Sherlock Book vs. TV Series
The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the BBC version The Hounds of Baskerville are two works of art that are mainly telling the same story. There are, however, many differences about the book and the movie. Those differences don’t affect the outcome of the story, but they give less impact to the story. Along with the differences there are many similarities, and those similarities provide confidence that it is the same story. In both the book and the television series, the main character of Watson, Baskerville, and the culprit are three main pieces of the plot that can be heavily contrasted as well as compared.
One of the first places that it is easy to see the differences and similarities between the television show and the book is with Sherlock’s sidekick, Watson. While Dr. Watson appears good natured towards Holmes despite the psychological defects of the man, John Watson from the BBC episode is more reluctant to just look the other way and forget about Holmes if he is unhappy with the way he is being treated or if he is upset with Holmes for some reason. During the episode “The Hounds of Baskerville,” Holmes makes some pleading remarks as Watson begins to leave him: “‘John? John! You are amazing! You are fantastic!’ ‘Yes, all right. You don't have to overdo …show more content…
There are, however, many differences about the book and the movie as well as similarities that can be drawn between characters and places. Although the book is the original piece that is famous for its detective fiction, the BBC episode is a modernized spin-off, and even though it is different with its updated society and current time period, this episode still ties back similar ideas from the original novel that make it a great edition to the Sherlock Holmes
The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the BBC version The Hounds of Baskerville are two works of art that are mainly telling the same story. There are, however, many differences about the book and the movie. Those differences don’t affect the outcome of the story, but they give less impact to the story. Along with the differences there are many similarities, and those similarities provide confidence that it is the same story. In both the book and the television series, the main character of Watson, Baskerville, and the culprit are three main pieces of the plot that can be heavily contrasted as well as compared.
One of the first places that it is easy to see the differences and similarities between the television show and the book is with Sherlock’s sidekick, Watson. While Dr. Watson appears good natured towards Holmes despite the psychological defects of the man, John Watson from the BBC episode is more reluctant to just look the other way and forget about Holmes if he is unhappy with the way he is being treated or if he is upset with Holmes for some reason. During the episode “The Hounds of Baskerville,” Holmes makes some pleading remarks as Watson begins to leave him: “‘John? John! You are amazing! You are fantastic!’ ‘Yes, all right. You don't have to overdo …show more content…
There are, however, many differences about the book and the movie as well as similarities that can be drawn between characters and places. Although the book is the original piece that is famous for its detective fiction, the BBC episode is a modernized spin-off, and even though it is different with its updated society and current time period, this episode still ties back similar ideas from the original novel that make it a great edition to the Sherlock Holmes