I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

"Running a Tunnel to Some Other Building" [REDH]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2638/4165374138_f640734b21_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2638/4165374138_f640734b21_m.jpg" /></a></div>In the "nothing new under the sun" department, news reports indicate that <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE63305R20100404">"termite" gangs have been tunneling into a bank in France</a> - the third such occurrence.<br /><br />Reuters has reported:<br /><blockquote>Would-be robbers armed with a pneumatic drill dug a tunnel from a Paris subway station into the basement of a bank in the early hours of Sunday but failed to seize any cash or valuables, police said.</blockquote>[SPOILER ALERT]<br /><br />For those of you who have read the Canon, it sounds like a page directly out of the original stories from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Sherlock-Holmes-Complete-Unabridged/dp/B0019QVG6G?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><b><i>The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</i></b></a> - notably "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Sherlock-Resident-Patient-Red-Headed/dp/B000060MV1?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Red-Headed League"</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=B000060MV1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><blockquote>"I could think of nothing save that he was running a tunnel to some other building... The only remaining point was what they were burrowing for. I walked round the corner, saw that the City and Suburban Bank abutted on our friend's premises, and felt that I had solved my problem."</blockquote>As Holmes said in <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Study-Scarlet-Illustrated-Classics-Sherlock/dp/1402770820?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=1402770820" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i></b>: "Read it up - you really should. There is nothing new under the sun."

"Running a Tunnel to Some Other Building" [REDH]

In the "nothing new under the sun" department, news reports indicate that "termite" gangs have been tunneling into a ban...

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by Scott Monty

"The Intelligence Which You Have Shown" [HOUN]

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So it would seem that most of our readers are fairly savvy. This year, that is.<br />
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You see, yesterday (April 1, for those of you following along at home) <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2010/04/inconceivable-sequel-empt_1.html#.VT6geyFViko" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">we shared some news</a> that was, well...not really news. As many of you already intuited, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Blu-ray-Robert-Downey/dp/B001OQCV6K?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Sherlock Holmes</i></a> sequel news was not entirely true. While there have been reports that filming will begin this summer, there's no word on the script at this point.<br />
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If you were a reader of this blog some three years ago, you may remember the April Fool's prank we pulled - again about the movie - <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/04/is-long-row-veil_1.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">that announced that Nicholas Rowe would be filling the title role</a>. That year, a number of blogs and news outlets <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/04/had-fooled-us-3gar_2.html#.VT6hYSFViko" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">picked up on the rumor and ran with it</a>. Punk'd!<br />
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No such luck this time around, we fear. Ah well, we're glad everyone enjoyed the joke! If you'd like to take a look at the <a href="http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/top-10-april-fool-s-day-hoaxes/ufxq3xmn">Top 10 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of all time</a>, click on the link.

"The Intelligence Which You Have Shown" [HOUN]

So it would seem that most of our readers are fairly savvy. This year, that is. You see, yesterday (April 1, for those of you following ...

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by Scott Monty

"The Inconceivable Sequel" [EMPT]

