Elementary: The First Season

Starring: Miller, Jonny Lee, Liu, Lucy, Quinn, Aidan

Product Description

ELEMENTARY, a contemporary take on the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes who investigates crimes in modern-day New York City as a consultant to the NYPD and is assisted by Joan Watson, a former surgeon, who is hired by Holmes' wealthy father to help keep the eccentric detective sober.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 097361442648
• Release Date: August 2015
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Paramount-Sds
• Starring: Miller, Jonny Lee, Liu, Lucy, Quinn, Aidan
• Number of Disks: 6
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher

Customer Reviews

Lots of fun trying to outguess

Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) and Dr. Joan Watson (Lucy Liu) use forensic medicine and deductive reasoning to detect the perpetrators of exotic, elaborate crimes that usually end up with a dispatch or two. This is a fun whodunit series. It would have worked better if they had not used the Sherlock Holmes and Watson gimmick. It is fun in its own right. Instead of trying to make a period piece, this is a much more contemporary whodunit. For the most part, the clues are laid out in time for you to say that "the Butler did not pop out of the closet at the last minute to do the killing." Occasionally, they have to stretch a few things to make the plot work, but nothing too exotic. For example, in one case, a person has been dead for years, and when found, has a safety deposit box key; what bank lets you keep a safety deposit box for years without paying? In any event, the acting is fun, and the environment gives you a realistic feel. I am not too enamored with some of the background music. You should give the series a try.

Give it a chance!!!

The pilot and the first show were hopeless. My husband asked me to give it another chance. I was SO surprised!! It turned completely around!! It perked up! The script got more interesting, the secondary character, Watson, was given the attention the lovely actress well deserved but was not getting, by the third show it was well worth watching! The main character came out of his slouching unfortunate character and became quite interesting! It became a show worth a second chance!