Yeah, Moriarty was never used onscreen for the name of the shooter if I recall correctly but I think it was used in the script.
No, I've seen all the Sherlocks (all 6! lol). I just really loved the first one and the first season but I didn't like some of the stuff in the second season. I thought Moriarty was over the top, and they took Sherlock in the same direction, and did a 'falsely accused' storyline which I've never been fond of. But I've only seen each episode once so maybe if I watched them again I'd have a different view.
I've read most of the original stories, seen bits of earlier TV versions, tried to watch the movie but didn't like it.
I like Elementary a lot, mostly for the Sherlock/Joan interaction. Holmes in that one is more likeable (most of the time) than the version in Sherlock too. Also, there's a turtle :)
I find it hard to believe that the similarity of the finale to the ending of Sherlock Holmes wasn't deliberate - considering all the Holmes references in the series. It came out very soon after the Sherlock finale too - which I think contributed to my dislike of that particular narrative device.
The names though - I've never heard, maybe if it wasn't deliberate it was subconcious?
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No, I've seen all the Sherlocks (all 6! lol). I just really loved the first one and the first season but I didn't like some of the stuff in the second season. I thought Moriarty was over the top, and they took Sherlock in the same direction, and did a 'falsely accused' storyline which I've never been fond of. But I've only seen each episode once so maybe if I watched them again I'd have a different view.
I've read most of the original stories, seen bits of earlier TV versions, tried to watch the movie but didn't like it.
I like Elementary a lot, mostly for the Sherlock/Joan interaction. Holmes in that one is more likeable (most of the time) than the version in Sherlock too. Also, there's a turtle :)
I find it hard to believe that the similarity of the finale to the ending of Sherlock Holmes wasn't deliberate - considering all the Holmes references in the series. It came out very soon after the Sherlock finale too - which I think contributed to my dislike of that particular narrative device.
The names though - I've never heard, maybe if it wasn't deliberate it was subconcious?