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“Well, when you have an opportunity to build a show around one of the greatest detectives in all of literature, you're going to jump at that opportunity.”

Quote by Nina Tassler

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Nina Tassler is an experienced executive in the media and entertainment industry, with a career that spans multiple areas, including television production and programming development. more

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“So many of the great detectives that we see on television now owe their origins to Sherlock Holmes. What was very exciting about Rob's pitch and script was that he is a real Holmes-ian expert. He knew all of the mythology. He was very well-versed in the genesis of Holmes and the stories. And the twist with Watson is something we jumped at immediately. It's a very forward-thinking way of doing the show.”

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“Rob Doherty has been a real superstar for us The Mentalist for years. He is an extremely talented writer, and he just tapped into the DNA of this character in a way that we'd not heard before. So, from the moment it walked in the door, and then we read the script, it was a definite player for us.”

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