CBS Greenlights Modern Sherlock Holmes, Legal Drama to Pilot

The network is moving forward with projects from "A Gifted Man's" Sarah Timberman and "Journeyman's" Kevin Falls.

CBS has kicked off what is expected to be a busy week by ordering two drama projects to pilot.

The first, Elementary, is a modern take on the cases of Sherlock Holmes, with Sherlock now living in New York City.

Robert Doherty will write and executive produce the CBS TV Studios project, with CBS vet Sarah Timberman (A Gifted Man, Unforgettable) and Carl Beverly on board as executive producers.

Then there's Baby Big Shot, a legal drama that centers on a working-class woman who uses her street smarts to competewith her more polished colleagues at a top New York law firm.

The project is being written and co-executive produced by Dana Calvo (Franklin & Bash), with Kevin Falls (West Wing, Journeyman) on board as EP and showrunner. Jamie Tarses will also serve as an EP on the project, which hails from her Fanfare shingle and Sony Pictures Television.

Falls and Tarses are repped by WME; Calvo, Timberman and Beverly are repped by CAA.

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klmnumbers 17th-Jan-2012 09:01 pm (UTC)

Modern Sherlock Holmes?

I feel like I've heard this before recently..

classic_mold137 17th-Jan-2012 09:06 pm (UTC)

Were you watching House?

adri278 17th-Jan-2012 09:19 pm (UTC)

or Psych?

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rosewood39 18th-Jan-2012 12:18 am (UTC)

no kidding, there is already one

peenpoop 17th-Jan-2012 09:01 pm (UTC)

It's on CBS so no gay subtext...

Boobs and fart jokes..maybe.

dracopet 17th-Jan-2012 09:06 pm (UTC)

Home of 2 Broke Girls, so maybe some rape jokes and casual racism as well???

vehiclesshockme 17th-Jan-2012 09:10 pm (UTC)

Crossing my fingers!!!

xherowenxadd 17th-Jan-2012 09:10 pm (UTC)

cant wait!!11!!

_dennis_csi_ 17th-Jan-2012 09:13 pm (UTC)

sounds so much fun!!

cigarettelover 17th-Jan-2012 09:29 pm (UTC)

Lol to be fair, Hawaii Five-0 and Person of Interest are gay as fuck and they are on CBS.

bluetooth16 17th-Jan-2012 09:01 pm (UTC)

Here's to hoping that Sherlock BBC ripoff dies in a fire!

formal_affair 17th-Jan-2012 09:01 pm (UTC)

No thanks, CBS.

diewiththeflame 17th-Jan-2012 09:02 pm (UTC)

The first, Elementary, is a modern take on the cases of Sherlock Holmes, with Sherlock now living in New York City.

ugh. UGH.

ill_bitch 17th-Jan-2012 09:03 pm (UTC)

Modern Sherlock Holmes? Is that seriously the name?

brb not watching

How many more legal dramas do we need?

evett 17th-Jan-2012 09:05 pm (UTC)

The name is Elementary

lol

londonshowers 17th-Jan-2012 10:46 pm (UTC)

O hell

severalstories 18th-Jan-2012 01:23 am (UTC)

The one title that would be even worse than Modern Sherlock Holmes!

natvach 17th-Jan-2012 09:03 pm (UTC)

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danne_gerous 17th-Jan-2012 09:04 pm (UTC)

Op, your icon ♥♥♥

cyrano_cyse 17th-Jan-2012 09:26 pm (UTC)

YES!!! YOURS TOO!!! ♥♥♥

professor_chaos 17th-Jan-2012 09:04 pm (UTC)

With the exception of Person Of Interest, CBS shows are so cookie cutter procedurals that are pretty boring so dnw

la_petite_singe 17th-Jan-2012 09:04 pm (UTC)

Um, excuse me? Another Sherlock adaptation?? Dream on, CBS, your faves could never.

dracopet 17th-Jan-2012 09:04 pm (UTC)

rme but maybe this Sherlock will be sexier

vehiclesshockme 17th-Jan-2012 09:11 pm (UTC)

Ever since he made the comparison I can't unsee Sid from Ice Age when I look at Benedict. I feel bad but it's all I see.

harrypotter7 17th-Jan-2012 09:19 pm (UTC)

I just googled "Sid from Ice Age" and CANNOT UNSEE. Why did I do that????

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kinkynicky 17th-Jan-2012 09:34 pm (UTC)

I think he looks like a grasshopper. It's his long face and really wide-apart eyes...

londonshowers 17th-Jan-2012 10:48 pm (UTC)

He probably saw ur comparison then since I think in an interview he said he read how he was compared to Sid :c

whosmurry 17th-Jan-2012 09:35 pm (UTC)

Not feasible.

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professor_chaos 17th-Jan-2012 09:05 pm (UTC)

Also, Sherlock Holmes has become pretty popular in the last couple years. I wonder why the resurgence of interest.

Greed

vehiclesshockme 17th-Jan-2012 09:12 pm (UTC)

Well the stories are all public domain now aren't they?

blazinguns 17th-Jan-2012 10:06 pm (UTC)

I don't think they are clearly public domain just yet, at least there is some controversy if they are. I think it might have something to do with the fact that most of, but not all of the stories are public domain so the characters of Sherlock Holmes might still be under copyright (or trademark protection). The Hollywood producers paid off the (alleged) rightholders at least, it's probably easier that way.