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Elementary Season 1 Episode 1

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AIRED: Sep 27, 2012

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The series premiere of this brand new spin on an old tale finds Detective Sherlock Holmes assisting the NYPD on hard to crack cases. Accompanied by his sober companion, Dr. Joan Watson, Holmes studies a botched home invasion that resulted in murder.

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Elementary Series Premiere Review: Something Fun Is Afoot

For all its tweaks to the character of Sherlock Holmes, this pilot nailed the essentials.

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By DexterMorgan2, Mar 06, 2013

This was a very good pilot episode with Sherlock a former consultant to Scotland Yard and and addict who is accompanied by his sober companion Dr Joan Watson Already in this episode you can see how smart Sherlock is and just by looking at someone he can read them like a book Sherlock and Watson are both really good characters in a show with a lot of potential.
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Not a bad premiere at all.

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By amazing_race, Feb 05, 2013

This was a very interesting first episode and hopefully the show continues in this vain. There were some really great moments but I'm not really a fan of the actual Sherlock Holmes character in this show yet. He seems very detached from everything despite some of the awesome detective work which was kinda disappointing, but maybe that will change.

I like Lucy Liu and her character though, and this show has promise!moreless
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Good start, I hope it gets better.

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By ironman166, Jan 22, 2013

It's really a shame that in today's culture the leading person can not simply be a good clean cut guy. I do watch the BBC's Sherlock Homes. I do not like the fact that Sherlock does not show any concern for the people around him, who are affected by death and misfortune. This Sherlock is a tattooed recovering drug attic, who lives off his father. For a man who appears as smart as he is, that's a stupid contradiction. However, I like Lucy Liu's character and hope her role developed some depth. It's was a nice touch for the writers to have her find the finial clue to solve the crime. This show will make the recording Que.moreless
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A great pilot kicking off what is proving to be a very cool show....

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By uk6strings, Oct 19, 2012

.... I unfortunately missed the pilot episode of "Elementary" when it first aired, actually catching the second and third episodes before finally seeing the pilot online. I wished I had been able to see it sooner since this pilot is such a great episode.

"Elementary" takes the characters from Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes series and places them in a modern setting and unique situation. The fact that Holmes used drugs from time to time comes as no surprise to though familiar with Doyle's books but "Elementary" takes this aspect of Holmes' character to a new length. In "Elementary," Sherlock Holmes is a recovering addict who is forced to relocate to New York for treatment and Dr. Joan Watson (as opposed to Dr. John Watson from Doyle's novels) is his live-in health professional helping him to stay clean.

The pilot episode does an excellent job introducing both the Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson characters - played extraordinary well by Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu, respectively - and forging what begins as a combustible relationship but one that will undoubtedly prove to be a great friendship and partnership. The story itself is quite clever with many satisfying twists and turns that display Holmes' incredible power of observation. "Elementary" wastes no time in defining itself firmly in the pilot as a very creative mix of the dark and the humorous as Holmes and Watson remain at the center throughout the story.moreless
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I like this version of Sherlock Holmes, BUT

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By DelilahKathry, Oct 13, 2012

I think the BBC Version is better, because Benedict Cumberbatch makes a BRILLIANT Sherlock Holmes (though I like Johnny Lee Miller), also the partnership with Watson works better in sense of the "typical" Holmes/Watson relationship.

Anyways, this TV series IS good and maybe the altered relationship between Holmes and Watson plays out in a different, but good way. Who knows.

I'll definitely follow this up.
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Jonny Lee Miller	Sherlock Holmes
Lucy Liu	Dr. Joan Watson
Aidan Quinn	Captain Tobias Gregson

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Manny Perez	Olshansky	Guest Star
Bill Heck	Ty Morstan	Guest Star
Dallas Roberts	Dr. Richard Mantlo	Guest Star

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- Watson: It's so incredible, the way that you can, solve people just by looking at them. I noticed you don't have any mirrors around here.
  Holmes: And what's that supposed to mean?
  Watson: It means I think you know a lost cause when you see one.
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- Holmes: Tell me, how do clients typically introduce you?
  Watson: What do you mean?
  Holmes: I-I mean I find it hard to believe they'd actually tell someone they've been assigned a glorified helper monkey.
  Watson: Helper monkey? Well, you and I have what's known as companion/client confidentiality, which means that you can introduce me however you like. Friend, coworker, relative, and I'll play along. But to be honest, most clients just call me their companion.
  Holmes: Hmm. (continues with an introduction to Captain Gregson as "my personal valet")
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- Holmes: Sometimes I hate it when I'm right.
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- This episode averaged 13.3 million viewers for Live+Same Day DVR viewings (during the same broadcast day as the original telecast).
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- Special billing was given to Aidan Quinn (and) for this episode.
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- Featured Music:
  "Young Blood" by The Naked and Famous (opening sequence while Lucy Liu is jogging in the park)
  "Watching the Detectives" by Elvis Costello (end scenes)
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- Original International Air Dates:
  Canada: September 27, 2012 on Global
  United Kingdom: October 23, 2012 on Sky Living
  Czech Republic: November 13, 2012 on AXN
  Germany: January 10, 2013 on Sat.1
  Belgium: January 20, 2013 on VIER
  Australia: February 03, 2013 on Ten
  New Zealand: February 27, 2013 on Prime
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