Episode 58: Thankful for Sherlock Holmes

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "We must be thankful for what we've got." [VALL] </h4> <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/AVvXsEjZ_wgjE-NDfmCmpLFi76pSZR625COQrxXl7EjjXb3BxRjjzOH1qqES_M3vlf4-1AxmThuz1eFAJUkUMGkD5cJwvCe4V-XoWU82yi-HvG41SGxg9zbkYKwXPlXiC50U2eKz03kYcE9qSR6M/s1600/Sherlock+Turkey+Cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_wgjE-NDfmCmpLFi76pSZR625COQrxXl7EjjXb3BxRjjzOH1qqES_M3vlf4-1AxmThuz1eFAJUkUMGkD5cJwvCe4V-XoWU82yi-HvG41SGxg9zbkYKwXPlXiC50U2eKz03kYcE9qSR6M/s640/Sherlock+Turkey+Cropped.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <center> <iframe allowfullscreen="" height="90" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/2545830/height/90/width/600/theme/custom/autoplay/yes/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/backward/no-cache/true/render-playlist/no/custom-color/3791a2/" style="border: none;" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="600"></iframe></center> <br /> For those in the United States, November is the month in which we celebrate Thanksgiving. We thought it a fitting time to reflect on some of the things we have to be thankful for in the world of Sherlock Holmes, and they are many. The show's multiple topics and many links reflect that.<br /> <br /> First, we have our Sherlockian society meetings. Whether you live in a city that is home to a venerable institution with a decades-old group of longstanding tradition or a town with a relatively new group, the autumn seems to be a time when meetings are held, toasts are recited and friendships rekindled. And if you haven't yet listened to <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose04" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 4: Sherlockian 101</a> and <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose05" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 5: Sherlockian 101 (part 2)</a>, in which we discuss getting involved in or starting your own society, we highly recommend it.<br /> <br /> We're thankful of the work of Mr. <a href="http://www.jdsutter.me/" target="_blank">J.D. Sutter</a>, who helped us to transition the site from its years-old layout and to integrate content from the Baker Street Blog, to give the site its full functionality you see now. If you have a chance, get over to JD's site and thank him for his work.<br /> <br /> It would be an understatement to say we're thrilled to have <a href="http://always1895.net/" target="_blank">Matt Laffey</a>'s <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/search/label/always%201895" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Weekly Sherlock Compendium Links</a> back on the site again. After a brief yet unintentional hiatus, Matt's comprehensive links are back with us again.<br /> <br /> We discuss the annual <a href="http://bsiweekend.com/" target="_blank">Baker Street Irregulars Weekend</a>, including some of the changes afoot within the BSI itself. <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/allitems.html" target="_blank">The BSI Press</a> is getting dedicated leadership, with its many titles in print and on the way; the <a href="http://bsitrust.org/" target="_blank">BSI Trust</a> is also getting new leadership.<br /> <br /> We're very fortunate to live in a time when news of Sherlock Holmes fills the airwaves, print publications and intertubes, and we cap off a few of them. There's PBS, BBC, and <i>Doctor Who</i> news from the world of television, we remember Jeremy Brett, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry's Sherlock Holmes exhibition is open, and we acknowledge a number of anniversaries of Sherlock Holmes films.<br /> <br /> We share listener comments, both written and audio, note the inaugural issue of <a href="http://www.johnhwatsonsociety.com/the-watsonian-journal.html" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">The Watsonian</a>, and highlight the <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/107740540950205592594/posts/hWuBTWeHwTk" target="_blank">continued spirited debate about Elementary</a>.<br /> <br /> <h4> Listener Challenge:</h4> It's also the season for renewing subscriptions to <i><a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/subscriptions.html" target="_blank">The Baker Street Journal</a></i> (one of our sponsors). <b>We're issuing a related challenge</b>: from now through March 2014, we're looking for 50 gift subscriptions of the BSJ to be made by our listeners. You must listen to this episode for full details.<br /> <br /> Our gas-lamp this week: since our reading on <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose56" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 56</a> was "On Advocating Sherlock Holmes" and Brad Keefauver was our guest, we thought it might be appropriate to read one of Brad's own editorials ("<a href="http://sherlockpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/11/zismanian-scholarship.html" target="_blank">Zismanian scholarship?</a>") as our gas-lamp for this episode, marking the very first time we've used an online publication as our reading.<br /> <br /> <h4> Links:</h4> <ul> <li>The I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere apps: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DZUTGYS/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00DZUTGYS&linkCode=as2&tag=thebakerstree-20" target="_blank">Android</a> and <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/podcast-box/id419361759?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS</a>.</li> <li>We wrote about <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/11/to-sherlockians-it-is-always-weekend.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the excitement that traditionally surrounds the BSI Weekend</a> here.</li> <li>The Baker Street Irregulars and Friends Weekend website: <a href="http://bsiweekend.com/">bsiweekend.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/programs/features/news/sherlock-season-3-premieres-jan-19-2014" target="_blank">PBS announces the air dates of <i>Sherlock</i> on Masterpiece</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sherlockology.com/news/2013/11/5/sherlock-s3e1-bfi-premiere-51113" target="_blank">The BFI premiere of Sherlock</a> [via Sherlockology]</li> <li>The <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/11/first-image-and-world-premiere-date-for.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">first image</a> of <i>Sherlock</i> Series 3</li> <li><a href="http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/jude-law-confirms-sherlock-holmes-3-being-written-want-it-to-be-smarter-and-cleverer-11254/" target="_blank">Jude Law breaks the silence</a> on the third Sherlock Holmes film.</li> <li>The <a href="http://sherlockholmesexhibition.com/" target="_blank">International Sherlock Holmes Exhibition</a> is open and they even are <a href="http://allthingsnerd09.wordpress.com/2013/11/03/omsi-sherlock-exhibition-social-sweepstakes/" target="_blank">running a social sweepstakes</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="http://www.johnhwatson.com/" target="_blank">John H. Watson Society</a> releases <i>The Watsonian</i>.</li> <li>The e-book version of <i>The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes</i>: <a href="http://amzn.to/12vBid0" target="_blank">Vol. 1</a> and <a href="http://amzn.to/1a8RmEQ" target="_blank">Vol. 2</a>.</li> <li><a href="http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/sightseeing/one-day-itineraries/sherlock-holmes-london" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes London Itinerary</a> [Visit London]</li> <li><a href="http://metro.co.uk/2013/10/22/sherlock-top-10-london-locations-part-one-4155608/" target="_blank"><i>Sherlock</i> filming sites</a> in and <a href="http://metro.co.uk/2013/10/28/sherlock-top-10-london-locations-part-two-4160492/" target="_blank">around London</a> [Metro UK]</li> <li>TEDx talk about <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/10/literary-critic-parul-sehgal-invokes.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes and jealousy</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1722808047/sherlock-holmes-a-playing-card-deck" target="_blank">A Kickstarter for a Sherlockian deck of cards</a></li> <li>Bonus: <a href="http://amzn.to/1cN0aE9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>The First Family Rides Again</i></a> album [Amazon]</li> </ul> <br /> <iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/134355032&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe><br /> <br /> <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/ihearofsherlock/ihearofsherlock058.mp3"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TL5jgdrUh_nM_zlDgxql-jKOFGUVFqhoV6A2JtYklXOu4qmVDyRVbwGV6XrwXZgnG9awSwJ7td-txL1_4KGrpSf4igJLILOim4yJmX5pGTPIdMhCBYLyImSI5gs1MOMUZPAlpAgvtPdb/s1600/podcastIcon.gif" /></a> Download this episode by right-clicking the icon and selecting "Save As..." or simply click on the file to listen, or on the player above. 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Episode 58: Thankful for Sherlock Holmes

"We must be thankful for what we've got." [VALL]  For those in the United States, November is the month in which we ...

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by Scott Monty

Holmes' Heirs: How Sherlock Changed the World

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "You know my methods. Apply them" [HOUN] </h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dlV65G6y9LT9gmq43Yasrzs3MIoNfYzhOGXxnQvXQnfbJfxVAYNqfanr5oNiA3gsn2lxTlM7tuhxVFHVcf5A0mXuETdcTRwqD6X3K_HLfFbqmdnrwF8y0wk89bGGVZGmwHXlhgHbKich/s1600/Sherlock+Holmes+working+over+his+chemical+table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dlV65G6y9LT9gmq43Yasrzs3MIoNfYzhOGXxnQvXQnfbJfxVAYNqfanr5oNiA3gsn2lxTlM7tuhxVFHVcf5A0mXuETdcTRwqD6X3K_HLfFbqmdnrwF8y0wk89bGGVZGmwHXlhgHbKich/s640/Sherlock+Holmes+working+over+his+chemical+table.jpg" width="562" /></a></div> <br /> Sherlock Holmes has had an effect not just on literature, but on intellectual inquiry and popular culture as well. An upcoming PBS series will focus on how Holmes' heirs - practitioners of criminal investigation and the criminal arts - have been influenced by the Great Detective's methods.<br /> <br /> On November 19th and 26th (<a hef="http://www.tvguide.com/listings" href="http://www.pbs.org/tv_schedules/" target="_blank">please check local listings for showings in your area</a>), <a href="http://www.pbs.org/">PBS</a> will premiere <b><a href="http://www.pbs.org/about/news/archive/2013/sherlock-changed-world/"><i>How Sherlock Changed the World</i></a></b>, a two-hour special documenting Holmes' impact on real-life criminal investigation and upon forensic techniques. At a time when all that was needed to convict a criminal were eyewitness reports and blatant evidence, Holmes' method relied on more scientifically-based procedures, including fingerprinting, chemical, and blood stain identification. As forensic scientist Dr. Henry Lee once stated,"Sherlock Holmes is the grandfather of forensic science," and this special attempts to justify that claim.<br /> <br /> As press materials state:<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> Through the use of compelling archival material and reconstruction, <b><i>How Sherlock Changed the World</i></b> tells the true stories of the scientists, detectives and even criminals who were inspired or influenced by the legend of Holmes. The program explores real crimes that were solved thanks to a piece of equipment Holmes used, a technique he popularized or invented, or even his method of reasoning. The special will also assess the history of Holmes’ techniques from the 1880s to the present, showing how the scientific techniques Holmes introduced to the world have evolved into the stunning CSI-style forensic labs of <a href="http://www.met.police.uk/about/branches/">Scotland Yard</a> and the <a href="http://www.fbi.gov/">FBI</a>."</blockquote> Sherlockians live in a time when we have a diverse array of ways to enjoy Conan Doyle's tales of detection, from the straightforward adaptation of the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018ttws">BBC's <b><i>Sherlock</i></b></a> to the action-adventure oriented movies of Guy Ritchie to the more procedural, redemptive approach of <a href="http://www.cbs.com/shows/elementary/">CBS' <b><i>Elementary</i></b></a>. Thankfully, we now have an additional opportunity to experience Holmes' impact on how we approach law enforcement and investigation, and prove once again that Holmes' method is not only learnable and applicable, but ultimately, has had a greater impact on our society....perhaps more than we can imagine.<br /> <br /> <center> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/tLm92TxDGV8" width="640"></iframe></center> --<br /> <br /> <br />

Holmes' Heirs: How Sherlock Changed the World

"You know my methods. Apply them" [HOUN] Sherlock Holmes has had an effect not just on literature, but on intellectual inqui...

