London Eye

The Masterpiece Mystery series annoys me, but I watch it anyhow because I'm an Anglophile and a hopeless mystery addict.  Last night I tried to watch the new "Sherlock" but couldn't stomach more than a minute or two of Benedict Cumberbatch's sneering face. That's right, the actor who plays Sherlock is named Benedict Cumberbatch. His sidekick is Martin Freeman, whom I find much more likable. (I did watch an entire episode last week.) I know Sherlock is not SUPPOSED to be likable (at least in the current versions), but he should at least be intriguing, which he is not. He's just an annoying prat. Perhaps it's because I'm getting old, but I find his athletic racing from thing-to-thing exhausting. I did enjoy the camerawork, though.  I loved the shots of the modern London skyline gleaming in the sun, including my favorite landmark, the Eye. Those sweeping panoramic views made a nice contrast to the original Sherlock's world of foggy narrow streets.