Thanks for this: that's a really good explanation, I think, of why I didn't care for Elementary all that much. It's not because Watson's a woman, or it's set in New York, or anything like that - you could definitely keep a more Doyle-like feel with both those factors intact. Seriously, if you're going to keep the character names and not even try to use Doyle's frameworks for plots or characterization or anything...then why keep the character names? Doyle wasn't the greatest writer or plotter ever--but he was a lot better than the Elementary scriptwriters!
Elementary isn't even the first time that either Watson or Holmes have been female! There have been a couple adaptations that did that, including a Russian one where they were both women. It's not all that groundbreaking. All that fan-hype about how incredibly feminist and progressive it is....haha, no, not once you've actually watched it!
It's not terrible. It's fine popcorn TV. But not liking it is not a sign of flawed character.
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Thanks for this: that's a really good explanation, I think, of why I didn't care for Elementary all that much. It's not because Watson's a woman, or it's set in New York, or anything like that - you could definitely keep a more Doyle-like feel with both those factors intact. Seriously, if you're going to keep the character names and not even try to use Doyle's frameworks for plots or characterization or anything...then why keep the character names? Doyle wasn't the greatest writer or plotter ever--but he was a lot better than the Elementary scriptwriters!
Elementary isn't even the first time that either Watson or Holmes have been female! There have been a couple adaptations that did that, including a Russian one where they were both women. It's not all that groundbreaking. All that fan-hype about how incredibly feminist and progressive it is....haha, no, not once you've actually watched it!
It's not terrible. It's fine popcorn TV. But not liking it is not a sign of flawed character.