tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post2789936784376065479..comments2024-03-02T07:09:08.458-05:00Comments on J and J Productions: Elementary (Sherlock Holmes) Season 1 Review.James the Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165238905288033483noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-28939861777526023162014-04-08T20:05:27.875-04:002014-04-08T20:05:27.875-04:00Agreed, there is no need to have a war. With all o...Agreed, there is no need to have a war. With all of these adaptions of Sherlock out there, the real winners are the fans of the Sherlock stories. I do have personal preference, but I will watch basically any Sherlock Holmes adaptation. If anyone wants to say that there is ONE version, that is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories.<br /><br />Season two of Elementary has been a little inconsistent in terms of quality, but last week's (or was it the week before) episode changed up the formula a bit. <br /><br />-JamesJames the Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00165238905288033483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-50778765042920777252014-04-08T19:58:58.683-04:002014-04-08T19:58:58.683-04:00Thanks! You may or may not like the series. It is ...Thanks! You may or may not like the series. It is worth giving a try sometime.<br /><br />-JamesJames the Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00165238905288033483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-47123464458078737092014-04-08T12:55:18.773-04:002014-04-08T12:55:18.773-04:00I have enjoyed ELEMENTARY a great deal and think i...I have enjoyed ELEMENTARY a great deal and think it is doing very well. I just wish that this idiotic war between Sherlockian (the fans of BBC SHERLOCK) and Elementarians (the fans of CBS ELEMENTARY) would stop going at it, particularly the hard-core Sherlockians who can't abide any SH outside Benny Cumberbatch. We should be thrilled SH is so dominant right now, not fighting over 'mine is the ONLY version'. As you know, their fanaticism poisons my potential enthusiasm for SHERLOCK. Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-57654977617751871782013-05-26T21:48:58.088-04:002013-05-26T21:48:58.088-04:00Nice review! :D I've been curious about what t...Nice review! :D I've been curious about what the show is like and this helps explain it a lot. I do love mysteries so maybe I'll consider it sometime. :)Ardahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18431210094799932216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-71091834861490119422013-05-25T07:02:26.811-04:002013-05-25T07:02:26.811-04:00@Shena Tokala: Looking forward to seeing what you ...@Shena Tokala: Looking forward to seeing what you think of the series. :)<br /><br />@Jamie: That is fascinating about Gregson being a dog!<br /><br />It is much worse than you think, you will see what happens to Irene's character.<br /><br />After watching the series I was thinking that you in particular would really dislike the show. <br /><br />@Buddy2Blogger: Thank you for answering my questions about all things Sherlock.<br /><br />Exactly, I noticed that he was not nearly as good as before in terms of his performance but not as bad if one has not read the cannon.<br /><br />Agreed, Liu seems to be the most capable of Watsons, or recent ones at least.<br /><br />@Jake P: That was what I originally thought until I watched the series. The other Sherlock adaptations are great, some of my favorites.<br /><br />-JamesJames the Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00165238905288033483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-29074718867008972522013-05-24T16:41:18.063-04:002013-05-24T16:41:18.063-04:00One does not simply change the gender of an iconic...One does not simply change the gender of an iconic character such as Watson! It simply shouldn't be done, even though it's only loosely based on the stories.:) I think I'll stick with RDJ's Holmes and Jude Law's Watson. And the BBC Series Sherlock isn't half bad either.Jake P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-50824297837834353532013-05-24T15:00:41.764-04:002013-05-24T15:00:41.764-04:00Thanks James for the shoutouts.
Great review and ...Thanks James for the shoutouts.<br /><br />Great review and I agree with most of your points.<br /><br />JLM was doing good as Holmes but went off the rails in the last 3 episodes. Of course, it would not matter to viewers not familiar with the original stories and they might just view him as yet another likeable TV show protagonist meeting his long lost love.<br /><br />Lucy Liu however is becoming better and better as Watson.<br /><br />B2B.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498276962097853996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-10665104967094408752013-05-24T13:22:43.413-04:002013-05-24T13:22:43.413-04:00So far, this doesn't sound like a show I would...So far, this doesn't sound like a show I would enjoy or appreciate very much at all because I'm a die-hard Sherlockian for the original stuff. However, I kinda flipped out when I read about Toby Gregson; besides Lastrade, Inspector Gregson is the other inspector that Holmes preferred to work with in the books. And, if I'm thinking correctly, there was a dog in The Sign of the Four that Holmes used to track someone who's name was Toby... I think.. I'm going to go check that right now.... yes, I was right, I thought that name sounded "canon" familiar! :D<br /><br />Oh my gosh, Irene Adler has to pop up everywhere, doesn't she?! She's extremely overused for being in only one story; to my knowledge.<br /><br />I might watch this someday but I know it will only annoy me. So unless I get really needy for a new tv show, I won't be seeing this anytime soon.<br /><br />~JamieJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17203554335912426375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385233731099220276.post-52183068131644993432013-05-24T08:56:35.240-04:002013-05-24T08:56:35.240-04:00Sounds like a good series- I'll be adding it t...Sounds like a good series- I'll be adding it to my to-watch list :) Glad to hear it's good :)Shena Tokalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657993823328581910noreply@blogger.com