A year after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson resumes his medical career at a clinic dedicated to the treatment of rare diseases. However, he soon finds t... Read allA year after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson resumes his medical career at a clinic dedicated to the treatment of rare diseases. However, he soon finds that his old life is not done with him yet.A year after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson resumes his medical career at a clinic dedicated to the treatment of rare diseases. However, he soon finds that his old life is not done with him yet.
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Reviewers say 'Watson' receives mixed feedback, often compared unfavorably to 'House' for its medical mystery themes. Criticisms include uninspired writing, formulaic plots, and shallow characters. Morris Chestnut's performance is praised, yet the supporting cast is deemed underwhelming. The blend of medical drama with Sherlock Holmes elements feels disjointed. Positive reviews note potential for character growth and unique medical cases, but overall, 'Watson' is seen as derivative with some redeeming qualities.
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I like it better the first time when it was called House M. D. I mean it's not that it has some resemblance, it is an outright copy. It's as if someone decided he wanted to make a 2020 version of House, and when he couldn't get permission to do it he figured he could do it without anyone noticing by making it a conglomerated kludge by taking on the Sherlock Holmes mystique. Well, you ain't fooling anybody. As every moment passes while I write this (on my IPad, a tedious job that it is) I see more and more moments of House. I even expect they'll start using old scripts from that show.
It's a good thing you're not ripping off Harlan Ellison - you'd be in a heap of trouble (just ask James Cameron about The Terminator). Wait - come to think about it he passed away a while back. Never mind. Oh, and talk about plagiarism, I did shamelessly ripped off David Spade's schtick. I'm sure he doesn't mind.
The ending, though, does offer some intrigue about the future. And that guy - wasn't he the one who played the FBI Agent in the MCU?
It's a good thing you're not ripping off Harlan Ellison - you'd be in a heap of trouble (just ask James Cameron about The Terminator). Wait - come to think about it he passed away a while back. Never mind. Oh, and talk about plagiarism, I did shamelessly ripped off David Spade's schtick. I'm sure he doesn't mind.
The ending, though, does offer some intrigue about the future. And that guy - wasn't he the one who played the FBI Agent in the MCU?
It is impossible not to compare to House since it is basically same story, only with less interesting characters and a Sherlock premise that quickly becomes irrelevant to the series.
I readily admit i only watched to half way of 1st episode, and normally i would say at least watch 2-3 episodes before jumping to conclusions, however half an episode in my case at least was enough to know i am not going to be interested in the characters,the storylines, or any half baked Sherlock references they may dream up.
If house had never existed as a series am pretty sure i would give this one 2-3 episodes, or may even have stuckk with it a series or more, but fact is House series does exist, and the same premise of super smart diagnostic medicine solving problems that should never in reality exist within the lifetime of one person let alone weekly, assisted by teenesque helpers who find clues same way Houses team used to, is not going to be interesting enough to keep me interested when have already watched all series of House doing it much better and with more interesting characters and plots. (I would guess some of the plots will be identical to House ones, there are only so many rare symptoms and deseases after all) Make up your own minds of course,but if liked House, i would be surprised if decided to watch a worse version of it with more boring characters.
I readily admit i only watched to half way of 1st episode, and normally i would say at least watch 2-3 episodes before jumping to conclusions, however half an episode in my case at least was enough to know i am not going to be interested in the characters,the storylines, or any half baked Sherlock references they may dream up.
If house had never existed as a series am pretty sure i would give this one 2-3 episodes, or may even have stuckk with it a series or more, but fact is House series does exist, and the same premise of super smart diagnostic medicine solving problems that should never in reality exist within the lifetime of one person let alone weekly, assisted by teenesque helpers who find clues same way Houses team used to, is not going to be interesting enough to keep me interested when have already watched all series of House doing it much better and with more interesting characters and plots. (I would guess some of the plots will be identical to House ones, there are only so many rare symptoms and deseases after all) Make up your own minds of course,but if liked House, i would be surprised if decided to watch a worse version of it with more boring characters.
On one hand, this isn't bad. But, on the other hand, I'm not necessarily impressed. I only gave it four stars because although it is a good show, it is only average, hence five stars. Since it isn't really breaking new ground, it loses a star, down to four. So much of this show was ripped straight from House that if I didn't know any better, I'd think I was watching an actual reboot or a some sort of sequel to House. The only thing this show has to do with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, wait, I mean Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are the names of the main character and his best friend. They could've just as well have called this Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and named the characters as such without it changing much the plot or the storyline. There is one of two reasons why they title the show and the characters as they did. One, this is from the same producers as House and they didn't want to have an actual reboot. Don't want to risk following House with a mediocre reboot. Or, two, they couldn't get the green light for a House reboot so they simply changed the name of the show and the main character and hope that no one will notice.
Many have mentioned that this is a clone of House M. D. But but it's not. House was a d!ck... Watson is more of a caring and less blunt type person.
But yes, this is very formulaic and how they proceed to diagnose and investigate does give you House vides, along with another half dozen doctor shows over the years, including Trapper John, MD, Dr. Kildaire, Diagnosis Murder, and of course the king of this genre, Quincy MD.
The supporting casts are ok characters, but again, formulaic. Nothing stands out, nothing original.
It's an ok show, I'm a fan of Chestnut, but this show is just not doing anything different. Maybe that in of itself something many may like.... familiarity.
But yes, this is very formulaic and how they proceed to diagnose and investigate does give you House vides, along with another half dozen doctor shows over the years, including Trapper John, MD, Dr. Kildaire, Diagnosis Murder, and of course the king of this genre, Quincy MD.
The supporting casts are ok characters, but again, formulaic. Nothing stands out, nothing original.
It's an ok show, I'm a fan of Chestnut, but this show is just not doing anything different. Maybe that in of itself something many may like.... familiarity.
It was called Rosewood. Minus the beauty woman detective and the badass classic car. Only other difference is he's working with live people instead of working with the dead. Both shows he goes against what everyone else thinks. He physically and mentally has issues that he doesn't want others to know about. And he's surrounded by young people whom he sees potentially in but wants them to dig deeper. As far as the Sherlock Holmes theme goes we will have to see how that unfolds. If it wasn't for the ending of the first episode I probably wouldn't continue watching but it has me a little bit curious.
Did you know
- TriviaIn the Sherlock Holmes novels, Holmes fell into the Reichenbach Falls of Switzerland, as a result of engaging in a mortal struggle with Moriarty. Arthur Conan Doyle killed the character off as a result of boredom and he felt that it overshadowed his writing career in the sense that the public was so enamored with Holmes, they were not interested any other works he had to offer.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Drew Brees/Morris Chestnut (2025)
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