"The irregulars are useful sometimes" [RETI]
The Baker Street Irregulars received a mention in Roger Ebert's review of "The Da Vinci Code" in the Chicago Sun Times. Not our best comparison, but it's an acknowledgement nonetheless.
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The Baker Street Irregulars did not receive a mention in Ebert's review. The Baker Street Irregulars were used as a metaphor -- it was the concept, not the group, that appeared in the review.
Whatever.
An official of a "literary society" should know the difference...
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I found it interesting that Ebert made a casual reference to the Baker Street Irregulars without apparently feeling the need to identify the group further for the general public.
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To quote Mycroft: "I hear of Sherlock everywhere!"
I like the fact that Ebert mentions the BSI, but his wording is a little distressing. His phrase: "a network of rich dilettantes who resemble a theological branch of the Baker Street Irregulars" makes it seem like the BSI is made up of rich dilettantes. (Heaven forbid!) Let's hope I'm just mis-reading that.
Either way, thanks for the link!
Possibly Ebert got the idea because in the movie Sir Ian is called a Priory scholar.
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