Elementary is a clever and refreshing modernized take on Sherlock Holmes. People have said that it's too much like BBCs Sherlock, but I watch both shows, and while they are both modernized Sherlocks, other than that they don't really resemble each other. Each is great in its own way, and should be looked at, appreciated, and taken as entirely different, original shows instead of compared to each other. Elementary is definitely lighter and funnier than Sherlock, and Lucy Liu's Joan Watson is fantastic as Jonny Lee Miller's Sherlock's assistant. Highly recommended!