I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

"His Head Girt with Bloody Bandages" [ILLU]

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsmonty/4181736553/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="illu-08 by Scott Monty, on Flickr"><img alt="illu-08" height="240" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2768/4181736553_7e85ce0f5a_m.jpg" width="215" /></a><b><i>BREAKING</i></b>: We're all familiar with sight of Holmes appearing with his head bandaged, standing in a triumphant manner before Baron Gruner in "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Illustrious-Client/dp/B0037FNAVQ?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Illustrious Client</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=B0037FNAVQ" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />."<br /><br />But now we have news that our more recent Sherlock<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=B004132I20" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></b>, Benedict Cumberbatch, is being shown as bloody and being rushed to the hospital.<br /><br />As reported by the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2016767/Sherlock-Benedict-Cumberbatch-rushed-hospital-scenes-new-series.html"><i>Daily Mail</i></a>, the filming was taking place for the upcoming second season of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Season-Blu-ray-Benedict-Cumberbatch/dp/B004132I20?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Sherlock</a>, which you may recall last saw Holmes meeting his archenemy Professor Moriarty face to face at St. Bart's Hospital. The scenes reported in the <i>Daily Mail</i> took place 70 feet up on the roof of the building being used as the hospital, when Sherlock fell (or was pushed?) off the roof to the street below. According to the paper:<br /><blockquote>Pictures taken on set of the new series, due for broadcast this autumn, show actor Benedict Cumberbatch with a bloody head as he is put on a stretcher and taken away by paramedics.</blockquote>And here you can see one of the images:<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJM61kTKP7kB1Uw4qcdQwnF6eIXwS3M_rb1PR8h5d8qQYWGZ4orBFMs1Vm188Rwyk7LfkEG5DVFB7KEchl6hvPY65tdhZmokcOmxaadX1-OgEYLloHyeAbf8WqcMl6laVI3r-yblUjkIy4/s1600/bloodybenny.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJM61kTKP7kB1Uw4qcdQwnF6eIXwS3M_rb1PR8h5d8qQYWGZ4orBFMs1Vm188Rwyk7LfkEG5DVFB7KEchl6hvPY65tdhZmokcOmxaadX1-OgEYLloHyeAbf8WqcMl6laVI3r-yblUjkIy4/s1600/bloodybenny.PNG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Screen capture of the Daily Mail website.</i></td></tr></tbody></table>What will become of Sherlock in this next season? Will we see him return to active practice after such a devastating injury? We've seen it before in "The Illustrious Client" and "The Dying Detective." But since this particular episode, titled "A Scandal in Belgravia" is based on "A Scandal in Bohemia," we'll simply point out what happened to the non-conformist clergyman when he was "injured" by the crowd at Briony Lodge...<br /><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> <br />--

"His Head Girt with Bloody Bandages" [ILLU]

BREAKING : We're all familiar with sight of Holmes appearing with his head bandaged, standing in a triumphant manner before Baron Gruner...

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by Scott Monty

"Collection of Strange Episodes" [WIST]

<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2534/4182466190_3865d233f7_o.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2534/4182466190_3865d233f7_o.gif" style="float: left; height: 293px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0pt; width: 300px;" /></a>Sometimes, the best thing you can do to a treasured character is to show them in their worst light - to take an unflattering look at a character and in doing so, and show how much you revere them.<br />
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<a href="http://www.omahaperez.com/">Omaha Perez's</a> graphic novel <span style="font-weight: bold;">Holmes: Haydn's Head</span> (published by <a href="http://www.ait-planetlar.com/holmes.shtml">Ait/PlanetLar</a>) does precisely that - it takes a darkly humorous look at Holmes and Watson, and tells a very compelling (if rather unique) Holmes story.<br />
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Imagine, if you will, Holmes as a high-functioning addict, with Dr. Watson as his willing enabler. A high profile theft that is meant to be kept secret (and based on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haydn%27s_head">actual historical events</a>). A collection of strange episodes that somehow reach an inevitable climax....Although much of this sounds sacrilegious to the canon...it's actually quite a humorous tale that juxtaposes canon (and canon-sounding) narration with "real" events that make this a pretty solid read.<br />
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(Of course, let me be very clear - much of the humor is definitely adult-oriented, and the book contains much profanity and nudity. This may not be the best gift for those Sherlockians who are more sensitive or thin-skinned. But I happen to like adult-oriented humor, and even Perez himself admits that there is <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&old=1&id=10617">a specific 20th century influence on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Haydn's Head</span></a>).<br />
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Perez's story - and his art - really drive home the Victorian period setting without seemingly forced, and his woodcut-style covers are extremely evocative. (Interior art is similar to Eddie Campbell's work on Alan Moore's <span style="font-weight: bold;">From Hell</span> graphic novel.) The narrative is relatively straightforward, and the book is a very simple read. Quite frankly, it's a pretty solid addition to any collection of Holmesian pastiche.<br />
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However, the humor is not for everyone, but quite frankly, Perez's  unique take on the Holmes/Watson dynamic is well worth checking out. It may not be everyone's Holmes, but for a small group (like myself) it's <span style="font-weight: bold;">their</span> kind of Holmes.<br />
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<i>Editor's note: Gordon regularly covers the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and the entertainment industry. You can also find him at <a href="http://www.blogthispal.com/">Blog THIS, Pal!</a> and <a href="http://www.comicrelated.com/">Comic Related</a>.</i><br />
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"Collection of Strange Episodes" [WIST]

Sometimes, the best thing you can do to a treasured character is to show them in their worst light - to take an unflattering look at a chara...