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by Gordon D

To Sherlockians, It Is Always 'The' Weekend

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: start;">"I was invited to a weekend gathering" [LAST]</span></h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6U8n_88Ja8DsBfauA1AVMBPlZmmorVe42Iz6X9rqWbawGi0WfKOFVKwSlZBU3riWCqn6B4ECXDOamIzssiRwqiFkTF0CXnvkq5rDVjuOISy0iawtqFS99pBDKjnGzp7m5QUXJSOb4h1eQ/s1600/1951+Baker+Street+Irregulars+(BSI)+Dinner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6U8n_88Ja8DsBfauA1AVMBPlZmmorVe42Iz6X9rqWbawGi0WfKOFVKwSlZBU3riWCqn6B4ECXDOamIzssiRwqiFkTF0CXnvkq5rDVjuOISy0iawtqFS99pBDKjnGzp7m5QUXJSOb4h1eQ/s640/1951+Baker+Street+Irregulars+(BSI)+Dinner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <a href="http://bsiweekend.com/" target="_blank">The Baker Street Irregulars Weekend</a> has long been a set of annual events that is anticipated with great joy. Which is why those of us who have been going or who have heard about it for years are always thrilled to see the invitation arrive in the mail.<br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> An email we received from Susan Rice, BSI, 2s, ASH ("Beeswing") and Mickey Fromkin, BSI, ASH ("The Missing Three-Quarter") for the William Gillette Luncheon summed it up nicely:<br /> <div> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> Children dream of Christmas or Chanukah, gourmands long for Thanksgiving, Champagne lovers await New Year's Eve, but those who follow the Master cast their anticipation past these holidays and look forward to what we still call the birthday weekend, though it can last five days."</blockquote> <div> Of course, the BSI Dinner for many is the signature event, with its invitation-only status. And while it may be tempting <a href="http://sherlockpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/11/its-bsi-invitation-charlie-brown.html" target="_blank">to sulk for those who don't receive an invitation</a> to BSI Dinner, it's important to note that <a href="http://www.bsiweekend.com/2013/11/master-schedule-of-events.html#sthash.cMSZvNDi.dpbs" target="_blank"><i>the</i> Weekend lasts from Wednesday to Sunday</a> and that there is only a single event that is closed to the public. Which is one of the reasons we call bsiweekend.com the <b>Baker Street Irregulars <u>and Friends</u> Weekend</b>.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> And frankly, for us, the attraction of the festivities has never been solely about the BSI Dinner. The first time we attended the dinner, it was pretty exciting, but each successive year, it's been about the entire experience of the full weekend - traveling there with friends, seeing familiar faces from a year ago, meeting up with regulars (and Irregulars), exchanging stories about families, jobs, hobbies and more. It's about cavorting with our fellow Sherlockians, regardless of who has an invitation to which dinner.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <a href="http://bsiweekend.com/" target="_blank">The BSI and Friends Weekend</a> site and the <i><a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/bsiweekend.html" target="_blank">Baker Street Journal</a></i> site each have information related to the activities that will be taking place in New York City in January 2014. There you'll be able to find information about all of the essential events, from the BSI Distinguished Speaker Lecture (as opposed to the BSI Distinguished Lecturer Speech) to the William Gillette Lunch, Vendors Room and BSI Reception, among others.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> And once again, the Baker Street Babes are bringing it with their second annual <a href="http://bakerstreetbabes.com/daintiest-thing-under-a-bonnet-charity-ball-2014/" target="_blank">Daintiest Thing Under a Bonnet Charity Ball</a>, with proceeds going toward the Wounded Warrior Project. We'll be looking to collect some material for the podcast, catch up with our sponsors and host a little reception for our contributors.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Oh, and once again, we'll be trying to share as much as we can via the <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23bsiweekend&src=typd" target="_blank">#BSIWeekend</a> hashtag on Twitter.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> All in all, it's going to be some weekend. Way more fun than those guys seemed to be having at <a href="http://www.bsiarchivalhistory.org/BSI_Archival_History/L40s.html" target="_blank">the 1951 BSI dinner</a> above.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> --</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /> <br /> <div> <br /></div> </div> </div> </div>

To Sherlockians, It Is Always 'The' Weekend

"I was invited to a weekend gathering" [LAST] The Baker Street Irregulars Weekend has long been a set of annual events that ...

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by Scott Monty

A Textbook of Friendship

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "Dear me! that is friendship indeed." [DEVI]</h4> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgGz6of0sU_g6WVuhNoU0rOB3oQVu2zF3fIZC0oWiDK12-QrXO5p3OThDJoOiMaXe-ROPA29Y45vA3clHy-pfZsPlobHM1tMfvxkkTkkvuDPRwG-iksxsRWPVqRs1Eq1VPTopLQsdZkkN/s1600/The+Three+Garridebs+-+friendship.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgGz6of0sU_g6WVuhNoU0rOB3oQVu2zF3fIZC0oWiDK12-QrXO5p3OThDJoOiMaXe-ROPA29Y45vA3clHy-pfZsPlobHM1tMfvxkkTkkvuDPRwG-iksxsRWPVqRs1Eq1VPTopLQsdZkkN/s400/The+Three+Garridebs+-+friendship.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /></div> <div> The Sherlock Holmes Canon is a textbook of friendship. With a relationship that spans at least 33 years - from their first meeting in <i>A Study in Scarlet</i> in 1881, to standing on the terrace with each other at the conclusion of "His Last Bow" in 1914 - the colleagues and erstwhile flatmates grew to appreciate each other's talents.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> On <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose28">Episode 28: Friendship</a>, we discussed friendship, quoting from Christopher Morley's <a href="https://amzn.to/2LoX25Q" rel="nofollow" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson: A Textbook of Friendship</a>. It's one of our more intimate, thoughtful episodes and it bears another listen (or a first listen, if you haven't yet had the pleasure).<br /> <br /></div> <iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/134347352&color=%232879af&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> In the meantime, we'd like to show you how friendship might be expressed by Holmes and Watson today, as viewed through a YouTube fan's eyes. While <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfTGaik6IRE" target="_blank">this video</a> is nearly two years old, YouTube user pokered44 manages to capture the fun and excitement that has become part of the fandom around <i>Sherlock</i> from the BBC.<br /> <br /> Here we have <i>Sherlock </i>as it would appear if backed by the theme from <i>Friends</i> (which is "I'll Be There For You" by the Rembrandts).</div> <br /> <div> <center> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/kfTGaik6IRE" width="640"></iframe></center> <br /> --<br /> <br /></div> <div> </div>

A Textbook of Friendship

"Dear me! that is friendship indeed." [DEVI] The Sherlock Holmes Canon is a textbook of friendship. With a relationship tha...

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by Scott Monty

First Image and a World Premiere Date for Sherlock Series 3

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "My dear chap, I am overjoyed to see you," [EMPT]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3SWdTYhI8K4i0casBKleP_0X5wq5MUtnN3KncY6oTJrqr4nRiKAho5Uzrzq17KUGWOo4J7lW26hNG0YsehhexxJsoSFYWKrHXp2kDxpTYzrNi6wpOS8MVW_FtY_DgJXo8HZoyCGbZckk/s1600/Sherlock+Series+3+-+first+look.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3SWdTYhI8K4i0casBKleP_0X5wq5MUtnN3KncY6oTJrqr4nRiKAho5Uzrzq17KUGWOo4J7lW26hNG0YsehhexxJsoSFYWKrHXp2kDxpTYzrNi6wpOS8MVW_FtY_DgJXo8HZoyCGbZckk/s1600/Sherlock+Series+3+-+first+look.jpeg" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> It's finally here. Here's a view of the very first image from <i>Sherlock </i>Series 3 released by BBC One in an official capacity, as announced on Twitter today:<br /> <br /> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> *EXCLUSIVE* The first official image from series three of <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Sherlock&src=hash">#Sherlock</a>, coming soon to <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCOne">@BBCOne</a>: <a href="http://t.co/Wsz0J846tV">http://t.co/Wsz0J846tV</a>.<br /> — BBC One (@BBCOne) <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCOne/statuses/397513457194373120">November 4, 2013</a></blockquote> <br /> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> The long-awaited return of the show from its hiatus has burned up the Internet over the past year. Last month, <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/10/sherlock-series-3-game-is-on.html">PBS Masterpiece announced that the program will air in the US in Januar</a>y. But the question as to the BBC's timing has been up in the air.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=8F269F5D-31FB-49EB-98CA-083D118A4090&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=C7F8515F-E0B1-4385-832D-F98923E1077B">The BFI will be hosting a world premiere screening</a> of Episode 1 of Series 3, titled "The Empty Hearse," on December 15, along with a panel discussion with members of the cast. BFI members can purchase tickets on November 6, and then tickets are available to the general public on November 12.<br /> <br /> It's not clear exactly when BBC One will air the show at this point, but we at least have a date for the first viewing of this long-awaited episode of <i>Sherlock</i>.<br /> <br />

First Image and a World Premiere Date for Sherlock Series 3

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by Scott Monty

Weekly Sherlock Links Compendium (October 26 - November 1, 2013)

