Elementary: Discussion Thread

ELEMENTARY stars Jonny Lee Miller as detective Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson in a modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD’s most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare – a sober companion, Dr. Watson. A successful surgeon until she lost a patient and her license three years ago, Watson views her current job as another opportunity to help people, as well as paying a penance. However, the restless Sherlock is nothing like her previous clients. He informs her that none of her expertise as an addiction specialist applies to him and he’s devised his own post-rehab regimen – resuming his work as a police consultant in New York City. Watson has no choice but to accompany her irascible new charge on his jobs. But Sherlock finds her medical background helpful, and Watson realizes she has a knack for playing investigator. Sherlock’s police contact, Capt. Tobias “Toby” Gregson (Aidan Quinn), knows from previous experience working with Scotland Yard that Sherlock is brilliant at closing cases, and welcomes him as part of the team. With the mischievous Sherlock Holmes now running free in New York solving crimes, it’s simple deduction that he’s going to need someone to keep him grounded, and it’s elementary that it’s a job for Watson. Rob Doherty, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly and Michael Cuesta, who directed the pilot, are executive producers for CBS Television Studios.

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This probably won't be popular opinion, but dang it, I actually kinda like it. LOL

Edited May 16, 201213 yr by wingwalker

I love PBS's "Sherlock" as much as anyone, but why do folks think Sherlock Holmes needs to be updated and modernized? I would be just as happy to watch a Holmes series set in the actual Edwardian period.

They probably assume viewers don't want to see a period drama.

I hate the new title. I hope the show is a hit (in part because of some ugly quasi-racist attacks on Lucy Liu's casting), but I don't know if I buy Jonny Lee Miller in this, as he looks more like he is on his way to a grunge concert.

I am watching right now and like it!

Loved the season finale. Natalie Dormer and Lucy Liu were fantastic.

"As if men had a monopoly on murder."