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"London to Chatham" [GOLD]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2570/4181733241_68fa54ab1c_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2570/4181733241_68fa54ab1c_m.jpg" /></a></div>For those of you vacationing on Cape Cod or within a reasonable drive to the Lower Cape, you might be interested in this piece of news shared with us by reader Jared McNabb, concerning a theatrical production of William Gillette's famous play.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>SHERLOCK HOLMES</i></b></span><br />William Gillette / Arthur Conan Doyle<br />Monomoy Theatre, Chatham, MA July 19-23<br /><br /><blockquote>The great American actor and playwright <a href="http://www.amazon.com/William-Gillette-Americas-Sherlock-Holmes/dp/1453555803?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">William Gillette</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=1453555803" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> revised a five-act drama about the exploits of Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle, and new era of the Holmes legend was born. Loosely based on the Holmes tales A Scandal in Bohemia and The Final Problem, Gillette extensively rewrote the script tailoring the part of Holmes to suit his own personality. After Gillette received Conan Doyle's approval of the final draft of Sherlock Holmes in 1899, he played the part for over 30 years, touring across America, Europe, and England.</blockquote><blockquote>British director and actor, Richard Mangan is coming back again from London to direct this thrilling, romantic adventure that pits Holmes and Dr. Watson against their greatest adversary, romance all playing a part in the mystery. Monomoy favorite Bill Kux is also returning and will display his remarkable versatility moving effortlessly from playing last summer's Queen Aggravaine to this year's Sherlock Holmes. Chatham and London's own Bernard Cornwell also joins the cast playing Dr. Watson<br /><br />The greatest of all “who done its” set in the tradition of the English Victorian music hall.<br />Tickets $28.00 Evenings $23.00 Matinees</blockquote>For more information on the theatre or to purchase tickets online please visit the <a href="http://www.monomoytheatre.org/index_files/wwwmonomoytheatreorg2009season.htm"><b>Monomoy Theatre website</b></a>.<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> <br />--<br /><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1453555803&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>  <iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=057361606X&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>  <iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0786179910&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>

"London to Chatham" [GOLD]

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Stephen Fry to Play Mycroft Holmes

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<b>"a much larger and stouter man" [GREE] </b></h4>
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Reader Al Gregory, BSI ("The Grimpen Postmaster") has shared an image of Stephen Fry from the set of <i><a href="https://amzn.to/34cv0D5" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows</a></i>. <br />
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Fry is playing Mycroft Holmes (<a href="http://www.ihearfosherlock.com/2010/09/mycroft-one-of-queerest-men-gree.html" target="_blank">reported on these pages last September</a>), who as you know was Sherlock Holmes's older (and larger) brother. Here we bring you the exchange between Holmes and Watson in "The Greek Interpreter" on the way to see Mycroft:<br />
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"I said that he was my superior in observation and deduction. If the art of the detective began and ended in reasoning from an armchair, my brother would be the greatest criminal agent that ever lived. But he has no ambition and no energy. He would not even go out of his way to verify his own solutions, and would rather be considered wrong than take the trouble to prove himself right. Again and again I have taken a problem to him, and have received an explanation which has afterwards proved to be the correct one. And yet he was absolutely incapable of working out the practical points which must be gone into before a case could be laid before a judge or jury."</blockquote>
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"It is not his profession, then?"</blockquote>
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"By no means. What is to me a means of livelihood is to him the merest hobby of a dilettante. He has an extraordinary faculty for figures, and audits the books in some of the Government departments. Mycroft lodges in Pall Mall, and he walks round the corner into Whitehall every morning and back every evening. From year's end to year's end he takes no other exercise, and is seen nowhere else, except only in the Diogenes Club, which is just opposite his rooms."</blockquote>
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And the image of Fry as Mycroft:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://www.splashnewsonline.com/2010-11-25/robert-downey-jr-stephen-fry-jude-law-film-sherlock-holmes-in-london/">Splash News Online</a></td></tr>
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There have been a handful of other Mycroft impersonators on the screen, from the stately via <a href="https://amzn.to/2ZyPkuY" target="_blank">Christopher Lee</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=B00005JKHF" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> and <a href="https://amzn.to/34crsB2" target="_blank">Charles Gray</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=B00005YTR8" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, to the relatively lean <a href="https://amzn.to/2L4j3YC" target="_blank">Mark Gatiss</a> (with the exception of "The Abominable Bride)<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" /> and <a href="https://amzn.to/2L38Go1" target="_blank">Richard E. Grant</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=B0000CERP3" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, and probably the most visually correct <a href="https://amzn.to/2UjA1FI" target="_blank">Robert Morley</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=B0048NRQH0" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />. We wonder how Mr. Fry, who in his Mycroftian Jeeves from the celebrated <a href="https://amzn.to/2L6aCw4" target="_blank">Jeeves and Wooster</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=B001V7UXG2" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> series, will stack up.<br />
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