• Did you catch the 'Doctor Who' Easter-egg in 'Sherlock' credits?

    Did you catch the 'Doctor Who' Easter-egg in 'Sherlock' credits?

    Periodically, you run across things on the Internets that make you realize there are people who have jobs where they have more fun than the law allows. You are also so thankful for those individuals because of what they create. Such is the case with Sherlock co-creators/writers Mark Gatiss and current Doctor Who show runner, […]

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  • Just "What" and "Who" is this Endeavour person?

    Just "What" and "Who" is this Endeavour person?

    If, for some unexplainable reason, you are just this minute jumping on the Endeavour bandwagon and wondering just “What is Endeavour?” or, you are flipping through the 57 channels coming to the realization that Bruce Springsteen had it right back in 1992 and you stop on PBS and ask yourself, “What is Endeavour?“, have we […]

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  • 'Death Comes to Pemberley' comes to PBS in October

    'Death Comes to Pemberley' comes to PBS in October

    Another day, another ‘Masterpiece’ on PBS. This time, it’s Death Comes to Pemberley, starring Matthew Rhys (The Americans), Anna Maxwell Martin (Bletchley Circle), Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who) and Matthew Goode (The Good Wife). Based on the book by P.D. James, which is a murder mystery continuation of the events of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, […]

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  • Game on! Sherlock returns to 221b Baker Street in 2015!

    Game on! Sherlock returns to 221b Baker Street in 2015!

    What a difference a day makes! Seems like it was just 24 hours ago that the old adage of “no news is good news” was applicable to any anticipated return of the world’s most famous consulting detective. Now comes the best new of 2014 so far from the BBC.   “Miss me?” Sherlock Returns Sherlock, […]

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  • No Sherlock until 2016…unless Christmas comes early in 2015

    No Sherlock until 2016…unless Christmas comes early in 2015

    While it is certainly something that most all of us probably already knew, it just makes it all the more difficult to grasp when you hear it directly from one of the co-creators. There is no joy in Mudville today as it’s looking more and more likely that the world’s greatest consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, […]

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  • Sherlock actress moving from Baker Street to Ripper Street…temporarily.

    Sherlock actress moving from Baker Street to Ripper Street…temporarily.

    In keeping with the tradition of the entire cast of Sherlock actors making maximum use of their downtime during the maddening but understandable hiatus between series, Louise Brealey will soon be following in the footsteps of series stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Andrew Scott, Mark Gatiss, Una Stubbs and Rupert Graves by taking on other […]

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  • Belgian detective's final days documented in 'Being Poirot'

    Belgian detective's final days documented in 'Being Poirot'

    One of the most poignant ‘behind-the-scenes’ docs is coming to public television stations this August from Acorn Media. Being Poirot, which recounts Sir David Suchet’s last days as that ‘funny little man’ born in the mind of Agatha Christie, will leave long-time viewers of the Poirot series just as gutted as David Suchet was during […]

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  • Crime Connections – Endeavour

    Crime Connections – Endeavour

    From Prime Suspect to Inspector Morse, Cracker to Lewis to the more recent Scott & Bailey and DCI Banks, British police procedurals are flat out brilliant telly. Never has this been more evident than when you look back at the ‘Inspector Morse’ progression from the original series starring John Thaw to Lewis to the most recent incarnation, Endeavour, starring Shaun Evans.

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  • Sherlock 4 'news' for you

    Sherlock 4 'news' for you

    Co-creator/writer, Mark Gatiss, likened IT to ‘organizing a massive UN conference’. Maybe herding cats is a better analogy that we can all relate to. Could the “IT” he’s talking about be….Sherlock?

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  • Could Rowan Atkinson be in line for Inspector Maigret reboot?

    Could Rowan Atkinson be in line for Inspector Maigret reboot?

    Given the skyrocketing popularity of the current careers of both Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, we may have to be satisfied for the foreseeable future with an upcoming ITV revival of Inspector Maigret, who is frequently referred to as the Sherlock Holmes of France given his trademark pipe, fondness of fine alcohol and reliance on […]

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