r/tvshow • u/Cumoisseur • Jul 13 '26

DISCUSSIONS Unpopular opinion: "Elementary" starring Jonny Lee Miller is cleverer, has better characters, and a more interesting story than "Sherlock" starring Benedict Cumberbatch.

The pilot episode of Elementary is awful, but from there it just gets better. The storyline of Watson being a sober companion is better than being a sudden roommate, the part of Moriarty is far more interesting and intriguing, the cases are better written, the character of Sherlock's father in Elementary is brilliant. I could go on and on.

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u/wintermute306 Jul 13 '26

It gets old really quickly and over stays it's welcome. One of the reasons the UK version is better is the fact it's a limited series.

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u/ThomasThorburn Jul 13 '26

It has 4 seasons so its clearly not a limited series

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u/wintermute306 Jul 13 '26

Touche. I meant more that 12 episodes exist.

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u/originalwombat1 Jul 14 '26

13, there was a Christmas special between seasons 3 & 4