I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

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Fandom should not be underestimated.<br />
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Between the decades-long fans of the BBC's venerable and constantly reinvented <i>Doctor Who</i> and the relatively recent fandom that has arisen out of <i>Sherlock</i>, there are some seriously talented dedicated individuals at work.<br />
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Fan fiction ("fanfic") has been going on for years. As a matter of fact, we indicated that pastiches of the Sherlock Holmes stories have been happening for over 100 years and <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/11/how-sherlock-holmes-made-50-shades-of.html#.Uqom8PSICM4" target="_blank">eventually led to <i>Fifty Shades of Grey</i></a>. Fanfic is simply another branch of that practice.<br />
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One of the overlaps between the two fan-supported shows is called "<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/wholock" target="_blank">Wholock</a>." Yes, we're aware that Tom Baker, who portrayed the Fourth Doctor, <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/09/doctor-will-meet-me-here-resi_16.html#.UqomiPSICM4" target="_blank">also made an appearance as Holmes</a>, but Wholock goes beyond that. When you consider the ease of access to assets and the ability to edit, create and process completely new assets based on what's available, it shouldn't be surprising that we see some pretty creative output.<br />
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From animated gifs to posters, memes and more, the fans have incredible imaginations and skills. But we were completely awestruck when we saw the work of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3bGYljQ5Uw" target="_blank">John Smith on YouTube</a>:<br />
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Professionally cut and edited, it would be easy to think that this is an official work of the BBC. And while Steven Moffat does have a hand in both shows, this was completely the work of a fan. As Mr. Smith notes in the description of the video:<br />
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 We did enjoy it. Immensely. How about you?<br />
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This Fan-Created Wholock Video Is a Masterpiece

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Episode 59: Sherlockology

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We can unabashedly say that we're huge fans of <a href="http://www.sherlockology.com/" target="_blank">Sherlockology</a>. So it was with great pleasure that we sat down with Jules Coomber and David Mather, two of the four (in addition to Emma and Leif) who run the burgeoning online presence of a site that pays homage to the BBC's <i>Sherlock </i>and the cast and crew that are responsible for it. It's been so well done that many think that it's either an official BBC site or that it's only about the show.<br />
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Go with us behind the scenes to understand who these energetic and fascinating people are, what brought them to Sherlock Holmes, what keeps them committed, the relationships they've forged with the creators and staffers of the show, and some behind-the-scenes commentary about how this is all done. And please don't forget to visit <a href="http://www.sherlockabilia.com/index.html" target="_blank">Sherlockabilia</a>, the online shop run by these enterprising people. All of the proceeds go back into running the site, which is purely a labor of love.<br />
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Technically, this qualifies as our Christmas episode, which is entirely appropriate, as Series 3 of <i>Sherlock</i> gets its world premiere on December 15 and the show hits the wider public on January 1. Along with these gifts, we reference <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2012/12/episode-49-ill-have-blue-christmas.html" target="_blank">our review of "The Blue Carbuncle"</a> last year at this time, so that's well worth your time. In addition, for those who have downloaded the official I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere app on <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>, we have an extra audio treat for you that you may find of interest.<br />
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Of course, we cover some nuggets of current events and news - mostly around the premiere of <i>Sherlock</i> and its anticipation, a reference to our <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/search/label/always%201895#.UqfRicRDuSo" target="_blank">Weekly Links Compendium</a> (so lovingly compiled by <a href="http://always1895.net/" target="_blank">Matt Laffey</a>), the growth of the <a href="http://bit.ly/SHCommunity" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes Community</a> and our well laid-out <a href="http://flip.it/oxPOZ" target="_blank">Flipboard</a> magazine.<br />
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Our gas-lamp this week comes from the 1959 <i>Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual</i> and is titled "Christmas with Sherlock Holmes." We wish you the compliments of the season.<br />
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<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><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2012/12/episode-49-ill-have-blue-christmas.html#.UqVigcRDuSo">Episode 49</a> - our Christmas episode </li>
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<li><a href="http://www.sherlockology.com/news/2012/5/21/st-barts-visit-21052012" target="_blank">A visit to St. Bart's Hospital</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.culturalweekly.com/scott-monty-answers-culture/" target="_blank">An apt quote from "The Naval Treaty" in Cultural Weekly</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/world/peter-cushing-memoir.php" target="_blank">David Stuart Davies remembers Peter Cushing</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/monteburke/2013/11/26/a-former-apple-executives-obsessive-search-for-sherlock-holmes/" target="_blank">Collector Glen Miranker featured in Forbes</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.sherlockology.com/" target="_blank">Sherlockology's site</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.sherlockology.com/locations">Locations</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sherlockology.com/wardrobe">Wardrobe</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sherlockology.com/props">Props</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.sherlockabilia.com/index.html">Sherlockabilia</a> - the Sherlockology Shop</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/11/how-sherlock-holmes-made-50-shades-of.html" target="_blank">How Sherlock Holmes Made 50 Shades of Grey Possible</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wessexpress.com/html/g2b4.html" target="_blank">From Gillette to Brett IV: Basil, Benedict and Beyond</a> - including the special exhibition of original wardrobe items from Sherlock Holmes on the screen.</li>
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Episode 59: Sherlockology