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">"Behold the fruit of pensive nights and laborious days, when I watched the little working gangs as once I watched the criminal world of London." [LAST]</span></b></h4> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv45GTk1zE11P2q4hP3WiIImeWdrZIr9uC1aR38yhQFF7naPq6aj-R_OHP8Ko4d5D1oRXV083CMjoWnjaIlT-VdqFQGkJNLTE4ZlPM-0bVp8DZPtDoADsp8ceYaqlhp0bzlzDFtjgOk6Q/s1600/Brett-bees.jpg"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv45GTk1zE11P2q4hP3WiIImeWdrZIr9uC1aR38yhQFF7naPq6aj-R_OHP8Ko4d5D1oRXV083CMjoWnjaIlT-VdqFQGkJNLTE4ZlPM-0bVp8DZPtDoADsp8ceYaqlhp0bzlzDFtjgOk6Q/s400/Brett-bees.jpg" /></span></a></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Trade Sherlockians like baseballs cards, the inaugural issue of the journal of the John H. Watson Society, the rebirth of an Ohio ACD/Holmes symposium, a review from 1924 of Conan Doyle's memoirs, the debate on whether <i>Elementary</i> is a force for good or for ill in the Sherlockian world continues, Jeremy Brett's 80th birthday, Ian McKellen talks bees in regards to an upcoming role, Sherlockian scion events past and future are reviewed and more in the latest Weekly Sherlock Links Compendium by <a href="https://twitter.com/always1895">Matt Laffey</a>.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"> <br /> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gotsherlock"><b>The Grand Game</b></a> is an ambitious and exciting new project from <b>Brian Rodgers</b> whom has plans to release multiple sets of Sherlock-related trading cards: think baseball cards featuring the likeness of Sherlockian all-stars. There's a series of cards featuring various actors who have donned the deerstalker on the big and small screen as well as other Canonical items of interest. I'll be featuring some of the artwork on here over the next couple of weeks, though <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gotsherlock">The Grand Game Facebook page</a> already contains some preliminary art. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect to the project is the 60 card set dedicated to famous Sherlockians, past and present. Many of the names and faces are BSI Sherlockians you may be familiar including: Susan Rice (cf. below), Bob Katz, Peter Blau, Steve Rothman, Les Klinger, Steve Doyle, Jon Lellenberg, Mattias Boström, PJ Doyle, Joe Coppola and many more living Sherlockians whom, as well as being members of the BSI, also happen to be winners of the coveted <a href="http://www.sherlocktron.com/invest.pdf">Two Shilling Award</a>, a distinction awarded to BSI members for "for continued prominent service". </span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Sherlockians adorning cards who have passed beyond the Reichenbach make up a virtual who's who of true Sherlockian All-Stars: <b>Rex Stout</b> (author of controversial 1941 paper "<a href="http://www.unz.org/Pub/SaturdayRev-1941mar01-00003">Watson Was a Woman</a>" and Nero Wolfe literary agent), <b>William Baring-Gould</b> (creator of the original <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Annotated-Sherlock-Holmes-Fifty-Six/dp/0517502917">Annotated Sherlock Holmes</a>) <b>Vincent Starrett</b> ("<a href="http://always1895.net/post/11857862603/starrett1-birthday-week-2011">...where it is always 1895.</a>"), <b>Jay Finley Christ</b> (inventor of the <a href="http://www.sherlockpeoria.net/Who_is_Sherlock/Christabbrev.html">60 story abbreviation code</a>), <b>Julian Wolff</b>, <b>S. Tupper Bigelow</b>, <b>John Bennett Shaw</b> (Sherlockian collector extraordinaire), <b>Chris Steinbrunner</b> (founder of one of my favorite scions <a href="http://prioryscholarsnyc.com/">The Priory Scholars of NYC</a>), <b>Michael Harrison</b> (author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/footsteps-Sherlock-Holmes-Michael-Harrison/dp/0425030474">The Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes</a>) and of course <b>Christopher Morley</b> and <b>Edgar Smith</b>. I'll keep everyone updated as this project progresses.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> </span><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/AVvXsEgKU9BDifV627lppd_NRqBxePEcXjdO11lTeL1MxNDt3NNMuqF6MjJ5CASGKQLAG7Xw_s0Yh-nAqgOd0QlXxVZ_T6r69Gq-2eM1uKtJ4nSlU5CcY5KsntFHs-a5T-3Xs9_616_H6lJvQu0/s1600/Ricecard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKU9BDifV627lppd_NRqBxePEcXjdO11lTeL1MxNDt3NNMuqF6MjJ5CASGKQLAG7Xw_s0Yh-nAqgOd0QlXxVZ_T6r69Gq-2eM1uKtJ4nSlU5CcY5KsntFHs-a5T-3Xs9_616_H6lJvQu0/s400/Ricecard.jpg" width="297" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">[Susan Rice, ASH, BSI, - one of 60 Sherlockians represented in The Grand Game trading card project.]</span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> <a href="http://johnhwatsonsociety.com/the-watsonian-journal.html"><b>The John H. Watson Society</b></a> showed the world just how serious this nascent group of Watson-centric enthusiasts really are by releasing Volume 1, Number 1 of <i>The Watsonian</i>, the journal of the JHWS, which will have reached the majority of subscribers/members this past week. Clocking in at just under 150 pages, <i>The Watsonian</i> is a publication which every Sherlockian will want on their shelf. "Aspiring to become a publication with some degree of the prestige of the <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/"><i>Baker Street Journal</i></a> or the <a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/journal.php"><i>Sherlock Holmes Journal of London</i></a>, <i>The Watsonian</i> concerns itself with traditional and revisionist articles. Its purpose is simple: to illuminate the good doctor's life and accomplishment with regard to the many roles he takes, not only as Holmes's colleague, but also as physician, writer, man of the Victorian era and above all friend." (p. 7) Authors of note in this inaugural issue include: Bob Katz, Dan Andriacco, Don Yates, Don Libbey, Donald Pollock, Sandy Kozinn and many more. Also, make sure to read <a href="http://bakerstreetbeat.blogspot.com/2013/10/its-here.html">Dan Andriacco</a>'s short post on receiving his copy in the mail - and once your copy arrives make sure to read Mr Andriacco's essay entitled "Dr Watson, Detective?" in the current issue.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <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/AVvXsEjvMH71uREiB37_A-jKNyBzXdxgeEOyQKNp8wW3QFupakvRvlL952NCgekCebA-GguULfHJNHBsEGJ8ArYfxjXMgfYwK1r0ytjG-meMFQ0rrTm1jv8IkdqDtv6WWNPVPYBhFMiMRO1ZZD4/s1600/Watsonian.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMH71uREiB37_A-jKNyBzXdxgeEOyQKNp8wW3QFupakvRvlL952NCgekCebA-GguULfHJNHBsEGJ8ArYfxjXMgfYwK1r0ytjG-meMFQ0rrTm1jv8IkdqDtv6WWNPVPYBhFMiMRO1ZZD4/s320/Watsonian.jpg" width="216" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">[I was thrilled to find the inaugural issue of <i>The Watsonian</i> in my mailbox this week. Here's the cover of this professionally printed, biannually produced journal which seeks to be the home of all things related to everyone's favorite one fixed point.]</span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dan Andriacco announced <a href="http://bakerstreetbeat.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-return-of-sherlock-holmes-to-dayton.html">some rather exciting news on Baker Street Beat</a>, particularly for Midwestern, USA-based Sherlockians with a penchant for Holmesian/Doylean conferences: </span><br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">After a one-year absence, a seminar with a new name and a new sponsorship but much in the spirit of the original - exploring Victorian and Doylean topics as well as Sherlockian ones - is coming to Dayton [Ohio]. The Agra Treasurers, a scion society of the Baker Street Irregulars, for the first time will host 'Holmes, Doyle, & Friends' on March 14-15, 2014." </span></blockquote> <span style="font-family: inherit;">For a taste of what to expect, here's a review with photos of the <a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.com/dayton_09.htm">2009 Sherlock Holmes/Arthur Conan Doyle Symposium</a>. For those familiar with Mr Andriacco's first McCabe/Cody novel <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Police-Like-Holmes-Dan-Andriacco/dp/178092206X"><i>No Police Like Holmes</i></a>, rumor has it that the SH/ACD Colloquium (which was hosted by St. Benignus college in Erin, Ohio) portrayed in the novel was based on this long-running Ohio symposium.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <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/AVvXsEhk2Yp0Zw-pbVV4dbZ1M2qzvB1rimkMdq7qLjwXaXxklEvM3fMVXT3ESXN5IO9Snuy1Hn15GNJFpaOchgSCydTPf9KWvtxpWAw2qAnl3hySQdYO2riAThF4gcn29M2bx31_PcpRtncK8I0/s1600/symp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2Yp0Zw-pbVV4dbZ1M2qzvB1rimkMdq7qLjwXaXxklEvM3fMVXT3ESXN5IO9Snuy1Hn15GNJFpaOchgSCydTPf9KWvtxpWAw2qAnl3hySQdYO2riAThF4gcn29M2bx31_PcpRtncK8I0/s320/symp.jpg" width="204" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: start;">[Programme cover for </span><a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.com/dayton_09.htm" style="text-align: start;">2009 Sherlock Holmes/Arthur Conan Doyle Symposium</a><span style="text-align: start;">.]</span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://sidgwicks.tumblr.com/post/64474916519/illustrations-by-a-abramov-for-the-valley-of"><b>Sidgwicks</b></a> posted a couple of wonderful illustrations by <b>A. Abramov</b> for <i>The Valley of Fear</i> from a 1990 edition. I really love all the images Sidgwicks blog has been posting lately. Keep up the good work!</span><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/AVvXsEjbumDEziMli9SXPWyQXYdy1D84eBRxUGNqJtx7YrJiWZ7bcmgdm3G68FJSbw9O6KEzmxqjzBCZ_OHcccAst2xdAMTJ6lCLFL9Dw6Ipni1MG6b8JlYcR2oKuZIV6k8HNta0KwgmTXBSR-I/s1600/vall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbumDEziMli9SXPWyQXYdy1D84eBRxUGNqJtx7YrJiWZ7bcmgdm3G68FJSbw9O6KEzmxqjzBCZ_OHcccAst2xdAMTJ6lCLFL9Dw6Ipni1MG6b8JlYcR2oKuZIV6k8HNta0KwgmTXBSR-I/s320/vall.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">[Illustrations by A. Abramov for <i>The Valley of Fear</i>, Krasnoyarsk: Krasnoyarsk Publishing House, 1990.]</span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.tumblr.com/edit/www.the-tls.co.uk/tls/multimedia/archive/00380/contents_380626a.pdf"><b>Times Literary Supplement</b></a> contains 'Then and Now' review of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786116552/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0786116552&linkCode=as2&tag=always1895-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Memories and Adventures</i></a> from 1924 by DL Murray: "A certain great man (it may not be forgotten) was very severe with the Doctor, his collaborator, for always bolting from the straight line of deduction in his record of a case, as soon as he caught sight of a bit of excitement or romance. “You have degraded what should have been a course of lectures”, he would say, “into a series of tales.” Perhaps he would have passed a similar criticism on the other Doctor whose life is told in this volume. If it is wisdom to map out a career and go forward on it with calculated steps, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has not been wise. But that sort of rationality does not make lives which it is a pleasure to recall and fun for other people to hear about; just as detective stories worked out like Euclidean problems would not have made the books that we take care always to have somewhere in the house." (Thanks to <b>Brenda</b> for the tip!)