Sherlock is a British television crime drama, which presents a contemporary version of The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It follows the main characters, detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson, as they solve mysteries and crimes in modern day London. Aired on BBC, the popularity of the show has grown, created and written by Steven Moffat, who writes scripts for Doctor Who.The gratifications of the programme include escapism, as it allows the viewers to enter the mind set of the world famous detective. Learning is also part of the uses and gratifications, as the viewer is constantly learning new terms, with the programme allowing the viewer to mentally collect the clues and attempt to figure out the answer to the mystery, satisfying curiosity at the end of the programme. An emotional release can also be felt in some episodes, for example, at the end of series 2 when Dr Watson believes that Holmes has died, the viewer knows that Holmes is actually alive, but by this point the viewer is sympathising with Watson and feeling witnessing his emotion, which may be mirrored in the viewer.
I have personally watched every series of the show, watching it with my sister a lot of the time, allowing us to spend time together, which I find relaxing. After watching many episodes and following the mysteries, it allowed me to emotionally attach to them, which can act as a substitute for real life companionship for some people.
Sherlock has aspects of each of the uses and gratifications theory.
Sarah you have correctly identified your gratifications for the text but you have no justifications. Identify and justify your points. You must discuss the texts mode of address and go into some detail into how the text would create that gratification, refer to scenes and narrative in more detail. I am not sure the learning point is correct. That gratification is more about learning factual information rather than about the narrative.
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