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It's Here: The Interactive Trailer for Sherlock Series 3

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The world has been waiting for the official trailer for BBC One's <i>Sherlock</i> for quite some time. We've seen the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/05/sherlock-season-3_n_4393533.html?ir=Books">release of 30 press photos</a>, the announcement of the official air dates <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/11/uk-air-date-for-sherlock-revealed.html">on BBC One</a> and <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/10/sherlock-series-3-game-is-on.html#.UqX3YsRDuSo">on PBS</a>, the offer of <a href="http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/sherlock/28474/limited-edition-sherlock-fan-boxset-announced" target="_blank">a limited box set</a>, the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01m37h1" target="_blank">teaser trailer</a> and much, much more.<br />
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But the official trailer has eluded everyone so far. Until now, that is. Of course, it's widely <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9UcR9iKArd0">available on YouTube</a>, but there's <a href="http://bit.ly/BBCSherlock3" target="_blank">an interactive version</a> that we think is much more unique. It's a superb bit of technology that gets the viewer involved and unlocks more content.<br />
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For the third time, BBC One have partnered with <a href="http://bit.ly/BBCSherlock3" target="_blank">wireWAX to launch an interactive video</a>, this time for <i>Sherlock </i>Series 3. The unique experience allows viewers to reach out and click (or touch - for mobile too!) the tags throughout the trailer and get access to exclusive, unseen footage, photos and background. Fans can also find a hidden tag (which appears to the left of Sherlock’s grave on the first scene) and entering a secret code (051113 - the number entered into the keypad in the trailer) to access unseen content from the new series.<div>
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In the trailer, Watson states what many of us may be thinking: "<i>I don't care how you faked it. I want to know why</i>."<br />
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And when Sherlock says, "<i>The one person he thought didn't matter at all to me is the one person who mattered the most</i>." Any clue as to whom he might be referring? Our bet is that "he" is Watson and "the person who mattered the most" is Mycroft. What's your guess?</div>
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It's Here: The Interactive Trailer for Sherlock Series 3

"allowed you to wax rich" [STUD] The world has been waiting for the official trailer for BBC One's Sherlock for quite so...

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by Scott Monty

Weekly Sherlock Links Compendium (November 30 - December 6, 2013)

