Q: “Elementary” is one of my favorite programs. Lucy Liu’s clothing is very modern and beautifully designed. Who is her wardrobe designer?

— Anita Ross, Columbus, Ohio

A: Rebecca Hofherr is the CBS mystery show’s costume designer. Her sense of style also has been seen in another CBS series, “Unforgettable,” and in such movies as “Winter’s Bone” — which gave an early showcase to Jennifer Lawrence — and “Step Up Revolution.”

Q: Now that Lifetime has given us “Flowers in the Attic,” will they be giving us the remaining V.C. Andrews books in movie format?

— Dom Bracco, DeLand, Fla.

A: One of them, at least. Even before the cable network’s version of “Flowers” made its debut last month, plans were announced by Lifetime to develop a film based on the story’s sequel, “Petals on the Wind.” Since it’s set 10 years later, different actors will be sought to play Cathy and Christopher, but Heather Graham and Ellen Burstyn will return.

Q: I heard that the father of Daniela Ruah’s new baby is the brother of her “NCIS: Los Angeles” co-star Eric Christian Olsen. Is that true?

— Dave Porter, Lawton, Okla.

A: It is. Though Olsen’s Deeks has eyes for Ruah’s Kensi on the CBS adventure series, it’s Olsen’s older sibling — David Paul Olsen, who works as his stunt double on the show — who is Ruah’s significant other off-screen. They welcomed a son on Dec. 30.

Q: One of my favorite comedies is Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein.” Years ago, I saw an addendum at the end, in which the cast discussed the making of it. Is there any way that could be broadcast again or seen on a DVD?

— Ed Belcher, Valley Grove, W.Va.

A: It could have been a 2002 episode of “Backstory,” a series that ran on AMC and told the histories of certain movies. It’s been some time since the channel repeated that series, but something similar is available on the DVD and Blu-ray editions of the Brooks comedy classic.

“Making FrankenSense of ‘Young Frankenstein’” is a featurette that runs close to 45 minutes and has a number of the film’s principals, from both sides of the camera, talking about the production that famously used some of the equipment from the 1931 “Frankenstein” movie.

Q: I’ve been enjoying Matthew McConaughey’s award show speeches lately. What was the first movie he was in?

— Judy Lewis, Grand Junction, Colo.

A: The first one on record is a cult classic, which not every actor can say about his first big-screen role. It was writer-director Richard Linklater’s 1993 comedy-drama “Dazed and Confused,” which also featured such notables as Ben Affleck, Parker Posey, Milla Jovovich, Joey Lauren Adams, Rory Cochrane and Adam Goldberg.

Before that, McConaughey actually had his first listed credit for a 1992 episode of the television series “Unsolved Mysteries.” He played the title role of a murder victim in the story “Larry Dickens.”

Q: I’ve been enjoying reruns of “Remington Steele.” When did the show originally air?

— Michelle Collins, Raleigh, N.C.

A: The lighthearted Stephanie Zimbalist-Pierce Brosnan detective series ran from 1982 to 1987 on NBC. It got one more season than intended, since the network suddenly renewed it after Pierce Brosnan was named as Roger Moore’s successor to the big-screen role of James Bond.

He had to forgo that, though it came back around to him in the mid-1990s. Not as widely known is the fact that Zimbalist had to withdraw from the movie “RoboCop” for the same reason, with that role going to Nancy Allen instead.

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