IN OTHER NEWS... 08/22/2013

IN OTHER NEWS... A potential Sherlock Season 3 airdate, Half in the Bag looks at X-Man: The Original Wolverine (or whatever), SyFy offers a double-whammy of shark-related awesomeness, Agents of SHIELD finds its UK home, plus a look ahead at upcoming episodes of Continuum and Siberia and more!

NEWS: BiG Chief Studios' Sherlock

Hot on the heels of BiG Chief Studios' amazing Doctor Who figures comes this rather splendid looking rendition of everybody's favorite Consulting Detective, Sherlock Holmes, as seen in the smash hit BBC show, Sherlock.

VIDEO VIEW: Elementary Trailer 2

I have to admit that Elementary has moved up in my estimation from ''weak Sherlock knock-off'' to ''actually might not suck'' and - although it pains me, as a Sherlock fan, to say it - after watching this trailer is now teetering on the brink of ''could be quite good.''

Thanks to Bleeding Cool for the spot.

VIDEO VIEW: Elementary Preview

I'm a big fan of Sherlock Holmes and I dig what the BBC has done with Sherlock. So I have to admit I was very, very skeptical when CBS announced it was to produce a modern update to the adventures of Holmes and Watson, especially when it came to light that the US network had previously spoken with Hartsfield Productions, the company behind the BBC's Cumberbatch-fest. And yet, having watched the above preview for Elementary I find myself thinking, ''you know, maybe that might work...''

I guess we'll see when Elementary premieres later this year.

Anyway, check out Bleeding Cool for more info, including the official blurb.

VIDEO VIEW: Sherlock Returns to PBS This Sunday

Be sure to tune-in to PBS this Sunday, May 6th at 9PM for the opening episode of Sherlock's second season.

PODCAST: Nerd Lunch Episode 28

Nerd Lunch Episode 28 sees the guys chatting about Trek - or more specifically, alternate takes on the show in a podcast brimming with ''What If...?'' goodness. Other topics include Sherlock Season 2, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and more.

Nerd Lunch Podcast Episode 28.

NEWS: Lucy Lui Is Elementary's Watson

CBS has found their Watson... in the shape of Lucy Liu.

NEWS: BBC's Sherlock Vs CBS's Elementary

Last September we brought you the news that CBS was looking to produce a modern update to the classic adventures of the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. At the time we commented on the fact that the BBC had already done a very good job of that with their update, Sherlock.

Now Sherlock producer Sue Vertue has thrown her hat into the ring in a series of Tweets and interviews, stating that she ''will protect our series.''

NEWS: Sherlock News

If you haven't seen the finale Sherlock Season Two, you may want to skip piece, as it contains spoilers.

NEWS: Steven Moffat Interview at Digital Spy

Sherlock fans won't want to miss this very cool interview with writer and co-creator Steven Moffat at Digital Spy, in which he discusses reinventing the Great Detective in the modern age, writing yourself into - and subsequently out of - corners and sharing a brain with Mark Gattiss.

Be warned that there are some minor spoilers for US viewers who haven't seen Season 2 yet.

NEWS: Cult British Actors Join Star Trek 2 Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch and Noel Clarke have both joined the cast of the upcoming sequel to 2009's Star Trek reboot.

VIDEO VIEW: Sherlock Season 2 TV Spot

Fans of Stephen Moffat's modern take on the Great Detective will be pleased to see its return to the BBC on January 1st. For those of us in the US, we'll have to wait until May to see the second Season of Sherlock but ahead of that, here's one of the four TV spots - as featured over at Britscene - to give us a taste of what's to come.

NEWS: Sherlock Season 2 Air Dates Announced

The BBC has finally confirmed the air dates for the second Season of their modern update of the consulting detective's adventures, Sherlock.

NEWS: Sherlock Season 2 UK Air Date Leaked

Bleeding Cool reports that the UK air date of Season Two of the BBC's modern take on the classic detective's adventures, Sherlock, has been delayed until January of next year.

During an interview on chat and cookery show Saturday Kitchen, Lara Pulver - who we'll see portraying Irene Adler (AKA ''The Woman'') in  the upcoming ''Scandal in Belgravia'' - stated that the show was returning to UK screens ''In January.'' (Read the full quote here.)

It's not clear why the BBC has elected to hold-over the show until next year or whether this will impact the broadcast of Season Two on PBS, the US channel whose affiliates co-fund production but we'll bring you more when we have it.

NEWS: CBS Eyes ''Modern Take'' On Sherlock Holmes

Seemingly unaware that it's already been done, CBS has greenlighted a new TV series based on the modern adventures of Sherlock Holmes.