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The spiritual and religious Holmes, interview with a Babe, naming your newborn "Sherlock", how the 1970s changed the face of the Great Detective, a visit to The Sherlock Holmes Museum of London, the return of The Saturday Review of Literature, how to make a desirable DVD box set even more desirable, the greatest 'bromance' ever, why a (empty) hearse brought tears of joy to a nation, Sherlockian studies - Canadian style, an illustration of a Xmas story without slush and more in the latest Weekly Sherlock Links Compendium from Matt Laffey.</div>
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<a href="http://sherlockian.net/religionproject/"><b>Sherlockian.net</b></a> recently announced a new project entitled "Spiritualizing Sherlock" wherein site proprietor <a href="http://twitter.com/darkgreendesk">Chris Redmond</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/overeducatedgrl">Lindsay Colwell</a>, a Sherlockian recently drawn back into the fold, investigate the role of religion in the Canon: "If you have ever wondered whether Sherlock Holmes was a member of the Church of England, a Lutheran or a Zoroastrian, and (more important) if you have ever thought about a Sherlock Holmes tale and considered the religious and spiritual implications it contained, your proverbial prayers have been answered. Today we launch “Spiritualizing Sherlock: A Study of the Religious and Theological Themes in the World of Sherlock Holmes”. The purpose of the project is to make possible a systematic understanding of all the religious and theological matters that are explicit or implicit in the Holmes canon, and what we can learn from them. We will begin by casting as broad a net as possible, to include religious practices and institutions, theological ideas, and also moral teachings." Plans are underway to compile and make available online a definitive bibliography of writings on Holmes and religion. "In a later stage, we hope to develop a synthesis of the information and ideas that appear through the bibliography and our discussions of it, and to demonstrate patterns of religious ideas associated with Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Sherlockian Canon. This part of the project will, we hope, result in a published monograph or e-book that will be a real contribution to Sherlockian knowledge." Redmond, a sometimes lay preacher, and Colwell, a theologian by training, bring the necessary enthusiasm and holy cred to a project that's sure to edify and provoke, and will no doubt illuminate an under appreciated aspect of the Canon. </div>
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<a href="http://www.dailydot.com/fandom/sherlock-holmes-baker-street-babes-fans-podcast/" target="_blank"><b>Daily Dot</b> ran a feature</a> on everyone's favorite all female Sherlock podcast <a href="http://bakerstreetbabes.com/" target="_blank">The Baker Street Babes</a>:<br />
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“I also wanted to give a voice to young female fans. We’re poked fun at constantly by the media and those who don’t necessarily understand fan culture, but while we may have quirks and in-jokes, there’s an amazing level of scholarship and discussion happening. It’s always overlooked and I wanted the podcast to showcase both sides of the coin, if you will,” </blockquote>
sayeth fearless leader of the Babes of Baker Street <a href="https://twitter.com/CurlyFourEyes">Kristina 'Curly' Manente</a>. Along with the Babes' usual <a href="http://bakerstreetbabes.com/podcast/">Sherlockian podcast</a> fun, make sure to check out their most recent episode reviews of CBS's <a href="http://bakerstreetbabes.com/elementary-review-02-x-10-tremors/"><i>Elementary</i></a> and the <a href="http://bakerstreetbabes.com/review-new-russian-holmes-01x03-04-rock-paper-scissors/">new Russian Sherlock Holmes</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-12-02/sherlock-enters-top-baby-name-list" target="_blank">Radio Times reports on the newest baby naming phenomenon</a> to sweep England: "Sherlock" has entered the list of top baby names for boys in England and Wales, after five families registered it in 2012....This isn’t the biggest rush on a baby name since time began but have you ever met someone called Sherlock? Exactly. Between 1996 and 2011 the detective’s name didn’t appear at all in the annual lists of top baby names for boys compiled by the <a href="http://www.statistics.gov.uk/hub/index.html" target="_blank">Office For National Statistics</a>....But once a name has been registered more than twice, it makes the cut. For Sherlock, that year was 2012, when it ended up 3,416th on a list of 4,805 male names, in the company of Ulysses, Roland and Timofey, which (among many others) also racked up five registrations apiece." (Thanks to <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/113422155819799889823/posts" target="_blank">Jack Wilson+</a> for the tip!)<br />
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The Consulting Detective makes the case for "<a href="http://the-consulting-detective.blogspot.com/2013/11/why-by-decree-1979-is-perfect.html" target="_blank">Why <i>Murder By Decree</i> (1979) Is Perfect</a>." Featuring <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001626/"><b>Christopher Plummer</b></a>'s second outing as Holmes - he first appeared as the Great Detective in a 1977 TV adaptation of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0176144/"><i>Silver Blaze</i></a> (an under-appreciated though excellent adaptation) - and accompanied by James Mason as Watson, <i><a href="http://amzn.to/1f6Lzkw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Murder By Decree</a></i> is both a typical and atypical 1970s-era Holmes adaptation which pits the Great Detective against Whitechapel's most notorious denizen, Saucy Jack. Noting that <i>Murder By Decree</i> was not the first Sherlock vs. Jack the Ripper film - that honor goes to <a href="http://amzn.to/1gfnECz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>A Study In Terror</i></a> (1965) featuring John Neville as Holmes and Donald Houston as Watson -<br />
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"it features a far darker plot, draws off of real events and characters and features one of the finest yet controversial portrayals of Sherlock Holmes....Much like <a href="http://amzn.to/1kn7GDO" target="_blank"><i>The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes</i></a> (1970) and <i><a href="http://amzn.to/1chhcnK" target="_blank">The Seven-Per-Cent Solution</a></i> (1979) there is something very different about this version of Sherlock Holmes. Christopher Plummer's Holmes is a kindhearted, very sincere man, at odds with the cold, calculating genius portrayed in Arthur Conan Doyle's originals...Holmes still manages to unravel a tangled skein of events surrounding the Ripper murders, but he feels far more empathy towards all those involved." </blockquote>
The 1970s was not only a boom time for Sherlock Holmes, but it was a time when (Sherlockian and non-Sherlockian) writers and directors alike felt free to reinterpret and reanalyze the life and times as well as the psychology of a character whom many, until that time, had assumed inhabited an unbreakable mold. <i>Murder By Decree</i> certainly broke that mold - to positive effect - and for that reason alone certainly deserves a place in the upper echelons of great Holmes cinema. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: start;">[<b>Nick Cardillo</b> of </span><a href="http://the-consulting-detective.blogspot.com/2013/11/why-by-decree-1979-is-perfect.html" style="text-align: start;">The Consulting Detective</a><span style="text-align: start;"> proclaims: "<i>Murder by Decree</i> is one of my favourite Sherlock Holmes films. It is by far one of the most brilliant Sherlock Holmes films I have ever seen, and perhaps one of my favourite movies in general. It is in my opinion essential viewing for any Sherlockian."]</span></span></td></tr>