</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <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/AVvXsEiCAQiV1LzXE7Wz5xxGMD3Vj3rIJWhxggsbF_pnpDF-kFx3EtdooShJ12b0ssuGQUpAjZtfL_B4FxqoyQWsM5htDwG0rMW6F1jwLjsSRjXcILzSHDbIcUvrw1rklUlQo845p02dR2vl3J0/s1600/acd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAQiV1LzXE7Wz5xxGMD3Vj3rIJWhxggsbF_pnpDF-kFx3EtdooShJ12b0ssuGQUpAjZtfL_B4FxqoyQWsM5htDwG0rMW6F1jwLjsSRjXcILzSHDbIcUvrw1rklUlQo845p02dR2vl3J0/s400/acd.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Photograph: Mary Evans Picture Library.]</span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://sherlockpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-report-from-front-lines.html"><b>Sherlock Peoria</b></a> in "A Report From the Front Lines" has this to say about <i>Elementary</i>: </span><br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">And let's face it, as much as <i>Elementary</i>'s supporters might strain to pull out Canonical detail from the show, would you rather encounter a new acquaintance who had never heard of Sherlock Holmes, or one that had only watched Elementary? Personally, I'd rather work with a blank slate than have to undo the web of weirdness that Elementary has laid over the top of our familiar story cycle." </span></blockquote> <span style="font-family: inherit;">In related <i>Elementary</i> news/controversy, <a href="http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywood/2013/10/28/cbs-elementary-misrepresents-crime-statistics">Breitbart</a> considers (thanks to <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/">IHOSE</a> for the tip!) whether the show is "guilty of lowering the quality of its content because of politically-correct standards." Personally, I'm now completely caught up with the New York detective antics of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001538/">Jonny Lee Miller</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005154/">Lucy Liu</a> and I'll admit two things: 1) I really don't think the show has much to do with Canonical (or otherwise) Sherlock Holmes and 2) I really enjoy watching 'Sherlock' and 'Joan' interact and am enjoying the show as a quirky TV '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_procedural">procedural</a>' (opposed to adaptation or pastiche).</span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <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/AVvXsEjGkUlGGpp17F2oAYPkjG1AwLw6wioNOU2vdmitCclVrEY6W128_dEyMxACqDr-XlNKgF1CXhgiRVldifjJngEtNnmWuWyccqobH-mVpG27UnDqtRh6y-tv_dJqaHV4e9e42bCkA4lQTL4/s1600/elem.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkUlGGpp17F2oAYPkjG1AwLw6wioNOU2vdmitCclVrEY6W128_dEyMxACqDr-XlNKgF1CXhgiRVldifjJngEtNnmWuWyccqobH-mVpG27UnDqtRh6y-tv_dJqaHV4e9e42bCkA4lQTL4/s320/elem.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">[Canonical gateway drug or canonical diversion?]</span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://alistaird221b.blogspot.com/2013/11/happy-birthday-almost-jeremy-brett.html"><b>Doyleockian</b></a> remembers the birthday of perhaps the greatest of all actors to play the Great Detective, Mr. <b>Jeremy Brett</b> (1933-1995). This Sunday, November 3rd would be Brett's 80th birthday and though he departed this mortal coil almost 19 years ago, his memory and legacy live on with every new and repeat viewing of Granada's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes_(1984_TV_series)"><i>Sherlock Holmes</i></a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/alistaird221b">Alistair Duncan</a> reminds his readers that: "for the 1980s and 90s Brett was the Holmes. Whether you liked his portrayal or not does not change this. His performance as Holmes crossed two decades and even the recent films of Robert Downey, Jr. were doing nothing to threaten his position in the Holmes pantheon." Remember to take a moment this weekend and raise a glass to one of the giants of Sherlockian culture. If you haven't read <a href="https://twitter.com/DStuartDavies">David Stuart Davies</a>' terrific biography of Brett, now is the perfect time to track down a copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1553100352/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1553100352&linkCode=as2&tag=always1895-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Bending the Willow</i></a> and spend and evening or two immersed in the time Brett spent becoming/being Sherlock Holmes.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <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/AVvXsEilCvbtsS7KsXDaO4xlm3v1hYRKDZt6KIRE-2Bn76F-OBj7vroeaPhmtEm25MkXJ6SqJW3Ptv8mGST0DAObR-RpZs-VPl3wVVyv-hj4U4K1eO8Pr0h0ViiQ6dE2g_JAMxsO-uOOx3UEIgY/s1600/bend.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCvbtsS7KsXDaO4xlm3v1hYRKDZt6KIRE-2Bn76F-OBj7vroeaPhmtEm25MkXJ6SqJW3Ptv8mGST0DAObR-RpZs-VPl3wVVyv-hj4U4K1eO8Pr0h0ViiQ6dE2g_JAMxsO-uOOx3UEIgY/s320/bend.jpg" width="204" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">[Happy 80th birthday Jeremy Brett!]</span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.hypable.com/2013/11/01/ian-mckellen-sherlock-slight-trick-of-mind/"><b>Hypable</b></a> reports on <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005212/">Ian McKellen</a>'s thoughts on playing a retired Sherlock Holmes in the upcoming adaptation of Bill Condon's <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3168230/"><i>A Slight Trick of the Mind</i></a> (2014): "I’ve never had ambitions to play Sherlock Holmes, but this is Sherlock in a very particular place… he’s nearly 100 years old, and in retirement, and it’s more about being a beekeeper than it is being a detective." According to the <a href="http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/mckellen-i-will-not-go-near-bees-29716183.html"><i>Belfast Telegraph</i></a> though, when McKellen was asked if movie-goers would see him donning a beekeeper's outfit, the 74-year-old actor said: "You certainly will! There will be plenty of nets too, because I am not going anywhere near any bees, I'll tell you that now. I have a healthy respect for bees. I love their honey, but that's about it." Read the complete interview with McKellen at <a href="http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39237">Empire Online</a>.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <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/AVvXsEhxhAniRxiR8KUDZompGGrYqhT8bSWYAO-Kgz_J8mlKG86Zayuvw11dDIqCwlYqVGOCDUyUXGxIWuoEYvNmHVckSiFSoAmXcYOU2QzJpCvCqcw7L4qHPPnsg9oZNrWfCs670_YcNijFXus/s1600/ian.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhAniRxiR8KUDZompGGrYqhT8bSWYAO-Kgz_J8mlKG86Zayuvw11dDIqCwlYqVGOCDUyUXGxIWuoEYvNmHVckSiFSoAmXcYOU2QzJpCvCqcw7L4qHPPnsg9oZNrWfCs670_YcNijFXus/s400/ian.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: start;">[A Slight Trick Of The Mind won’t begin filming until McKellen wraps his current run on Broadway next year. Meanwhile, catch McKellen as Gandalf the Gray in The Hobbit sequel </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1170358/" style="text-align: start;"><i>The Desolation of Smaug</i></a><span style="text-align: start;"> which will be in theaters this December.]</span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b> <br /> <h4> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sherlockian Scion & Event Links:</span></b></h4> <br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>The Montague Street Lodgers of Brooklyn</b> are having their 28th annual Autumn gathering on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at 6:30 pm at <a href="http://www.caffebuongusto.net/">Caffe Buon Gusto</a> on 151 Montague Street (of course). If you're in the NYC area, contact <b>Peter Crupe</b> for more information.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> <a href="http://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/plays/curious-case-watson-intelligence/"><b>The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence</b></a> Playwrights Horizons’ upcoming production written by Madeleine George (The Zero Hour) and directed by Obie Award Winner Leigh Silverman (Chinglish, Golden Boy, The Call). "This new production features different Watsons from history, including Alexander Graham Bell’s Watson (as in, “Come here, I want you!”), IBM’s supercomputer Watson, and Dr. John Watson, assistant to you-know-who. It’s a time-jumping fantasy about the assistants and machines on whom we’ve come to depend." Click <a href="http://youtu.be/ApHzZdFCOEo">here</a> for a video trailer of the play.</span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> <a href="http://sonsofthecopperbeeches.homestead.com/"><b>Sons of the Copper Beeches</b></a> held their annual Autumn dinner last Friday, October 26, 2013 at <a href="https://twitter.com/always1895/status/393868529021493248">The Racquet Club in Philadelphia</a> (founded in 1889) where yours truly, after participating in a rather disastrous group rendition of '<a href="http://ignisart.com/camdenhouse/canon/musg.htm">The Musgrave Ritual</a>', was elevated to 'Journeyman' status by Headmastiff Dr <b>Bob Katz</b>. A delightful evening was had by all as plans were hatched and drinks were drunk. As usual I missed the last Bolt bus of the night - always the mark of a fine evening - though I had more than enough to read while waiting for a train back to NYC thanks to <b>Steve Rothman</b>, editor of the <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/"><i>Baker Street Journal</i></a>, who had given me a healthy sized box of BSJ back issues to add to my growing collection.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> </span><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/AVvXsEgxBeLYJxN00XW0PLj4-XD1T75BuqDjktEyB4EvvecOYcltwLf91taSiry8OeEVcesBVk_O1mKQmqqtHeqz8fwzFuuLAk_wXyG3aY9u08nVM-nHVCdj-uE185ZjTbtk3Cjynx7vA-AxkQo/s1600/rothmeister.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBeLYJxN00XW0PLj4-XD1T75BuqDjktEyB4EvvecOYcltwLf91taSiry8OeEVcesBVk_O1mKQmqqtHeqz8fwzFuuLAk_wXyG3aY9u08nVM-nHVCdj-uE185ZjTbtk3Cjynx7vA-AxkQo/s320/rothmeister.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">[During the proceedings, I had the great pleasure to sit with a few of my favorite Sherlockians: Starrettian <b>Ray Betzner</b> and BSJ Editor <b>Steve Rothman</b>; not pictured but seated to my immediate right was Wessex Press editor <b>Steve Doyle</b>.]</span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br />

