wiccaqueen, it's your fault I finally managed to start on Sherlock. *g*

Just having watched the unaired and the aired versions of the pilot back-to-back, I can honestly say that I liked the unaired version far better. Also, seriously? They kept almost all of the actors and almost all of the script, and reshot every single scene? Where's the logic in that?

While I liked the inclusion of Mycroft and the hints towards Moriarty's existence in the aired pilot (as well as the fact that Sherlock came across as way less arrogant in it), I think they stretched out the "mystery" of the taxi driver being the serial killer for too long (it's not like it wasn't obvious from far too early on), and the whole reasoning of "Sherlock willingly goes with the murderer out of overblown curiosity and belief in his own mental superiority" felt exceedingly thin the more they cranked up the "tension".

The original pilot was more in the vein of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's work (less well-lit modern London streets, a more atmospheric look to the rooms at 221b Baker Street, in general just more mystery and less exposition, plus a better "Watson to the rescue" scene), and - I don't know. I think I just felt taken more seriously as a viewer, more allowed to imagine things for myself instead of being force-fed every single bit of information.

Not that the end result was bad, per se. I'm just not feeling the love here, yet.