Sherlock Holmes comes to the 21st century in Elementary

Aug 31, 2012 12:00 PM by Joel Miller

Posted in Entertainment / Television

HOLMES IN MANHATTAN

CBS’s Elementary brings legendary crime solver Sherlock Holmes to New York City. Together with a female Dr. Watson, Holmes employs his reasoning expertise to close cases for the NYPD..

Synopsis:

On the heels of his recent disgrace in modern-day London, and after a brief stretch in rehab, renowned private detective and police consultant Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) flees to New York City. Upon arriving, Holmes discovers that his wealthy father has arranged for a live-in “sober companion” for him, Dr. Joan Watson (Lucy Liu).

Watson sees her job as a chance to help a patient and atone for the mistakes she made that led to the death of a patient and the loss of her medical license three years earlier. But when Holmes reveals that he has made his own post-rehab arrangements, Watson must tag along as he resumes his work as a police consultant, brought in to help solve the NYPD’s toughest cases.

Through his previous dealings with Scotland Yard, Captain Tobias “Toby” Gregson (Aidan Quinn) knows that Holmes is brilliant at what he does, and welcomes him to the team. But not everyone is as taken with Holmes and Detective Olshansky, for one, questions Holmes’ methods.

Grab your magnifying glass and put on your deerstalker, Elementary premieres Thursday, Sept. 17, at 10/9c.

Why should you watch?

A modern spin on the original Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Elementary, is sure to please longtime fans of the legendary crime solver. If you enjoy other buddy-cop type crime shows such as The Mentalist or Castle, this latest incantation of the genre is sure to get your deductive reasoning juices flowing.