The team behind Elementary, CBS’ new crime drama that puts Sherlock Holmes in modern New York City, discussed the comparisons between it and the BBC’s Sherlock, which puts the famous detective in modern London.
The show’s creator, Rob Doherty, a former writer on The Mentalist, told the press at the Television Critics Association press tour, “Because Sherlock lives in the public domain, he's been through many hands. And I think that if so many people couldn't put their spins on it, I don't know that he exists in the popular culture the way he does.”
According to HitFix, Doherty is a fan of Sherlock, which he calls “incredible.” CBS had actually approached Sherlock creator Steven Moffat about doing an American version of the show, but he declined.
Doherty asked that Sherlock fans give his show a chance.
“I feel like anyone who feels that way is absolutely entitled to that opinion. But I feel it's a little silly to decide that without seeing what we've done,” he said. “I don't know whether the (Robert Downey Jr.) movie series came first, or the BBC series, but one obviously did not stop the other. Sherlock has been done many times very successfully by many smart people. I think at the end of the day, what matter is whether it's being done by somebody who has a respect and passion for the character and the mythology. I feel we have that, the BBC series has that and the movie series has that.”
No comments:
Post a Comment