Elementary - Season 1 [DVD]

Jonny Lee Miller (Actor), Lucy Liu (Actor) Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over Format: DVD
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Contributor Jonny Lee Miller, Jon Michael Hall, Lucy Liu, Aidan Quinn
Language English
Number of discs 6
Runtime 16 hours and 38 minutes

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Mark Chisholm
5.0 out of 5 stars Huge Entertainment Value
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 March 2015
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Five stars....just. When this series came about there was a slight brouhaha about it being a rip off of the UK series starring Cumberbatch and without seeing it I thought that it probably was. However, I watched the first episode on a flight and was pleasantly surprised and a while later bought this series in a fit of boredom.

So, is it really a rip off? Not entirely. Without a doubt the very fact that it is set in modern times invites similarities, however, even that idea is not new, even to the British one. Over the years there have been many written pastiches where Sherlock has been everything from the evil one to doing his stuff in space. Chances of any original idea concerning Sherlock Holmes is so vanishingly small that it need never be considered. So where you end up back is a simple question. Is it any good? And the answer is yes.

The recent British adaptation is without a doubt superior to all that have passed before. Smart, relevant and of course hugely popular. This version of Sherlock Holmes is not as good - but much better than most previous efforts. In fact, if not for the new British series, I'm sure that this would be far better known on both sides of the Pond.

Where there are similarities it is all good. Jonny Lee Miller makes a great stab at a modern damaged but brilliant Holmes. Lucy Liu works well as the Watsonian foil adding a bit of slight sexual tension between the two. The eccentricity and oddity of Holmes is caught well if a little overplayed. Sherlock in the books is generally a tough character despite his failings whilst Miller comes across as rather over fragile.

If one thing irritates me about this pairing it revolves around the need for Watson - Liu, who is supposed to be helping Holmes as a recovering addict to act as some sort of councillor. It's an American thing I guess, where everyone is supposed to go and open up and talk about their feelings. To a rather old school British person I simply want her to shut up and get on with the crime solving bit, rather than delving into Holmes past in order to save him. No stiff upper lip here.

Now, the biggest separation from the British modern series is.....the series. Where we get Moffat's highly thought out, long play movie over three episodes, we have the more formulaic US style of multiple (24 in this case) one hour episodes. I guess there are a team of script writers churning out these shows which are admittedly high in production value. But, they lack the special edge of the the UK ones.

Each episode, however is good. There is the gradual opening up of Holmes and Liu's working relationship with him. The crimes are well thought out and satisfying in their conclusion.

Overall an excellent version of Holmes bettered only by the new British one.
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Mr. Roy Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars The mystery of Holmes and Watson.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2014
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I've only watched up to episode 8 but I'm very impressed with this modern interpretation of the Great Holmes...,
and the new Watson of course.The cases involved are original and absorbing,I can't get enough but have to ration my viewing,
mainly to eat....! The quiet,listening approach that Watson displays plays perfectly into the role of having Holmes's thought process explained to us and seeing if and when his reasoning isn't quite spot on.There are other forces,ahem,at play with these two as well so it stops things from becoming too limited to just crime,though of course that is the drive behind the show but it just has other aspects.One thing I've noticed though is the seeming lack of adverse weather.The light in Holmes's apartment is always bright and sunny ? I am pleased that the female Watson immediately dumps the 'clean my apartment' suggestion in episode 1 ! Holmes is blunt to the point of rudeness but he gets quick results by ignoring expected etiquette.
Less damn fake coffees would be good too...,and they leave their cups all over the 'show' ! Is this one of their sponsors ?
Anyway,gripe over.It's a very good series so far and I'm looking forward to finishing the first series....,soon.
Oh,before I forget,I was over the moon when my hunch of Irene Adler being his English female interest came about !
Now she fascinates me as much as Holmes and Watson themselves.An excellent curve ball character,masterfully dumped in our laps by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.I liked her portrayal in the 1st Robert Downey Jnr version of Sherlock Holmes.
I am seriously looking forward to seeing how she appears in this version.
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Ongo Gablogian
5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of fun, with a dark edge
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 January 2014
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I was categorically NOT one of the people who thought this wouldn`t work - I thought the original trailers from autumn 2012 looked brilliant! Maybe it helps that I`ve not watched BBC`s Sherlock, but I really liked the casting of JLM and Lucy Liu, and the idea of moving things to NYC, and as I hadn`t seen anything Holmes-related since Jeremy Brett`s version in the 80s, I was unlikely to make comparisons. Maybe it helps to watch this without "baggage".

The individual stories are excellent, which always helps if you`re buying a boxset, and so is the season arc. Sherlock has ample opportunity to flex his analytical and deductionist muscles, whilst Watson grows steadily in confidence and ability as sober (and slightly bemused) companion. It definitely works, the angle of recovering junkie and "helper monkey". So does casting decent actors as the NYPD presence - Aidan Quinn is always good, and is more than just bumbling cop to Holmes` genius.

