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    Sherlock: How long can it continue? Can storylines keep going without Moriarty and losing its originality?

    Consider whether Sherlock can last any further seasons. With a let down audience from the Christmas special, is Sherlock going to struggle to keep its originality?

    • I think it would help if this topic was broadened a little bit. Maybe if it analyzed Sherlock throughout the seasons and then compared them to now and what the future may bring. Or, talk about other shows along with Sherlock. OR, write an article about a television series' need to stay fresh but original and how to keep the audience interested. – Jaye Freeland 9 years ago
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    • No, it can't really. I mean, it can go on forever, but it will lose it's unique appeal. And I think it really could be great if it just stopped now. There's not much storytelling reason to keep it going, because each episode is feature length. There's already so much of it to enjoy. But if it should go a bit longer, maybe one more season and then close it out. The Japanese anime series, Detective Conan, is very similar in how it keeps a lot of the clues away from the audience, relying on the chemistry between characters to keep your interest, and involving strange technology and gadgets. Detective Conan also has a very compelling premise, where the main detective character is drugged with something that reverts him to the size and physical age of an 8 year old, requiring him to fool others by using another detective as his mouth piece. The problem, though, is that this series has been running non-stop since the mid-1990s, and has never once concluded the initial plot: that being getting this young detective back to his normal age and body. And the murder plots are so repetitive and so overdone, that the spark and intrigue is completely gone. The first 5 seasons released in America by FUNimation are solid, and the first few movies are amazing. But after that point, the show just looses its steam, and yet keeps chugging along like Pokemon, as if it still thinks what they're producing is worth someone's time. I mean, clearly it is, otherwise they wouldn't do it. Someone is watching it. It just sucks that it couldn't close out the story ark back in the 90s when it would have meant something. – Jonathan Leiter 9 years ago
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    • I don't think it can go on much longer, either. Maybe cover how the show is losing steam. Be sure to include specific examples of how the plot is deadening and why Moriarty is necessary to the show. – Robyn McComb 9 years ago
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    • Interesting topic, but I think the title limits the a writer in what they can explore to answer these questions. – Arazoo Ferozan 9 years ago
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    • The interesting aspect of today's TV is that a great bit of it can (and does) stray away from the book or original narrative. While becoming more innovative, character, action and plot can fulfill the essential drama that defines the story. – Jeffery Moser 9 years ago
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    • Hmm, was the audience really let down by the Christmas special? Just a quick google search makes me think that it's disputable; in fact, it looks like a lot of fans reacted positively. Also, be aware that Moriarty is actually not a huge figure in the original Conan Doyle stories; the idea of him being Sherlock's archenemy is actually a bit of a myth. This topic is making a lot of assumptions that I'm not certain are true. If you think that Sherlock can't go on past the death of Moriarty, even though the stories do, I think there needs to be a legitimate reason that a potential writer of this topic could go off of. – Laura Jones 9 years ago
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    • As Laura Jones said, not everyone was disappointed by the Christmas special. I'm sure the reason people were disappointed was because they expected the story of Moriarty to continue. However, the special was about developing Sherlock's character. We saw him, a man who has lived according to facts, allow his fear of Moriarty's return to defy reason. Doctor Who fans who know Moffat's writing probably weren't surprised about the special and I think he and Gatiss will be able to write new and original stories for Sherlock to keep going. – JennyCardinal 9 years ago
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    • If there has indeed been a drop off in audience, it might be due to the fact that there is such a large time gap between new seasons. It is hard for a show to keep going full steam when it doesn't have a consistent release schedule of new episodes. – KennethC 8 years ago
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    Feb 13, 2016
    tparish11

    I’m so glad this article exists – the number of times I’ve lost to my boyfriend or brothers and hated it is infinite. Definitely need to take on board these tips!!

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    Feb 13, 2016
    tparish11

    Great read. I personally found ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ excessively descriptive but impressive for the time. I found this article very useful as I am currently studying Poe in my American Literature module at university! He was most certainly a pioneer in the gruesome and absurdity of literature.

    I found ‘The Tell-Heart’ particularly demonstrated the unreliability and madness of the narrator with its snappier sentences and constant excuses for his guilt. Poe uses the notion of madness so brilliantly in his narrators that I think his build of suspense adds even more interest to the reader.

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    Feb 13, 2016
    tparish11

    I found this review fascinating. Particularly the section concerning women and sexualisation – I agree that this is very apparent, I would suggest that it occurs a lot more often than it does with men in Hollywood.

    There has also been much dispute concerning non- transsexual actors acting in transsexual roles, i.e. Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl. However after seeing the film myself I found it to be an outstanding performance, but I know little of the transsexual community – therefore I cannot prove reliability of his performance. I understand the dispute transsexual actors have against not being accepted obvious roles like this. On the other hand, Redmayne appears to have opened his eyes to the transsexual community and not necessarily act as a role model but as a supporter.

    I think roles need to be a lot more diverse, with appearance not taking a huge aspect in choosing actors. I think this article considers this very well.

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