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<a href="http://news.fitzrovia.org.uk/2013/12/06/an-enjoyable-visit-to-the-sherlock-holmes-museum/"><b>Fitzrovia News</b></a>, a blog based out of London, recounts a recent trip to <a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/">The Sherlock Holmes Museum</a> of London:<br />
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Famous for its recreation of the sitting room at 221B as well as a menagerie of life sized, wax Canonical characters and fascinatingly detailed dioramas (Evil exalted on the Moor...<a href="https://plus.google.com/photos/110197315271376244922/albums/5429740867346392833/5576586373893781010?pid=5576586373893781010&oid=110197315271376244922">in miniature</a>!), I don't know of a single Sherlockian who has visited the Museum and not come away amused by the displays. Where else on Earth can you meet a suspiciously literate <a href="https://plus.google.com/photos/110197315271376244922/albums/5429740867346392833/5576585569114407154?pid=5576585569114407154&oid=110197315271376244922">beggar with a twisted lip</a>, watch as the hand of justice cuts down <a href="https://plus.google.com/photos/110197315271376244922/albums/5429740867346392833/5576586005455957266?pid=5576586005455957266&oid=110197315271376244922">"the worst man in London"</a> and look into the eyes of the <a href="https://plus.google.com/photos/110197315271376244922/albums/5429740867346392833/5576586278763853154?pid=5576586278763853154&oid=110197315271376244922">Napoleon of Crime</a>? </div>
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<b><i>The Saturday Review of Literature</i></b>, edited by Donald Pollock and friends, announced that <i>SRL</i> 2014, Issue No. 2 will be "published on January 18, 2014. Copies can be ordered in advance for $5.00 (which includes postage) to: Donald Pollock 521 College Ave. Niagara Falls, NY 14305....We can promise something of interest, if not outrage, for everyone. Copies will be mailed out following the <a href="http://www.bsiweekend.com/" target="_blank"><b>BSI Weekend</b></a>, though I am happy to bring along to New York copies for anyone who orders in advance."</div>
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<a href="http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/sherlock/28474/limited-edition-sherlock-fan-boxset-announced"><b>Den of Geek</b></a> reports on BBC Worldwide's announcement of a special edition BBC <i>Sherlock</i> box set. Limited to 3000 units, each set will contain all three series of <i>Sherlock</i> on disc as well as a copy of an episode script from the first series penned by <b>Steven Moffat</b>, a letter from a "popular returning character" and a soft touch A6 size notebook all housed in the poshest of packages. (Thanks to <a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/sherlock-holmes/p/4012290645/2013/12/07/limited-edition-sherlock-fan-boxset-announced-den-of-geek" target="_blank">IHOSE</a> for the tip!)<br />
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<a href="http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/sherlock-season-3-20-tv-6366281"><b>Wales Online</b></a> looks at 20 TV 'bromances' to rival BBC Sherlock's Holmes and Watson. If you're unfamiliar with what a "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromance">bromance</a>" is "a close non-sexual relationship between two (or more) men, a form of affectional or homosocial intimacy," cf. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_film">buddy film</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_bonding">male bonding</a> or any BBC Sherlock scene featuring just Sherlock and John.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/sherlock-series-3-christmas-episode-2888147"><b>Mirror</b></a> announces BBC <i>Sherlock</i> mini episode <i>Many Happy Returns</i> to air on Christmas Day in the UK. I've been attempting to remain un-spoiled so you'll have to follow the link for more details. On a related note, deerstalkers off to the BBC promotions department for how they announced the UK air date of the Series 3 premier: driving an old fashioned hearse around St Barts adorned with the words "Sherlock" and the air date and then parking in front of the now infamous '<a href="http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2013/02/londons-red-phone-box-shrine-to-sherlock-holmes/">red Sherlock phone box</a>'. </div>
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Dan Andriacco in "<a href="http://bakerstreetbeat.blogspot.com/2013/12/those-creepy-master-criminals.html" target="_blank">Those Creepy, Serpentine Master Criminals</a>" points out the "herpetological similes" which Holmes applied to Moriarty as well as "the worst man in London" and master blackmailer Charles Augustus Milverton. <br />
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<b>Doyleockian </b>looks at speculation surrounding Holmes' retirement in "<a href="http://alistaird221b.blogspot.com/2013/12/sherlock-holmes-post-1903-bee-keeping.html" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes post 1903 - the Bee-keeping Years</a>". "The subject of Sherlock Holmes’s retirement is one as open to speculation as the great hiatus. In fact, you could argue, that they are much the same. They are periods when Holmes’s movements are largely unknown." So just what was Holmes up to between the two mystery periods of "December 1903 - July 1907 and 1907 (post "Lion’s Mane") to August(ish) 1912?" A truly fascinating hole in the world of Sherlockian studies.<br />
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<a href="http://www.torontobootmakers.com/"><b>The Bootmakers of Toronto</b></a> - the legendary Sherlock Holmes Society Canada - have recently joined the Sherlockian Twitterverse with <a href="https://twitter.com/BootmakersTO/status/407968767948230656">@BootmakersTO</a> as well as announcing a reboot of their official website <a href="http://www.torontobootmakers.com/">TorotnoBootmakers.com</a>. And don't forget to download for free the latest issue of the Bootmaker's journal, <a href="http://www.torontobootmakers.com/canadian-holmes-current-publication/"><i>Canadian Holmes</i></a> (Vol.36 No.1, Fall 2013) in either <a href="http://www.torontobootmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Canadian-Holmes-Fall-2013-Various.epub">epub</a> or <a href="http://www.torontobootmakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2013-Fall-2.pdf">PDF</a> format. Standout articles this issue include "Sherlock Holmes in ‘The Hands of the Jews:’ Jewish Stereotypes in the Canon", "The Victorian Concept of Honour in The Bruce-Partington Plans" and "Science and Sherlock Holmes".</div>
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Sidgwicks celebrates December with the discovery of <a href="http://sidgwicks.tumblr.com/post/68867235360/illustration-by-adrian-yermolayev-for-the" target="_blank">this bold and wonderful scene</a> featuring Holmes and Watson traipsing through London in an attempt to discover just how the "bonniest, brightest little blue egg that ever was seen" ended up in the crop of a Christmas goose. Russian illustrator Adrian Yermolayev created this Christmas scene without slush (to paraphrase Kit) in order to accompany “<a href="http://168.144.50.205/221bcollection/canon/blue.htm">The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle</a>” from a Soviet-era collection of Holmes favorites titled <i>The Red-Headed League and Other Stories</i> (Saint Petersburg: Detgiz, 1945).</div>
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Weekly Sherlock Links Compendium (November 30 - December 6, 2013)