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For anyone who saw the Robert Downey, Jr. film <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Robert-Downey-Jr/dp/B001OQCV6A?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><i>Sherlock Holmes</i></a>, it should have been patently obvious that the studio was prepping the audience for a sequel. The shadowy presence of one certain mathematics professor certainly paved the way for that. And with box office results to date that top the $500 million mark according to <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sherlockholmes.htm">Box Office Mojo</a>, it's no question that studio executives would want to see this kind of success repeated. In fact, Screen Rant reports that <a href="http://screenrant.com/sherlock-holmes-2-shooting-summer-2010-ross-41126/">shooting will begin this summer</a>.<br />
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But for those who await the actual script, there are questions that remain: what will the sequel cover? Will it pick up where the first film left off? Will Hollywood go with a conventional title like "The Return of Sherlock Holmes"?<br />
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We're happy to be able to share some inside news that is exclusive to the <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a>. Because of our prominence within the Sherlock Holmes community and connection to Warner Brothers and the literary world, we're in a unique position. Fellow <a href="http://bsiweekend.com/">Baker Street Irregulars</a> include <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_%3Dntt%5Fathr%5Fdp%5Fpel%5F2&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">Leslie Klinger</a><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" />, BSI ("The Abbey Grange"), who was a technical advisor to the first film; and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fentity%2FLaurie-R.-King%2FB000AP5DZ2%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dsr%5Ftc%5F2%5F0%26qid%3D1270093784%26sr%3D8-2-ent&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">Laurie R. King</a>, BSI ("The Red Circle") author of the <a href="http://www.rj-anderson.com/russell/index.html">Mary Russell</a> and Kate Martinelli books <a href="http://laurierking.com/">among others</a>. Between the two of them, we have all the inside scoop we need at this point.<br />
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In the first outing, Rachel McAdams portrayed a wily, if sexed up, Irene Adler. It was probably a little more than Holmes fans expected out of <i>the </i>woman. When juxtaposed with the so-called "bromance" between Holmes and Watson, it was an odd threesome. Evidently, the new script contains another threesome, but one of a different sort.<br />
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We have credible information that Professor Moriarty will in fact play a significant part in the sequel, but Watson will be relegated to the background as he enjoys married life with Mary Morstan, his finacee from the first film. Set five years after the conclusion of the original, we're told that the screenwriters have dipped into a related series and have written in a very apt assistant to Sherlock Holmes, albeit taking liberty with the timeline of the novels. That's right: Sherlock Holmes will be joined in the sequel by none other than Laurie R. King's <a href="http://www.laurierking.com/etcetera/mary-russells-world">Mary Russell</a>. The two team up and decipher clues that lead them to Moriarty's fiendish plan: to eliminate a sizable portion of London's upper class by poisoning the water supplied by plumbing - which only that strata of society would be likely to have.<br />
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<a href="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/78/l_5362f099fe6150f8d022db4bfa732014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/78/l_5362f099fe6150f8d022db4bfa732014.jpg" width="247" /></a>For those who don't know Ms. Russell, she is the protagonist in Ms. King's novels which began with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beekeepers-Apprentice-Segregation-Suspense-Featuring/dp/B001W6RRHA?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><i><b>The Beekeeper's Apprentice</b></i></a>. And although the novels have her meeting Sherlock Holmes in 1915, we have been told that the script very convincingly brings her back about 20 years into the mid-1890s, although the details at this point seem a little vague.<br />
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In terms of casting, we understand that actress <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0010736/">Amy Adams</a>, most recently so notable in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Julie-Julia-Meryl-Streep/dp/B002RSDW80?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Julie & Julia</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=B002RSDW80" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, is being considered for the role. As a petite, blue-eyed strawberry blonde, it would seem like the casting directors finally got something right this time around (although Jude Law's turn as Watson was well done).<br />
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We haven't yet heard about who will fill the role of Moriarty. We certainly hope that it's not a certain actor that we heard rumors of last year (see <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2009/09/back-to-pitt-sixn_14.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Going Back to Pitt" [SIXN]</a>). But with Ms. Adams filling the title female role, we could deal with whomever they throw at us.<br />
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Will the new film be as successful as the first? Will Mary Russell devotees be as open-minded and enthusiastic as some Sherlock Holmes fans were? Will Moriarty be cast believably? Will this sequel allow for yet another? Those and other questions still remain. Perhaps there are <a href="http://aprilfoolsdayontheweb.com/">some answers out there</a>. But for now, we're satisfied with the current news.<br />
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What do you think?

"The Inconceivable Sequel" [EMPT]

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by Scott Monty

"One Large Pad" [GREE]

<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsmonty/4474614311/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2706/4474614311_367d09fb87_m.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsmonty/4474614311/">Sherlock Holmes on the iPad</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wsmonty/">Scott Monty</a></span></div>Unless you've been living under a rock - or perhaps in a home with absolutely no connection to the outside world - you've probably heard that Apple Computers plans to release the iPad next week.<br /><br />While some herald <a href="http://www.scottmonty.com/2010/01/whats-in-name.html"><b>the iPad as nothing more than a supersized iPhone</b></a>, there are elements of the larger version that lend themselves to a different array of applications. Certainly, one is akin to an e-reader, so Sherlockians will undoubtedly be able to get their fair share of Holmes stories on this very portable device.<br /><br />In addition, there will be distribution deals for digital outlets. Think the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> and the <i>New York Times</i>. And lots ot games to keep the readers occupied otherwise. As part of this, we understand (via <a href="http://www.touchgen.net/sherlock-holmes-coming-to-ipad">TouchGen</a>) that Warner Bros. Digital Distribution will introduce their first iPad game - <b>Sherlock Holmes Mysteries: The Case of the Innocent Man</b>. The game is built exclusively for the iPad. While there aren't yet any details on the game itself, we're expecting to learn more as this burgeoning new media type expands.<br /><br />For those of you inclined to try these devices - not to <i>replace</i> the good old fashioned paper, but rather to complement it - say, when traveling or when laying in bed and not wanting your <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393059146?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0393059146">New Annotated 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=0393059146" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> to crush you to death - one of these devices below might be worth a try.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><script charset="utf-8" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822/US/thebakerstree-20/8001/78f2a3df-be0c-46ec-976f-1af5f6661b3d" type="text/javascript">  </script> <noscript><a href="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fthebakerstree-20%2F8001%2F78f2a3df-be0c-46ec-976f-1af5f6661b3d&Operation=NoScript">Amazon.com Widgets</a></noscript></center><br clear="all" />