Firstly; this is a great show. The acting is great, the stories, the music, the effects. Yet it has one huge problem. Jeremy Brett was better. Those stories were better. That music was significantly better.

If you have no idea what I am on about, just ignore me. However, if you are a hardcore Holmes fan this show will be a disappointment. Not at all because it is bad (it isn't) but because in no way does any aspect of it triumph over what Granada did in the 80's.

Oh, and for us nerds: there are some absolutely ridiculous things said by the actors that just make me mad. The hero doesn't smoke but uses patches, and at one point claims to have a "3 patch problem". Barf.

Again: if you are a "Holmes virgin" - this is great. If you are a nerd, like me, you will not get a new favorite.