New trailer and new poster, but CBS' Sherlock is still Elementary

Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on what side of the 21st century Sherlock debate you are on, there’s no stopping CBS’ Elementary which is still on the schedule for a September 27 premiere here in America. Given that it hasn’t even aired yet and as much as I want to like this and give it an […]

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Could Sherlock 3 be 'the end'? Not in my mind palace.

While the Daily Express is reporting that the upcoming series of Sherlock starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman could be the last due to extremely busy schedules of the two lead actors, let us stop and remember that this is television and anything can happen. Remember that this is the same production team that was able […]

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Sherlock gets Japanese manga makeover

It was probably more than enough for Sherlock Holmes purists back in 2010 when they were forced to handle the thought that the world’s greatest consulting detective could be transformed into the 21st century, not to mention with an iPhone of all things. I think we all know how the Steven Moffat/Mark Gatiss creation caused […]

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Sherlock, George Gently, DCI Banks and, now, Endeavour in 2013

Ever since the final days of 1999, television producers have been searching for a successor to the critically acclaimed, audience hit, Inspector Morse, based on the detective novels by British author Colin Dexter. Combined with the more recent news of the great David Suchet, CBE bringing the television adaptations of the Agatha Christie sleuth, Hercule […]

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Downton Abbey cast tweet a bit of fun in response to 'Sherlock' comments

Downton Abbey cast has fun with Twitter When Benedict Cumberbatch, the star of the BBC’s brilliant Sherlock series, offered up his rather uncomplimentary thoughts to Reader’s Digest on the biggest phenomenon since sliced bread, Downton Abbey, taken out of context or not, the initial inclination might have been to fire off a response that you […]

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Sherlock Master Class highlights

On the outside chance you missed the three most important words for 2013 from yesterday…. RAT. WEDDING. BOW. Thanks to stellar reporting from @digitalspy, we bring you highlights from yesterdays Sherlock Master Class in Edinburgh. In attendance were producer, Sue Vertue, co-writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss and Andrew Scott (Moriarty) Even though neither Benedict […]

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The Sherlock 3 storyline in 'three little words'!

In November 2010, just prior to the beginning of production on series 2 of Sherlock, we caught up with co-creators/co-writers, Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss in London where they uttered three simple words that would, ultimately, hold the key to unlocking what audiences worldwide wanted to know….the storyline for the three programs that were to […]

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Brit TV bits and bobs to begin the weekend

Doctor Who 7 transmission date news — finally! News of the BBC broadcast premiere of Doctor Who finally came on Wednesday with the date of 1 September etched in everyone’s appointment television brain. This season has it all with more Daleks, more dinosaurs, more Weeping Angels and a River Song return. The newly released trailer […]

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A glimpse of Sherlock 3 from Steven Moffat's mind palace?

Sadly, I have to be the adult in the room and say, no, this isn’t ‘official’. At this point, we are no where near the scheduled 2013 start for principle production filming of Sherlock 3 and all we really know so far from co-creators, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, is that the Arthur Conan Doyle […]

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Doctor Who 7.1.1: Asylum of the Daleks – A First Look

Doctor Who 7, DW7 for short, is coming… I know, I know. Every day is one day closer to all kinds of brilliant telly. Downton Abbey 3, Sherlock 3, Call the Midwife, Endeavour…. But, one series premiere on both sides of the pond, Doctor Who 7, is so within reach. The five episodes planned for […]

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