| | |  | Entertainment | Home » » Sherlock: Season One | | | | | | | Description: | | A contemporary take on the classic Arthur Conan Doyle stories, Sherlock is a thrilling, funny, fast-paced adventure series set in present-day London. Co-created by Steven Moffat (Doctor Who, Coupling) and Mark Gatiss, Sherlock stars BAFTA-nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (Hawking, Amazing Grace) as the new Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman (The Office, Love Actually), as his loyal friend, Doctor John Watson. Rupert Graves plays Inspector Lestrade. The iconic details from Conan Doyle's original books remain--they live at the same address, have the same names and, somewhere out there, Moriarty is waiting for them. And so across three thrilling, scary, action-packed and highly modern-day adventures, Sherlock and John navigate a maze of cryptic clues and lethal killers to get at the truth. | | | Features: | |
• SHERLOCK: SEASON ONE BBC/2009/TV (DVD MOVIE)
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| Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs, Rupert Graves, Loo Brealey | | Director:
| Euros Lyn | | Format:
| Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Subtitle:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 2 | | Studio:
| BBC Worldwide | | Run Time:
| 461 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| November 09, 2010 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 377 reviews |
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476 of 489 found the following review helpful:
 Intelligent, updated and engaging man for all agesSep 01, 2010
By Angela G. Birt
"Silversurf4"
Sherlock Holmes....makes brainy sexy. Sure he's a self described "high functioning sociopath", with no people skills; but he's brilliant, driven and dresses wonderfully. Dr. John Watson is not a patsy (not a sidekick - he's a partner); sharp, wry, worldly man of action who tolerates Sherlock's idiosyncrasies because he misses the adrenaline edge of combat and seeks meaning in a life after war. They are evenly matched although Sherlock draws the attention and enmity of their foes - Watson is a good second.
The writing is engaging, cheeky, smart and fast paced. It rolls current technology into the stream of consciousness. The looks of awe when Sherlock figures it out - and his amusement when he learns he's alone are priceless. The cinematography, costumes, lighting and use of text overlays to move the story along are well placed and impressive on their own.
But the intelligence of the show is its presumption in the interest of the watcher; therefore moving with alacrity, flexibility and certain undefinable element of charm missing from many US shows (the brilliant but cancelled Life with Damian Lewis excluded). I'm a US viewer lucky enough to have a friend in the UK - but this show should gain followers worldwide with the power to draw from the past literary works and latch onto the current to slingshot us into the future of TV - for thinking people.
231 of 239 found the following review helpful:
Brilliant!Sep 02, 2010
By Mr. R. Price
"Raeldor"
As a big fan of the original stories and of the 80's Granada show with Jeremy Brett I was expecting to be disappointed by this show. I wasn't! Though it has been transplanted to modern day London it has kept the spirit of the books, and the casting is superb, especially the lead actor who plays the cold, calculated Holmes to perfection.
It's not an easy task to move this concept into a modern day setting given the advances in forensic science since the stories were first published, but focusing on Holmes' acute intelligence, observation and deduction it still gives that sense of awe that makes you feel like you're waking around with your eyes shut.
Don't hesitate... buy or rent this today if you love Holmes!
154 of 164 found the following review helpful:
An Amazing SeriesSep 04, 2010
By A. Rivera
One of my top favorites, great acting, directing and writing.
each episode is almost 2 hours long and it gives enough time to develop the story and characters,
I hesitated when I saw the series was in modern time, but very soon after I forgot completely and accepted the change, come to think of it that made it even more enjoyable and easier for me to relate as viewer.
Excellent series, I am beyond happy to see it return next year, and I can assure you then it will end in my shopping card too.
43 of 44 found the following review helpful:
Did We Really Need Another Sherlock Holmes? A Jaded Fan Gives An Unequivocal "YES!"Nov 13, 2010
By K. Harris
"Film aficionado"
I needed another adaptation featuring Sherlock Holmes about as much as I needed a full frontal lobotomy. Don't get me wrong--I love Holmes. As a boy, I read every story. Through the years, I've seen so many versions of Sherlock that I can't even begin to enumerate them all. I knew things looked bleak when everyone raved about last year's Guy Richie version and I found it only slightly amusing and greatly overproduced. I patently refused to accept this new BBC adaptation and refused to watch it--but I relented (I'm so weak willed) and now, hat in hand, I repent. This glorious updating is fast, smart, and riveting entertainment. What an idiot I would have been to miss it!
Set in contemporary London, "Sherlock" modernizes three classic mysteries. Episode One is "A Study In Pink" and, by itself, it is an absolutely perfect film. The way the murder is introduced, the stellar screenplay, the ingenious play on familiar characters, the droll humor, the emotional resonance, and the technological innovation to update this tale all work in perfect harmony to create an unforgettable re-imagining of Sherlock Holmes. Episode Two, "The Blind Banker," is solid but inevitably pales in comparison to the brilliant opening. And Episode Three, "The Great Game," caps this trio expertly. Just when I thought I had things figured out, "The Great Game" packs a huge wallop--the cliffhanger, and indeed the last 20 minutes, provide one of the most diabolically clever games of cat-and-mouse that you're likely to encounter. Absolutely riveting--it'll leave you gasping and begging for more!
