Jonny Lee Miller Set To Play Sherlock Holmes In CBS's TV Series ELEMENTARY

He was good in Trainspotting.

This show is gonna suck thou.

Let's beat the whole Sherlock horse to death, why don't we.

I'm with @imnotahero. BBC's Sherlock is perfect.

This is just an excuse for American television to cash in on the Sherlock Holmes popularity surge.

I have to agree. I just finished all the Misfits seasons (not sure what station it came from). British shows are really good. Sherlock will be my next show i try and watch.
I am way behind on all shows. (wife has me watching Lost now)

I'm torn, I love Jonny Lee cos he went to same school as me, but I don't want this show to happen..
Once again Jonny lee will be in a show that lasts a season

damn... this makes me die a little inside.
on a side note... i just found out that Showtime's show 'Shameless' is a cheap rip off of a british show!

i mean really cheap too... same character names, same plot lines, but with americans

@ACira Think of it as a cross between an Oompa-Loompa and a hooker.

And to the morons at CBS:



BBC already beat you to the punch. And now you're getting sued over it. TS.

Also, British TV FTW (and that's coming from an American).

I'm SOOOOOOO sick of people whinning about this remake.....GUESS WHAT?...your RIGHT!!! BBC's SHERLOCK is perfect and absolutely BRILLIANT!!!!

And if you could make a show with MORE THAN 3 FCUKING EPISODES A SEASON, WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO REMAKE IT!!!!

SHAMELESS & BEING HUMAN are two EXCELLENT remakes (or adaptations if you prefer). This doesn't automatically mean it's going to be bad...

thought he died on dexter lmaoo

@Gusto

Also, tea has a very good point

"There is nothing new under the sun. It has all been done before."
- Sherlock Holmes

lmao@gusto, checkmate indeed you dirty brits

The bottom line is, both the US and UK feed off of each other, in terms of TV entertainment.While the US has had more adaptations, the UK has had it's fair share of shows directly inspired by notable US series.

We've been going back and forth for years.

Buffy - inspired the revived Doctor Who, Torchwood, The Fades, Hex, Demons and Being Human.

How many UK primetime teen dramas were inspired by the string of US teen dramas that came after the original 90210?

No country makes better shows than the other.I'll take some of my favorite US shows like The Wire, The Shield and The Sopranos and weigh them against some of my favorite UK shows like Sherlock, Luther and Misfits and they're both about equal.They both make good shows, just as they both make their fair amount a crap.I've noticed a lot of people from the US feel all UK shows are great, but that's only because the crap doesn't make it over hear.

I really like Sherlock and it's concept, so there's a chance I might also enjoy this show.While I don't watch any shows on CBS, I'll still give it a try.Might be good, might be bad.But I certainly wouldn't say it's going to be bad simply because there's already another Sherlock show on in another country.If I went by that logic, I never would have watched/enjoyed Camelot, because the UK was already producing Merlin.

As for adaptations, I like Shameless and Being Human.They are great adaptations that keep the spirit of the original series, while at the same time capturing an American feel.

I'm all for adaptations and the sharing of ideas.

Ooh, one American remake of a UK show that did well - The Office. Certain things lend themselves to remakes. Sherlock doesnt.

Besides, there are already a bunch of good US shows out there, like Two and a Half Men, Scrubs, Mad Men, The Walking Dead, Inside the Actor's Studio and more... And I also think, unless your watching a channel like HBO, American TV seems to be better with comedies than anything else.

U.S. TV = awesome! Behold!

@Talontd well yeah, in an ideal world, we'd be getting like 15 episodes of Sherlock per series, each as high quality as the ones being produced now. But I do think the quality of the show is so high because we receive it in such small doses. The writers create these individual episodic stories, and each series of 3 creates an overall story arc. I think the quality would suffer if the number of episodes per series increased to the standard amount in a US series. Maybe an increase to 4 or 5 episodes could work, but I think if it was any more than that, they'd run out of ideas. It seems to happen with most shows, they start off great, then they get overdone and end badly.

Plus, when we think about Sherlock, each episode is adapted from a story or novel written by Arthur Conan Doyle, meaning there may be a limit to how many episodes they could make (if they're choosing to only adapt Conan Doyle's works, which I think is a good idea). A few original ideas/episodes could be fun, but I'd rather the show be spaced out rather than ending too soon, you know?

Anyway, sorry if I came off as hostile earlier, I just really think this Elementary series is a bad idea. But hey, who knows, it could end up being good, and I may finally decide to stop being so stubborn and watch the show? Or, it could be a disaster.