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 …
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, 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 …
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, …
The Raven Directed by James McTeigue Written by Ben Livingston and Hannah Shakespeare USA, 2012 In a room of posh, opulent women, Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack) commands their undivided attention by reciting the film’s titular poem, The Raven. Enamored, one of the women tries her hand at poetry as well. Crude, unsophisticated and juvenile, …
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 …
Season 2, Episode 3: “The Reichenbach Fall” Written by Steve Thompson Directed by Toby Haynes Aired Sunday January 15th, 2012 at 9pm GMT on BBC 1 We knew that this day would come. We’ve been looking forward to it for long enough. So how do you end a brilliant second season of our favourite consulting …
Want a prediction for 2012 at the movies? It’s going to look a lot like 2011. An awful lot. It’s going to be a case of, If ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Well, actually, the creative machinery in Hollywood is broke, but, as the numbers show, not broken enough to warrant fixing. So. Next year, …
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Written by Michele and Kieran Mulroney Directed by Guy Ritchie USA, 2011 Guy Ritchie’s previous Sherlock Holmes film was marred, especially, by irritating aesthetic choices and an over-reliance on the banter between its leading men. Rather than charming, Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law’s exchanges were instead annoyingly smug, …
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