Are Sherlock Holmes fans picky about the canon? If you’re not a hardcore Sherlockian (or Holmesian), you might be surprised at the wide variety of different takes on Sherlock and how nearly all these versions are widely embraced by the fans. One can love Nicholas Meyer’s assertion in The Seven-Per-Cent Solution that Holmes never fought Moriarty at Reichenbach, or Nancy Springer’s take that Holmes and Mycroft had a secret sister named Enola. Hell, Benedict Cumberbatch’s 2010 Sherlock came right on the heels of Robert Downey Jr.’s steampunk Sherlock Holmes in 2009, and both are still beloved today. And now, director Guy Ritchie, who brought us that brawling Holmes in 2009, is back for more, with a mildly anachronistic take on the immortal detective: Young Sherlock.
Don’t let the name throw you off; the “young” part of this show simply means that Holmes is almost 20 years old, having a pint (or two) and making things up as he goes along. But the delight of Young Sherlock is that it contains everything we’ve come to love about the great detective, with a dash of something new.
