...then it went the same way "Sherlock" did... very quickly!
OK, I gotta admit, I prolly just shouldn't have had such high expectations. When I saw that Moffat and Gatiss were involved, I was almost excited and thought "I need to check this out". After all, I loved the first 2 seasons of "Sherlock" and I know Gatiss is a big fan of classic horror. Check out the documentary series about classic horror movies that he hosted, it's available on YouTube.
And then, well, the first episode was quite cool. I was hooked to the screen right on. The first episode is partially based on the original story but takes quite a few liberties with it. And some of those ideas were pretty bold and made for an interesting show.
The guy playing Dracula is quite fascinating. Yes, his look is based more on the Bela Lugosi-sleazy earl-type cliche, not on the original story, but ok. The fx were interesting...apparently, they used stop motion. I figured this was a little tribute to classic horror movies, even though it looks weird in a modern show.
I enjoyed that first episode and wondered where they'd take it. Then, the second one I thought was even better... a mix between horror, an Agatha Christie-type scenario, some "The Thing", with quite some funny dialogues.
BUT THEN - within just a few scenes, this show went the same way Sherlock did, but in fast forward. Moving the story from the past to the present, with secret science units, soldiers, a James Bond-villain-worthy base/prison... it was like a slap to the face.
It looked just as unrealistic, overblown, far-fetched and removed from the first episodes as later episodes of Sherlock did. Why? Does Moffat run out of ideas, as in "OK, here is where we get to the secret base, the huge plot, the Bond-type stuff?" Or did he think doing so in Sherlock was so incredible that he had to do it again here?
That third episode felt totally unlike the first two. It was boring, predictable and just felt... stretched out. I caught myself looking at the clock, wishing they'd finally get to the end.
The first two episodes have some great ideas, some very fun dialogues, a weird sense of humor, an interesting villain. No.3 felt like someone else took over with some fan-fiction or like they ran out of ideas or something.
I feel quite disappointed to see yet another show moving from a good (or in the case of Sherlock, wonderful) start to something incredibly boring.
OK, I gotta admit, I prolly just shouldn't have had such high expectations. When I saw that Moffat and Gatiss were involved, I was almost excited and thought "I need to check this out". After all, I loved the first 2 seasons of "Sherlock" and I know Gatiss is a big fan of classic horror. Check out the documentary series about classic horror movies that he hosted, it's available on YouTube.
And then, well, the first episode was quite cool. I was hooked to the screen right on. The first episode is partially based on the original story but takes quite a few liberties with it. And some of those ideas were pretty bold and made for an interesting show.
The guy playing Dracula is quite fascinating. Yes, his look is based more on the Bela Lugosi-sleazy earl-type cliche, not on the original story, but ok. The fx were interesting...apparently, they used stop motion. I figured this was a little tribute to classic horror movies, even though it looks weird in a modern show.
I enjoyed that first episode and wondered where they'd take it. Then, the second one I thought was even better... a mix between horror, an Agatha Christie-type scenario, some "The Thing", with quite some funny dialogues.
BUT THEN - within just a few scenes, this show went the same way Sherlock did, but in fast forward. Moving the story from the past to the present, with secret science units, soldiers, a James Bond-villain-worthy base/prison... it was like a slap to the face.
It looked just as unrealistic, overblown, far-fetched and removed from the first episodes as later episodes of Sherlock did. Why? Does Moffat run out of ideas, as in "OK, here is where we get to the secret base, the huge plot, the Bond-type stuff?" Or did he think doing so in Sherlock was so incredible that he had to do it again here?
That third episode felt totally unlike the first two. It was boring, predictable and just felt... stretched out. I caught myself looking at the clock, wishing they'd finally get to the end.
The first two episodes have some great ideas, some very fun dialogues, a weird sense of humor, an interesting villain. No.3 felt like someone else took over with some fan-fiction or like they ran out of ideas or something.
I feel quite disappointed to see yet another show moving from a good (or in the case of Sherlock, wonderful) start to something incredibly boring.