福尔摩斯：基本演绎法第四季

几年前在神夏慢慢开始火的时候无意中在某个视频网站上看见了基本演绎法第一季的宣传短片，英文无字幕，看起来有点费劲儿。不过华生在这部剧里是个女性这个设定还是不难得知，和广大网友一样，我对此也是深表不喜，我是个忠实的福尔摩斯迷，我觉得我有义务抵制这种颠覆的设定。可是这一切在我接触第一季第一集的时候改变了。这部剧可能会不够严谨，角色和小说里有挺大不同，但又能怎样呢。我喜欢里边的每一位角色。从逐渐改变的Sherlock ，到越看越美的Watson ，还有认真严谨的captain,还有有点刻板的Macus。从第一季到第四季，这是我第一部从头开始追的美剧。最新一集在A站看的，弹幕上有说这部剧可能会被裁掉，突然觉得很难过。我承认，身边没有一个朋友在追他，我言语苍白，不会生动并且完全的表达出自己所想，所以在推荐这方面力不从心。我但愿这部剧能一直走下去，愿喜欢他的同伴们一直喜欢他，加油。

A cozy suspense show written by a group of truly well-read, avant-garde intellectuals who have a more than functional grasp of the true colors of the big apple, who are so good at word play and rhetoric just annoying enough to make you feel ashamed of your English. However, you really couldn't expect less from our friends who clearly have a strong British taste that has long been renowned for its adorable fixation on eloquence and elegance in speech. Just like what the first impression of Mr. Doherty, one of the creators, would be from his appearance in a 2009 comic-con promotion: polite, well-mannered and expressive. His response, explaining the writers' stand on the Joanlock chemistry certainly won him some immediate applause from the audience, as I quote, 'We just want to explore a great relationship that is beyond gender. There's definitely some chemistry, but not exclusively romantic.' It is clear that the refreshing perspective on the protagonists' partnership is not the only breakthrough that the show has been able to achieve. It is certainly not uncommon for TV shows to make an attempt on a multi-cultural ensemble feeling, but the challenge is how to avoid tokenism - how to shift the views' attention from the token identities, be it ethnicity, gender or skin color, to the beauty and flaws of the character itself. It is hard to say if there is a universal equation to make this possible, but if there is, I believe it will be more about what should be left out than what should be added in. Starting with common sense would be a good idea.

As Ms. Liu said, everyone's got his place; everyone plays a role; that's probably the beauty of the show.

If a bone has to be picked, is it OK to complain about the ultimate test of my listening that Ms. Liu has put me to with her soft slurring from time to time? I have to say it's been a while since the last time I felt this challenged, in a good way, for sure.