Even though he despises bankers, Holmes agrees to consult on a case involving the death of a Wall Street executive who appears to have overdosed on heroin.Download Video Elementary The Rat Race Episode On ABC Family Tv Online Tv Live Streaming Video. Online Watch Elementary Full Episode Watch Stream HD Video on Internet TV.Meanwhile, with Holmes' encouragement, Watson tries to re-enter the dating scene.atson 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, 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 crime, 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.
Yes, it's important, which is why one wishes CBS' Elementary (***½ out of four; Thursday at 10 ET/PT) did not feel quite so much like what it is: CBS' attempt to replicate the success of Britain's Sherlock Holmes update, Sherlock. Still, if the idea is borrowed, the approach Elementary takes is all its own, and lets the show stand on its own as one of fall's most promising new series.
Among the many good moves creator Robert Doherty has made, the smartest may have been casting Eli Stone's charmer Jonny Lee Miller (allowed here to use his real British accent) as Sherlock -- and then pairing him with a female Dr. Watson played by the equally fabulous Lucy Liu. Making Watson a beautiful woman adds an unexpected frisson to their relationship; making her a strong, smart woman shifts it even further toward a more equal partnership.
Don't panic. In Miller's highly capable hands, this Sherlock is as shockingly astute, socially inept and humorously rude as any fan of Sherlock might expect. But in keeping with network TV's need for an empathetic weekly lead, he's less of a sociopath than his PBS counterpart; he's willing to admit when he's wrong, and capable of being sorry when he's right.
Their first case involves a murder that looks like a home invasion, and once it kicks you'll most likely notice how much Elementary looks like every other procedural that has ever borrowed from the Sherlock Holmes stories -- including CBS' own The Mentalist.
Still, you may also take note of how cleverly the clues are planted and discovered, some of them even by Watson. And you may appreciate the flair and poignancy Elementary brings to the crowded procedural field, and the energy, wit and sex appeal Miller brings to his role.
OK, I have seen the two episodes so far, and I can say... This is a detective, who happens to be called Sherlock Holmes. But *Sherlock Holmes* he is not. Disclaimer : I am not comparing with BBC Sherlock. IMHO, if you name your character Sherlock Holmes, you must somehow respect your source material.
It is not enough to use the names Sherlock and Watson. OK, now we have the violin. Of course I am not asking for the deer hat or the pipe. But to me, so far it seems more a variation of Monk instead of SH, with a sprinkle of Mentalist. I mean, please, he has a FATHER?? A brother Mycroft would have been more credible. And because he only communicates by phone, it would have been even more suitable to the reclusive books character.
I have other complaints : If a show, *any show*, is boring to the verge of sleep, it's finished. And it happened to me on both episodes. I got asleep! No suspense at all. The solution for ep. 2 was obvious almost immediately. In the words of Conan Doyle : "When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth".
But in this case, it was almost foolish, and I am no detective. I have no complaints with the actors (I just love Lucy Liu), but I refuse to see the overall result as a Sherlock Holmes variation. It is using only the name.
Tobias "Toby" Gregson, 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 crime, 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.
Yes, it's important, which is why one wishes CBS' Elementary (***½ out of four; Thursday at 10 ET/PT) did not feel quite so much like what it is: CBS' attempt to replicate the success of Britain's Sherlock Holmes update, Sherlock. Still, if the idea is borrowed, the approach Elementary takes is all its own, and lets the show stand on its own as one of fall's most promising new series.
Among the many good moves creator Robert Doherty has made, the smartest may have been casting Eli Stone's charmer Jonny Lee Miller (allowed here to use his real British accent) as Sherlock -- and then pairing him with a female Dr. Watson played by the equally fabulous Lucy Liu. Making Watson a beautiful woman adds an unexpected frisson to their relationship; making her a strong, smart woman shifts it even further toward a more equal partnership.
Don't panic. In Miller's highly capable hands, this Sherlock is as shockingly astute, socially inept and humorously rude as any fan of Sherlock might expect. But in keeping with network TV's need for an empathetic weekly lead, he's less of a sociopath than his PBS counterpart; he's willing to admit when he's wrong, and capable of being sorry when he's right.
Their first case involves a murder that looks like a home invasion, and once it kicks you'll most likely notice how much Elementary looks like every other procedural that has ever borrowed from the Sherlock Holmes stories -- including CBS' own The Mentalist.
Still, you may also take note of how cleverly the clues are planted and discovered, some of them even by Watson. And you may appreciate the flair and poignancy Elementary brings to the crowded procedural field, and the energy, wit and sex appeal Miller brings to his role.
OK, I have seen the two episodes so far, and I can say... This is a detective, who happens to be called Sherlock Holmes. But *Sherlock Holmes* he is not. Disclaimer : I am not comparing with BBC Sherlock. IMHO, if you name your character Sherlock Holmes, you must somehow respect your source material.
It is not enough to use the names Sherlock and Watson. OK, now we have the violin. Of course I am not asking for the deer hat or the pipe. But to me, so far it seems more a variation of Monk instead of SH, with a sprinkle of Mentalist. I mean, please, he has a FATHER?? A brother Mycroft would have been more credible. And because he only communicates by phone, it would have been even more suitable to the reclusive books character.
I have other complaints : If a show, *any show*, is boring to the verge of sleep, it's finished. And it happened to me on both episodes. I got asleep! No suspense at all. The solution for ep. 2 was obvious almost immediately. In the words of Conan Doyle : "When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth".
But in this case, it was almost foolish, and I am no detective. I have no complaints with the actors (I just love Lucy Liu), but I refuse to see the overall result as a Sherlock Holmes variation. It is using only the name.