.serienjunkies.de/news/elementary-lucy-liu-joan-watson-38297.html

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

To spare you the pain of reading: “Elementary” will not be completely like “Sherlock.

They make SIGNIFICANT changes.

Like… John becomes “Joan”. That’s right folks. Instead of a subtext-ladden bromance with two people headbutting we’ll get idiotic amounts of very, very blantant UTS which will be resolved in an episode that will be labled “Soft porn” - and probably they’ll either make “Joan” a straw feminist who SO WONT TAKE A SHIT from Sherlock - or she’ll bear with it and become a doormat.

Both not quite my idea of a strong female lead.

Not to mention how utterly this F***ery ignores the original. How was that again? Holmes having no particular regard for women, being only impressed by Irene Adler? And being quite asexual in general (or Watson-sexual, whatever)? … both things BBC conveyed wonderfully but will be totally ignored by THAT change.

And… I DISTINCTLY remember Holmes having no regard for women. There’s a reason Irene Adler was always THE Woman to him. And he would not respect any other woman the same way.

… he does not respect his Watson, huh?

Well, no wonder.

Sum it up:

Joan Watson lost her licence. Making her apparently less competent (even if it was an intrigue, the effect remains. She appears incompetent to others and will be treated as such.) and since she can’t work as a doctor she’ll be completely dependant on Sherlock Holmes.

… I think I have heard of this before… woman is incompetent, depending on a man, who in return has not to respect her… oh, yeah. It’s called “antifeminism.”

Also interesting is, how CBS by this move avoids the Aghanistan issue. Since you know, NO WAY a woman could fight in Afghanistan and leave without being a TOTAL wreck, unable to barely function, like a male veteran… NO WAY.

The feminist in me cries tears of rage, why the Holmesian screams in agony.

Joan lost her license? Ah. So, I guess it’s “feminist” to use an unsuccessful woman to replace a successful man as the sidekick. Awesome. And I’m guessing they’re gonna hide that blatant sexism by making her a snarky, hardass bitch. Like in all those other crime series with the exact same structure.

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Lucy Liu Cast as Watson in US Sherlock Holmes Pilot

crystalzelda:

PRAISED BE THE ANGELS YES

Crying rn, I’m so happy. I think it’s a great decision - well, we’ll see how it goes in action, but in THEORY - I love it. It’s a nice twist on the original and I’ve been dying for a girl!Sherlock for sooo long (as well as a girl!Doctor oh God what I wouldn’t give for the Doctor’s next generation to be a girl) so this is great for me. I love to see old stories reinterpreted, which is why I adore the BBC’s Sherlock, and any series that gives more leads to women, ESPECIALLY women of color, is A++ in my book.

Also Lucy Liu is flawfree.

Oh, crap. Girl!Watson only means that there will be ~unresolved sexual tension~ that absolutely cannot be shown with two guys because America -_-

Yes, I’m going to hate that series.

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