How Sherlock Changed the World
PBS | Release Date: December 17, 2013
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
NewsdayVerne GayDec 16, 2013
Season 1 Review: A little long-winded in some stretches, not detailed enough in others but Holmes fans--and fans of cop procedurals--should like this. Read full review
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New York PostSara StewartDec 16, 2013
Season 1 Review: The special relies very little, disappointingly, on footage from the BBC’s Holmes series; instead, it mostly uses murky reenactments, with actor Edward Cartwright playing the sleuth. More engaging is the enthusiastic testimony of various forensics specialists on how influential Holmes really was in the development of modern-day techniques. Read full review
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New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyDec 16, 2013
Season 1 Review: Odd as it sounds, How Sherlock Changed the World argues persuasively that it was a crime writer, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who virtually invented the modern science of forensics by having his fictional detective employ it. Read full review
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VarietyBrian LowryDec 16, 2013
Season 1 Review: Even an ardent Holmes aficionado might find two hours singing the praises of a fictional character feel like a bit much. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerDec 16, 2013
Season 1 Review: The program overstates its case, suggesting that modern-day forensics wouldn’t exist without Holmes. That’s like saying there would have been no lunar landing without Jules Verne or no organ transplants without Mary Shelley. Read full review
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PopMattersDavid MaineDec 16, 2013
Season 1 Review: Sadly, this program fails to be either compelling or diverting. Instead, it is a bloated and filler-stuffed waste of time. Read full review
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