A Summertime TV Fix

Oh summertime TV, it’s really horrible, isn’t it? Pretty soon all of my favorite TV friends will be back with new episodes, but until then, I’ve been sustaining on my Netflix account and brand new iPad Mini. I’m a little obsessed with both of them, and they’ve made lazy summer nights even more fun. But once I’d been through every movie and documentary I ever cared to see, I started looking for a few television series’ to keep me entertained until September premiere season is upon us. And that’s when I found it:

Sherlock is a BBC show created by the current head writer at Doctor Who, and I LOVED it (duh). There are two seasons on Netflix and the third season is set to premiere on BBC America this fall. There are only three episodes per season, and each one is about 80 minutes long, so it feels more like a movie than a television show. And this particular series falls in to the very, VERY tiny group of shows that both Trent and I actually like.

The main premise of Sherlock is that it’s an updated version of the great characters originally created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It takes place in current times, and each episode serves as a bit of a mini-mystery, while playing into an arc that covers the entire series (and is really good, in my opinion). I know there is an American show based on these characters as well, and I’ve seen an episode or two. Sherlock is DEFINITELY better television, but it might be a bit much for the CSI-loving masses in America. I think if you’ve liked any of the other series that have come out on BBC America in the past few years, odds are you’ll like Sherlock as well.

Plus, I just love Martin Freeman so very much.