[ SECRET POST #1967 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1967 ⌋

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Comments

[fenm.livejournal.com]

The cast is more attractive? That's a new one...

I don't think the new version making Watson female is automatically better. In fact, as much as I appreciate the added diversity (not just a woman, but an Asian woman), I can't help but feel it is, to some degree, a way to create the potential for a Holmes/Watson relationship without having to deal with teh ghey (I'm not saying they're planning to make them a couple, but that they want to keep their options open if the show lasts long enough). And the fact that they've taken away Watson's status as a veteran and a practicing doctor REALLY pisses me off.

I'm going to give the show a chance, with fingers crossed that it's good, but I don't get where people are getting the "OMG, it's gonna be better than Sherlock!" from.

[cherrycoloured.livejournal.com]

The romance aspect doesn't bother me too much because there are not a lot of interracial pairings on TV, so it'll be nice to see one, as long as it doesn't turn out offensive. If Watson were a white woman, I'd have more of an issue with it, since there are already a lot of crime shows like that. Her no longer being a veteran irks me as well, since there aren't a lot of female characters on TV who were/are in the Armed Forces, but I'm going to wait to see what they will do.

[fenm.livejournal.com]

True, there's not a lot of interracial coupes on tv. But then, there's probably fewer gay couples, especially as the main characters. They could have had Watson be played by a male Asian (or Black, or Native American, etc) guy, and we could have had both.

And, yeah, there are very few military women on tv, except in shows about the military (like JAG or NCIS). Having a female character who just happens to be a veteran on a show that's not about the military is still pretty rare.

[cherrycoloured.livejournal.com]

The amount of interracial couples and gay couples on American TV seems to have become near equal in the past three or so years. There is also Brittany and Santana on Glee, who are both, and I think there is also another lesbian interracial pairing on Grey's Anatomy (I don't watch it, so I'm not entirely sure). I don't think that even if Watson were male, they would have gone with the gay route, so it doesn't bother me. Maybe if het!Holmes/Watson in this show is successful, it will inspire someone to do a version with a gay Holmes and Watson.

[fenm.livejournal.com]

I'm not saying they would have gone the gay route. What I'm saying is that they made Watson female so they could have the potential for romance.

[cherrycoloured.livejournal.com]

I don't really have a problem with romance happening, as long as it is well-done. I'm happy to see some sort of Holmes/Watson romance in a major adaption, and that it will be interracial is pretty cool. If the show is actually well written, I'll be really excited. In a way, it is baby steps to getting a gay Holmes/Watson pairing in a well-known adaption.

[fenm.livejournal.com]

I dunno. I'm hoping if the show, and the relationship, is well-written enough I'll like it, but I can't help but think that I'm going to be a bit resentful that THIS is what it takes for Holmes and Watson to finally be in a relationship...

[(Anonymous)]

I can't help but feel it is, to some degree, a way to create the potential for a Holmes/Watson relationship without having to deal with teh ghey

Yes!! This is my feeling also. Also if they are going to use the "female factor" as their unique take on Sherlock, why not have both Holmes and Watson be female? Now that I could agree with, but with just Watson as female it feels too token.

[queenoftea.livejournal.com]

do we know yet that she ISN'T a vet?

i am too blinded by my love for lucy liu to hate on this show yet

[(Anonymous)]

Yes.