Weekly Sherlock Links Compendium (October 26 - November 1, 2013)

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by campunity

The Best Sherlockian Halloween Costume

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "I thought my disguise was pretty good," [SIGN]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ew45GumTwAkc-GBb3GETGwXCwvZZZGSLtzOK96sXz0QOKdKxMAYQhO_2WWtPfHf1smyiC5GNCRf37oyqCLwFsTDsDqhblOZWpirURMcyLu9anAfpm2WSX0GEPfxXU9HHI5voOZUyjgjH/s1600/Sherlock+Holmes+in+drag+costume.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ew45GumTwAkc-GBb3GETGwXCwvZZZGSLtzOK96sXz0QOKdKxMAYQhO_2WWtPfHf1smyiC5GNCRf37oyqCLwFsTDsDqhblOZWpirURMcyLu9anAfpm2WSX0GEPfxXU9HHI5voOZUyjgjH/s640/Sherlock+Holmes+in+drag+costume.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> The Sherlock Holmes stories always inspire fun costumes for Halloween (or Guy Fawkes' Day, if you're from across the Pond). We're certain that there will be a number of kitschy plastic faux-Meerschaum pipes and large houndstooth-checked deerstalkers making their way across neighborhoods.<br /> <br /> Certainly this year we're likely to see more Cumberbatch-Freeman impersonators than ever before, with long trench coats and wool jumpers within practically anyone's reach as far as shopping goes.<br /> <br /> But what about the more creative? Certainly we know that Sherlock Holmes himself was no stranger to disguise. Throughout the Canon he could be seen as a bookseller (EMPT), clergyman (SCAN), priest (FINA), workman (CHAS), groom (SCAN), opium addict (TWIS), dying man (DYIN), loafer (BERY), sailor (SIGN), Irish-American spy (LAST) and even a woman (MAZA), among others.<br /> <br /> So if Holmes could be so clever in his costume choices, where does that leave you? Perhaps as a version of the Hound of the Baskervilles, or Black Peter (assuming you can get away with carrying around a harpoon - bonus points if you do so with it sticking out of your chest). Or as Dr. Grimesby Roylott, with a snake coiled around your head.<br /> <br /> Perhaps you'd care to be someone from the unwritten tales, such as Ricoletti of the club foot (and his abominable wife), Wilson the notorious canary trainer, or James Phillimore (umbrella not required). If you're a woman you could mix metaphors and wear a nametag reading "Alicia" and have scars up and down your arms ("the cutter <i>Alicia</i>" - THOR).<br /> <br /> For our money, the most creative Sherlockian costume we've seen was some years ago at <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/10/episode-11-bob-thomalen-part-1.html" target="_blank">Autumn in Baker Street</a>, worn by our friend John Baesch, BSI ("The State and Merton County Railroad"). As you know, 1895 is a big year for Sherlockians - not only because of <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/10/celebrate-national-poetry-day.html">the Vincent Starrett poem</a>, but because a number of tales took place that year and a good number of the untold tales were mentioned in that time.<br /> <br /> Of course the opening of "The Adventure of Black Peter" contained a wonderful paragraph that perfectly illustrates this point:<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> In this memorable year '95 a curious and incongruous succession of cases had engaged his attention, ranging from his famous investigation of the sudden death of Cardinal Tosca - an inquiry which was carried out by him at the express desire of His Holiness the Pope - down to his arrest of Wilson, the notorious canary-trainer, which removed a plague-spot from the East End of London. Close on the heels of these two famous cases came the tragedy of Woodman's Lee, and the very obscure circumstances which surrounded the death of Captain Peter Carey. No record of the doings of Mr. Sherlock Holmes would be complete which did not include some account of this very unusual affair."</blockquote> <br /> So imagine our surprise when John, a very staunch Catholic, showed up to the Gasfitters' Ball on Saturday evening at AIBS - typically a formal affair - in jeans, a baseball cap and a baseball jersey. The question arose immediately:<br />      "Who are you supposed to be?"<br />      "Cardinal Tosca."<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2j5_-DEGFJjMphcRcXzRh3PKlOlMygjc-VCZo3I4SU6jOiicsnTvP1Zx42jYo-usWi4KQ-v8pAGqRCenmjH7DwprYG99OCfAuSSK0vZbmBErM3SWk6Qb8KCqkZ3tkEcdNMBMrcf8Jsad/s1600/Cardinal+Tosca.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2j5_-DEGFJjMphcRcXzRh3PKlOlMygjc-VCZo3I4SU6jOiicsnTvP1Zx42jYo-usWi4KQ-v8pAGqRCenmjH7DwprYG99OCfAuSSK0vZbmBErM3SWk6Qb8KCqkZ3tkEcdNMBMrcf8Jsad/s640/Cardinal+Tosca.PNG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Of course.<br /> <br /> If you'd like to order your own Cardinal Tosca jersey, <a href="http://shop.mlb.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=1745986&cp=1452620" target="_blank">the MLB.com stor</a>e will be happy to take care of you. And if you're interested in reading <a href="http://wessexpress.com/html/vatican.html"><i>Murder in the Vatican: the Church Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes</i></a> by Ann Margaret Lewis, our sponsors at the Wessex Press would be glad to hear from you (mention IHOSE upon checkout).<br /> <br /> So, we have to ask: is there a creative Sherlockian costume you've seen? Or perhaps one you'd like to see? Leave us a comment below.<br /> <br />

The Best Sherlockian Halloween Costume

"I thought my disguise was pretty good," [SIGN] The Sherlock Holmes stories always inspire fun costumes for Halloween (or Guy...

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by Scott Monty

Weekly Sherlock Links Compendium (October 19 - October 25, 2013)

