"I Did a Good Deal of Shopping" [HOUN]

<div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://amzn.to/f9OWoJ"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcgVEqsaxp-e3T3E5vd9Rv6VsQsmlLwgHbbIzN-nv9GDhBHU9eastZuy-y-YV4nMTHSGYV1tAm2MTei6dGN6_WcgrC-pQZ16wmv6Fr5e-7-10Uvb0k2c80Y6eNIKwjoaaYtbnN1cANVDS/s1600/HolmesHolidays.jpg" /></a></div><br />It's that time of the year again - when a young man's fancy turns to Sherlock Holmes-related holiday gifts. Or for that matter, a young woman's as well.<br /><br />This year, thanks to a new movie and television show, not to mention one of the best Sherlock Holmes reference books around, you should have no problem finding appropriate gifts for the Sherlock Holmes fan in your life. For example, you might find:<br /><ul><li>A <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006FU9ZU?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0006FU9ZU">Sherlock Holmes action figure</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0006FU9ZU" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></b></li><li>Or perhaps a <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NM2ID2?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000NM2ID2">Star Trek Lt. Commander Data as Sherlock Holmes</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000NM2ID2" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></b> is more your style.</li><li>For the clever, a <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003G9MAM8?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003G9MAM8">Sherlock Holmes Mystery Jigsaw Puzzle</a></b><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B003G9MAM8" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> might do.</li><li>Or <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001H8UAI6?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001H8UAI6">The Sherlock Holmes Handpainted Chess Set</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001H8UAI6" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></b> for the more strategic mind.</li><li>Those inclined to play computer video games might prefer these: <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UDJEMQ?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001UDJEMQ">Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001UDJEMQ" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></b>,<b> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000V9CCLU?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000V9CCLU">Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000V9CCLU" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></b>, or<b> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DBJGW8?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001DBJGW8">Sherlock Holmes versus Arsene Lupin</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001DBJGW8" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></b>.</li></ul><br />For a fuller list of Sherlock Holmes gift ideas such as books, DVDs, mp3 files, other mysteries and more, <b><a href="http://astore.amazon.com/thebakerstree-20">please visit our store by clicking here</a></b>. Every purchase helps to support this site.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKE2nnPev6-x1Eyxa4P5y65F-8Kbd6co7SBRwZvCUPuChCx892Um51z9CB8yTACwnKntZT87keE5C7vS1GDCuIVYdqzB5IGuocpQv-6P-ann1ZaelSo7wqiiTQP4YinwL7QuVLB42Ir-iW/s1600/scandinavia-sherlock-cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKE2nnPev6-x1Eyxa4P5y65F-8Kbd6co7SBRwZvCUPuChCx892Um51z9CB8yTACwnKntZT87keE5C7vS1GDCuIVYdqzB5IGuocpQv-6P-ann1ZaelSo7wqiiTQP4YinwL7QuVLB42Ir-iW/s320/scandinavia-sherlock-cover.jpg" width="208" /></a>And as if that's not enough, <b>The Baker Street Irregulars</b> are running a holiday special as well. If you pop on over to the <b><a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/"><i>Baker Street Journal</i></a></b> site, where you'll find an offer on the <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/dealtable.html"><b>Deal Table</b></a> section: 25% off of one of the classic titles from the Baker Street Irregulars International Series: <i>Scandinavia and Sherlock Holmes</i>. This book translates the best Holmesian writings of Denmark, Sweden and Norway into English, with essays from the 1950s to the present day. Edited by Bjarne Nielsen, longtime Baker Street Irregular and President of The Sherlock Holmes Klubben i Danmark. Regularly priced at $39.95, you can have it for $29.95 plus shipping. Please <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/scandinavia.html">click through for full information</a>.<br /><br />And finally, we'd like to leave you with this Sherlockian version of the Perry Como classic "<a href="http://washingtonmo.com/christmas/lyric/1029.htm">Home for the Holidays</a>." We creatively call it "Holmes for the Holidays."<br /><blockquote>Oh there's no one like<br />Holmes for the holidays<br />'Cause no matter how far away you roam,<br />When you pine for the genius<br />Of deductive grace<br />For the holidays you can't beat<br />Holmes sweet Holmes.<br /><br />I met a man who lived in Baker Street<br />And he was headin' for Baskerville Hall <br />To track a ghostly hound.<br />From Baskerville Hall folks are travelin’ down<br />To chases on the moor.<br />While Grimpen is prolific, gee<br />The howling is terrific.<br /><br />Oh there's no one like Holmes<br />For the holidays, ‘cause no matter<br />How far away you roam<br />If you want<br />To be happy in a million ways<br />For the holidays, you can’t beat<br />Holmes, sweet Holmes. </blockquote><br /><br /><i>Please consider visiting our sponsors (in the right column of the site and our <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/thebakerstree-20">Amazon Store</a>) from time to time. 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"I Did a Good Deal of Shopping" [HOUN]

It's that time of the year again - when a young man's fancy turns to Sherlock Holmes-related holiday gifts. Or for that matter, a yo...

