I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

"Shown By the Increased Length" [STUD]

<div>If you're following this closely, you might recall that in May, <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2009/05/i-was-sure-you-would-pick-up-trail-veil.html">I shared the original trailer</a> for the new Guy Ritchie film "Sherlock Holmes."</div><div><br /></div><div>As you're no doubt aware, Christmas Day (literally and figuratively) is approaching for Sherlockians and non-Sherlockians alike. There is new footage available in this full-length television trailer - rest assured, it's going to be as action-packed as the previous.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><center><object height="376" width="598"><param name="movie" value="http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/flv-embed/flvplayer.swf"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="width=598&height=376&file=http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/sherlock-holmes-tvtrailer-full.flv&image=http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/sherlock-holmes-tvtrailer-full.jpg&logo=http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/img/FSnet-Video-Logo.png&link=http://www.firstshowing.net&stretching=fill&quality=false&bufferlength=6&volume=90"><br /> <embed src="http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/flv-embed/flvplayer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="598" height="376" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="width=598&height=376&file=http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/sherlock-holmes-tvtrailer-full.flv&image=http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/sherlock-holmes-tvtrailer-full.jpg&logo=http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/img/FSnet-Video-Logo.png&link=http://www.firstshowing.net&stretching=fill&quality=false&bufferlength=6&volume=90"></embed><br /></object></center></div><div><br /></div><div>What do you think? While it's certainly not Canonical, this could be just the thing that the Sherlock Holmes enthusiast world needs to get a little more attention to our foremost heroes. And in a time when superhero franchises abound in both television and film, it may be an opportunity to become relevant again.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.sherlockpeoria.net/Who_is_Sherlock/Christabbrev.html">What are those four-letter abbreviations in the headlines?</a>

"Shown By the Increased Length" [STUD]

If you're following this closely, you might recall that in May, I shared the original trailer for the new Guy Ritchie film "Sherlo...

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by Scott Monty

"A Sheet of Stamps" [SIGN]

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjgA-DjsPeTKxOEwBvUooNbeJL6FaAfrWdWksyl9z8Fx5qpIDswdevRqfbeT90mxivNBVKJEuytKbxwbNlL6ZCtTgA6kLdgpX0xoaKaF6S9TRcyH-KE_2LlxmYcr_ZhvVfdIdtOBRAnDw/s1600-h/ACD_stamp.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391380535020329058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjgA-DjsPeTKxOEwBvUooNbeJL6FaAfrWdWksyl9z8Fx5qpIDswdevRqfbeT90mxivNBVKJEuytKbxwbNlL6ZCtTgA6kLdgpX0xoaKaF6S9TRcyH-KE_2LlxmYcr_ZhvVfdIdtOBRAnDw/s200/ACD_stamp.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 200px;" /></a><div>In <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8295098.stm">recent news</a> Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, noted author and creator of Sherlock Holmes - and a Scot, no less! - has been given the honor of his own stamp. The stamp, pictured left, is part of a series from the Royal Mail called "Eminent Britons."</div><div><br /></div><div>For Sherlockians, the association of philately and the great detective should be nothing new. Holmes and Watson were inveterate users of the communications methods of their day - particularly the post and telegrams. For those who are interested, Hernry Lauritzen, BSI ("The Royal Family of Scandinavia") wrote a landmark piece called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001QQH4EW?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001QQH4EW"><b><i>The Philatelic Holmes</i></b></a>, which is available on Amazon.com (just click the link).<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Or for more web-minded folks, you can find a comprehensive site called Detective Fiction on Stamps, on which Holmes has his own section, aptly enough called <a href="http://www.trussel.com/detfic/sholmes.htm">The Philatelic Sherlock Holmes</a>. There you'll find examples of Sherlock Holmes stamps and Arthur Conan Doyle stamps from Nicaragua, San Marino, Great Britain, Canada, Monaco and many other countries around the world.</div><div><br /></div><div>I guess you could say that with his creation, Conan Doyle put his own stamp on the world. Sorry, I couldn't resist.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.sherlockpeoria.net/Who_is_Sherlock/Christabbrev.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">What are those four-letter abbreviations in the headlines?</span></i></a>