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On November 5, CBS will air the first episode of Season 4 of <i><a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B00CL151G4" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="24977c896f88c8ebcbbc3e195a23b61f" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Elementary" href="http://www.amazon.com/Elementary-Season-Jonny-Lee-Miller/dp/B00CL151G4/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=thebakerstree-20&linkId=24977c896f88c8ebcbbc3e195a23b61f&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_594977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elementary</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_594977" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=thebakerstree-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=24977c896f88c8ebcbbc3e195a23b61f&_cb=1445955567983" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /></i>, titled "The Past Is Parent." Fans have been awaiting this episode since the conclusion of Season 3 ("A Controlled Descent") in which Holmes's friend and former recovery sponsor disappeared and Joan told Holmes that his father would be coming to town to help him patch up his life.<br />
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Of course there's great intrigue over <a href="http://www.cbs.com/shows/elementary/news/1004309/john-noble-to-play-sherlock-holmes-father-on-elementary/" target="_blank">John Noble joining the cast as patriarch Morland Holmes</a>. The elder Holmes arrives in New York to help with the criminal charges in the aftermath of his son's violent behavior and relapse. It will be intriguing to see how much we learn about Holmes Sr. and his relationship with Sherlock. Season 4 opens with "The Past Is Parent," but it isn't clear how many episodes beyond the opener will feature Noble.<br />
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While many characters such as Mycroft, Lestrade, Moriarty and more, are taken from the Canon, we never had the opportunity to meet Sherlock Holmes's parents. We've seen interpretations or glimpses of them in such productions as <i>Sherlock</i> or <i><a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B009INAE3I" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="052afff40993ae1f16a91135ce8a0d70" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="The Seven Per-Cent Solution" href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Seven-Per-Cent-Solution-Blu-ray-Combo/dp/B009INAE3I/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=thebakerstree-20&linkId=052afff40993ae1f16a91135ce8a0d70&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_3463558" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Seven Per-Cent Solution</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_3463558" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=thebakerstree-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=052afff40993ae1f16a91135ce8a0d70&_cb=1445956456800" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /></i>, and a spinning of them from whole cloth in William Baring-Gould's <i><a amzn-ps-bm-asin="B0014YL4WY" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="a2e4ee6a4efdd29f0bc910c834527ee7" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street" href="http://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Caldecott-Greenaway-Historical-Baring-Gould/dp/B0014YL4WY/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?tag=thebakerstree-20&linkId=a2e4ee6a4efdd29f0bc910c834527ee7&linkCode=ktl" id="amznPsBmLink_7506600" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_7506600" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=thebakerstree-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=a2e4ee6a4efdd29f0bc910c834527ee7&_cb=1445956442937" style="border: none !important; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;" width="0" /></i>, but we know absolutely nothing of them in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories.<br />
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What do you think? Are you looking forward to another season of one of CBS's most popular shows? How do you think the father/son relationship will play out?</div>
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Elementary Season 4 Is Coming

"I call him father, though it sounds funny" [IDEN] On November 5, CBS will air the first episode of Season 4 of Elementary , ...

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Extended Sherlock Special Trailer and Theatrical Screening

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Over the weekend, <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2015/10/breaking-sherlock-special-air-date.html#.Vi73jPmrTb0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">we shared the announcement</a> that the upcoming <i>Sherlock</i> special would air on the same date in the US and the UK — something fans have been clamoring for since the very first series. (Because who among us on the western side of the pond hasn't tried a VPN or other IP address workaround to log into streaming British video services?)<br />
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The trailer included with that announcement was ostensibly the same as the one released earlier in the month, but with the air date and the title of the episode included. "The Abominable Bride" is reminiscent of one of Watson's unpublished cases, "Ricoletti of the club foot and his abominable wife," as mentioned in "The Musgrave Ritual." We have yet to see just how much of the Canon is included in this special, aside from "The game is afoot" and a purple dressing gown.<br />
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An updated  and extended trailer as been released <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hjPxUfV32Q" target="_blank">on the BBC YouTube channel</a>,<br />
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One twist in this simulcast event: <i>Sherlock: The Abominable Bride</i> will be shown in 500 movie theaters across North America on January 5 and 6 at 7:30 pm local time. And in the UK, the film will be shown on 100 screens on January 1. <a href="http://www.sherlockology.com/news/2015/10/25/sherlock-special-cinema-listing-251015" target="_blank">Sherlockology has a full listing of the theaters</a>. Based on the quality of the brief clips seen in the trailer, it seems like it would lend itself to the big screen. </div>
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As a bonus, the theatrical version of the special will include 20 minutes of additional footage, including a guided set tour of 221B Baker Street with executive producer Steven Moffat, plus a short documentary of the making of the episode with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. <br />
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A Visit to the Amateur Mendicant Society