"Of all the facts which were presented to us, we had to pick just those which we deemed to be essential, and then piece them together ...

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Sherlock Holmes vs. Iron Man

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You might think that this is a post comparing the two hit movie franchises staring Robert Downey Jr. But it's not. Maybe another time.<br />
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This post is about the new Sherlock Holmes book by <a href="http://georgemann.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">George Mann</a> called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AP2UVVG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00AP2UVVG&linkCode=as2&tag=theconblo04-20" target="_blank"><i>The Will of the Dead</i></a>.  Mann is more well known (in certain niche literary circles) for his Newbury and Hobbes steampunk series, is a wonderfully talented writer who has a way with words that only British authors seem to be able to pull off.<br />
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In my mind there are two ways to write a Sherlock Holmes pastiche; you either do your best Doyle impersonation and try to write something that would be difficult to discern from something Doyle himself would have written, or you throw caution to the wind and do something completely different. I love both approaches but in the latter case I prefer it when the the characters stay true to form and it's the stories or the setting that take the brunt of the creative divergence. This is what Mann has done with <i>The Will of the Dead</i>.<br />
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While the true grandfather of steampunk may be Jules Verne, Doyle and Sherlock Holmes have undoubtedly been a huge influence on the genre. In fact, Mann's Newbury and Hobbes series borrows heavily from Sherlock Holmes. It contains a brilliant detective who has a tendency to use narcotics and is heavily educated in the occult. Okay, maybe that last part doesn't fit very well, but trust me, the homage to Holmes is clear.<br />
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In <i>The Will of the Dead</i>, Mann has undertaken a Sherlock Holmes story and while the use of steampunk is minimal, it's still present. Doyle purists will likely have already stopped reading, but I for one enjoy it when authors take poetic license with the Great Detective and bring some of their own creative flair to the story. If you're afraid the story is filled with steam powered cars, clockwork automatons, cyborgs, and zeppelins don't worry the only steampunk element are men in iron suits powered by steam.<br />
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In fact if you took the iron men out of the book it would be a fairly traditional Sherlock Holmes story. The main story is of a missing will of a wealthy uncle, the suspect circumstances of his death, his bickering niece and nephews, and a mysterious heir to the family fortune who know one knows. And then of course there are several high profile robberies carried out in broad daylight by men in iron suits.<br />
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But Mann can't resist tying in his popular steampunk series with this book by placing a younger version of the police detective from his Newbury and Hobbes stories as the police detective assigned to the case that Holmes is working on. It's a nice touch if your a fan of his other books but not distracting or obvious if you're not.<br />
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So if you're a fan of steampunk and Sherlock Holmes, this is an easy recommendation. If you enjoy creative Sherlock pastiches with a hint of sci-fi, then this I think you'll also be pleased with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AP2UVVG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00AP2UVVG&linkCode=as2&tag=theconblo04-20" target="_blank"><i>The Will of the Dead</i></a>.<br />
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Weekly Sherlock Links Compendium (November 23 - November 29, 2013)

