Wednesday, April 18, 2012

DVD Review - Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century ...on the Case

Recently, I won a bundle of DVDs from a blog giveaway. One of those DVDs was Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century ...on the Case, featuring the first 10 episodes from the short lived 1999-2001 series. Honestly, I have never heard of the cartoon series before. The nifty cover art caught my attention, so I decided to give the series a try. I suppose this series was released to tie in with the recent Sherlock Holmes film franchise.

The episodes in this release are:

  1. The Fall and Rise of  Sherlock Holmes
  2. The Crime Machine
  3. The Hounds of Baskervilles
  4. The Resident Patient
  5. The Scales of Justice
  6. The Five Orange Pips
  7. The Adventures of the Beryl Board
  8. The Adventures of the Empty House
  9. The Secret Safe
  10. The Adventure of the Mazarin Chip 
The plot of the series is that Sherlock Holmes, who was thought to be dead, is brought back to life after spending years being preserved in honey, which never rots, because of the increase of crimes are related to the 19 century criminal mind, Moriarty. Holmes teams up with the young Inspector Beth Lestrade, and assisted by a cyborg, who is using a program based on Holmes' old sidekick, Dr. John Watson. The cyborg is a dead ringer for Watson's personality and by the second episode, with the help of the 22nd century science, takes Watson's appearance as well. At first Holmes believes that criminal is a copycat, as Moriarty is dead. Or is he? Holmes quickly learns that his old nemesis has been cloned. Now Holmes has a new mission - to capture the new Moriarty.

The premise is inspired of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, or should I say ripoff. Most of the episodes were based/inspired by the original stories and books written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I like the idea that Holmes stayed alive by being preserved in honey, but he was old when that happened, and now somehow he is a 25 year-old. It was a great idea to have Dr.John Watson as a Cyborg and for having Moriarty cloned. I was surprised the series was made thirteen years ago. Overall, I liked watching the series. I recommend it to both children and adults. This is a great way to introduce kids to the great Sherlock Holmes.

There is also a bonus episode from Stargate: Infinity.


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