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "I think that you will find all the main ones in the Press reports. I don't know that I can add anything which will help you. But if there is anything you would wish more light upon - well, I am here to give it." [THOR]</h4> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh062GQ-ojY1osKvKrEldxySzb5eBjKVYg_WJeoJAslDzcGXMt4CZB205_s_CUkGzj3Gy74sDvR6yjqlfiFfroiEKm6kjEp234phuTExCCxivdUgFaZ6jJALzDB-6ImBd1nJ5XobdKlzg4/s1600/five-06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh062GQ-ojY1osKvKrEldxySzb5eBjKVYg_WJeoJAslDzcGXMt4CZB205_s_CUkGzj3Gy74sDvR6yjqlfiFfroiEKm6kjEp234phuTExCCxivdUgFaZ6jJALzDB-6ImBd1nJ5XobdKlzg4/s1600/five-06.jpg" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The </span>premiere<span style="font-family: inherit;"> dates for BBC </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">Sherlock</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Season 3 announced at last - and the fandom goes wild, the International Sherlock Holmes Exhibition opens, the arrival of John H. Watson Society's journal is imminent, Molly Carr's latest book searches for the real Dr. Watson, Baker Street Babes interview the creator of a series of Moriarty comics, a new play featuring not one but four Watsons is set to debut in NYC, what do Sherlock, mind-reading and General Gordon all have in common, is Sherlockian.net the GQ of the online Holmesian world, a new Sherlock Holmes website Hungarian-style, how Sherlockians in LA eat breakfast, Gillette to Brett IV dates announced and more in the latest Weekly Sherlock Links </span>Compendium<span style="font-family: inherit;"> by Matt Laffey.</span><br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://sherlockology.tumblr.com/post/64880408058/uk-airdate-q"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sherlockology</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> assured BBC </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">Sherlock</i></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://sherlockology.tumblr.com/post/64880408058/uk-airdate-q"> fans</a> - completely rabid after two years of waiting for news of Sherlock’s post-Barts Fall - that they “can confirm any UK air dates you see for October or November [as] most definitely false.” Sometimes no news isn’t really good news nor does it really help when dealing with the obvious and acute PTSD afflicting fans of </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">Sherlock</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Season 2. “The BBC cannot and will not schedule or announce any UK air dates until they have taken delivery of the completed run of three episodes, and even then the air date will only be set in stone around two to three weeks before broadcast. This is standard practice for any BBC programme…” </span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">But hark! It appears that the secret is out for </span><i>Entertainment Weekly</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> has revealed the premiere dates: </span><br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <b style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/10/23/sherlock-season-3-premiere-date-revealed/"><i>Sherlock</i> will return to PBS Masterpiece on Jan. 19 at 10 p.m.</a></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> That means the show will air back-to-back for the first time with that other hugely popular and influential Brit import, </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Downton Abbey</i></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> (which returns Jan. 5). This announcement caps nearly two years of rabid fan speculation about when the third season of the international sensation will premiere. This also marks first time the mystery-thriller’s U.S. air date has been announced before the BBC reveals its UK premiere date (the BBC has the “first window” rights to air the show, so UK fans can at least take heart in knowing they will almost certainly get season 3 sometime before Jan. 19).” </span></blockquote> <span style="font-family: inherit;">In other BBC news: </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Steven Moffat</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">, purveyor of all that is outrageously cruel, <a href="http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-10-14/benedict-cumberbatch-and-martin-freeman-commissioned-sherlock-series-4-themselves-says-steven-moffat">has finally admitted to plans for Season 4</a> (via </span><a href="http://www.radiotimes.com/" style="font-family: inherit;">Radio Times</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">): </span><br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">'We had to inform the BBC that Martin and Benedict had commissioned a new series,' said Moffat. 'They signed themselves up. They both announced that they were carrying on - so that’s good. Benedict, at some red carpet event somewhere, said he was carrying on forever. Martin, at another one, said, “Yep, series four is happening”.'” </span></blockquote> <span style="font-family: inherit;">One can almost hear the cry of joy and relief wash over the Internet once these two announcements became established fact.</span><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="http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-10-17/benedict-cumberbatch-stars-on-the-cover-of-time-magazine" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img height="320" src="http://media.tumblr.com/4f65ceeaeb70c10394a1839d5e9ed030/tumblr_inline_mv60e86sHe1qzyfwq.jpg" width="239" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">[If hearing that BBC Sherlock Season 3 will finally air in early 2014 and that Season 4 is in the works wasn’t enough excitement for the BBC fandom to take in one week, Benedict Cumberbatch will appear on the cover of Time magazine at the end of October - just not the U.S. version.]</span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div> <div> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Sherlock Peoria, partially in reaction to all the BBC <i>Sherlock </i>hullabaloo,<a href="http://sherlockpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/10/happiness-is-responsive-pbs.html"> made a very interesting observation</a> regarding the possible cause and effect related to the vocal dedication of the BBC fandom: </span><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> Yes, Sherlock has fans so passionate that PBS actually acknowledges their existence and considers them in its decisions. You remember Sherlock fans? That oft-discounted-by-elder-Sherlockians group who were once seen as a fluffy flash-in-the-pan? Well, they just got us Sherlock months ahead of when we might have otherwise seen it. They did that. Not grumpy old me, bitching in my blog a few days ago. Not the gathered Baker Street Irregulars of New York, who will be meeting two days prior (and probably in transit home about the time it’s going to be showing). Not any other big name Sherlockian past or present you can name. The Sherlock fans did this. And they should take a well earned victory lap before sitting down to watch “The Empty Hearse” on January 19th. Good on you, ladies and (I know you’re out there!) gents.”</blockquote> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/10-23-13-sherlock-season-3-u-s-premiere-date-finally-confirmed" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img height="212" src="http://media.tumblr.com/b9e7003b6ca8c96526c18a6d0d5b993f/tumblr_inline_mv61pe87q51qzyfwq.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Bartholomew" s_hospital="">St Bartholomew Hospital</a> in London (cf. picture above), scene of Sherlock’s ‘suicide’ at the end of BBC <i>Sherlock</i> Season 2…and monument of sorts to what <a href="https://twitter.com/BradKeefauver"><b>Brad Keefauver</b></a> speculates is the tremendous influence which the noisy yet dedicated BBC fandom seems to wield. Though I respect Mr Keefauver’s position in his essay, let us not forget the real and absolute significance of St Barts: "'Dr. Watson, Mr. Sherlock Holmes,' said Stamford, introducing us. 'How are you?' he said cordially, gripping my hand with a strength for which I should hardly have given him credit. 'You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive…'” (<a href="http://ignisart.com/camdenhouse/canon/stud-101.htm">STUD</a>) And so the world would never be the same again.</span></div> <div> <br /> <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="http://www.tv.com/shows/sherlock/community/post/sherlock-the-first-season-3-trailer-is-here-video-1375481354/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img height="283" src="http://media.tumblr.com/ce66d63728378e1a5d1b8132a2e62a6e/tumblr_inline_mv62p5wxsI1qzyfwq.png" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">[A still from the pretty much spoiler-free Sherlock Season 3 trailer released in late August of 2013. Click the above screenshot to watch what is to some 30 seconds of glorious bliss; and to others, 30 seconds of Moffat-sponsored frustration and torture.]</span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div> <div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SherlockHolmesExhibition">The International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes</a></b> premiered this month (October 10, 2013) at the <a href="http://www.omsi.edu/">Oregon Museum of Science and Industry</a> (OMSI) to rave reviews, leaving Sherlockians living beyond traveling distance of the OMSI no choice but to peruse the wealth of online photos of the exhibits with just a smidgen of envy and a giant dollop of anticipation, for soon the entire show will hit the road and begin a world tour that will hopefully bring the excellent looking 221B simulacrum and the rest to a museum near you! </span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/10/sherlock_holmes_international.html">The Oregonian</a></i> described how attendees have the opportunity to view original manuscripts, period artifacts and investigative tools along with a description of the exhibits that include </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Doyle’s Study, an experimentation station, Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street, the 'Culture of Sherlock' collection and a mystery game with clues hidden within the museum.” For a taste of what opening night was like, check out this </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.602584883113108.1073741826.451969811507950" style="font-family: inherit;">photo set featuring the organizers</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> as well as various Sherlockian VIPs such as </span><a href="http://www.bsiarchivalhistory.org/BSI_Archival_History/Welcome.html" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Jon Lellenberg</b></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Richard Doyle</b><span style="font-family: inherit;">, great-nephew of ACD and director of the </span><a href="http://www.conandoyleestate.co.uk/" style="font-family: inherit;">Conan Doyle Estate, Ltd.</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> business venture, along with scores of Sherlock enthusiasts, a handful dressed in their finest Victorian threads. </span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The OMSI site offers a range of opportunities for visitors </span><a href="https://www.omsi.edu/sherlock" style="font-family: inherit;">planning an excursion</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> as well as information for schools considering </span><a href="http://programs.omsi.edu/program/international-exhibition-sherlock-holmes" style="font-family: inherit;">organizing a field trip</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> to the exhibit - which makes me kind of wish that I was in 6th grade and preparing for a visit to the world of Sherlock Holmes, an opportunity that is sure to have a life changing effect on more than a few precocious ‘pre-Sherlockians’ who are sure to look back at that magical day as the moment they caught the Sherlockian bug, permanently altering their lives forever. Finally, for a wonderfully thorough and intimate review of the entire show see this </span><a href="http://geekdad.com/2013/10/sherlock-holmes-exhibition/" style="font-family: inherit;">GeekDad</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> post which features a plethora of wonderful photos of the various exhibits, close-ups of the artifacts, a shot of a page from the original manuscript of Hound of the Baskervilles (cf. </span>Randall Stock<span style="font-family: inherit;">'s <a href="http://www.bestofsherlock.com/baskervilles-manuscript.htm">history of the Hound manuscript</a> and why it was broken up at the time of its publication) and more. I'm sure I'll have opportunities to post more about this remarkable event as I count down the days until it arrives in NYC.</span><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="http://geekdad.com/2013/10/sherlock-holmes-exhibition/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img height="260" src="http://media.tumblr.com/e875ad4a857b38dd1eeac8b7c82091ba/tumblr_inline_mv67s7ybo81qzyfwq.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: start;">[221B, live and direct: Sherlock’s shelves and lab area. Photo by Jonathan H. Liu, who authored the </span><a href="http://geekdad.com/2013/10/sherlock-holmes-exhibition/" style="text-align: start;">GeekDad post</a><span style="text-align: start;">.]</span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div> <div> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Dan Andriacco<b> (</b>aka "Dutch" to the <a href="http://www.johnhwatsonsociety.com/">John H Watson Society</a>) revealed that Issue #1 of <a href="http://www.johnhwatsonsociety.com/the-watsonian-journal.html"><i>The Watsonian</i></a>, journal of the fledgling yet ever growing JHWS, <a href="http://bakerstreetbeat.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-great-reason-to-join-watson-society.html">is set to appear in mailboxes around the world</a>! My only concern is whether the reported 150 page (!) publication will fit in a standard sized mailbox. And if that wasn’t enough, Andriacco announced that the nascent group is sponsoring an <a href="http://www.johnhwatsonsociety.com/the-second-annual-2014-john-h-watson-canonical-treasure-hunt.html">International Canonical Treasure Hunt</a>: the </span><br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">mega-quiz will consist of 200 questions requiring in-depth knowledge of the Canon and the printed scholarship of the last 75 years. It will be conducted over a one-month period sometime in 2014. As host society, the JHWS will invite teams from the <a href="http://www.bakerstreetirregulars.com/">Baker Street Irregulars</a>, the <a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/">Sherlock Holmes Society of London</a>, the <a href="http://www.sshf.com/">Société Sherlock Holmes de France</a>, the <a href="http://www.sherlockholmessociety.in/">Sherlock Holmes Society of India</a>, the <a href="http://www.torontobootmakers.com/">Toronto Bookmakers</a>, the <a href="http://www.sh-whoswho.com/index.php?refsociety=52">Sherlock Holmes Society of Japan</a>, the <a href="http://www.ash-nyc.com/">Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes</a>, and other international and U.S. scions who desire to field a crack team of Sherlockian/Watsonian scholars to compete for world honors.” </span></blockquote> <span style="font-family: inherit;">As a member of the John H. Watson Society (where I’m known as "<a href="http://www.johnhwatsonsociety.com/1/post/2013/06/welcome-to-matt-laffey-jhws-priory-scholars-of-ny-and-always-1895-to-charter-membership.html">Baron</a>"), I’m looking forward to receiving Issue #1 immensely as well as participating in the 2014 Canonical Treasure Hunt, along with watching and reporting on whatever else this intrepid group has up its tweeds. </span><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="http://www.johnhwatsonsociety.com/the-watsonian-journal.html" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img height="320" src="http://media.tumblr.com/e7da10e7374862d6f1bed2d4ceaea270/tumblr_inline_mv633zc5Yl1qzyfwq.png" width="231" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">[I’ll be waiting patiently for the 150 pages of Watson-centric fun to begin.]</span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div> <div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Search-Doctor-Watson-Molly-Carr/9781780920313">Molly Carr</a></b>'s newest release <a href="http://amzn.to/1g505Mp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>In Search of Dr Watson</i></a> (MX, 2013) is now available in a revised, second edition version: </span><br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">…as much as possible about Doctor Watson. Radically different in style from her first two books, the investigation will nevertheless be of interest to students of military history, railways both Indian and British and of course all fans of Sherlock Holmes. Holmes is a household name. But where would he be without his Biographer? Beavering away in Baker Street, unknown to everyone except Scotland Yard and a few luckless criminals. It is time to put the loyal and much put upon man, Dr. John H. Watson M.D., centre stage.” </span></blockquote> <span style="font-family: inherit;">On a related note to the JHWS and Molly Carr (aka "Brenda"), two of her latest books were reviewed on <a href="http://www.johnhwatsonsociety.com/dr-watsons-library.html">Dr. Watson’s Library</a>, a blog maintained by the JHWS which posts reviews and recommendations on books by its members: <a href="http://www.johnhwatsonsociety.com/3/post/2013/10/watsons-biography-by-molly-carr-brenda.html"><i>In Search of Doctor Watson</i></a> and <a href="http://www.johnhwatsonsociety.com/3/post/2013/10/molly-carrs-new-book.html"><i>A Sherlock Holmes Who’s Who</i></a> described as “for the Holmes fanatic who wants to know everything!” You can follow Ms .Carr on <a href="https://twitter.com/MollyCarrHolmes">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/molly.carr.92">Facebook</a>.</span><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="http://www.mxpublishing.com/product/9781780920313/In+Search+of+Doctor+Watson+-+2nd+Edition" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img height="320" src="http://media.tumblr.com/270a97a33a80b75d2f8e3531dafaef30/tumblr_inline_mv5x8q90wv1qzyfwq.jpg" width="207" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: start;">[</span><a href="http://amzn.to/1g505Mp" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank"><i>In Search of Dr Watson 2nd Edition</i></a><span style="text-align: start;"> is available from </span><a href="http://amzn.to/1g505Mp" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank">Amazon USA</a><span style="text-align: start;">, </span><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-search-of-doctor-watson-a-sherlockian-investigation-2nd-edition-molly-carr/1105548063?ean=9781780920313&itm=1&usri=in+search+of+dr.