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Sherlock Holmes in the silent film era, the new Russian Sherlock Holmes debuts, Sherlock goes RPG, the fandom that waited versus the Strandom that waited, Hound of the Baskervilles on stage, the passing of a Sherlockian, a Batman and Sherlock imaginary team-up, BBC <i>Sherlock</i> times announced for the UK, a photo shoot on the set of 221B, farewell to Watson's hit counter, a nerd hosts a charity ball and more on the latest Weekly Sherlock Links Compendium from Matt Laffey.<br />
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<a href="http://www.nplh.co.uk/2/post/2013/11/quiet-please.html"><b>Howard Ostrom</b></a>, a Sherlockian based out of Florida known primarily for <a href="http://www.nplh.co.uk/the-howard-ostrom-holmes-and-watson-collection.html">his massive and unique collection</a> of autographed photos of actors who have played Holmes and Watson in one form or another (eg. film, TV, radio, theater, etc.), has of late been writing quite a few essays on a variety of Sherlock-related topics. A few months ago he teamed-up with <a href="https://twitter.com/raywilcockson"><b>Ray Wilcockson</b></a> to research the virtually unknown history of African-American performers playing the Great Detective - a line of inquiry inspired by the discovery of a one reel silent film titled <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1237004/"><i>The Tale of a Chicken</i></a> (1914) - culminating in the three part essay "<a href="http://www.nplh.co.uk/2/post/2013/10/voices-from-the-darkness-african-america-sherlock-holmes.html">Voices From the Darkness: African-America & Sherlock Holmes</a>" (2013).  His latest essay series is based on extensive research into silent Sherlock Holmes films seeking to answer questions like "Who were these Si-locks? What of the titles they appeared in? How did they come about?" The first part of "<a href="http://www.nplh.co.uk/uploads/7/3/3/6/7336521/silent_sherlock.pdf">Silent Sherlock: Sherlock Holmes and the Silent Film Era</a>" spans the years 1900 to 1908, beginning with the one minute Mutoscope film familiar to many Sherlockians titled <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes_Baffled"><i>Sherlock Holmes Baffled</i></a> (1900) - and thanks to Sherlockian Michael Pointer's rediscovery of the film in 1968, you can view this remarkable piece of Sherlockian and Film history <a href="http://youtu.be/KmffCrlgY-c">here</a> (or below). On a related note, <a href="http://www.librarything.com/author/pointermichael"><b>Michael Pointer</b></a> wrote three excellent Sherlock books, my favorite being the ridiculously oversized (12" height) <a href="http://www.librarything.com/work/856776/details/104009087"><i>The Pictorial History of Sherlock Holmes</i></a> (1991). Ostrom catalogues twelve films in total, all made before 1913 though many are sadly lost to us forever. Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/raywilcockson">@HowardOstrom</a> on Twitter to receive future updates.<br />
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<a href="http://sherlockpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/11/without-understanding-word.html"><b>Sherlock Peoria</b></a> recounts his recent adventure watching episodes of the new <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes_(2013_TV_series)">Russian Sherlock Holmes</a> (2013) TV series without English subtitles, a feat I attempted as well with equal results: "...it's been quite a puzzling experience. Sherlock Holmes has always been about words for us, if you think about it, and suddenly being deprived of any words at all is quite strange. You find yourself going, "I think this is The Sign of the Four . . . but it's obviously not." I like the look of the series, though the Sherlock Holmes is another one of our recent "Sherlocks who don't look like Sherlock." The Watson is very good, but Watson has always been a bit easier to capture on film." The Russian Sherlock Holmes TV series premiered this past November (16 episodes to date) and stars <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1214581/"><b>Igor Petrenko</b></a> as Sherlock Holmes and the late <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Panin"><b>Andrei Panin</b></a> - the actor was <a href="http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/actor-andrei-panin-found-dead-with-head-injury/476649.html">found dead with a head injury in his Moscow apartment</a> in March of 2013 - as Doctor John Watson. The show is set in Victorian London and has a gritty, realistic feel that doesn't shy from the seedier, less picturesque side of late-19th/early 20th century urban life. As frustrating as watching the episodes are sans subtitles, I look forward to being able to properly immerse myself in this new and exciting adaptation. If you're up for the challenge, all the Russian Sherlock episodes are available on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzEvtL_Mi0pLakFw5ituJPsST_lGat1op">YouTube</a> or <a href="http://russia.tv/video/show/brand_id/17605">Russia.tv</a>. For another perspective on the series plus extensive reviews, check out the <a href="http://bakerstreetbabes.com/review-new-russian-holmes-01x01-02-baker-street-221b/"><b>Baker Street Babes</b></a>.</div>
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<a href="http://bakerstreetbabes.com/podcast/episode-47-sherlock-the-game-is-on/"><b>The Baker Street Babes</b></a> released 'Episode 47: The Game (Is On!)' wherein "Curly, Maria, Taylor, & Ardy sat down with some of the team behind <a href="http://sherlock-thegame.tumblr.com/"><i>Sherlock: The Game Is On</i></a> to learn how it started and to try and solve the puzzle of how such a collaborative project of this size even works." After listening to the Babes talk to the game's creators, make sure to watch the <a href="http://youtu.be/ZyW-JBpBic4">Making of Sherlock: the Game Is On video</a> for further information as well as a wealth of game previews, graphics and artwork. Other Sherlock-themed games discussed include <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sherlock-Holmes-Consulting-Detective-Board/dp/2914849893"><i>Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Board Game</i></a> and the Xbox, Playstation and PC Sherlock Holmes series from Frogwares, the latest offering being <a href="http://www.sherlockholmes-thegame.com/"><i>Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments</i></a>. For the latest updates, make sure to follow <a href="https://twitter.com/sherlockthegame" target="_blank">@SherlockTheGame</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://alistaird221b.blogspot.com/2013/11/missing-sherlock-youre-so-lucky.html#more"><b>Doyleockian</b></a> reflects on the recent rumblings of the so-called '<a href="http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/the-fandom-that-waited">fandom that waited</a>' noting that the original Sherlock fandom had to wait a decade to find out what happened between events in "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Problem">The Final Problem</a>" (1893) ending with Sherlock's apparent death at the bottom of the Reichenbach and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Empty_House">The Empty House</a>" (1903) - of course <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hound_of_the_Baskervilles"><i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i></a> (1901) was published after LAST but it's stressed that the Dartmoor adventure occurred before FINA. Alistair Duncan suggests we "spare a thought for the fans of Sherlock Holmes in 1893. When they picked up their copy of <i>The Strand</i> in December and read Watson's summing up of the conflict between Holmes and Moriarty they went through emotions very similar to those of today's teens to twenty-somethings (and older).<br />
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But what they didn't have was a closing scene of Holmes watching Watson from afar - very much alive. The Victorian fans of Holmes were not going to get that scene for ten years. It puts the wait for Sherlock into perspective doesn't it?" As much flack as Moffat receives for making BBC <i>Sherlock</i> fans wait nearly two years to find out what happened after events in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Reichenbach_Fall"><i>The Reichenbach Fall</i></a>, it doesn't compare to the sheer heartlessness of ACD who left Strand readers adrift thinking that Holmes died along with Professor Moriarty. So Duncan drops the gauntlet asking: "Could you modern fans even conceive of such a wait for a mere temporary return? Judging by the internet most of the newer fans of Holmes are struggling with a mere quarter of that wait." </div>
