Watching The Detective Sherlock Analysis

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In “Watching the Detective: Sherlock, Surveillance, and British Fears Post 7/7”, Darcie Rives-East analyzes the tv show Sherlock with Arthur Conan Doyle’s original short stories from the nineteenth century. Rives-East also analyzes how the modernization of the classic detective contains influences from British fears post 7/7. Although the episode “A Scandal in Belgravia” follows the basic plot of “A Scandal in Bohemia”, the changes reflect Britain’s acceptance of technology and surveillance since 7/7. Rives-East’s main argument is that the tv show Sherlock is popular because it brings in interesting aspects of 7/7 anxieties that people want to see. Rives-East explains how the old stories that were revamped on Sherlock gained popularity because its premiere was 5 years after 7/7 attacks. She says “the viewing phenomenon attributes to the public’s heightened anxiety” (Rives-East). She supports this claim by adding that the show CSI similarly includes criminals and terrorists because it is post 9/11. It makes the subject matter of the shows interesting because of its relevance in today’s world. Rives-East backs up her main argument by analyzing the episode “The Sign of Four”. Rives-East notices that …show more content…
Rives-East explains how there is an “ongoing mistrust and doubt regarding the police apparatus with the British government’s failure to initially detect, prevent, and respond to 7/7” (Rives-East). The police are an important aspect of the tv show because Sherlock must conduct his work as a detective under supervision of the police. Rives-East also mentions how the viewer’s role in this adaptation is to observe how the police are handling each dangerous situation. This allows for the reader to feel involved when watching detective shows that incorporate any type of police
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