The weakness of Sherlock's plotting and the strength of Elementary's characterisation lead me to the opposite conclusion. Taking the world's foremost investigator and putting him in the midst of a series of buffoonish and idiotic plots seems rather to undermine the whole point of the character.

Yes, the introduction of M and the Moriarty arc were where the potential of the story they have to tell really became apparent.

If Holmes is just a computer why does Watson like him? Why does anyone like him? Are you friends with your computer? Without the capacity for emotion and emotional attachment Holmes is about as engaging as my refrigerator.

Okay, Sherlock's version of Moriarty is a deranged imbecile. Watson is a non-entity. The triad story is racist and stupid. Real criminals don't use passwords that can be cracked by inspired guesses nor do they use bombs with off switches. The get out of jail element for Sherlock's death is utterly unconvincing and…

Ok, the distinction between "true" fans of Sherlock and fans of Elementary is unnecessarily pejorative. I have dedicated a great many key-strokes to a demonstration of why I think Sherlock is shallow, thoughtless, and not to put to fine a point on it, dumb. If you like it, good luck to you. But don't tell me I'm not a…

There are certainly elements of Sherlock that are very good from a technical perspective. I'm more content driven (many would say fixated) so I prefer Elementary's stories and characterisation. But to assert that Sherlock is without merit would simply be wrong. I don't like it, but I'm happy for those who do and I can…

I have read Holmes stories since I was ten, I have re-read the collected works many times. So have a great many of the other posters on this forum, including the majority of those who have expressed a preference for Elementary. So, thank you for your condescending explanation but it was unnecessary.

Interesting I didn't know that, but I do know that horse-breeding doesn't work the way they say on the show, nor does the proof of P vs NP automatically invalidate public key encryption.

I can demonstrate pretty conclusively that I am not an idiot but that's a discussion for another time.

a) I'm not American, so please don't bring up your constitution. It is not the ultimate expression of human rights,in fact I consider the bit about right to bear arms to be sloppily phrased and the direct cause of thousands of unnecessary deaths each year.

There is no need to cut & paste the whole article if you're responding on a point by point basis.

Well, the strictly monochrome male-centric heterosexual view of the world extolled in Sherlock seems like a retrograde step, particularly from a show that would pride itself on being progressive.

It is much more impressive to me to be Holmes AND be a plausible human being with emotions and frailties than it is to be automoton Holmes. Even the Holmes of the stories makes misjudgements (one example is Scandal in Bohemia but there is another case where the local detective puts the case together before Holmes has…

Fair enough. I disagree, I find the original Holmes, whom I revered when I was young is now unrealistically sanitised of the emotions that would make him human and this version appeals to me much more. But that is entirely a matter of taste, and you are entitled to your opinion and your preferred show. I hope you…

You claim to have refuted my points, I disagree. Obviously you don't have any respect for my analytical skills. Equally, I don't think yours are that flash. I suggest that you find someone with some demonstrable analytical skills (I would recommend a professional computer programmer or teacher/lecturer/researcher in…

So, in lieu of a coherent argument you cast aspersions on my mental faculties. Way to go. So now we can get right to calling one another idiots in more or less flowery terms. How about you rebut the "assertions" rather than attacking the messenger.

That's a relief! For a moment we teetered on the edge of blood-feud ;)

You like the show even though the plots aren't strong. That's an opinion I can respect. You don't have to like what I like, If we like the same stuff it need not be for the same reasons.

And better characterisation and less stupid plots has something to do with it too.

I say they use fresh bodies because in the show they depict Mycroft using fresh bodies. All of the subordinate cases Mycroft alludes to occurred in the week leading up to the event. There is no evidence to support your hypothesis that the corpses are refrigerated. Even if they are refrigerated that doesn't actually…