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<a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/primordial-horror-meets-cold-victorian-logic/Content?oid=18332416"><b>The Stranger</b></a> delivered up a very knowledgeable review of the <a href="http://www.seattlerep.org/Plays/1314/HB/Synopsis">Seattle Repertory Theatre</a>'s production of <i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i>: "After the nightmarish opening sequence, in which a man is pursued and devoured by a hellhound on a misty moor, Kennan initiates the comedy, and the rest of the play keeps it rolling in ways that are direct or indirect. Even the dead-serious themes and concerns of the play—such as trying to capture a killer, protect the innocent, and separate the natural (true) from the supernatural (untrue)—become funny. Once Holmes's seriousness is undone by traces of comedy, the entire culture Conan Doyle's novel represents is undone, and we can't help but chuckle at a society that had complete faith in progress, saw women as soft in the head, believed that the shape of a man's cranium corresponded with his intellectual abilities, and saw wars for resources and markets as an honorable civilizing mission in the long march of history." I wish NYC was a little closer to Seattle so I could check out this adaptation of HOUN - the special FX alone sound worth the price of admission.</div>
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<a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/11/remembering-jerry-wachs-bsi.html"><b>I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</b></a> marks the passing on November 8, 2013 of Sherlockian Jerry Wa<b>chs</b>, BSI ("Sir James Saunders") with a set of memories related by fellow BSI and friend Jerry Margolin. I've copied just one to this post but make sure to read all of <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/11/remembering-jerry-wachs-bsi.html#.UpkZ7GRDvns">Margolin's remembrances</a>: "Jerry was a collector of Sherlockiana. His particular specialty was Sherlockian lapel pins; he had the largest collection in the world. I think it got up to over 1,000 pins and it covered every aspect of the world of Sherlock Holmes. Like most of us, he was very social, very well liked by all who knew him and was very well respected." Jerry Wachs full obituary can be found <a href="http://www.riversidememorialchapel.com/obituaries/show/1515?PHPSESSID=f8ed066cf7d96c49203405f190a4fbba">here</a>, but some essentials include:<br />
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Gerald N. "Jerry" Wachs, M.D. died on Nov. 8, 2013, in New York, at age 76. Jerry had many accomplishments in his life, but none more important than his four children...He was also the treasured grandfather to six beautiful grandchildren and [a] loving brother...Dr. Wachs was responsible for the FDA's approval of over 20 new drug applications...an avid collector who was most proud of his 19th-Century first edition English poetry collection...a life master in bridge...He was the constant companion of Gail Postal for the past 19 years. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. </blockquote>
Posts like this also serve as a reminder to make the most of the time we have with Sherlockian friends young and old - particularly when, due to distance and obligations, those times are scattered over months and years.</div>
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<a href="http://ihearofsherlock.tumblr.com/post/68065878572/super-team-family-the-lost-issues-batman-and"><b>Sherlock.Everywhere</b></a> - the Tumblr site of IHOSE - re-posted this imaginary cover from a site that imagines "the greatest team-ups that never happened...but should have." From the creator of the <a href="http://braveandboldlost.blogspot.com/2013/11/batman-and-sherlock-holmes.html">Super-Team Family...The Lost Issues</a>: "These two shared a story in <a href="http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Detective_Comics_Vol_1_572"><i>Detective Comics</i> #572</a>, and I have always wanted to see them together again. It's great to see Sherlock Holmes getting so mach attention these days. I enjoyed the <b>Robert Downey Jr.</b> films, they were fun if a bit splashy for Holmes.  <i>Elementary</i> has grown on me as well, an interesting spin on the Watson/Holmes story. My favorite current Holmes incarnation is on the BBC's <i>Sherlock</i>. <b>Benedict Cumberbatch</b> is perfect in the role of a modern-day Sherlock Holmes. Still, no actor has ever topped Jeremy Brett in my mind when it comes to playing the world's most famous sleuth." Here here.</div>
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<a href="http://blogs.weta.org/tellyvisions/2013/11/27/documentary-how-sherlock-changed-world-air-pbs-stations-december"><b>Telly Visions</b></a> discusses the recent two hour documentary <a href="http://www.pbs.org/about/news/archive/2013/sherlock-changed-world/"><i>How Sherlock Changed the World</i></a> (2013), scheduled to premiere on PBS December 17 which "will explore the real-world impact of history’s most famous fictional detective, including the effect that Holmes has had on the development of real forensic and investigative techniques, and will feature noted forensic scientist Dr. Henry Lee."</div>
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<a href="http://www.sherlockology.com/news/2013/11/29/sherlock-uk-airdates-291113"><b>Sherlockology</b></a> announced the UK air dates for BBC <i>Sherlock</i> Season 3, Episode 1: "The long awaited day has finally arrived.  Sherlock Series Three will air in the UK from January 1 2014. With a suitable degree of theatricality, the BBC today confirmed the premiere airdate for <i>Sherlock</i> Series Three in the UK through the medium of an empty hearse, flowers announcing the date that the Great Detective will return to life and grace our screens once again." Americans will of course have to wait until January 19, 2014 - the last day of <a href="http://www.bsiweekend.com/"><b>BSI Weekend</b></a> - to officially see how Holmes survives his dive off of St Barts and how Watson reacts to the return of his missing roommate. </div>
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<a href="http://finalproblem.tumblr.com/post/68564839429/is-secretly-relieved-someone-finally-told-john">The Final Problem</a> pointed out that someone must have "finally told John that web counters are so 1998" - the evidence being that <a href="http://johnwatsonblog.co.uk/">The Personal Blog Dr John H Watson</a> no longer possesses a hit counter perpetually displaying always 1895. </div>
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<a href="http://thegreatbaz.wordpress.com/2013/11/24/sunday-pic-13/"><b>The Baz</b></a> - a site for all things Rathbone-related - in their Sunday Pics #13 feature posted a few screenshots of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Rathbone">Basil Rathbone</a> as the Great Detective in the classic <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031448/"><i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i></a> (1939), a film which I just re-watched as part of my Thanksgiving break Sherlock movie marathon. </div>
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<a href="http://bakerstreetbabes.com/curtis-armstrong-announced-as-daintiest-charity-ball-costume-competition-announcer-thing/"><b>The Daintiest Thing Under a Bonnet</b></a>, just announced via the <b>Baker Street Babes</b> website, that Sherlockian and actor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Armstrong"><b>Curtis Armstrong</b></a> will MC the charity ball: "This year, we are delighted to announce that our cosplay/noir/Victorian costume competition prize will be awarded by no less lovely a Sherlockian than Mr. Curtis Armstrong!  You’ve seen this fabulous gentleman as Tom Cruise’s best friend in Risky Business, and he’s appeared in nearly fifty films more films, including <i>Revenge of the Nerds, Better off Dead, Dodgeball, Akeelah and the Bee, Ray</i>, and most recently, <i>Sparkle</i>. He’s the charming co-host of TBS’s reality show <i>King of the Nerds</i>, and you can also catch him on <i>New Girl</i>, <i>The Closer, and Supernatural</i>." And for those unaware, <a href="http://youtu.be/yib5dcbzCTY">Booger</a> from <i>Revenge of the Nerds</i> is also a Sherlockian of some renown! You can follow Mr Armstrong on <a href="https://twitter.com/curtisisbooger">Twitter</a>. Tickets for the Ball are still available <a href="http://daintiestball2014.bpt.me/">here</a>.</div>
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Weekly Sherlock Links Compendium (November 23 - November 29, 2013)

