As the mastermind behind the BBC’s current iteration of the cult favorite, Doctor Who, TV writer and producer Steven Moffat knows a thing or two about British superheroes. The patron saint of nerd cool helped revampSherlock Holmes for the digital age:Sherlock is set in present-day London, with re-imagined villains, high tech crimes, and lightning-fast dialogue.Kurt Andersen interviewed Moffat back in 2012, and you can hearthe original uncut interview above.
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