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<a href="http://www.amateurmendicantsociety.org/" target="_blank">The Amateur Mendicant Society of Detroit</a> let me have dinner with them on a recent Saturday night, so the least I can do is list ten things I really liked about the experience:<br />
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1. The chance to see a few old friends and make some new ones. John Sherwood, who sometimes is the British sleuth, hailed me before I ever got past the parking lot, invited me to sit at his table, and introduced me to a parade of good folks. At the same table was Regina Stinson, BSI ("A Little Ribston-Pippin"), and it was great to get to know her a little more. <br />
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2. A Sherlockian environment that was as old-fashioned as you could find anywhere. The AMS has been in existence since 1946 (with, I gather, a hiatus or two) and so have practically all the people who showed up for this meeting, one of three being held this year. Even the Baker Street Irregulars have given up using the titles of Gasogene and Tantalus for their officers, but the AMS sticks to tradition.<br />
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3. The hospitality of John Kramb, the current Gasogene, who welcomed me generously, and Christopher Music, BSI ("Wagner Night at the Opera"), whose title is the similarly traditional Commissionaire, and who helped me make my reservation despite the complications of the international border.<br />
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4. The merry participation of both sexes, particularly when it came to hollering out answers to the questions about "The Creeping Man" posed to the congregation by the Gasogene. I liked this way of tackling the story of the evening, too, providing much more participation than somebody's brief remarks, and more speed and action than a written quiz.<br />
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5. The cozy, panelled environment of <a href="http://www.commonwealthclubmi.com/" target="_blank">The Commonwealth Club</a>, incongruously located on Dequindre Road in the remote northern suburbs of the city, and the fact that you have to approach it by skulking around to the back of Kenny's Wine Shop, skirting the dumpsters, opening an inconspicuous little door and making your way down a hallway past the store-rooms, whereupon the glory of the Club with its Union Jack and heraldic decorations opens up before you. The whole experience was a lot like entering Camden House from the rear.<br />
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6. The food, served as a buffet by a culinary crew who might well have been the colleagues of Mrs. Hudson (Canon) and Mr. Hudson ("Upstairs, Downstairs"). It was, something one can't always expect in such a context, excellent.<br />
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7. The remarkable, informal talk given, as the highlight of the evening's program, by Roy Pilot, BSI, long-time collector and scholar. What he doesn't know about books and ephemera associated with Arthur Conan Doyle is not worth knowing. He told a little about how he became a collector, and offered a glimpse of three of his greatest treasures along with the stories of how he just happened to come upon them. Not every Sherlockian talk passes so blithely that the listeners wish it had gone on for longer, but this one certainly did.<br />
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8. John Sherwood's toast to Watson's Second Wife, one of the traditional moments at every AMS gathering. Apparently he was going to St. Ives, and, well… I must have a word with him to see whether it's available for publication somewhere.<br />
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9. The opportunity to sing "God Save the Queen". For all I know, most of the crowd was singing ironically, or solely in memory of Victoria Regina, but I grew up with this hymn as the national anthem, and although it is hardly ever heard in Canada nowadays, it still means a lot to me. <i>Vive la Reine</i>!<br />
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10. The closing recitation of Vincent Starrett's sonnet "221B," read by the Tantalus, Rob Musial. Apparently it's an AMS custom to stand up for these spine-tingling lines; I wish other Sherlockian societies did the same.<br />
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So, a good time was had by all. I should add, just for the record, that the evening was pretty much lacking in what I have learned to call shenanigans — the sort of Sherlockian behavior, often fueled by something a little choice in white wines, that involves uproarious laughter, impromptu costumes, and embarrassing photographs. Well, somebody did present the Gasogene with a stuffed monkey, intended to represent Lowenstein's black-faced langur. Otherwise, respectability reigned.<br />
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I can hardly wait for my next opportunity to visit the Amateur Mendicant Society.<br />
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A Visit to the Amateur Mendicant Society

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New Sherlock Holmes Game — The Devil's Daughter

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Sherlockian gamers, delight! <a href="http://www.frogwares.com/">Frogwares</a> have announced the eighth installment of its <a href="http://amzn.to/1LVkF19" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes series</a>, <i>Sherlock Holmes:The Devil’s Daughter</i>, published through <a href="http://www.bigben-interactive.co.uk/">Bigben Interactive</a>.</div>
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From the <a href="http://www.bigben-interactive.co.uk/bigben-interactive-and-frogwares-reveal-the-new-sherlock-holmes-game/" target="_blank">press release</a>:<br />
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"Featuring taut action and investigative work, <i>Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter</i>, the eighth and latest entry in the franchise, will push your abilities to the limit in a one-of-a-kind interactive experience."</blockquote>
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The game will feature five new cases, fast-paced action sequences, and an expansive landscape for players to roam around. The current installment, <i><a href="http://amzn.to/1MddIUV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments</a></i>, featured four unique cases (plus two from Canon) and moments where the speed of the player’s action was vital to success. The idea of playing Holmes or Watson through a whole action sequence is exciting, especially when combined with the series’ unique game mechanics.<br />
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In <i>Crimes and Punishments</i>, Frogwares managed to create a logic game that permitted the player to rely on their own deductions and make their own choices, instead of railroading them onto the single correct path (though the game is good enough to let players know when their logic is contradictory.) Combining this with more action and more freedom of movement gives this installment great potential to be the most immersive of the series. </div>
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<i>Crimes and Punishments</i> also let players get inside the character of Sherlock Holmes, choosing at the end of each case whether to condemn or absolve the criminals. Was he simply a logic machine, or was there really a great heart to go along with that great mind? It looks like players can expect to explore and/or influence even more of Holmes’ psyche in <i>The Devil’s Daughter</i>:<br />
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"For the first time in his storied career, Sherlock Holmes’ ruthless logic is overwhelmed by family stories, irresistible emotions and an occult revenge."</blockquote>
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Frogwares has pitted Sherlock Holmes against a variety of opponents from <a href="http://amzn.to/1GAFRc8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arsène Lupin</a> to <a href="http://amzn.to/1N0XqUg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jack the Ripper</a>, even a <a href="http://amzn.to/1GAGfaG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lovecraftian cult</a>, but "irresistible emotions" is bound to be his greatest challenge yet.<br />
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<i>Sherlock Holmes:The Devil’s Daughter</i> will be released in Spring, 2016 for PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC. It will be shown exclusively to the press October 28 - November 1, 2015 at Paris Games Week.<br />
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Stay tuned for more updates!</div>
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