I fell in love with the BBC series Sherlock five minutes into it. I was always a fan of Sherlock Holmes, and I enjoy many of the reinterpretations we’ve seen over the years. Whether it’s Benedict Cumberbatch, Robert Downy Jr., or even Hugh Laurie as House (a character based, in part, on Holmes), I am a fan. Naturally, I was very interested in the new show Elementary, again setting Holmes in the modern day but putting him in New York rather than London.
Immediately, this invites comparison to the BBC series
Sherlock, since this show is an American adaptation of that British show. Today
I’m going to compare both of these shows, comparing the three most critical factors: Sherlock Holmes, Watson, and the mystery itself. To be fair, I’m only going to
look at the first episodes of each. For Sherlock, it’s “A Study in Pink” and
for Elementary, it’s the Pilot episode.
