As
soon as the first episode of Masterpiece was over, polemics started in
the Italian press - yet the show didn't do badly in a country where
readers are few and far between: almost 700,000 viewers for a 5,14%
share, pretty good considering it airs very late, starting at 11 pm.
Reactions on Twitter were numerous and ranged from positive to frankly negative ("it will generate so many
small monsters"). Essentially, the critics felt that what was wrong
with the show was that it didn't talk enough about literature: it was
too much like Masterchef, the current popular talent show for cooks
