Revised Thesis

Gaining its popularity due to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the late Victorian era,
Sherlock Holmes power of deduction through his observations and analytical
skill is a recurring convention in the 21st century. As time progressed, the
characteristics of the detective genre have been slightly transformed to appeal to
modern day audiences.
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In comparison to Sherlock, Robert Doherty, director of American TV show
Elementary, has an interpretation of Holmes that is much closer to Doyles
original convention of the detective as a genius. As opposed to having the plot
situated in London, Elementary is based in New York City, with a plot twist of
having both the roles of Watson and Moriarty played by women. Although both
the change in setting and roles are major adaptations to Doyles original
conventions, Holmes method of deduction has generally stayed the same.
Regardless of these changes, Holmes is still able to examine people or objects
relating to them, and deduce clues in the same manner as before. Because this
convention has stayed the same in two very different TV series, the similarities of
this classical convention shows the importance of Holmes powerful skill. In the
chapter Doyle, Leroy Panek claims that many stories involving Holmes begin
with a curtain raiser in which Holmes demonstrates his powers of observation
and analytical skill (Panek 84). Holmes can easily examine an object and deduce
details that the ordinary person would usually disregard. In the classic convention
of intellectuality, Holmes is seen solely reaching his conclusion, as opposed to
actually seeing the thoughts going through his mind. In the episode Dj Vu All

Over Again, Holmes is introduced to a case in which a woman is pushed in front

of a subway and another woman who goes missing, is somehow affected by the
death of the woman. Rather than seeing what is going on through Holmes head
as he makes his deductions, he speaks to people that are relevant to the case and
from there, he is able to reach a conclusion and solve the mystery. Vivian Tully
was pushed in front of a subway and died instantly. As time passed by, Emily
Hankins, sister of Rebecca Burrell, went missing and Rebecca consulted with
Holmes and Watson in order to help her find her missing sister. Holmes begins to
observe and talk to the people relating to the two women, hoping to figure out
what exactly had happened to them. The more people he talked to, the more
suspicious he grew about Drew Gardener, who is Emilys husband. As Holmes
put the pieces together, both he and Watson figure that Drew was the man who
pushed Rebecca in front of the subway. Based on the clues they acquire, they also
reach the conclusion that Drew killed his wife, Emily, but made it seem as if she
left him because she was unhappy with the marriage. When they bring him back
to question him, the camera focuses on either Watson or Holmes as they present
the facts that lead them to believe that he was clearly involved in both of the
cases. As Drew tries to defend himself, Watson is seen in the background, but the
camera is focused on Drew as an extreme close up. When the presentation of facts
is done, a long shot is used to show everyone that is in the room with them. Also,
when Watson talks to Drew, the camera is at a low angle, which, DaVega
explains, shows superiority.