executive editor, barbell quarterly: When I started watching Elementary I was hoping for some nice low effort network procedural with a couple of pretty good actors and I was not expecting an extremely sympathetic and nuanced portrayal of recovery and addiction

When I started watching Elementary I was hoping for some nice low effort network procedural with a couple of pretty good actors and I was not expecting an extremely sympathetic and nuanced portrayal of recovery and addiction

Haven't watched Elementary, but it amuses me how its reputation and that of BBC's Sherlock have completely switched places compared to when both first started airing.

It's a very good show.

yeah it's so much better than it had any reason to be

I am a Sherlock Holmes fan so I watched it expecting it to be mildly entertaining so I can have it on while I do my workout, but I really enjoyed it and thought it was well done.

It’s the rare network show that actually exceeds expectations when it comes to nuance and heart. And it weirdly strengthens over time. Very unexpected

That, plus Joan's wardrobe, make it a frequent rewatch for me.

Only complaint I have is that sometimes it's very difficult to hear what Jonny is saying. Definitely a subtitle show.

Honestly a great show and the way I discovered @zoecello.bsky.social , who is a truly incredible musician

Also Lucy Liu’s wardrobe is 🔥🔥🔥

a procedural with actual depth and intellect, plus a big catalogue to go through

John has been extolling its virtues in another thread bsky.app/profile/john...

Your occasional reminder that SHERLOCK was a hobby and ELEMENTARY was a proper piece of work. Also, that’s the amazing Zoë Keating as the incidental music, which I’d forgotten.

It's not a slight to the show itself, my gal showed me bits and they were highly entertaining (especially dressing up the tortoise!) ...buuut Mind Palace self-indulgent wankfest Sherlock was out at the time, and I wasn't interested in the slightest. But I did see a tortoise dressed up as a shark.

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