The natural reaction when one finds out
about the new CBS procedural Elementary (Sunday,
8:30pm, Channel 10) is a cynical one; surely this idea of a modern-day Sherlock
Holmes will be hopelessly inferior to the BBC’s Sherlock? Throw in the casting of Lucy Liu as Dr Joan Watson and the cacophony of
cynicism only grew louder, with some critics and fans assuming that Watson and
Holmes might be more than just friends as soon as the writers run out of other
plot lines. Sherlock Holmes fans might not agree on everything, but they’re
pretty consistently against Holmes and Watson having sex with each other.