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by Scott Monty

"I Was Invited to a Weekend Gathering" [LAST]

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEQSmNHkX68dK-CfR9A9RPgThCCMYKVskMg6-Vx8YeJ37MwsOl36JBjpcsfJql54l6BdBEtGSbAruI3X-EDZ465ixYV81VpXp4H6_C42QV1s9C7-kgl-xr9wZ96QjJr16r2UUGaZC_sRB/s1600/sign.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEQSmNHkX68dK-CfR9A9RPgThCCMYKVskMg6-Vx8YeJ37MwsOl36JBjpcsfJql54l6BdBEtGSbAruI3X-EDZ465ixYV81VpXp4H6_C42QV1s9C7-kgl-xr9wZ96QjJr16r2UUGaZC_sRB/s320/sign.gif" width="203" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"It is the unofficial force - the Baker <br />Street Irregulars."</td></tr></tbody></table>As November creeps up on us, that means our minds begin to turn to the <a href="http://www.bsiweekend.com/">Baker Street Irregulars Weekend</a>, an annual gathering in New York City that is expected to bring over 300 Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts together for fun, eating, drinking and pseudo-scholarship.<br /><br />The Baker Street Irregulars (or BSI) is a literary society with Sherlock Holmes at its core. We have our origin in the first two novels about Holmes and Watson by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.<br /><br />From <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Study-Scarlet-Sherlock-Holmes-Mystery/dp/1450596185?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">A Study in Scarlet</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1450596185" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i></b>:<br /><blockquote><i>"What on earth is this?" I cried, for at this moment there came the pattering of many steps in the hall and on the stairs, accompanied by audible expressions of disgust upon the part of our landlady.</i></blockquote><blockquote><i>"It's the Baker Street division of the detective police force," said my companion gravely; and as he spoke there rushed into the room half a dozen of the dirtiest and most ragged street arabs that ever I clapped eyes on.</i></blockquote><br />From <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sign-Four-Arthur-Conan-Doyle/dp/8184560435?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><b><i>The Sign of the Four</i></b></a><b><i><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=8184560435" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i></b>:<br /><blockquote><i>"No, it's not quite so bad as that. It is the unofficial force - the Baker Street irregulars."</i></blockquote><blockquote><i>As he spoke, there came a swift pattering of naked feet upon the stairs, a clatter of high voices, and in rushed a dozen dirty and ragged little street arabs. There was some show of discipline among them, despite their tumultuous entry, for they instantly drew up in line and stood facing us with expectant faces. One of their number, taller and older than the others, stood forward with an air of lounging superiority which was very funny in such a disreputable looking little scarecrow.</i></blockquote>This annual tradition began in 1934, when Christopher Morley gathered a few like-minded friends at <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/12/arts/restaurants-114590.html?pagewanted=2">Christ Cella's </a>to celebrate the birthday of Sherlock Holmes, which has always been placed on January 6. Since that time - nearly uninterrupted (save for a few years in the late 1930s), the BSI has always met each January. Over time, the dinner first evolved into a lunch prior to the dinner for out of town guests, and now is comprised of events that span from Wednesday evening to Sunday morning.<br /><br />Below is a summary of the events of the BSI Weekend. Aside from the BSI Dinner (which is by invitation only), everything you see is open to the public. You may also find a fuller description and many helpful links at the <a href="http://www.bsiweekend.com/"><b>BSI Weekend</b></a> website at <a href="http://www.bsiweekend.com/">http://www.bsiweekend.com</a>.<br /><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/40465706/The-2011-Baker-Street-Irregulars-Weekend-at-a-glance" style="-x-system-font: none; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px auto 6px auto; text-decoration: underline;" title="View The 2011 Baker Street Irregulars Weekend - at a glance on Scribd">The 2011 Baker Street Irregulars Weekend - at a glance</a> <object data="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf" height="600" id="doc_523749588244003" name="doc_523749588244003" style="outline: none;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf"><param name="wmode" value="opaque"><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="FlashVars" value="document_id=40465706&access_key=key-2dkuzzn68ohpdexhgw2i&page=1&viewMode=list"><embed id="doc_523749588244003" name="doc_523749588244003" src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=40465706&access_key=key-2dkuzzn68ohpdexhgw2i&page=1&viewMode=list" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="600" width="100%" wmode="opaque" bgcolor="#ffffff"></embed> </object> <br /><br />If you have any questions about the festivities, please let us know. Are you planning on attending any of the events? We'd love to hear about that as well. And while we're at it, perhaps some of the members of the <b><a href="http://sherlockholmes.ning.com/">Sherlock Holmes Social Network</a></b> would like to connect on this topic as well. If you're not a member of that vibrant group that is more than 550 strong, you might want to pop over there as well.<br /><br /><i>Please consider visiting our sponsors (in the right column and footer of the site) from time to time. It helps defray the costs associated with running this site.</i>