Benedict Cumberbatch turns in a star making portrayal as Holmes. Cumberbatch, with his unorthodox appearance, has always stood out for me--but this is easily his most memorable performance. But surprisingly, it is Watson who is the real revelation here. Martin Freeman brings incredible depth as a war veteran who is alternately awed and frustrated by Holmes. While the banter is devised for maximum cleverness, there are real characters in "Sherlock." While Richie's cleverness led to a "too cool for school" vibe, the BBC version has actual emotional consequence by fully fleshing out the lead characters. As the episodes, for me, would rate 5 stars, 4 stars, and 4 1/2 stars respectively--I'll round up for just how improbably good this turned out to be. Creator Steven Moffatt is on a streak with "Dr. Who," "Coupling" and the delightfully revisionist "Jekyll" and "Sherlock" ranks with the best. KGHarris, 11/10.
27 of 28 found the following review helpful:
"Possible suicides, four of them? There's no point sitting at home when there's finally something fun going on!"Nov 25, 2010
By H. Bala
"Me Too Can Read"
- Sherlock Holmes: "Shut up."
- Inspector Lestrade: "I didn't say anything."
- Sherlock Holmes: "You were thinking. It's annoying."
A proud man is ex-Army doctor, John H. Watson. But he is neither so proud nor his finances so sound that he'd turn his nose up at the chance to share rent on a flat, even if the flat mate should be that most peculiar and aggravating person, Mr. Sherlock Holmes. John Watson is immediately struck with the eccentricity of Holmes, and with his brilliance. And lest those Holmesian afficianados throw a fit, we first meet the Great Detective harshly applying a riding crop to a corpse in an effort to discover lividity, so at least we're reassured that certain things remain the same. Holmes still conducts his nasty experiments. Lean and saturnine, he is still very much the detached thinking machine, still the cold fish, except that, striding thru modern-age London as he does, some people assume he's a bit of a switch hitter.
Somewhere, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are nudging each other in the ribs. After all, they did this first. In these contemporary times, Sherlock Holmes wages war on ennui, rages against boredom. He fills a role as Scotland Yard's unofficial consulting detective, a necessary tool in crime solving, even if the constabulary consider him a freakish prat. Some have wondered how Holmes would fare in the 21st Century, and the answer is: quite comfortably, thanks ever so. Holmes always was a scientific man, and very practical. Practicality dictates that Holmes would make use of today's technology, and we see him here applying the Internet and his cellie and GPS trackers and so forth. He runs his own website: The Science of Deduction. It doesn't get as many hits as John Watson's blog which is where one can read up on Sherlock Holmes' cases. To quote Holmes: "I'd be lost without my blogger." Heh.
SHERLOCK Season One compiles the three 90-minute made-for-television movies that aired on BBC One in 2010. Steven Moffat, who now runs DOCTOR WHO, is one of the masterminds behind this new series and his name is enough endorsement for me. This is a very cool re-imagining of the classic detecting icon. Some of the mythos have been stripped away. Steal away from the gaslit Victorian age. Discard the Inverness cloak, do away with the deerstalker cap, and also the notion that Dr. Watson is an utter baffled-head. What's left is the core of the detective and his fast friendship with the good doctor. Plonked in this contemporary era, Sherlock Holmes still runs circles around everyone. Only, as a nod to the sign of the times, the master sleuth has traded his pipe for heaps of nicotine patches. 221B Baker Street survives. But now it's perched atop Speedy's Sandwich Bar & Cafe.
The show works because of the casting choices. Benedict Cumberbatch makes a right proper Sherlock Holmes, even if his name sounds like J.K. Rowling made it up; Cumberbatch exudes idiosyncracy and that certain imperious air that makes you just want to kick him around the room a little. It's spot on. Martin Freeman has the less showy role, but probably the more challenging role. It's easy to do flash. Harder to play everyman and to still stand out. Freeman's Watson is not at all dull-witted, is most capable as a man of action. He's just not as good at sudoku as his flat mate. These two actors generate instant chemistry. They are compelling together.
The cases confound. The series comes rife with new material and a dark mood but with unexpected humor. There are nods to A.C. Doyle's classic mysteries. "A Study In Pink" pits Holmes against a clever serial killer who talks his victims into killing themselves, and if you haven't caught on to the word play in the episode title, this one is loosely adapted from "A Study In Scarlet." "The Blind Banker" has Holmes doing a favor for an old school chum and investigating a break-in and a rash of graffiti. His sniffing around leads him to a locked room murder mystery and a circus. This case takes a wee bit from "The Adventure of the Dancing Men" (the graffiti as cypher sub-plot). Finally, in "The Great Game," the world's sole consulting detective plays a deadly cat-and-mouse game with a mad bomber who leaves deadlines and clues via his victims. This, even as Mycroft presses him to recover missing top secret government papers. This is very loosely based on "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans" and just a whiff, just a whiff of "The Five Orange Pips." Throughout, there's emphasis on showcasing Holmes' dazzling deductive process.
Somewhere in all this, we meet Sherlock's brother Mycroft who, as he says, "occupies a minor position in the British government" (but we know better). And in the shadows - pulling strings and simply being a sodding evil sod - sits the criminal genius Moriarty who, next to boredom (and, possibly, trivia about the solar system), serves as archnemesis to Sherlock Holmes. In "The Great Game" Moriarty and Holmes finally have a proper chat. The chat ends inconclusively. Still, who needs gaslit lamps and horse-drawn cabbies, eh?
The 2-disc DVD set comes with the following bonus material: 2 audio commentaries: one for "A Study In Pink" by the show's producers/writers (Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss and Sue Vertue), another for "The Great Game" from Mark Gatiss & actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman; the unaired hour-long pilot "A Study In Pink" (later expanded and reworked into the 90-minute version that did air); and "Unlocking Sherlock" - the roughly 33-minute-long "Making Of" featurette with, among other things, cast & crew interviews, their thoughts on relocating Sherlock Holmes to present-day London, and comparison shots between the pilot and the movie.
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