Elementary (CBS TV series)
Shares rank 52 of 60 TV series by recommenders
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.
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.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Sherlock closer to the book
“I think Elementarys Sherlock is closer to the book version.”
Comment from 27 Nov 2025 in “Arthur Conan Doyle explored men’s mental health through Sherlock Holmes” “elementary was definitely a lot closer in spirit”
Comment from 27 Nov 2025 in “Arthur Conan Doyle explored men’s mental health through Sherlock Holmes”
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The four most recommended other TV series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halt and Catch Fire | 166 | 20 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Babylon 5 | 86 | 21 | 80% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Silicon Valley (TV series) | 52 | 1 | 98% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Andor | 52 | 5 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Elementary (CBS TV series)This page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“These guys blend SwiftUI with java script via web assembly.”
“For my tastes, the nicest ones were probably GNOME2, Elementary and wxWidgets.”
“elementary was definitely a lot closer in spirit”
“The American series (House and Elementary) has the advantage of more seasons and episodes”
“I think Elementarys Sherlock is closer to the book version.”
“how Elementary treats Sherlock's mental health and addiction recovery as central to the character”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.