+watson" style="text-align: start;">Barnes and Noble</a><span style="text-align: start;">, </span><a href="http://amzn.to/19KtrKZ" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a><span style="text-align: start;"> and </span><a href="http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/molly+carr/in+search+of+doctor+watson/8721031/" style="text-align: start;">Waterstones</a><span style="text-align: start;">. For elsewhere </span><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Search-Doctor-Watson-Molly-Carr/9781780920313" style="text-align: start;">Book Depository</a><span style="text-align: start;"> who offer free delivery worldwide. In ebook format it is in </span><a href="http://amzn.to/1g505Mp" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank">Kindle</a><span style="text-align: start;">, </span><a href="http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/In-Search-of-Dr-Watson/book-Kwyepi1P6kaWr3vOmV0i5g/page1.html?s=-2DML2Or60qmJk_pLd4s0A&r=4" style="text-align: start;">Kobo</a><span style="text-align: start;">, </span><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-search-of-doctor-watson-a-sherlockian-investigation-2nd-edition-molly-carr/1105548063?ean=9781780920320" style="text-align: start;">Nook</a><span style="text-align: start;"> and </span><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/in-search-of-dr-watson/id483086571?mt=11" style="text-align: start;">iBooks</a><span style="text-align: start;"> (iPad/iPhone).]</span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div> <div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>The Baker Street Babes</b> Lyndsay, Melinda, and Sarah in <b><a href="http://bakerstreetbabes.com/podcast/episode-46-moriarty-returns-with-daniel-corey/">Episode 46: Moriarty Returns! With Daniel Corey</a></b> look at the latest incarnation of the Napoleon of Crime in a comic series that started in 2009. </span><br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Moriarty is a supernatural/dark crime comic that flips the Sherlock Holmes universe on its head–James Moriarty, its sinister and conflicted star, is now the protagonist. Inspired in part by great Professor Moriartys including </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000059/" style="font-family: inherit;">Laurence Olivier</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> in </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven-Per-Cent_Solution_(film)" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>The Seven Per Cent Solution</i></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0204425/" style="font-family: inherit;">Daniel Davis</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> in </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_in_a_Bottle_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation)" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Star Trek: TNG</i></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">, Corey set out to solve the mystery, who is Professor Moriarty, since ‘He’s mentioned here and there, but there’s only two stories that involve Professor Moriarty and he’s never actually onstage.’ Who is the Professor in the absence of Holmes, and will his criminal empire ever come to fruition?” </span></blockquote> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Creator <a href="https://twitter.com/DangerKatt"><b>Daniel Corey</b></a>, in an attempt to fund a third series consisting of four more issues, started a <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dangerkatt/moriarty-returns">Kickstarter campaign</a> where he hopes to raise 24K. Here’s a <a href="http://youtu.be/rqayXSY60fs">video of Corey explaining his plans</a> for Moriarty Vol. 3:</span><br /> <center> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="375" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/rqayXSY60fs" width="500"></iframe></center> <span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br /> <div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"> If you’re interested in where the Moriarty series has been so far, check out these video summaries <a href="http://youtu.be/auIg3yUBO-4">Moriarty Vol. 1: The Dark Chamber</a> and <a href="http://youtu.be/9XXdxlFVfdY">Moriarty Vol, 2: The Lazarus Tree</a>, or you can purchase the first to volumes in hardcover from <a href="https://www.imagecomics.com/comics/releases/moriarty-deluxe-hc">Image Comics</a>. The series reminds me a little of <a href="http://amzn.to/19LIwvP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Gardner's thought provoking 1970s trilogy of novels</a> which delve into the history and psychology of Holmes' nemesis, painting the Napoleon of Crime in an almost sympathetic light. You can follow Daniel Corey's Moriarty Project on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/moriartycomic">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/DangerKatt">Twitter</a>.</span><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="http://bakerstreetbabes.com/podcast/episode-46-moriarty-returns-with-daniel-corey/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img height="320" src="http://media.tumblr.com/4ae13e63092e1c8b144e4290d8727843/tumblr_inline_mvamw5e7bs1qzyfwq.jpg" width="207" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: start;">[Cover for </span><i style="text-align: start;">Moriarty Vol. 1: The Dark Chamber</i><span style="text-align: start;">.]</span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div> <div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="http://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/plays/curious-case-watson-intelligence/">The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence</a></b> is a theater production premiering in NYC on November 15 and running through December 29, 2013. First off, just so there’s no confusion, the Watson of the Canon only makes up 1/4th of the ‘Watsons’ portrayed in <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/theater/show/137539/The-curious-case-of-the-Watson-Intelligence/overview"><i>The Watson Intelligence</i></a>: </span><br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Watson: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Watson">trusty sidekick</a> to Sherlock Holmes; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_A._Watson">loyal engineer</a> who built Bell’s first telephone; unstoppable <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson_(computer)">super-computer</a> that became reigning Jeopardy! champ; amiable techno-dweeb who, in the present day, is just looking for love. These four constant companions become one in this brilliantly witty, time-jumping, loving tribute (and cautionary tale) dedicated to the people - and machines - upon which we all depend.” </span></blockquote> <span style="font-family: inherit;">My first reaction to reading this description was “Wow” and my second reaction was “this could be amazing, or at the very least interesting.” Now I’m very curious to watch as actors portray <b>John H. Watson, M.D</b>., Late of the Army Medical Department, <b>Thomas A. Watson</b> (1854 - 1934), assistant to inventor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell">Alexander Graham Bell</a>, <b>Watson the IBM computer</b> capable of answering questions posed in natural language and a contemporary guy named <b>Watson</b> in a play that sounds like an extended meditation on our post-Industrial Western society - or might just be a zany romp consisting of four characters whose only point of convergence is the name “Watson”. Why can’t I get the image out of my head of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Rathbone">Basil Rathbone</a>'s sidekick <b>Nigel Bruce</b> holding up a computer and quoting <i>Zoolander</i>: “Oh! The files are in the computer!” (smash goes the computer). Check out the play’s <a href="https://m.facebook.com/events/368578806606023">Facebook page</a> and visit <a href="http://www.ticketcentral.com/playwrightshorizons/online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=C3361930-0A64-4077-80B1-46F98F4F1E1A&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::promocode_access_code=watpbe">TicketCentral.com</a> (use code WATPBE) to order tickets.</span><br /> <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="http://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/plays/curious-case-watson-intelligence/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/cd04a61001407ce19475e7142a75fd22/tumblr_inline_mv713m4yjJ1qzyfwq.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: start;">[I have absolutely no clue whether </span><i style="text-align: start;">The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence</i><span style="text-align: start;"> will be a hit or miss, but it’s a chance to see our favorite one fixed point in a changing age pushed to his limits by finding himself in an Age that has changed multiple times over.]</span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div> <div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://sidgwicks.tumblr.com/post/64024588003/derek-francis-as-mycroft-holmes-in-the" target="_blank">Sidgwicks posted a fine promotional still</a> (seen below) for <i>The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</i> (1984), featuring a great shot of what could only be the “newly-framed picture of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Gordon_Pasha.jpg"><b>General Gordon</b></a>" as mentioned by Holmes in "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Cardboard_Box">The Cardboard Box</a>" - an image I had just been searching for a few days before in the hopes of, like Watson, using the likeness of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_George_Gordon">Charles George Gordon</a> (circa the ‘Pasha’ years) to not only decorate my wall (framed of course) but to act as a surefire catalyst for a chain of thoughts inevitably leading to “dwelling upon the sadness and horror and useless waste of life” war inevitably breeds, which was of course just part of the contents of Watson’s saturnine mood so adroitly discerned by Holmes during the first scene of “<a href="http://ignisart.com/camdenhouse/canon/card.htm">The Cardboard Box</a>”. Sherlockians well-versed in some of the textual oddities of the Canon will of course recall that this memorable ‘mind-reading’ scene from CARD occurs again, almost line for line, in the “The Resident Patient.” For an explanation of why it is that both CARD and RESI include the exact same scene, see <b>Leslie Klinger</b>’s ‘<a href="http://www.sherlockian.net/canon/klinger.html">The Textual Problem of “The Resident Patient”</a>’</span><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="http://sidgwicks.tumblr.com/post/64309429035/promotional-still-for-the-adventures-of-sherlock" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img height="240" src="http://media.tumblr.com/994866989eeb372a633d85d1ac403ed7/tumblr_inline_mv5y64p1cu1qzyfwq.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: start;">[Promotional still for Granada’s </span><i style="text-align: start;">The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</i><span style="text-align: start;"> (1984).]</span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div> <div> <br /> <h4> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Quick Sherlock Links:</span></h4> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://sherlockian.net/"><b>Sherlockian.net</b></a> is hands-down the most important Sherlock Holmes website in existence [<i>Not to worry. We'll still allow Matt to write for us. - Ed.</i>] and has been for many years. Created by longtime Sherlockian <b><a href="https://twitter.com/darkgreendesk">Chris Redmond</a>, </b>BSI (“Billy”) - his investiture was inspired in part by his age at the time (he was just 16) - the site serves as the ultimate resource for Sherlockians, whether they’re collecting research for a journal article or neophyte Holmes enthusiasts delving for the first time into the world of Sherlock Holmes culture and scholarship. Which is why I’m thrilled beyond words to see my photo adorning the front page of Sherlockian.net! This picture was snapped by the wonderfully talented NYC Sherlockian and photographer <a href="https://twitter.com/MelindaCaric"><b>Melinda Caric</b></a> at a book release party for <a href="https://twitter.com/LyndsayFaye">Lyndsay Faye</a>'s latest novel <a href="http://amzn.to/19LJ30J" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Seven For a Secret</i></a> while I perused the Sherlockian Scholarship bookcase at the Mysterious Bookshop in downtown Manhattan. Unfortunately the edition of the book I’m holding <i><a href="http://amzn.to/1a9hOdk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seventeen Steps to 221B</a>,</i> edited by <b>James Edward Holroyd</b>, was outside of my price range that evening but that never dampens the pure joy of holding a piece of biblio-Holmesian history. Check out Ms Caric’s complete <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcaric/sets/72157635987211775/">Seven For a Secret Flickr set</a> for the lowdown on the evenings’ literary debauchery, as well as further proof that Ms Faye’s genius extends well beyond the realm of historical fiction into that of the sartorial.</span><br /> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div> <div> <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/AVvXsEgo0JJr6Z4UjfT2MM-UxSGFwv1ycyQZKgx8gu_gs_wc1yjMOWHl2wOCEMIhX5DNZhvUEqcrdHum__sYrXmsetJi49Fuy3fcaO3ppcvtIeeQi4y5oEASw0mFdlZlBm0sAQmsNviiHYqIbarB/s1600/Sherlockian+Matt+Laffey+of+Always1895.net.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0JJr6Z4UjfT2MM-UxSGFwv1ycyQZKgx8gu_gs_wc1yjMOWHl2wOCEMIhX5DNZhvUEqcrdHum__sYrXmsetJi49Fuy3fcaO3ppcvtIeeQi4y5oEASw0mFdlZlBm0sAQmsNviiHYqIbarB/s640/Sherlockian+Matt+Laffey+of+Always1895.net.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: start;">[Thank you for the honor Chris Redmond, and the wonderful photo Melinda Caric - oh yeah, and thanks to Lyndsay’s mixologist husband </span><a href="https://twitter.com/gjlehner" style="font-size: small; text-align: start;"><b>Gabe Lehner</b></a><span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: start;"> for keeping the book party attendees in good spirits.]</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="http://www.sherlockian-sherlock.com/">Sherlockian-Sherlock</a></b> is a relatively new Sherlockian website <a href="http://www.sherlockian-sherlock.com/history-of-the-sherlockian-site.php">started earlier this year</a> by three intrepid Hungarians (though the site is in English). I stumbled on it while perusing Chris Redmond's recent updates to the '<a href="http://sherlockian.net/resources/index.html">Online Resources</a>' section of Sherlockian.net. Initially drawn to the intriguing cadence of “Sherlockian Sherlock Dot Com” after further exploration it is quite the promising web destination for Holmes and ACD enthusiasts. The website's editors/creators - make no mistake, Sherlockian Sherlock is an actual website and not a blog or a Web 2.0-inspired creation - have a particular fascination with Sherlock Holmes art, the dispelling of common misbeliefs related to Holmes, actors who have donned the deerstalker and the science behind the Great Detective. I encourage you to add Sherlockian-Sherlock to your bookmarks posthaste.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2013/10/17/Sherlock-Holmes-Pocket-Notebook/"><b>Neatorama</b></a> posted about a newly available Sherlock Holmes Pocket Notebook made-up of 64 pages with a very simple though elegant Sherlock design. Perfect for composing an outline for that Sherlock pastiche you’ve been meaning to write involving Holmes, the Wright Brothers, the Suez Canal and the First Pan-African Conference. Get to it!</span><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="http://www.neatorama.com/2013/10/17/Sherlock-Holmes-Pocket-Notebookhttp://www.neatorama.com/2013/10/17/Sherlock-Holmes-Pocket-Notebook/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img height="320" src="http://media.tumblr.com/d15d2db0bb76d13abc8ea3c2bd3658c7/tumblr_inline_mv690uTTL01qzyfwq.jpg" width="223" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">[Just remember that if you author notes like “Meet me at the Yew Alley and come alone. PS Bring dog biscuits.” but then decide not to send it, be sure to throw it directly onto the fire so it burns opposed to letting it fall down into the grate where meddling detectives might come across it.]</span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div> <div> <br /> <h4> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Sherlockian Scion & Event Links:</b></span></h4> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.meetup.com/SHERLOCK-BREAKFAST-CLUB/"><b>The Sherlock Breakfast Club</b></a> is a Los Angeles-based group of Holmes enthusiasts who meet irregularly for breakfast at <a href="http://www.yeoldekingshead.com/">Ye Olde King’s Head Pub</a> in Santa Monica, CA. A discussion of a pre-assigned story is followed by a canonical quiz, where the victors win prizes, often from London. Time permitting they screen a Granada episode, usually corresponding to the story du jour. One of the leaders of the group, Bonnie MacBird whom I had the good fortune to meet this past August in MN at <a href="http://www.norwegianexplorers.org/2013_conference.html">Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Place</a>, stresses that the group is very inclusive and welcoming. There are Sherlockians of all stripes and ages, including many BBC Sherlock fans as well as Downey, Rathbone,Elementary, and those of the strictly canonical persuasion. “Everybody gets to express their Sherlockian love, and it’s all rooted in the Canon.” No doubt attendees depart assured that breakfast really is the most important meal of the day! Their <a href="http://www.meetup.com/SHERLOCK-BREAKFAST-CLUB/">next event</a> is November 9, 2013 at the ungodly hour of 9 am. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.wessexpress.com/html/g2b4.html"><b>From Gillette To Brett IV: Basil, Benedict and Beyond</b></a> is happening September 12 -14, 2014 at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Put together by purveyors of the finest in Sherlockian publications, <a href="http://www.wessexpress.com/"><b>Wessex Press</b></a>'s the three day conference “will feature rare Sherlockian films, vendors, and an all-star roster of distinguished speakers, presenters, and events. We are thrilled to present exclusive, 75th Anniversary screenings of Basil Rathbone's <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031448/"><i>The Hound of the Baskevilles</i></a> (1939) and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031022/"><i>The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</i></a> (1939) in the state-of-the-art IU Cinema.” Mark your calendars.</span><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;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img height="320" src="http://media.tumblr.com/94fdcb9409fdf3c08ed6fc29a847a16e/tumblr_inline_mvbn1mZ7491qzyfwq.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="249" /></span></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">[I can’t wait!]</span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* </span><a href="http://www.sherlockiancalendar.com/" style="font-size: small;"><b>The Sherlockian Calendar</b></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> is a Holmes-enthusiast’s best friend - visit and visit often. </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />* If you have a Sherlock Holmes-related event or meeting you would like listed, or any news, gossip or announcements that might interest the readers of <a href="http://always1895.net/">Always1895.net</a>, please email <b><a href="mailto:always1895@gmail.com" target="_blank">Matt Laffey</a></b>.</span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">--</span></span></div>

