Trying my best not to read this thread because spoilers, but I just watched the first episode, and it was good. The modern style, cast, re-imagined characters, and humor were all great. I really just had two problems with it - one being that the climax, with the two pills, wasn't nearly as clever and intriguing as the show seemed to think it was. Come on, guys,
The Princess Bride already did this. They tried so hard to convince us that it was so incredibly deep and strategic, but the only thing I could think of was the "Inconceivable!" guy babbling about Australia. And speaking of people using words that they don't understand, lol@that bullshit about psychopaths and "high-functioning sociopaths." Twenty seconds is all it would have taken to simply Google those terms.
The other issue I had is a bit more personal - I simply can't maintain suspension of disbelief over that ridiculous
Sherlock scan gimmick. Every single time he went off on one of those tangents, it was little more than conjecture, and I was almost always able to think of several perfectly reasonable alternative explanations. I know that this is his thing and all, so getting rid of it was hardly an option, but they could have at least tried to make them a bit less...speculative. Like, accusing a guy of having an affair because there happens to be a nearby woman wearing the same brand of deodarant? That's really weak.
But like I said, I did enjoy it overall. I shall watch moar.