Well, it looks like we might have to wait for a bit to see Sherlock…

The Times Online (scroll down) has listed the new series starring Cumberbatch and Freeman as starting in “autumn,” though as of yet we haven’t been able to find any other verification of when the new series might be broadcast. We’re excited but a bit disappointed that it probably won’t be on our screens sooner.

Of course, Mr. Moffat and Mr. Gatiss are both busy with other projects (including a little series called Doctor Who), so it’s understandable. On New Year’s Day, Steven Moffat’s first official scene written as show-runner was finally broadcast:

… and it’s now been confirmed that Mark Gatiss has, in fact, written an episode for Matt Smith’s first series as the Doctor. Busy times for everyone involved with Sherlock.

Best wishes to everyone for a happy 2010, and we’re looking forward to the broadcast of Sherlock, whenever that might be!

The BBC’s announced that Mark Gatiss, executive producer of Sherlock will be making a version of H. G. Wells’s First Men in the Moon for broadcast on BBC4 next year. Here’s the Guardian’s report:

Gatiss, who has also written two episodes of Doctor Who, said: “I’m completely delighted to have the chance to bring this wonderful, funny, charming and scary story to BBC4. It’s very rare to be able to adapt a genius like HG Wells for the small screen and we hope to do full justice to his extraordinary vision.”

BBC4 controller Richard Klein added: “The First Men in the Moon is a thoroughly modern classic, a witty and satirical piece of writing by one of Britain’s foremost and original science fiction writers.

“It shines a light on man’s natural desire to always get it wrong. I am delighted that Mark Gatiss has decided to bring this forgotten and yet wholly timely work to our screens.”

It looks like it really is going to be a busy year for Mr. Gatiss!

… for Doctor Who, that is. Sherlock executive producer Steven Moffat is, of course, also the producer and chief writer for BBC One’s Doctor Who. With new series starting in 2010 (featuring Matt Smith as The Doctor and Karen Gillen as his companion, Amy Pond), they’ve reinvented the logo for the series yet again. This time, they’ve brought in a new TARDIS-stylized DW insignia, as well as harkening back to the Troughton (and McGann) eras of Doctor Who with a futuristic, block logo.

Read about it for yourself here, or just look at the pretty logo:

Moffat had this to say about the new logo:

The eleventh logo for the eleventh Doctor–those grand old words, Doctor Who, suddenly looking newer than ever. And look at that, something really new–an insignia! DW in TARDIS form! Simple and beautiful, and most important of all, a completely irresistible doodle. I apologise to school notebooks everywhere, because in 2010 that’s what they’re going to be wearing.

We here at Sherlocking like this new logo very much — equally futuristic and retro, with a hint of darker, more ominous storytelling to come. Here’s hoping the logo for Sherlock is equally impressive!