"I Was Invited to a Weekend Gathering" [LAST]

"It is the unofficial force - the Baker Street Irregulars." As November creeps up on us, that means our minds begin to turn to the...

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by Scott Monty

"Name of Leslie" [MISS]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4283914782_d977bc7579_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4283914782_d977bc7579_m.jpg" /></a></div> During the #Sherlock_PBS chat on Sunday evening, there was also a West coast feed. We would be remiss if we did not mention the rather impressive individual behind that. It was none other than our own Leslie Klinger, BSI, 2s ("The Abbey Grange"), tweeting as <b><a href="http://twitter.com/lklinger" target="_blank">@lklinger</a></b>.<br /> <br /> Les's achievements in the Sherlockian and literary world are impressive in their own right - even more so when one discovers that he's a practicing lawyer by day. Les is the author of not one, but two of the most impressive pieces of research on Sherlock Holmes: <b><i>The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes</i></b> (divided into sets: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/New-Annotated-Sherlock-Holmes-Complete/dp/0393059162?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Short Stories</b></a><b><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0393059162" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></b> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/New-Annotated-Sherlock-Holmes-Baskervilles/dp/039305800X?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Novels</b></a><b><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=039305800X" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></b>) and the <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Reference-Library-Apocrypha/dp/0938501496?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">10-volume Sherlock Holmes Reference Library</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0938501496" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></b>. He joined forces with S.E. Dahlinger to edit and annotate <b><i><a href="http://wessexpress.com/html/bookman.html" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle & the Bookman</a></i></b>, available from <a href="http://wessexpress.com/">Wessex Press</a>. In addition, Les branched out from his Sherlockian roots (although sticking with the Victorian) when he wrote <a href="http://www.amazon.com/New-Annotated-Dracula-Bram-Stoker/dp/0393064506?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><i>The New Annotated Dracula</i></b></a><b><i><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0393064506" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i></b>. If you'd like to see the full line of his work, you can check his <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fentity%2FLeslie-S.-Klinger%2FB002LABYP2%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1%26qid%3D1288230916%26sr%3D1-1&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Author Page on Amazon</b></a><b><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></b>.<br /> <br /> Les also holds the role of General Editor of the Baker Street Irregulars' publishing efforts: the History Series, Manuscript Series and International Series. All are <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale.html" target="_blank">available for sale</a> on the <i><b><a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/">Baker Street Journal</a></b></i> website.<br /> <br /> Below you'll find a reverse chronology (sorry, it's the way Twitter search works) of the stream of commentary and 140-character "annotations" Les made while watching the new series "<b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Season-One-Benedict-Cumberbatch/dp/B004132HZS?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Sherlock</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B004132HZS" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></b>" starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Freeman, written by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat. 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"Name of Leslie" [MISS]

During the #Sherlock_PBS chat on Sunday evening, there was also a West coast feed. We would be remiss if we did not mention the rather imp...

