Watson
- TV Series
- 2024–
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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If you're watching this thinking you're getting anything even remotely to do Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, don't waste your time.
This is a basic formulaic med/md show. If you like that sort of thing, this may be for you. I don't care for them, but my partner usually does, but not this one.
Whose dumb idea was it to throw the Holmes/Watson angle in there? Did they need filler material to make it 40 minute episodes. There is such an utter disconnect between the two concepts. They could have called it Doctor Johnson and His Team Interesting Medical People.
I could tell it was not what it was billed about 20 minutes in and will not watch another episode.
This is a basic formulaic med/md show. If you like that sort of thing, this may be for you. I don't care for them, but my partner usually does, but not this one.
Whose dumb idea was it to throw the Holmes/Watson angle in there? Did they need filler material to make it 40 minute episodes. There is such an utter disconnect between the two concepts. They could have called it Doctor Johnson and His Team Interesting Medical People.
I could tell it was not what it was billed about 20 minutes in and will not watch another episode.
I love, love, love Morris Chestnut but this show is overly dramatic and boring. I'm not sure who this show is for. As a medical professional it's just a silly show trying to be smart. Watson is a halfway interesting character, but the rest of his physician crew are stereotypical smarties with bad attitudes. I really wish they had made the series more like Bones. With smart people really wanting to find the answer to a medical problem to benefit normal people or to help people who don't have access to such care.
Of course, at the conclusion they had to throw in their overarching mystery. By that time, I didn't care.
Of course, at the conclusion they had to throw in their overarching mystery. By that time, I didn't care.
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.
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 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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