Season three of 'Sherlock' pushed back to 2014?

The BBC detective drama 'Sherlock' is a massive hit in every sense: the show is the reigning BAFTA Award winner for best writing and was nominated in essentially every applicable category at the 2012 Primetime Emmys. Fans are chomping at the bit for another season of the engrossing show...

But herein lies the problem with any hit ongoing series: you've turned the stars of your show into international superstars. Due to conflicts with the schedules of 'Sherlock' stars Benedict Cumberbatch (who is busy filming 'Star Trek 2') and Martin Freeman (who stars in 'The Hobbit'), the production on the third season of 'Sherlock' has been pushed from January 2013 to March at the earliest... leaving an air-date slated for late-2013 on the BBC--and the PBS airing of the series on this side of the pond will begin after the BBC run is completed.

This comedy of events could keep new adventures with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson off of your television screens until some time in 2014. This is extra-painful considering the cliffhanger that concluded the second season; the buzz surrounding this series has never been higher.

The BBC remains unconcerned; no matter how long fans are forced to wait to see the resolution to the cliffhanger, Cumberbatch and Freeman will only be bigger stars by the time it airs. The third season of 'Sherlock' is money in the bank for the BBC--that check is in the mail, the only question remains how long we'll all have to wait to cash in...