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by Scott Monty

On Co-hosting PBS Masterpiece Twitter Chat

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <h4 style="text-align: center;"> "more to me than the twitter" [ILLU]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQST2JwGgTMWi1jDfKVqrEZIfIcYq-TL6kOxjzKrVdanP0DQvbdFdNEXg2VjZJFZuL8YbjXCCeL2463pTdpFQgDHtuuuNMpk1-NbuODZspW19RU-vdaIct_5vl_aiEPyDS9lBhg99cCXtv/s1600/iPad+Large+icon.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQST2JwGgTMWi1jDfKVqrEZIfIcYq-TL6kOxjzKrVdanP0DQvbdFdNEXg2VjZJFZuL8YbjXCCeL2463pTdpFQgDHtuuuNMpk1-NbuODZspW19RU-vdaIct_5vl_aiEPyDS9lBhg99cCXtv/s1600/iPad+Large+icon.png" /></a></div> <br /> Last night marked the U.S. premiere of "Sherlock" on PBS's Masterpiece MYSTERY! and it was marked by a first for the Sherlockian community: a live Twitter chat during which online followers would watch and participate in commentary about the show.<br /> <br /> We were honored to have been <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/sherlock/twitter.html"><b>asked by PBS to act as one of the hosts</b></a> for the evening. We used our Twitter handle <a href="http://twitter.com/bakerstreetblog"><b>@BakerStreetBlog</b></a> [Editor's note: now <a href="http://twitter.com/ihearofsherlock" target="_blank">@IHearofSherlock</a>] and employed the #sherlock_pbs "hashtag" so that people who are not following certain Twitter accounts have a single phrase to follow. This allows for a broader distribution of the conversation.<br /> <br /> Other hosts for the evening included PBS's staff as <a href="http://twitter.com/masterpiecepbs">@masterpiecepbs</a> and Andrew Giulli as <a href="http://twitter.com/strandmag">@strandmag</a>, and we addressed questions, made observations, and kept the pace going for everyone involved.<br /> <br /> And there was plenty of conversation to go around! Here's a quick graphic of the volume of conversation (over 1,500 tweets in less than 90 minutes):<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoCvdnB_tXHvgVKi2oFJ6lcpeocFiA3Jggt0wdq6CUG-za2J7MJzZ8pG8oSsN4L5eCzo8gOaqi4S7AkbBGLSlmfdEzpKDtnjHtEduNLwNu1tOUULEZ6lgAVP789ewT2yTwb6YvpKoPoFa/s1600/%23sherlock_pbs+-+What+the+Hashtag-!_1287975558010.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoCvdnB_tXHvgVKi2oFJ6lcpeocFiA3Jggt0wdq6CUG-za2J7MJzZ8pG8oSsN4L5eCzo8gOaqi4S7AkbBGLSlmfdEzpKDtnjHtEduNLwNu1tOUULEZ6lgAVP789ewT2yTwb6YvpKoPoFa/s1600/%23sherlock_pbs+-+What+the+Hashtag-!_1287975558010.png" /></a></div> <br /> If you're interested in seeing a transcript of the entire chat, you can pull it up from http://wthashtag.com/sherlock_pbs <b><a href="http://wthashtag.com/transcript.php?page_id=20209&start_date=2010-10-24&end_date=2010-10-25&export_type=HTML">by following this link</a></b>. For us, part of the allure was how the updated version tied to the original stories. There were not only clear homages, but almost literal lifts as well. Here are but a few.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7pv_VxCVaYMKGlJf612OJzfbLlSKAYoaSWHXsOjzJ5P_HUzy7KYUps2mg1g2p7i64D8hhqmx4hfic2yDha1kiQ71CEMeTvCcF7H4DakwnE1N9FfYtqUZY5vatHhH5gEYtPhi8jCB2eS9/s1600/1Baker+Street+Blog+(bakerstreetblog)+on+Twitter_1287976448902.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7pv_VxCVaYMKGlJf612OJzfbLlSKAYoaSWHXsOjzJ5P_HUzy7KYUps2mg1g2p7i64D8hhqmx4hfic2yDha1kiQ71CEMeTvCcF7H4DakwnE1N9FfYtqUZY5vatHhH5gEYtPhi8jCB2eS9/s1600/1Baker+Street+Blog+(bakerstreetblog)+on+Twitter_1287976448902.png" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjils2NJXyQkGUhOGzdOwaNAYSKKCH8nQgrj3gjbFkoniOxoNu8hu35Jx3G3hdbDxAcbPIGmlhu1ymdTLuIwuxh_U4WRXmw9044whuvL0kqTaJddSUPxEQo75Vk7llyRz1aUbofrnaPUvFl/s1600/2Baker+Street+Blog+(bakerstreetblog)+on+Twitter_1287976476215.