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⌈ Secret Post #2488 ⌋

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[Sherlock/Irene Adler]

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[Dramatical Murder]

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I put all of the 21st century Holmes adaptations into the same category of things that are almost, but not quite, utterly unlike the Conan Doyle stories I read as a kid.

LOL :) Your description is rather accurate, but tbh -- that's exactly how I like my adaptations. Almost totally different, but not quite. And the not quites have to hit the really good 'not quites' from canon (which all three of the big 21st century adaptations have really pleased me with in different ways, I'm glad to say).

I've always been a tad baffled by the weirdly widespread, uncontested assumption that adaptations should be faithful, as if faithfulness was a prime virtue of an adaptation. I mean...why? I love canon. Canon is my favorite. There will never be an adaptation that holds a candle to Doyle for me. But if I want canon, I can go read canon. Why would I waste my time on something that is a transmedium approximation of canon? I guess some people like it, which is totally fine, but it just feels kinda like pointless canon-masturbation when I do it.

This doesn't just apply to Sherlock Holmes either. It applies to most adaptations. Almost all my favorite adaptations take the idea from canon and run with it to explore all the ground and possibilities canon didn't cover while sticking close to (or even uncovering and dusting off) certain canon elements. But it's apparently an unpopular opinion. Hence why I could so very, very many of my favorite/least favorite adaptations that could fall under this thread ;)

sa

btw, I'm not the anon you were replying to. Just realized that might confuse you ;)

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