
Elementary
Taste attributes: crimedramamysterymafia/gangsterdetectiveadventureactionfastunsavouryheavyintricatelinearall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryempowerment/personal growthfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads
"New Holmes. New Watson. New York."
Boxlist takeExpect a layered, serious crime series, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Originality: Balanced originality, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.
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- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2012
- Runtime
- 43 min
- Status
- Ended
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