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> After seeing Holmes and Watson chasing down a cab by taking short-cuts through alleys, this original quote came to mind:</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89uytHxM1fjjGbjzLG9ddeeer7hBAmeSOeH3pNwRGipKZERQpLSbw840ty-romH-4sAvPlzkI_iuhX8b-bYBlZSIlBHfL5y-RobG-W128ysc1LTOOg7uGSfp1bHStpDM9Tpo_IoUNcFHB/s1600/10Baker+Street+Blog+(bakerstreetblog)+on+Twitter_1287976698106.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89uytHxM1fjjGbjzLG9ddeeer7hBAmeSOeH3pNwRGipKZERQpLSbw840ty-romH-4sAvPlzkI_iuhX8b-bYBlZSIlBHfL5y-RobG-W128ysc1LTOOg7uGSfp1bHStpDM9Tpo_IoUNcFHB/s1600/10Baker+Street+Blog+(bakerstreetblog)+on+Twitter_1287976698106.png" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> And when the suspect showed Holmes how he gave his victims a choice of pills to consume:</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xPgYkZFmuxNL2R41wj0-VbTjmTi1YRXYfugQKsg2NV2iCdiacdv9gQ7Q15YYsg-uOXd1mqg4kOF9aUaX3m8aQIJcxI3SEj8F2XgrnM3vEMOFWhrhyphenhyphenQC5dtARNEvFd_y45eQKPtbwPxdH/s1600/11Baker+Street+Blog+(bakerstreetblog)+on+Twitter_1287976717407.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xPgYkZFmuxNL2R41wj0-VbTjmTi1YRXYfugQKsg2NV2iCdiacdv9gQ7Q15YYsg-uOXd1mqg4kOF9aUaX3m8aQIJcxI3SEj8F2XgrnM3vEMOFWhrhyphenhyphenQC5dtARNEvFd_y45eQKPtbwPxdH/s1600/11Baker+Street+Blog+(bakerstreetblog)+on+Twitter_1287976717407.png" /></a></div> In addition to the quotes and other obvious tie-ins ("A Study in Pink" vs. <i>A Study in Scarlet</i>), there were other elements that we thought were particularly clever and spot on for a 21st century Sherlock Holmes:<br /> <br /> <ul> <li>The use of texting as a modern proxy for Holmes's proclivity for telegrams ("he has never been known to write when a telegram would serve" [DEVI]).</li> <li>Using Watson's phone rather than his pocket watch to deduce things about his life.</li> <li>The way Holmes's thought process was superscripted on the screen as he made his quick observations. It gave the audience as sense as to what the observations were, which made the later explanations more context.</li> <li>The relationship between Holmes and Watson begins to blossom - from standoffish at first, to more friend-like toward the end of the episode.</li> <li>Mycroft's appearance and position within the government (although this Mycroft has lost a significant bit of weight - which the character references in the episode).</li> </ul> <br /> The evening was a fast-paced one (and we were glad that we were able to screen the episode prior to the airdate, in order to prepare for the session). At this point, we're not sure if we'll be repeating this on October 31, but stay tuned. But we're certainly looking forward to seeing the series unfold and at the same time, we're hoping that we introduced a few new people to <b><i><a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/">The Baker Street Journal</a></i></b>, the <b><a href="http://sherlockholmes.ning.com/">Sherlock Holmes Social Network</a></b>, the podcast <b><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/">I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a></b>, and our own blog.<br /> <br /> And if you'd like to <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Season-One-Benedict-Cumberbatch/dp/B004132HZS?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">pick up a copy of the DVD on Amazon</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B004132HZS" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></b> as a holiday gift for the Sherlock Holmes fan in your life, we'd appreciate it if you order through us. 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"more to me than the twitter" [ILLU] Last night marked the U.S. premiere of "Sherlock" on PBS's Masterpiece M...

