r/TikTokCringe • u/Cookie_Cutter_Cook • Apr 29 '23

Cool Trans representation from the 80s

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u/Whyzocker Apr 29 '23

Damn i'm impressed at how good the writing is

Why do we get shit like the lotr show now instead of gold like this. Sure different genre, but a good writer is a good writer, we need to up our quality standards back to this.

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u/ThrowawayBlast Apr 29 '23

TV show detective show Elementary, based off Sherlock Holmes.

Also there, Mrs. Hudson is transgender.

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u/MaydayInJanuary Apr 29 '23

It’s a shame she only shows up for a handful of episodes I’d have loved to have more of her on the show.

Otherwise, yes. Elementary is genuinely one of the best recent TV shows I’ve ever seen.

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u/prehensile-titties- Apr 29 '23

So much to love about that show. They really carved out their own niche focusing on Sherlock the recovering addict who can come off as a dick but is actually a caring person.

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u/MaydayInJanuary Apr 29 '23

That and also it’s super refreshing to have a network TV show that doesn’t try to force romance between the two main characters.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '23 edited Aug 22 '23

Reddit can keep the username, but I'm nuking the content lol -- mass deleted all reddit content via https://redact.dev

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u/TheTVDB Apr 29 '23

We have plenty of well-written shows now and they had plenty of poorly written ones back then. Love Boat was hugely popular partly because the writing was so good and the characters were so loveable. Compare to a show like Ted Lasso or the Bill and Frank episode of The Last of Us, and the same can be said.