Raffles in the modern age

[satanassa]

The second series of BBC's drama 'Sherlock' aired recently and it got me thinking. Just as this show is a re-imagining of Sherlock Holmes in the 21st century, could there be a feasible re-imagining of Raffles in the 21st century? There would have to be a lot more computers and electronics of course, maybe hacking into bank accounts and such? What

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[missmorrichan]

How timely, seeing as I've only just gotten around to finally (finally) watching the first season of Sherlock less than a week ago (yes, I'm a terrible Holmes fan, stop looking at me like that). While I was watching, my mind wandered to Raffles, too, though in this case it was along the lines of "I would love some sort of crossover episode where modern Sherlock and Watson face off against modern Raffles and Bunny." In any case!

I'm certain, given enough creative thought, that it could be made to work. cicak has already addressed some of the major concerns, the principal one being Raffles tied almost inexorably to Victorian society. But I think the most important issue is to maintain character integrity! The essence of their characters don't really rely on the Victorian era: you can have arrogant, charismatic, emotionally-closed jerks and loyal, resilient, beleaguered sidekicks no matter what the time period, no? And considering they did such a brilliant job with Holmes and Watson, I don't see why our favourite crime-perpetrating duo couldn't make the transistion just as easily.

The increased security just means the heists would have to be more elaborately-planned and skillfully staged, something I can definitely get behind! I feel like hacking wouldn't be very fun to watch, but artfully busting into museums and mansions would be a blast!

...ohhh, now I really want a crossover episode. sob.