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Meet the New 221B Baker Street

<div style="text-align: center;"> <h4> "I have my eye on a suite in Baker Street" [STUD] </h4> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF90tlwfI2aHWQUM3fxhlV9oSi1tYMt0loE9q21ZB94_NIB2TH2B4es5uHtiIFy1k_dJ9-5kQBy68gyZv3npMcMV5AURccNgDngxMb6RxeNyJWPtoJYwNhUoJb3WJr8q0O_TcMtH5w82Vy/s1600/221B+Baker+Street+Sherlock+Holmes+Blue+Plaque.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF90tlwfI2aHWQUM3fxhlV9oSi1tYMt0loE9q21ZB94_NIB2TH2B4es5uHtiIFy1k_dJ9-5kQBy68gyZv3npMcMV5AURccNgDngxMb6RxeNyJWPtoJYwNhUoJb3WJr8q0O_TcMtH5w82Vy/s640/221B+Baker+Street+Sherlock+Holmes+Blue+Plaque.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> The new 221B Baker Street is here. <br /> <br /> If you're tuning in to the new series <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Season-One-Benedict-Cumberbatch/dp/B004132HZS?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><b><i>Sherlock</i></b></a> on PBS, you'll note the exterior shot that represents one of the most famous addresses in literature. It looks familiar, but it wasn't shot on Baker Street. More on the actual location in a moment.<br /> <br /> As we all know, Baker Street of today doesn't look quite as cozy as the television version. Officially, Upper Baker Street didn't exist in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's time, and the original location of 221B has been debated for decades in a number of Sherlockian publications, including <b><i><a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/">The Baker Street Journal</a></i></b>. Tourists, residents and Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts alike have strolled up and down that famous Westminster thoroughfare in search of the residence of the famous consulting detective.<br /> <br /> The character of Sherlock Holmes was such a part of the public consciousness that even in Conan Doyle's time, correspondence would be addressed to 221B Baker Street. When the Abbey National Building company was housed in a section of the street that included 221, they employed a secretary that did nothing but answer the hundreds of letters that arrived there annually. They've since vacated the building, leaving the <b><a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/">Sherlock Holmes Museum</a></b> (officially at 239 Baker Street) to claim the letters addressed to 221B.<br /> <br /> So, back to our new location. The producers of "Sherlock" selected 187 North Gower Street, London NW1 as the official home to our 21st century Holmes. You can see a real street view of the location below, courtesy of Google Maps - complete with Speedy's Snack Bar, which also appeared in the new TV series.<br /> <br /> <br /> <center> <iframe frameborder="0" height="314" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=187+North+Gower+Street,+London+NW1&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.494074,72.070313&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=187+N+Gower+St,+Camden+Town,+Greater+London+NW1+2,+United+Kingdom&t=h&layer=c&cbll=51.526295,-0.136735&panoid=PxvoCwy-erhpK_1yyUQCpA&cbp=13,203.16,,0,5&ll=51.526295,-0.136735&spn=0,0.048237&z=14&output=svembed" width="562"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=187+North+Gower+Street,+London+NW1&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.494074,72.070313&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=187+N+Gower+St,+Camden+Town,+Greater+London+NW1+2,+United+Kingdom&t=h&layer=c&cbll=51.526295,-0.136735&panoid=PxvoCwy-erhpK_1yyUQCpA&cbp=13,203.16,,0,5&ll=51.526295,-0.136735&spn=0,0.048237&z=14" style="color: blue; text-align: left;">View Larger Map</a></small></center> <br /> <br /> North Gower Street is actually an ideal location for our hero. It's not far from Euston Station (which saw some activity in <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Study-Scarlet-Sherlock-Holmes-Mystery/dp/1450596185?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">A Study in Scarlet</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1450596185" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i></b>, the story on which the first episode, "A Study in Pink," is based). This is a fairly academic area of the City - you'll find the British Library and British Museum not terribly far away, and University College London is directly there as well. This area also includes Montague Street, which is where Sherlock Holmes first settled when he came to London (mentioned in "The Musgrave Ritual").<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2511/3913067926_bd0d9fda54.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2511/3913067926_bd0d9fda54.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> You may note the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_blue_plaques">blue plaque</a> on 183 Gower Street in the photo above. It's actually a plaque dedicated to the memory of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Mazzini">Giuseppe Mazzini</a>, the Italian philosopher, politician and patriot who spent a few years in London in the 1850s. While there's no direct connection between him and the Sherlock Holmes Canon, there are a number of Italian references in the stories, including "The Six Napoleons" and "The Red Circle," primarily. If you haven't already done so, pick up a copy of <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/bsimanuscriptseries.html" style="font-weight: bold;"><i>Mandate for Murder</i></a><b> </b>from the Baker Street Irregulars' Manuscript Series. This volume looks at the influence of Italians in the Canon.<br /> <br /> Finally, if you're at all interested, we have a limited supply of "221B" or "1895" oval stickers for your car, laptop, desk, or wherever else you might like to slap one on. You can grab one for yourself or as a holiday gift for the Sherlock Holmes fan in your life by clicking on the link below.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <table class="tableizer-table" style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22.4px; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr class="tableizer-firstrow"><th style="color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6HMQMXLDntM5XK5rGI4JbH3FbjpatfzL01yipKeXJysLUvx2RyngDglw2XwrBhDaKaHvTYrIuznObwR_G41sfu7NWqlYlJ9nJm4zMcuounbwjbsUeYmg7U00qW_NXM_rx_Y0yRAgCZxA/s1600/221B+Sticker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #006f85; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6HMQMXLDntM5XK5rGI4JbH3FbjpatfzL01yipKeXJysLUvx2RyngDglw2XwrBhDaKaHvTYrIuznObwR_G41sfu7NWqlYlJ9nJm4zMcuounbwjbsUeYmg7U00qW_NXM_rx_Y0yRAgCZxA/s200/221B+Sticker.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" width="200" /></a></th><th style="color: white;">   <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlCUY-HGXbkVBiJwNWhmPckewjChHhq6nhOcHZ9IwHT_0ZTZeZiXqWaI4FyD4uvdlX8eFKOjcwdei_RhdFQrzTjgm5EABlQcIF32YZ_ybMX-qM5wRTCkeaVHG7KH-YcVhDWmkFye_t9xK/s1600/1895+Sticker.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #006f85; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlCUY-HGXbkVBiJwNWhmPckewjChHhq6nhOcHZ9IwHT_0ZTZeZiXqWaI4FyD4uvdlX8eFKOjcwdei_RhdFQrzTjgm5EABlQcIF32YZ_ybMX-qM5wRTCkeaVHG7KH-YcVhDWmkFye_t9xK/s200/1895+Sticker.PNG" style="border-width: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" width="200" /></a></th></tr> <tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 3px; padding: 4px;"><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top"> <br /><input alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" border="0" name="submit" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" type="image" /><br /><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" style="height: auto; max-width: 100%;" width="1" /></form> </td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 3px; padding: 4px;"><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top"> <br /><br /><input alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" border="0" name="submit" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" type="image" /><br /><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" style="height: auto; max-width: 100%;" width="1" /></form> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <center> <form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_s-xclick" /><br /> <br /> <img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" /></form> </center> <br /> Do you have any interesting photos of Baker Street (221B or not)? 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Meet the New 221B Baker Street

