I am excite!

[shallanelprin]

So, you know how CBS is doing a US version of BBC's Sherlock? Yes, I too shuddered in horror when I first found out. But, but, this is so cool! They're gender & race bending Watson!!!!! Joan Watson will be played by Lucy Liu!!!!!!! They actually took a white, male character and make them into an Asian American female character. I'm simultaneously thrilled and astounded. *oh please, please let it be good - crosses fingers *

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[arwensouth.livejournal.com]

I have to admit to being skeptical. After all, one of the reasons the BBC Sherlock works so well is the incredible chemistry between Cumberbatch and Freeman. So a lot will depend on who they pick to play Sherlock.

[shallanelprin.livejournal.com]

Looks like it's going to be Johnny Lee Miller (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001538/) aka that dude from Eli Stone. I really, really hope it's good because Asian actors, especially women so rarely get leading roles. I wasn't even interested at all before, so I guess we'll see.

I think I'm going to consider it a weird AU fanfic of Sherlock that happens to be on my TV and hopefully it's written well.

[shallanelprin.livejournal.com]

Ack, something else just gleaned from Mr. Miller's IMDB - he did Frankenstein with Cumberbatch at the National Theater. They traded off playing the monster and the doctor depending or the day or week or something like that. I heard it was really good.