# Elementary (CBS TV series)

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Elementary (CBS TV series) and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Praised for treating Sherlock Holmes's mental health and addiction recovery as central to the character, and for a Sherlock closer to the book version. No common criticism was recorded.

## Why people recommend it

- Sherlock closer to the book (2 comments): "I think Elementarys Sherlock is closer to the book version." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46070419)) "elementary was definitely a lot closer in spirit" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46072303))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Elementary (CBS TV series)", https://hackerapproved.com/p/elementary/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).