"I have my eye on a suite in Baker Street" [STUD]  The new 221B Baker Street is here. If you're tuning in to the ...

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Prepare for From Gillette to Brett 3

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "the evening of the third" [STUD]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7Oc2JoTF2yFY2jyaM4mmpU40h-nILmFsVX6W2qHX57vailb1_QhXiYA203IjimEsyMIcMOiHRlNWAPcTaTTuoy-GlVaj6lQ-evbairlS5P5h6aXr0nJN7R23tD6vSEsvRavppz7n0Gj9/s1600/G2B3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7Oc2JoTF2yFY2jyaM4mmpU40h-nILmFsVX6W2qHX57vailb1_QhXiYA203IjimEsyMIcMOiHRlNWAPcTaTTuoy-GlVaj6lQ-evbairlS5P5h6aXr0nJN7R23tD6vSEsvRavppz7n0Gj9/s640/G2B3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> <br /> Just three years ago, our friends at the <b><a href="http://wessexpress.com/">Wessex Press</a></b> created a sequel to their original conference Gillette to Brett. It was called <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/06/the-luminous-screen-empt_16.html#.Y_7sUnZKjb0">From Gillette to Brett II</a> - short and sweet. Although we argued that it should be called Gillette to Brett II: Electric Boogaloo (for those of you who don't understand the reference, <a href="https://amzn.to/3KI4Ek7" target="_blank">check this link</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000089739" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="1" />).<br /> <br /> Here we are, quickly coming up on the eighth anniversary of the first wave, and Wessex Press is now preparing for <b><a href="http://wessexpress.com/">From Gillette to Brett 3</a></b> (In 3D?) from November 11-13, 2011. Here's an advanced trailer to check out what they've got coming.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqH8FiIwiN8">From Gillette to Brett 3</a></div> <br /> <center> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WqH8FiIwiN8?rel=0" width="640"></iframe></center> <br /> The previous shows dealt with radio, stage and screen, and incorporated major and minor celebrities. Who do you hope they'll be able to secure this time around?<br /> <br /> <i>--</i>

Prepare for From Gillette to Brett 3

"the evening of the third" [STUD] Just three years ago, our friends at the Wessex Press created a sequel to their original c...

