# Next season of Sherlock - back to the future? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 10, 2015, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730 "2015-07-10T03:59:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730/21 "2015-10-07T21:27:03Z")
New trailer just out, but I can’t find it on youtube. So far I only find it embedded within this article. [Trailer](http://tvline.com/2015/10/07/sherlock-trailer-victorian-special-video/) ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730/22 "2015-10-07T22:19:22Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Originally, we thought we were getting a Christmas special on December 25 and 3 new episodes(series 4) in January. > > I was massively disappointed to learn series 4 is at least a year later. Is the Christmas special definitely on December 25? I see it will be available on Amazon on January 12, so The US will have seen it by then, but I hope we are Christmas Day, too. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730/23 "2015-10-07T22:25:23Z")
No, they haven’t announced a date yet for the spesh, it has often been referred to as a Christmas special but Moffatt, Gatiss, Vertue et al made a point of _not_ doing so at SDCC IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730/24 "2015-10-07T22:46:17Z")
> [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](#): > > No, they haven’t announced a date yet for the spesh, it has often been referred to as a Christmas special but Moffatt, Gatiss, Vertue et al made a point of _not_ doing so at SDCC IIRC. The 25th is a Friday so I’d expect Doctor Who and Eastenders that evening, as is usual at Christmas. Monday 28th will be the Boxing Day holiday for many in the UK, so BBC1 will also want big shows on both Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th. I’d bet a small amount that Sherlock is the big Sunday night drama. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730/25 "2015-10-08T00:05:52Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > New trailer just out, but I can’t find it on youtube. So far I only find it embedded within this article. > > [Trailer](http://tvline.com/2015/10/07/sherlock-trailer-victorian-special-video/) Woohoo - love it! ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730/26 "2015-10-08T01:35:55Z")
In the past with BBC shows, the Christmas Special has always followed the series as otherwise it would contain major spoilers. This one seems as though it might be a stand-alone, so it’s possible. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730/27 "2015-10-25T02:17:07Z")
Looks like it’ll be on New Year’s Day: [http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/24/entertainment/sherlock-holmes-abominable-bride-feat/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/24/entertainment/sherlock-holmes-abominable-bride-feat/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2015, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730/28 "2015-10-25T16:31:47Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Looks like it’ll be on New Year’s Day: [http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/24/entertainment/sherlock-holmes-abominable-bride-feat/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/24/entertainment/sherlock-holmes-abominable-bride-feat/index.html) Yay! It’s broadcast on the same day in both the U.K. and the States. We won’t have to wait weeks to see it! And we can open the discussion thread right away without fearing spoilers. ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2015, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730/29 "2015-10-25T16:41:15Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > Is anyone else annoyed that the modern Sherlock is all about the Moriarity-ish super villain special episodes and has forgotten about the mundane yet colorful murders that made up most of the ACD shorts? In both Doctor Who and Sherlock, Moffat’s shown a love for long, complex story arcs involving the Fate of the Universe. Some like it, some don’t, but I think there’s always a place for a single episode, zero-plothole, satisfying mystery every so often. Given that the Christmas (New Year’s, now?) special is a standalone, I’ve got high hopes. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730/30 "2015-10-25T23:23:33Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Ah! British TV is so weird though. Like, we’ll make three seasons, with only three episodes. And then, we’ll put a random amount of time between the seasons. And then, we may or may not make a fourth season, but in the meantime, here is a Christmas special! I hope it cheers you up to think that each Sherlock episode is 90 minutes, with no adverts. How much of each hour of US TV is advertising? 15 minutes? (I’m not criticising - it’s simply the consequences of how the different TV companies are funded.) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730/31 "2015-10-26T04:40:35Z")
16 minutes, I think - but _Sherlock_ is broadcast on PBS without commercial interruption. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730/32 "2015-10-26T16:54:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > 16 minutes, I think - but _Sherlock_ is broadcast on PBS without commercial interruption. Hopefully this time they won’t chop out a few minutes to make it fit into American format, like they’ve done with previous episodes. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730/33 "2015-10-26T17:07:56Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > Hopefully this time they won’t chop out a few minutes to make it fit into American format, like they’ve done with previous episodes. The production company edited the first two seasons to fit the PBS slot. (Versions on Netflix are complete.) But that practice ended with Season 3. (Or Series 3?) So I doubt they’ll regress for this show. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730/34 "2015-10-26T23:42:04Z")
Bwuh? It’s also going to be shown in theaters, with 20 minutes of additional footage. [Story here](http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/sherlock-the-abominable-bride-special-is-coming-to-cinemas-a6709406.html). 500 theaters nationwide in the U.S. will be showing it. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730/35 "2015-10-27T03:42:29Z")
Wow! And I bet I know just the local theater that might show it… ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730/36 "2015-11-06T21:36:44Z")
Here’s a _Radio Times_ interview with co-creator Mark Gatiss about it: [All the latest TV news, previews, spoilers, what to watch recommendations and opinion - Radio Times](http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-08-06/mark-gatiss-gives-us-the-inside-story-on-the-sherlock-special) ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730/37 "2015-11-06T22:21:41Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Here’s a _Radio Times_ interview with co-creator Mark Gatiss about it: [All the latest TV news, previews, spoilers, what to watch recommendations and opinion | Radio Times](http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-08-06/mark-gatiss-gives-us-the-inside-story-on-the-sherlock-special) I love Mark Gatiss. I saw in an earlier trailer that the Christmas special Mycroft will sport lambchop sideburns! And there’s another new (brief) [trailer](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p037c56j) up on the BBC One website, containing a few seconds of footage we haven’t seen before. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730/38 "2015-11-06T22:49:25Z")
I have been going to fFathom Events since they announced that it would be in theaters because I didn’t realize they would announce the theaters until the tickets went on sale. So, bright and early today I went and found out that a theater in my town will be showing it! I’m so excited! If my daughter doesn’t want to go I may just go alone. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730/39 "2015-11-06T23:06:43Z")
Theater locations listed on [this website](http://www.fathomevents.com/event/sherlock/more-info/theater-locations). Two in my area! ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730/40 "2015-11-08T03:08:22Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > Theater locations listed on [this website](http://www.fathomevents.com/event/sherlock/more-info/theater-locations). Two in my area! I already bought my ticket for the showing at Universal Citywalk. I’ll be sitting with a bunch of fangirls I know from Facebook. It’s gonna be great! (If any Dopers go to this, I’ll be wearing a green carnation and my “The game is afoot!” pin I bought at Ren Fair. Come up and say hi!) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-season-of-sherlock-back-to-the-future/724730.md?page=1)