Chewing Gum & Graphite.

Right, let’s get this clear… we probably won’t be watching modern-day Sherlock Holmes series Elementary after its premiere. It doesn’t look God awful (which in itself is a triumph given how much they’ve screwed with Arthur Conan Doyle’s original concept), but it seems to be a pretty standard detective series that won’t have anything original enough to get us hooked.

But holy heck, we are so looking forward to the premiere. Maybe it’s because we’re curious about how well Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu will do as Holmes and Watson. Maybe it’s because we want ammo when we moan about how CBS have mutilated the story. Maybe it’s because we want to go running to Steven Moffat about how much it’s ripped off Sherlock. What we do know for sure is that while Elementary may probably be the most infuriating new show in a particularly insane schedule, it’s also the one that’s got everyone talking.