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Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in Elementary (2012)

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Elementary

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    It is called a "dragons tail table lamp"



    No one has answered this question yet.



    No. Sherlock and Joan are treated as unique; the Sherlock Holmes books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle do not exist in this fictional universe.

    The books' Sherlock indeed had a Dr. Watson as an assistant, and re-enacted characters appear such as nemesis Moriarty and brother Mycroft.



    It is now widely known that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock never actually said, "Elementary, my dear Watson." However, due to its' popularization in other media, it is considered his signature phrase. Doyle's Sherlock uses the word "elementary" only eight times in canon, usually referring to his immediate deductions from the smallest of evidence (such as the dirt on someone's shoes.)

    Thomas Leitch identified the phrase, "Elementary, my dear Watson" as originating from William Gillette, the American actor and director whose pionerring play "Sherlock Holmes" (1899) played for more than 1,300 performances. Leitch is professor of English at the University of Delaware, and the above is quoted in his book "Film Adaptation and Its Discontents" published in 2007. I think we can trust that the professor has done his homework here.

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  • How many seasons does Elementary have?
    7 seasons
  • How many episodes does Elementary have?
    154 episodes
  • When did Elementary premiere?
    September 27, 2012
  • When did Elementary end?
    August 15, 2019
  • How long are episodes of Elementary?
    1 hour
  • What is the IMDb rating of Elementary?
    7.9 out of 10
  • Who stars in Elementary?
    Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, and Aidan Quinn
  • Who wrote Elementary?
    Paul Cornell, Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Liz Friedman, Corinne Brinkerhoff, Mark Goffman, Peter Ocko, Peter Blake, Cathryn Humphris, Mark Hudis, Jordan Rosenberg, and others
  • Who directed Elementary?
    Lucy Liu, Jonny Lee Miller, Aidan Quinn, Jennifer Lynch, Helen Shaver, Jerry Levine, Jon Michael Hill, Thomas Carter, John Polson, Michael Cuesta, and others
  • Who was the producer of Elementary?
    Robert Doherty, Melissa Owen, Chris Leanza, Jeffrey Paul King, Jordan Rosenberg, Patty Willett, Carol Cuddy, Jonathan Filley, Geoffrey Hemwall, Christopher Hollier, and others
  • Who was the composer for Elementary?
    Zoe Keating and Sean Callery
  • Who was the executive producer of Elementary?
    Carl Beverly, Robert Doherty, Sarah Timberman, Jason Tracey, Bob Goodman, Robert Hewitt Wolfe, John Polson, Craig Sweeny, Christine Moore, and Michael Cuesta
  • Who was the cinematographer for Elementary?
    Nelson Cragg, Roy H. Wagner, Carlos Omar Guerra, Mauricio Rubinstein, Peter Reniers, Ron Fortunato, and Tom Houghton
  • What is the plot of Elementary?
    A crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London, eccentric Sherlock escapes to New York where his father forces him to live with his worst nightmare--a sober companion, Dr. Watson.
  • Who are the characters in Elementary?
    Pikachu, Professor Moriarty, Irene Adler, Dr. Watson, Mycroft Holmes, Inspector Lestrade, Adam Kemper, Agatha Spurrell, Agent Dean McNally, Alfredo Llamosa, and others
  • What genre is Elementary?
    Crime Drama, Crime, Drama, and Mystery

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