Sherlock & Daughter

To paraphrase Sheldon ("Aishwarya Rai is a poor man's Madhuri Dixit") - Sherlock and Daughter is a poor man's ... any of numerous series that have Sherlock theme.

Some is maybe due to a not so big budget on which it was made, but mostly it's lack of any real spark characters were given, shoddy direction and editing, total shambles they made in casting and lack of creativity in writing.

David Thewlis is great actor, but he shines as a character actor, and would probably be a superb Sherlock if creators and writers had allowed him some leeway - and some, at least semi decent script. But alas, no, they kept their paint-by-numbers approach, which resulted in badly colored product.

Still, Thewlis is at least trying to do something with what's he been given, the rest of the cast is just irritable to watch.

Sherlock Holmes has been done again and again.

Hrs a fictional character penned by Arthur Conan Doyle.

We've had Basil, Jeremy, Benidict, Robert Downey, Johnny Lee etc etc.

Spin offs and so on etc.

Watson is the newest and this followed.

I'm liking this, well cannot get any worse than Watson ( insert laughing emoji here ).

Give it time but I think this will be better than all the rest apart from Elementary. Nothing can beat that exceptional quality of TV series.

Give it a chance but its not elementary or anything close

I mean Conan Doyle gave us a specialist in deduction and yes we need more.

One of the endless iterations of Sherlock Holmes, this one comes with a young woman who may be his daughter. The story begins with Holmes mid-drama, trying to save persons at risk while feeling that greater risk may come from his efforts. Meanwhile, a young woman makes her way from New York City to London, hoping to meet Holmes, whom she regards as a personal hero.

The atmosphere of London, 1896, is convincing, so the viewer can relax into the story, which wastes no time developing. Holmes (David Thewlis) and the young woman, Amelia Rojas (Blu Hunt), begin the series as fully-developed characters. Their back stories and personality traits are quickly established. Holmes is self-important and surly, though considerations might be made due to his current situation. Amelia is bright, cordial, and eager to learn. When she makes her way to 221B Baker Street, her hopes are briefly dashed, but she finds a place in Holmes' situation.

Before long, the two are working together to solve a case, but not as equals. And the disparate duo competes with Scotland Yard and the Pinkertons.

The production is filled with graphics, which some viewers may like; others may find them distracting.

But the first two episodes are enjoyable, and there is potential for much more enjoyment if the script allows the main characters to grow into a relationship of depth and warmth, if only grudgingly.

Sherlock Holmes is a work of fiction which will always remain popular though right now it is very over used.

So along comes CW, throws in a daughter for the gender diversity, gives her agency and attitude of modern times, and throws in some historical customs and you have this.

This would have worked way better if they had embraced the time period or modernised to modern times instead we have this lite version of all these themes.

The script is pretty dire, and I think the actors would have been ok if they had a decent fun script instead this feels like one of those fictional movie/documentaries and incredibly boring.

David Thewliss is a fantastic Sherlock, Surly, moody, cerebral and is generally true to the character we all know and love but without some of his (as yet) more destructive traits and quirks. Blue Hunt promises to be a match for his intelect, albeit more positive personality, the role is hers to mould and this first outing suggests she is doing just that.

The first episode promises good things, it grabs your attention, the costumes and settings are more than appropriate for the time period and the initial plot promises a longer running story with the opportunity to have episodal stories.

While some opinions are very negative, i fail to see why. Simply put there is nothing not likeable about this drama.