CBS to make pilot for 'Elementary' a modern-day Sherlock Holmes in New York

[karadinart]

Yup, you heard that right - studio-based Timberman/Beverly Prods a modern take on the cases of the pipe-smoking (private eye?) created by Arthur Conan Doyle, with Sherlock now living in New York City. Veteran Medium writer-producer Doherty wrote the script and is executive producing the project with Sarah Timberman & Carl Beverly.

Seriously, if this is made and picked up I will watch this train wreck with glee. How old will Holmes be I wonder? Will he even be British? Will Watson be a doctor and a soldier and possibly female? Will they have a dog? Will Lestrade be African-American? Of course, right off the bat, they annoy me with 'private eye'.

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[karadin.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I mean, I wondered about the Sherlock idea to begin with, but then it was a British production, set in England with known producers and writers, I'll have to look this company up to see what they've done.