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by Scott Monty

New Sherlock Series Coming to Masterpiece Mystery

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "something more modern" [HOUN]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhHBXKgonGfpOVDnP9E2Pcr0vbpENMR8oHQT8jeao6RvzMMlE59sqFrfo7caB7ke4tqWz3s5kspIuy_Vni1sGwg67hyphenhyphenrApDX1QMPGnNShjdkPLTzkdJMiOec1ohCGwm_Chhg4eaascUfF/s1600/Sherlock+Series+3+airs+on+January+19.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhHBXKgonGfpOVDnP9E2Pcr0vbpENMR8oHQT8jeao6RvzMMlE59sqFrfo7caB7ke4tqWz3s5kspIuy_Vni1sGwg67hyphenhyphenrApDX1QMPGnNShjdkPLTzkdJMiOec1ohCGwm_Chhg4eaascUfF/s640/Sherlock+Series+3+airs+on+January+19.PNG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> By now you have no doubt heard the murmurs of the press and those lucky souls in the U.K. who have been able to watch the new series on the BBC, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Season-One-Benedict-Cumberbatch/dp/B004132HZS?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><i>Sherlock</i></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;">. If you haven't, the gist is that we've left the fogs of Victorian London for a more modern-day Sherlock Holmes, played by Benedict Cumberbatch.</span><br /> <br /> The series is the brainchild of Steven Moffat (<i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Complete-Billie-Piper/dp/B000E41MS6?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Doctor Who</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000E41MS6" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Coupling-Complete-Seasons-Jack-Davenport/dp/B0006HBLU0?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Coupling</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0006HBLU0" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i>) and Mark Gatiss (<i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Complete-Matt-Smith/dp/B003EV6DBM?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Doctor Who</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003EV6DBM" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/League-Gentlemen-Collection-Mark-Gatiss/dp/B0007Y0982?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The League of Gentlemen</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0007Y0982" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i>), and co-stars Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson, who has been recently injured during his service as an army doctor in Afghanistan. As in the Conan Doyle stories, he is brought into association with the peculiar Sherlock Holmes, whom he befriends. And this time, instead of writing up the adventures for the Strand Magazine, <b><a href="http://www.johnwatsonblog.co.uk/">Watson chronicles his observations on his own blog</a></b>. And lest you think that Watson is the only one with a penchant for HTML, check out Holmes's blog, <b><a href="http://www.thescienceofdeduction.co.uk/">The Science of Deduction</a></b>.<br /> <br /> In keeping with the theme of the original stories, Sherlockians will immediately notice some familiar strains throughout but will bring the more modern elements made popular by shows such as <a href="http://www.amazon.com/C-S-I-Crime-Scene-Investigation-Season/dp/B003FSTN5M?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><i>CSI</i></a><i><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003FSTN5M" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i> and <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/House-M-D-Seasons-1-5-Collection/dp/B002C3GTLM?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">House</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002C3GTLM" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i>. For example, in "A Study in Pink," a serial killer is stalking London, disguising the crimes as suicides. The clue <i>Rache </i>makes an appearance over one of the bodies. This is one of many that will certainly catch your attention and make you feel like you're home, albeit in a renovated one.<br /> <br /> On October 24, <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/sherlock/"><b>MASTERPIECE Mystery</b></a>! on PBS will debut the first of three episodes of Sherlock for the U.S. audience. The first episode to air will be "A Study in Pink," followed by "The Blind Banker" on October 31, and finally "The Great Game" on November 7. All shows are scheduled to air beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET. Here's a look at the trailer:<br /> <br /> <center> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BViNDHp6rHA?rel=0" width="640"></iframe></center> <br /> <br /> We've been asked by MASTERPIECE Mystery!/PBS to host a live chat on Twitter during the October 24 airing of the first episode. What this means is that we'll be participating in commentary and questions throughout the show, for those who might have their laptops or iPads open while the show is on. You don't have to be an active member of Twitter to follow along. You can simply open this link:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "verdana" , "sans"; font-size: 14px;"><b> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "verdana" , "sans"; font-size: 14px;"><b> <a href="http://is.gd/fZxDB" id="tinylink" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">http://is.gd/fZxDB</a></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "verdana" , "sans"; font-size: 14px;"><b> </b></span>and you can follow along. If you have a username, there's a place where you can sign in and participate as well.<br /> <br /> Here's what you can do to help get as many people interested and taking part in the Twitter chat on the 24th: please share this post - forward it as an email, share it on Facebook, post the link on Twitter, or whatever you prefer. We view this as a great opportunity to use these new technologies to share in the excitement of a new Sherlock.<br /> <br /> The program is currently <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Season-One-Benedict-Cumberbatch/dp/B004132HZS?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow">available for sale on Amazon</a>; it will ship in early November. Please consider clicking on these links to make your purchase, either for yourself or to make it Holmes for the Holidays for the Sherlockian in your life.<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

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