Weekly Sherlock Links Compendium (October 19 - October 25, 2013)

"I think that you will find all the main ones in the Press reports. I don't know that I can add anything which will help you. But ...

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Literary Critic Parul Sehgal Invokes Sherlock Holmes to Explain Jealousy

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "Still, jealousy is a strange transformer of characters." [NOBL]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpAw_I9nGuBafZ8lHoDdamX1ixcvvS3BTevaIY8BBADQd_fnG4if84hz6EPK9Pfa-Kkezpthu6WO1-ggKD9NSG-YuCLasqNGiAqQfugQBZwyWr4fXMawSk6S-fH42BaFhlit2XdyXizGV/s1600/Retired+Colourman+-+Jealousy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpAw_I9nGuBafZ8lHoDdamX1ixcvvS3BTevaIY8BBADQd_fnG4if84hz6EPK9Pfa-Kkezpthu6WO1-ggKD9NSG-YuCLasqNGiAqQfugQBZwyWr4fXMawSk6S-fH42BaFhlit2XdyXizGV/s400/Retired+Colourman+-+Jealousy.jpg" width="286" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> In a TED talk, <a href="http://parulsehgal.com/" target="_blank">Parul Sehgal</a> (on Twitter as <a href="https://twitter.com/parul_sehgal" target="_blank">@parul_sehgal</a>), editor of <i>The New York Times Book Review</i>, makes <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/parul_sehgal_an_ode_to_envy.html" target="_blank">An Ode to Envy</a>, in which she explores the origins of jealousy.<br /> <div> <br /></div> What is jealousy, actually? What motivates the feeling and why is it so easy to get whipped up into a frenzy of jealousy? It turns out that literature - specifically fiction - has given us a laboratory to explore the emotion. Sehgal gives examples from Proust to Sherlock Holmes, to show how envy and jealousy are not so different from a quest for knowledge.<div> <br /><div> <br /><center> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" mozallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="http://embed.ted.com/talks/parul_sehgal_an_ode_to_envy.html" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="560"></iframe></center> <center style="text-align: left;"> <br /></center> <center style="text-align: left;"> <br /></center> <center style="text-align: left;"> It's a fascinating and thought-provoking talk (as all TED talks are), with great self-awareness and some humor. Ms. Sehgal clearly has a grasp of the breadth of fiction and is able to pull intelligent and specific examples out to illustrate her points.</center> <center style="text-align: left;"> <br /></center> <center style="text-align: left;"> One last thing that endears Sehgal to us: her website is subtitled <a href="http://parulsehgal.com/" target="_blank">incunabula</a>. The astute Sherlockians among you will realize that Edgar W. Smith, BSI wrote <i>The Incunabular Sherlock Holmes</i> in 1958.</center> <center style="text-align: left;"> <br /></center> <center style="text-align: left;"> --</center> <center style="text-align: left;"> <br /></center> </div> </div>

Literary Critic Parul Sehgal Invokes Sherlock Holmes to Explain Jealousy

"Still, jealousy is a strange transformer of characters." [NOBL] In a TED talk, Parul Sehgal (on Twitter as  @parul_sehgal ...

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by Scott Monty

'Sherlock' Series 3: The Game is On!

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "It was a most melancholy vigil" [HOUN]</h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3f8WfkSsnBcVwXx1TwKl3Ci0wuOVfAON5dt903RojSMO491is_6vzPcV3-24zoVd7j33-F_K9GXd_h-5vZTieJIi9z6pvmqqH9zn3OF_9UgFX-mgQohIG5quvb2Q6ckLSMjgWbuifUaUm/s1600/Sherlock+Series+3+airs+on+January+19.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3f8WfkSsnBcVwXx1TwKl3Ci0wuOVfAON5dt903RojSMO491is_6vzPcV3-24zoVd7j33-F_K9GXd_h-5vZTieJIi9z6pvmqqH9zn3OF_9UgFX-mgQohIG5quvb2Q6ckLSMjgWbuifUaUm/s640/Sherlock+Series+3+airs+on+January+19.PNG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Our long international nightmare is over.<br /> <br /> Fans of the BBC / PBS Masterpiece <i><a href="http://amzn.to/1ahfhSt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sherlock</a></i> will be glad to know that the official air date of the US program has been announced. First broken by <a href="http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/10/23/sherlock-season-3-premiere-date-revealed/" target="_blank">Entertainment Weekly</a> and then later confirmed on the <a href="http://www.pbs.org/about/news/archive/2013/winter-spring-season-programming/" target="_blank">PBS website in a press release</a>, Series 3 of <i>Sherlock</i> will make its US debut on Sunday, January 19 at 10:00 pm ET. Anglophiles everywhere should rejoice, as the 9:00 pm lead-in show is none other than Season 4 of <i>Downton Abbey</i>.<br /> <br /> The delay in production - due in large part to the very busy schedules of Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch (who've been in<i> The Hobbit</i> films and <i>Star Trek</i>,<i> The Fifth Estate </i>and <i>12 Years a Slave</i>, respectively) - has been exhausting to fans, who've been pondering the impossible and improbable regarding how Sherlock was able to survive the plunge off of the roof of St. Bartholomew's.<br /> <br /> <h4> Putting the fans first</h4> The question that remains at present is: when will the series get its debut in the UK? Clearly, Masterpiece Mystery executive producer Rebecca Eaton had the respective networks schedules and fans' sensibilities in mind in her remarks to EW:<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> Obviously we don’t yet know the BBC date. But given that the U.S. fans had to wait three months after the 2010 BBC premiere to see the first season of Sherlock, then had to wait four months for the 2012 second season after its UK debut, no matter when the BBC schedules its season three premiere, the gap is going to be less than before since Jan. 19 is less than three months from now."</blockquote> The lineup is short but straightforward: "The Empty Hearse" airs first, followed by "The Sign of Three" on January 26, and then the series concludes with "His Last Vow" on February 2. Based on the casting and the names of the episodes, we would imagine that Mary Morstan commands Watson's attention in the second episode and that Charles Augustus Magnussen is our antagonist in the final episode.<br /> <br /> As <i>Downton </i>and <i>Sherlock</i> wrap for the season, <i>Mr. Selfridge</i> will pick up. You may recall that episode 7 of Season 1 included a surprise visit to the department store by none other than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - another nice Anglophile / Sherlockian tie-in for those keeping track.<br /> <br /> We commend PBS's Masterpiece Mystery and the tireless leadership of Rebecca Eaton, who has been the executive producer of the show for a generation. She clearly understands the audience, even with its changing demographics, and gives them exactly what they're looking for with respect to great programming.<br /> <br /> We're looking forward to our continued support of the programs and of public television in general.<br /> <br /> And if you haven't already done so, we'd highly recommend <a href="http://amzn.to/1ahfhSt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>pre-ordering <i>Sherlock</i> Series 3</b> </a>for your collection.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B00E3UN59Q&nou=1&ref=qf_sp_asin_til&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=FFFFFF&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> --<br /> <br /> <br />

'Sherlock' Series 3: The Game is On!

"It was a most melancholy vigil" [HOUN] Our long international nightmare is over. Fans of the BBC / PBS Masterpiece Sherloc...

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by Scott Monty

Vol. 2 of Klinger's New Annotated Sherlock Holmes on Kindle

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> "kindled at the news" [BERY] </h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OjXpGZfdOT7Z8QoS4aT2qET2MlwhkiMMm2AXg0DWd_lxGQv05kTj0LzncsJowYeS2YzCKWr48nSEMxk1LZ7tl2kaPMRkAFXulPGw6mJZZ7Jcj9RLGT3GokMJUuDA1Sq1VaLGVRWMpVRA/s1600/New+Annotated+Sherlock+Holmes+-+Klinger+-+Kindle+Edition.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OjXpGZfdOT7Z8QoS4aT2qET2MlwhkiMMm2AXg0DWd_lxGQv05kTj0LzncsJowYeS2YzCKWr48nSEMxk1LZ7tl2kaPMRkAFXulPGw6mJZZ7Jcj9RLGT3GokMJUuDA1Sq1VaLGVRWMpVRA/s640/New+Annotated+Sherlock+Holmes+-+Klinger+-+Kindle+Edition.png" width="526" /></a></div> <br /> <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/08/sherlock-holmes-on-kindle.html" target="_blank">As we previously noted</a>, Leslie Klinger's <i>The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes (Vol. 1)</i> was made available on Kindle in August. In that entry, we also noted a number of other Sherlock Holmes titles available for Kindle users.<br /> <br /> But readers wondered: what about the rest of the considerable Annotated oeuvre? The short stories were divided into two volumes and the novels into yet another one.<br /> <br /> Well, it looks as if the wait for Vol. 2 is over: you can order a copy of the Kindle version of <i><a href="http://amzn.to/1a8RmEQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes (Vol. 2)</a></i> from Amazon. This volume includes the collection of short stories under <i>The Return of Sherlock Holmes</i>, <i>His Last Bow</i> and <i>The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes</i>.<br /> <br /> While we haven't had a chance to review it, some of the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R2DNFQ4I6VO78Q/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00FKQHXM2&linkCode=&nodeID=&tag=" target="_blank">early reader reviews on Amazon</a> are quite positive.<br /> <br /> No word yet as to when the final installment will be made available, but we'll be there when it is.<br /> <br /> <br /> --<br /> <br /> <iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B00EDFCWCC&nou=1&ref=qf_sp_asin_til&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=FFFFFF&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe> <iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B00FKQHXM2&nou=1&ref=qf_sp_asin_til&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=FFFFFF&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe> <br /> <br />

Vol. 2 of Klinger's New Annotated Sherlock Holmes on Kindle

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by Scott Monty