Sherlock

Jonny Lee Miller snags Sherlock Holmes lead

Actor Jonny Lee Miller has snagged the lead in upcoming CBS Sherlock Holmes re-imagining “Elementary”. I covered this a while ago, a modern day take on the famous Baker Street detective. This isn’t anything to do with BBC series “Sherlock”, though the two do bear striking similarities. Sherlock you see now lives in New York...
By Angela Share

CBS developing modern day Sherlock Holmes… hey..

What the!? Rob Doherty (writer of “Medium”) and CBS have had a most awesome idea, a pilot that is about a modern day take on Sherlock Holmes. This actually came about late last year and the producer of UK series “Sherlock” (a modern day take on Sherlock Holmes) had the following to say on Twitter:...
By Angela Share

Lara Pulver is Irene Adler in BBC’s Sherlock

Ahh Irene Adler, one of the better Sherlock Holmes characters, who sadly only appeared in one story. Lara Pulver has just snagged the role of Adler is Sherlock season 2, the episode titled: “A Scandal in Belgravia”, a play on the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story in which Adler too appeared “A Scandal in Bohemia”....

Douglas Adams based Dirk Gently gets a trailer and it looks good

If you’re a fan of “Doctor Who” and you’re a fan of “Sherlock” prepare to be dazzled, because this sweet trailer of “Dirk Gently” looks like a lovechild of the two. Dirk Gently is the name of a new show by BBC Four. It’s based on the Douglas Adams books “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency”...
By Angela Share

Sherlock on BBC another look

Okay, so having seen the second episode of BBC One’s new show Sherlock I feel I may have been a little harsh in my previous appraisal of the show. Yes Sherlock is still slightly annoying, but it’s annoying in the same way Matt Smith is annoying in Doctor Who, far more to do with the...
By Angela Share

Sherlock Holmes remake the aptly named Sherlock

So who else is watching Sherlock, the modern day retelling of the famous detective. I caught the first episode, unsure of what to expect and I’m still not quite sure what to make of it. I do like it when a new spin is put on an old story, but it’s a tricky road to...
By Angela Share