The BBC's series "Sherlock" returned on Wednesday with the eagerly anticipated premier of its third season. For those that might not know, "Sherlock" is the modern-day adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes stories starring Benedict Cumberbatch. As a fan of the novels, I was hugely skeptical when I heard that they were going to try to "update" it but, it's been pretty top notch.

Season 2 ended with a showdown between Moriarty and Sherlock where Holmes fell to his death (a la reichenbach falls) but little was leaked about when the third season would hit. With the lead actors being occupied with films like Star Trek & The Hobbit, there was a tangible excitement preceding the premier of the third season and...so far, it isn't disappointing.

I go to the trouble of explaining all of that because A. some might not be familiar with the series and B. it helps to understand that that's the kind of energy the audience is expected to have when they pulled this little maneuver...

... within the first two minutes, Derren Brown makes a contextually hilarious cameo.

If you haven't watched sherlock, I'd encourage you to check it out. Each season contains only three episodes -- they can be streamed on Netflix or any number of places.

For those that happened to see it, I hope you got as big a kick out of it as I did.

Here in Taiwan, Sherlock will air on 1/14. I can't wait to watch!

Thanks for the update, that the 3rd season started. My wife and me just loved the first 2 seasons and she'll be happy to hear that there is now more to watch!

Regards

Sic

The best Sherlock ever! I love it!!!

kiki

Definitely beats Pam waking up to the sound of Bobby taking a shower! Right the way sound asleep shortly followed by the topless shot was definitely reminiscent...
Cool show as always.

Charliehuang

I am also live in Taiwan. Please use internet resource, you could find the latest episode for watching

Ha! Thanks, I'll try and find it.
It's great to meet someone also coming from Taiwan!

Great episode! I loved "the magic trick" and the Derren bit.

Exposure on prime time TV!
how can derren do his walking on glass bit now he has exposed the pulse stop trick?
first stealing watches and chips, now this, when will it end?
:)

He does not anymore.

When is this available in the states?

Best,

Scott

It will be showing on PBS on January 19th. Derren Brown appears within the first five minutes of the episode.

Derren did not expose it Sherlock did. Whilst Derren had a cameo lasting around 45 seconds he is neither listed as a scriptwriter or consultant on the show. It's also worth noting that fans of the show were speculating that he used a ball under the armpit to fake his death almost a year ago. Here is one of the many squash ball theories posted last February.

http://bbcsherlockftw.tumblr.com/post/16......e-missed

This has been widely exposed for so long that even Berglas publicly stated on national TV that he did not have a ball under his arm when he did the pulse stop. I hate to see things exposed on tv as much as the next guy but I think it's a bit harsh to blame Derren for the use of the ball in this program particularly when that particular horse had bolted long before Derren was even born.

Mark

Yeah, but I cant forgive him for exposing how to steal a chip from a stranger!
:)

I'm a big fan of Sherlock and it was a good surprise to see Derren Brown doing a cameo.

This is a fantastic show. Looking forward to the U.S. premier.

Lovwd the show and got excite when Derren suddenly appearwd

Sherlock is by far the best show on British television IMO. If you haven't seen the previous series, I'd recommend getting the DVDs before you watch the latest episodes.

Mike

Sadly I found tonight's episode rather dull, drawn-out and self-indulgent.

Mike

I thought it was quite funny in places.