"It is such a brilliant take on Sherlock Holmes! And with Lucy Liu as Watson! It's so well-written and smart and all the actors playing the main characters are just fantastic!! This is one I go back to again and again and again" - Amy A.
Mar 27, 2022Barrule rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this series. I like the 3 main actors. I think Johnny Lee Miller is brilliant. He is a bit like Doc Martin. I do find though that the script for Lucy Liu is sometimes unbelievable. When a witness is talking, why would she…
Jan 03, 2022OnlineCommunications rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I took a chance on this after watching the BBC Cumberbatch Sherlock Holmes. I also enjoyed this interpretation of Sherlock Holmes. The shows get better as the season goes on. I would say it takes about two episodes to really get into…
Nov 11, 2021shokolit rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A modern adaptation of Sherlock Holmes. The choice to portray Holmes as a recovering drug addict and have Watson as his female sober companion definitely makes the chemistry between them interesting.
Oct 14, 2019JCLLizW rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Holmes is his typical conceited, odd, and brilliant self but this version of his character feels the most human to me. This show does an excellent job of exploring his relationship with Watson and his struggles with addiction.
Aug 09, 2017idiosyncreant rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is a nuanced and truly well-considered rendition of Sherlock Holmes for long-form television.
Beginning with a deeply flawed and often unlikeable Sherlock Holmes, troubled by addiction, the series develops and allows him to grow…
As a fellow fan of anything Sherlock Holmes (and grew up on the Sherlock Holmes stories at the tender age of between 5-6) and have seen many different versions of Sherlock media...I can tell you that out of all that I have seen,…
Dec 20, 2015Ron@Ottawa rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I attempted this series out of sheer curiosity, and also based on the generally positive reviews out there. S.H. in NYC, and Dr. Watson played by Lucy Liu? Eh... However, putting aside my preconceptions, this is an entertaining,…
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Sep 06, 2015xaipe rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
For those wondering why overseas movies and series are so much better than American, this series serves as an excellent example of the latter. The pilot was probably presented at such breakneck speed to fit into the allotted time slot +…
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Sep 25, 2014covenhouse rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Surely the weakest of the modern Sherlock reinterpretations, "Elementary" would have been more honest to simply market itself as a show with a quirky investigator (much like Columbo or Monk) rather than as anything resembling canon. The…
Jul 13, 2014ScorchingSun rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
On TV, I also initially gave up after 2 or 3 episodes. I couldn't accept Miller's wacky Sherlock and Liu's bland Watson. But when I persevered, I was pleasantly surprised. It's a dramedy duet: Lucy Liu's heart-broken straight "man"…
Jan 04, 2014meanjulio rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
As a big fan of all thing Sherlock Holmes, I was really looking forward to this one. When it debuted last fall, however, I was underwhelmed enough not to feel like staying up that late on Thursday nights to watch it. One of the things…
no worst rendition of sherlock. i like that they are takeing risks with the character. but uunlike in sherlock, i don't belive that this guy is sherlock. he's more of that guy with a nack of noticeing the little things. don't like it all.…
Oct 03, 2013KateHillier rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This series has got quite a lot of hate, mostly due to the unfortunate timing (or perhaps opportunist) timing of following the BBC's suburb modern version. While it is certainly not on the same field as the BBC version it is a good…
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