(and in fact, the first few times I saw episodes, it took a while for my brain to register that they *were* different actors)
They look very similar! The only thing that gave it away for me was the change in voices, which I mightn't have picked up on if I weren't watching them in order and in reasonably rapid succession.
In BBC Sherlock, I feel the characters are very tightly woven with the actors' identities, at least partly because the show isn't trying to do period canon Holmes. It would be very difficult to switch any of the major players with anyone else and have it remain convincing, I think.
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Date: 2013-01-26 12:56 pm (UTC)They look very similar! The only thing that gave it away for me was the change in voices, which I mightn't have picked up on if I weren't watching them in order and in reasonably rapid succession.
In BBC Sherlock, I feel the characters are very tightly woven with the actors' identities, at least partly because the show isn't trying to do period canon Holmes. It would be very difficult to switch any of the major players with anyone else and have it remain convincing, I think.