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VICTORIAN SLEUTH IN THE 21ST CENTURY: SHERLOCK • If you go to Baker Street, you can see the most intelligent detective still living in his house with the address 221B, HE IS BACK! • Hence, he can use smart phone like you and use GPS; he is more powerful now apart from his magnificent deduction skills. • Be careful when you lie, or Sherlock will find!

HISTORY • Fictional detective created by the author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the Victorian period. • Very popular series since that time. • Adapted by BBC in 2010 as a Tv series with the name Sherlock written by Steven Moffat and directed by Paul McGuigan. • Sherlock made the character popular even for people who didn’t read the books.

A Study in Pink • The first episode of BBC series starts with the scene of war in Afghanistan where Dr. John Watson worked as a military doctor. • Then, the story behind how Sherlock and John meet and become a roommate is shown. • Also, we see Sherlock’s detective skills when he deduces that Watson has been in Afghanistan and he is a military doctor.

A Study in Pink • In the episode, there are very mysterious death-series; no one knows if they are murders or simply similar suicides. • Scotland Yard consults Sherlock to find out what’s going on. • John involves the investigation as a title of doctor firstly, then he is becoming nearly a colleague as Sherlock .

• Sherlock and John understand from the deductions that these deaths are committed by the murderer , and they try who the killer is and how s/he can persuade people to commit suicide.

• Then, it turns out that murders are about the pills. (No more spoilers!)

CRITICISM • A Study in Pink is a partially adaptation of A Study in Scarlet which is the first novel of Sherlock Holmes books written by Doyle. • We say loosely adapted because it has some individual elements from the story: – Rache written with blood in crime scene – Killer’s illness

BUT: • Rache means different things for the book and the episode (a German word meaning “revenge” in the book but a woman’s name in the episode). • The motivation of the killer is completely different (murder for revenge in the book but murder for money in the episode). • Also, the backstory set is different, too ( in America in the book but in U.K. (London) in the episode)

EVALUATION • A partially adaptation from a classic may be seen as eccentric in the first place BUT: – It makes the story different and very unusual so that people become impressed • Also, one-to-one adaptation of the classic of 19th century in the 21st century would seem very tough and, maybe, ridiculous BECAUSE: – As can be seen in this Tv series, it is possible to reflect the soul of the Victorian character with well- designed or adapted set and characters even without the whole adaptation.

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