I really like that the writers have kept original Arthur Conan Doyle characters names such as Mrs Hudson, Irene Adler and Moriarty but pretty much changed everything else. It`s a fine line, adapting something without offending purists...personally, I consider this to be a piece of superior TV and am not really concerned about that side of things. I just enjoy watching some fine, occasionally amusing and sometimes dark stories acted well. And Jonny Lee Miller might just have been born to play this version of Holmes, as he captures the essence of damaged genius beautifully and convincingly. Kudos to all involved!
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Loselumbo
5.0 out of 5 stars Gelungener Auftakt der Sherlock Holmes-Serie
Reviewed in Germany on 25 May 2023
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Diese Adaption weist in wichtigen Punkten von der Vorlage ab: Sie spielt in der Jetztzeit (2012-2019), die Tatorte sind statt in England in New York, und schließlich ist Dr. Watson eine Frau. Als ehemalige Chirurgin unterstützt Joan Watson Holmes zunächst nach seinem Drogenentzug mental, im Laufe der Serie wird sie mehr und mehr zur unentbehrlichen Begleiterin des Meisterdetektivs. Sie leben wie Bruder und Schwester zusammen, haben aber gelegentlich Affären.
Holmes schottet wie immer sein Privatleben völlig ab. Finanziell unabhängig, löst er zum Zeitvertreib Mordfälle, unterstützt so Colonel Gregsen von New Yorker Police Department (NYPD), den er aus London kennt.
Die Folgen sind je 40 Minuten lang und gut konsumierbar, bis auf wenige Ausnahmen in sich abgeschlossen. Nur das Verhältnis zwischen Holmes und Watson entwickelt sich von Folge zu Folge weiter.
Gute Unterhaltung auf hohem Niveau!
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Lourdes M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Elementary temporada 1
Reviewed in Mexico on 30 August 2015
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Atrapa desde el primer capítulo. El ingreso de Watson a la vida de Holmes es totalmente inesperado. El involucramiento de ambos en la resolución de casos da lugar a una profunda amistad que vale la pena apreciar.
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Dr. Tim Parker
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating variation on the Holmes/Watson stories with some interesting twists
Reviewed in Canada on 8 March 2015
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I must admit, having watched the BBC series Sherlock, I was a little skeptical that I would enjoy Elementary. If anything, I gave it a shot because I like Lucy Liu's work. But still, it was with a bit of trepidation I put the first DVD in and watched the pilot. And I got hooked.

This isn't your typical Sherlock, obviously. In this series, set in NYC in modern day, Sherlock is an ADHD hyperactive person, and Watson is a female sober companion to Sherlock. At least at the start. It sounds like an interesting twist on the traditional, and it is. The mazing thing is it works quite effectively. Apart from the usual mystery of who did what to whom in each episode, there's the on-going relationship between Sherlock and Watson that develops, bit by bit, over the series.

There's a lot of episodes here: 23 in all with some additional material, so watching this series is a long-term commitment (an interesting twist from the 8 or 10 episode series that are in vogue now). And over this season, there's significant twists in the story of Holmes and Watson to keep you curious about what happens next. I found myself sympathizing with Watson as she tries to control the roller-coaster Holmes, torn between professional and personal feelings, and her own deepening fascination with the work they do together. The supporting cast is excellent, too!

Throughout, I've enjoyed every episode, although it took a little while to get settled in. By the third episode I was hooked, and can't wait to start watching series 2, already available on DVD. This isn't your traditional Sherlock, and that's actually a very good thing!
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biachette03
5.0 out of 5 stars Holmes - Watson new look à New-York
Reviewed in France on 24 May 2015
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Holmes sort d'une cure de désintoxication. Watson, ancienne chirurgienne, est sa marraine de sobriété. Il va la former à devenir son assistante. Il faut voir Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) totalement habité par son esprit de déduction incroyable faire le tour des scènes de crime aussi bien avec les yeux qu'avec le nez en humant les indices, un vrai bonheur ! De même pour le regard pétillant de Watson (Lucy Liu) quand elle résoud des énigmes pendant les enquêtes. Les échanges verbaux et la cohabitation pas toujours évidente de ce duo d'enfer donnent à cette série un humour fort agréable. Version française ou VOST.
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Spielzeugjunkie
5.0 out of 5 stars Ton und Bild gut
Reviewed in Germany on 4 March 2023
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Elemantary läuft regelmäßig im TV. Ich wollte die erste Staffel der Serie in richtiger Reihenfolge sehen. Für den Preis kann man sich das leisten. Super Serie.
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