Sherlock Holmes is in the public domain. That reverberant, omnidirectional "thump" you just heard was every spec screenwriter on the planet kicking themselves for not thinking of such an obvious pre-aware high-concept hook first. :)

Michael, that's right. Especially with the trend to take preexisting historical figures, either real or fictional, and transform them into action heroes, a la Holmes, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer, Leonardo da Vinci (in that project, he fights demons). In fact this post, I came up with some twists on historical figures.

“Untitled Ashley Bradley Project” Damn. She stole my title.