The good Carter had Seinfeld on again tonight, and in a
typical George Costanza move, Jerry Seinfeld’s pal George had become completely
enamored with Jerry’s current girlfriend, just because she hated him so
much. As her hatred of him grew, so did
George’s attraction.
I’m finding myself much in
the same position – both positions, actually – with regard to the upcoming CBS
Sherlock Holmes show Elementary. The
shows premeses are wrong on so many levels. Sherlock the addict. The absence of
that most classic of male friendships. Watson being paid to watch over Holmes
by Sherlock’s father. Those tattoos. Oh, how wrong-headed it all looks!
Especially with BBC’s Sherlock having
raised the bar and so many other near-Sherlock TV shows already flooding
America. Why can’t we have the REAL Sherlock Holmes instead of just another
near-Sherlock with the actual name?
You see? I could rail on for hours
about how much I hate the show, based on the minutes we’ve been shown so far.
“Give it a chance,” one might advise. “Wait until you’ve actually seen a whole
episode!” But no, this isn’t about
chances, logic, or sense. This is about George Costanza-type logic.
The more I hate Elementary, the more I find myself drawn
to watch the damned thing. I’m starting to feel like a character in a typical
romantic comedy, whose initial reaction to their opposite number is anything
but romantic. Do I hate Elementary so
much because I secretly am – GASP – on my way to becoming its biggest fan?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
(Well, Lucy Liu always has
been kinda cute . . . EEP!)
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