Elementary (2013- Present) [Official Thread]

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This is the official thread to American TV Series, Elementary

Elementary is an American crime drama series that presents a contemporary update of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes. The series was created by Robert Doherty and stars Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson. The first season premiered on CBS in September, 2012 and season two began airing in October, 2013. The series is set and filmed primarily in New York City
The show follows Holmes, a recovering drug addict and former consultant to Scotland Yard, as he assists the New York City Police Department in solving crimes. His indifference to police procedure often leads to conflict with Captain Thomas Gregson (Aidan Quinn), although the two still remain mutually respectful of one another. He is accompanied by Watson who initially acts as his sober companion. She is a former surgeon and was hired by Sherlock's father to help him in his rehabilitation. They eventually begin to work together on his cases, and she becomes Holmes' apprentice. The series also features Holmes' ongoing conflict with Jamie Moriarty and Irene Adler (Natalie Dormer). Other supporting roles include Jon Michael Hill as Detective Marcus Bell and Rhys Ifans as Mycroft Holmes, who wishes for Sherlock to return to England.

Before the series premiered, it was met with some criticism given it followed closely on the heels of the BBC's modern adaptation Sherlock.After the premiere it was picked up for a full season, and later an extra two episodes.The season two premiere was partly filmed on location in London. The series has been well received by critics, who have praised the performances, writing and novel approach to the source material.

Starring:
Johnny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes


 A former Scotland Yard consultant who now lives in New York City after receiving drug rehabilitation there for his previous drug-related problems in England. Holmes is a deductive genius with a variety of interests and enthusiasms that assist him in his investigations. Feeling that the more interesting criminal cases are in America, he stays in New York. He contacts an old associate, Captain Thomas Gregson of the NYPD to resume his previous job as a consulting detective. He is forced by his father to live with Dr. Joan Watson, his "sober companion" who provides him with aftercare. Miller's Holmes displays many canonical aspects of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character, while his familial relations, especially his resentment for his father, have been added into his narrative. It's hinted that his exodus to the United States was not simply drug rehab or an interest in American crime, but that it was due to a woman named Irene as well.

Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson



 Holmes' sober companion. Watson was a successful surgeon, which adds to her complement of skills. She comes to Holmes when she is hired by his father as his sober companion, to help him remain abstinent after his release from rehabilitation. After her contracted time is finished, she remains on after lying to Holmes, telling him that his father had retained her services. He comes to rely on her input and grows to trust her as she helps him come to terms with his life after addiction. After a while, Holmes reveals that he found out that she was no longer being paid to stay as a companion. He offers her a position as an apprentice, telling her how much she means to him and how she helps him to focus. Watson accepts and starts her training as a detective with Holmes.

Also Starring:
Aidan Quinn as  Captain Thomas "Tommy" Gregson


 Of the New York City Police Department. Once, when assigned to Scotland Yard to observe their counter-terrorism bureau, he crossed paths with Sherlock and was impressed with Holmes' work as a detective. He genuinely likes Holmes and the two have mutual respect for each other, though he admits that Sherlock is a "pain in the richard simmons".

Jon Michael Hill as Detective First Grade Marcus Bell



Recurring

• Ato Essandoh as Alfredo Llamosa, Sherlock's sober sponsor. A recovering addict himself, Alfredo is also reformed from a life of crime stealing cars.^[14] He is now being paid by various car companies to attempt break ins to their cars to test their security systems, and he occasionally lets Holmes try out his own skills on them.
  
• Rhys Ifans as Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock's older brother. He and Sherlock had a very bitter relationship in the past, but Mycroft is taking steps to reconcile with his brother, and becomes good friends with Joan. He owns a chain of restaurants and is an excellent cook.^[15]
  
• Natalie Dormer as Irene Adler/Jamie Moriarty. As Irene, she is Sherlock's former lover, while in her true identity as Moriarty she is a criminal mastermind who romanced Holmes—and then faked Irene's death—to draw his investigations away from her criminal activities. It was her supposed death as Irene that caused Sherlock to develop his drug addiction. Despite Holmes discovering her true identity, and her subsequent imprisonment, the two continue to have conflicting feelings for each other and great mutual respect for each other's intellectual powers.
  
• Sean Pertwee as Gareth Lestrade, Sherlock's British rival. While Sherlock was based in London, he worked with Lestrade, then a member of the Metropolitan Police, who took credit for solving cases actually solved by Holmes. Lestrade is clearly not in Sherlock's league, but he is a skilled- if overzealous and impulsive- detective.

  Plot:

  Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, an eccentric modern Sherlock Holmes relocates to Manhattan, where his wealthy father forces him to live with a sober companion, Dr. Joan Watson. Formerly a successful surgeon until she lost a patient, Watson views her current job as another opportunity to help people. However, Sherlock is nothing like her previous clients. He informs her that none of her expertise as an addiction specialist applies to him and that he has devised his own post-rehab regimen – resuming his work as a police consultant in New York City. Watson has no choice but to accompany her irascible new charge on his jobs.

  Over time, Sherlock finds her medical background helpful, and Watson realizes she has a knack for investigation. Sherlock’s police contact, Captain Thomas Gregson, knows from previous experience working with Scotland Yard that Sherlock is brilliant at solving cases, and welcomes him as part of the team. The investigative group also includes Detective Marcus Bell, an investigator with sharp intuition and formidable interrogation skills. Although initially skeptical of Holmes and his unorthodox methods, Bell begins to recognize Sherlock as an asset to their investigations.

  
  

  Credit to Wikipedia

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Episode 1:


Sherlock Holmes, fresh out of rehab, is teamed with a sobriety partner, a former surgeon named Watson. They have to learn to work together even as they tackle their first case, the mysterious death of a doctor's wife.


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