I knowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. All of this is stuff I've thought myself. D: I mean, just looking at the actors they cast, wouldn't it have been AWESOME if Lucy Liu had been Holmes and Johnny Lee Miller had been Watson?
But, no.
Of course the brilliant, arrogant genius with issues has to be a white male WHO ELSE could have as many issues and as much genius as a white dude? >:I
Don't get me started on the UST. I remember watching NCIS and being so disappointed once they set up buckets of UST all around Ziva and Tony. That's the most recent US show I've seen that had a male and a female character who didn't make eyes at each other, and instead have a really interesting friendship. (I guess Abby and Gibbs don't count quite as much because of the age difference? But I do admit that they have something ADORABLE and non-sexual and that makes me happy!)
Urrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh and I am so pissed at what I perceive as changing an integral part of Watson's character, which is that he is (despite being in awe of the much smarter Holmes) a very capable man, who has done some difficult and dangerous things in his life, and still carries the scars of those experiences. As a matter of fact, if not for those experiences he would never have ended up back in London having to find lodgings at Baker Street in the first place. (And also they're Conan Doyle's own background, so...)
BUT IF SHE'S A WOMAN SHE CAN'T HAVE BEEN AT WAR RIGHT. *facepalm* (Or is it that if she's an American she can't have left the military, and certainly not been damaged by it, because we all know the military is the greatest thing ever and the only war you're allowed to suffer PTSD from on TV is one that ended before 1980.)
You know what, I could go on, but I think you get the general I AM HAVING RAGE picture, so I'll just shut up now.
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Date: 2012-03-01 07:06 am (UTC)But, no.
Of course the brilliant, arrogant genius with issues has to be a white male WHO ELSE could have as many issues and as much genius as a white dude? >:I
Don't get me started on the UST. I remember watching NCIS and being so disappointed once they set up buckets of UST all around Ziva and Tony. That's the most recent US show I've seen that had a male and a female character who didn't make eyes at each other, and instead have a really interesting friendship. (I guess Abby and Gibbs don't count quite as much because of the age difference? But I do admit that they have something ADORABLE and non-sexual and that makes me happy!)
Urrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh and I am so pissed at what I perceive as changing an integral part of Watson's character, which is that he is (despite being in awe of the much smarter Holmes) a very capable man, who has done some difficult and dangerous things in his life, and still carries the scars of those experiences. As a matter of fact, if not for those experiences he would never have ended up back in London having to find lodgings at Baker Street in the first place. (And also they're Conan Doyle's own background, so...)
BUT IF SHE'S A WOMAN SHE CAN'T HAVE BEEN AT WAR RIGHT. *facepalm* (Or is it that if she's an American she can't have left the military, and certainly not been damaged by it, because we all know the military is the greatest thing ever and the only war you're allowed to suffer PTSD from on TV is one that ended before 1980.)
You know what, I could go on, but I think you get the general I AM HAVING RAGE picture, so I'll just shut up now.