Elementary, Season 1, Episode 8: “The Long Fuse” Directed by Andrew Bernstein Written by Jeffrey Paul King Airs Thursdays at 10pm (ET) on CBS. Starring Jonny Lee Miller (Sherlock Holmes), Lucy Liu (Joan Watson), Aidan Quinn (Captain Gregson), Jon Michael Hill (Detective Bell). Guest starring Lisa Edelstein (Heather Vanowen) and Ato Essandoh (Alfredo). During the …
The Man with the Iron Fists Directed by RZA Written by RZA and Eli Roth U.S.A., 2012 The RZA’s directorial debut, The Man with the Iron Fists, is not a Shaw Brothers picture. It was released by Universal Studios, although its inclusion in the column feels right for reasons that shall be discussed in the …
Writer Christopher Silber is more creative with the plot, adding different layers to what seemed to be a simple copycat case – along with the showcase of talents from Miller and finally Quinn, “One Way to Get Off” is the easily most watchable Elementary episode yet.
Elementary, Season 1, Episode 6: “Flight Risk” Directed by David Platt Written by Corinne Brinkerhoff Airs Thursdays at 10pm (ET) on CBS. After a Watson-centric episode last week, we finally have an episode that is (more of less) about Sherlock, as we learn more about his background, courtesy of his partner/sober companion’s persistent nature. “Flight …
Elementary, Season 1, Episode 5: “Lesser Evils” Directed by Colin Bucksey Written by Liz Friedman Airs Thursdays at 10pm (ET) on CBS. It has been over a month since Elementary premiered and over the last couple of episodes, the series has developed quite nicely, going from strength to strength and not overindulging in the direct …
Elementary, Season 1, Episode 3: “Child Predator” Directed by Rob Holcomb Written by Peter Blake Airs Thursdays at 10pm (ET) on CBS. Two episodes in and Elementary hasn’t stood out as a worthwhile UK-to-US adaptation. It may have made us chuckle with choice moments and the chemistry between lead stars Johnny Lee Miller and Lucy …
Elementary: Season 1, Ep. 4 – “The Rat Race” Directed by Rosemary Rodriguez Written by Craig Sweeny Elementary airs Thursday nights at 10 p.m. ET on CBS. After the enjoyably tense “Child Predator“, there were high hopes for the fourth episode of Elementary, rather than have the season return to the initial slump at the …
While RZA is known to many as one of the members of legendary rap group Wu-Tang Clan, he has also been steadily building up a career for himself in the film community over time. Having been composing songs for various soundtracks since 1995, and having made his acting debut in director Jim Jarmusch’s Ghost Dog: …
Elementary, Season 1, Episode 2: “While You Were Sleeping” Directed by John Coles Written by Rob Doherty Airs Thursdays at 10pm (ET) on CBS. After seeing the pilot episode for this almost uncompelling adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, Elementary skims through to a second episode and another chance to prove that Jonny Lee Miller and showrunner …
Elementary – Pilot episode Directed by Michael Cuesta Written by Rob Doherty Aired on Thursday, September 27th 2012, 10/9c on CBS. Now, it is going to be a good year or so before the much-anticipated third series of Sherlock returns to UK TV screens. As much as fans cannot wait to see how Cumberbatch’s Holmes marks his return, …
In February, news of an upmost upsetting nature came to light. Barely a month after the second season of Sherlock finished on UK screens, CBS revealed their intention to do a version of the show – Elementary – but based in New York. I’m going to be honest. Quite frankly, the idea may not …