WTF?

1895itsallfine:

xistentialangst:

furriesandus:

johnlockismyreligion:

xistentialangst:

Two things.

1. Isn’t the point of teasers and clips to get people to watch the show? Do they really think ANYONE is compelled to watch the show based on happy Watson family and Unca Sherlock? Like, if I were a casual, I’d be, yeah, that looks like a hot mess now, count me out. Plus, if that’s NOT what the show is about, why do they keep pushing it? It’s like trying to market a Bond film with clips of him drinking tea with the queen. WTF?  On a marketing level alone, I totally do not get this approach unless the happy trio is a lot more of the legit season than WE (johnlock fans) expect. And fuck the idea of a rug pull. They’d still need to somehow let the casuals know there will BE a rug pull and that this isn’t a domestic comedy.

2. Thus, I’m afraid to watch E1 now. Like seriously, I want you all to watch it first and tell me if it’s 90 minutes of bullshit, because I’m just not up for that much Mary and domesticated, forgiving John. I don’t want to see another episode until it’s the one where she goes away. I’m so over it. Ugh.

SAME

If I were a casual, my thoughts wuold be like: “Uhm, excuse me? I was here to watch a detective story, a good crime, what the fuck is this fam-com?”

Yes. I’m confused, actually, because the teasers and trailers have made me decide not to watch and you should hear what some people I know have said about them. I’ll just read what has happened and then decide if I’m going to watch later or not. So far I’m out because what we’ve been shown has very little connection to Sherlock Holmes, updated version or otherwise. 

M, my Husband, says they’ve just gotten tired of the whole thing. They’ve run out of ideas and Martin and Ben have too many other things to do.

Interesting feedback. Yeah, my husband doesn’t like the look of it either. To be fair, the two official trailers haven’t been happy family, but these clips are such a turn off, and not just for johnlock fans. I can’t imagine anyone wants to see that reality except a few dozen warstans. I’m still can’t see how they can have her shoot Sherlock, be unrepentant, and then reincorporate her and expect any viewer to not be disgusted.

They couldn’t possibly, and they won’t. This clip was released in the U.K. on a show where Amanda was a guest. Not an official trailer so most people who would be turned off won’t see it. And tbh I think they’d tune in anyway even if they don’t want a domestic drama. In the UK anyway where it gets huge ratings. They’ve also seen the real trailers which make it seem VERY dark. It’s pretty obvious this clip isn’t the tone of the whole thing. And they can’t somehow warn casuals about a rug pull? Then it wouldn’t be a rug pull! It’ll be obvious fast though imo that it isn’t real.

I hope it will be “obvious fast”. We’re already had a full season of Mary plus TAB. I’m so over it. I don’t want them to dangle this plot thread for
Most of S4.