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We've known for a while that Sherlock Series 3 would <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/10/sherlock-series-3-game-is-on.html" target="_blank">air on PBS Masterpiece on January 19</a>. And we learned that the world premiere of Series 3 would take place <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/11/first-image-and-world-premiere-date-for.html" target="_blank">during a special event at the British Film Institute on December 15</a>. But the world has been waiting to discover the actual air date of BBC One's Sherlock in the United Kingdom.<br />
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Yesterday, a black hearse could be seen driving around London with a floral arrangement visible in the rear compartment that read: "Sherlock 01 01 14." The first episode, "The Empty Hearse," will make its way to television sets on January 1, 2014, followed by "The Sign of Three" on January 5, and concluding with "His Last Vow" on January 12. And just like that, Series 3 will be over.<br />
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So much for the UK and US. But what about air dates around the world? Our friends at <a href="http://sherlockology.tumblr.com/post/68473172885/series-3-airdate-guide" target="_blank">Sherlockology have a  comprehensive guide for other countries</a>, which at the time of publication included Poland, Denmark, Sweden and South Africa.</div>
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Wherever you view the new series, we hope you enjoy it and don't share any spoilers without warning people first!</div>
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Weekly Sherlock Links Compendium (November 2 - November 22, 2013)

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Two Sherlockian podcasters give thanks to Sherlockiana everywhere, one blogger argues that it is only a matter of time before the death of Sherlock Holmes, another considers recent Holmes biographies, the Baker Street Babes announce their second annual charity ball, everyone's favorite Swedish Sherlockian wins one prize and is on the shortlist for another, a first monograph from a new society, Christmas time in the Sherlockian world, a few lucky BBC <i>Sherlock</i> fans get to see "The Empty Hearse" a month ahead of the premiere date, new artwork for a trading card project, a tale of four Watsons opens on the NYC stage, Professor Challenger gets his day in the sun, the schedule for BSI Weekend 2014 and more in this multi-week edition of the Weekly Sherlock Links Compendium by Matt Laffey.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/11/episode-58-thankful-for-sherlock-holmes.html"><b>I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</b></a> takes stock of everything they're thankful for in the wide world of Sherlockiana and the culture it thrives in during this 58th IHOSE podcast, appropriately titled "Thankful for Sherlock Holmes" - for non-USA readers <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</a> is only a week away. Hosts Scott Monty and Burt Wolder deviate from their standard IHOSE interview format and instead discuss a variety of Sherlockian-related topics including: recent scion events such as <a href="http://sonsofthecopperbeeches.homestead.com/">The Sons of the Copper Beeches</a> and <a href="http://mycroftsleague.homestead.com/">Mycroft's League</a> in Philadelphia, a review of recent change-ups within the BSI as well as the upcoming <a href="http://www.bsiweekend.com/">BSI Weekend</a>, the premiere of BBC <i>Sherlock</i> Season 3, a Kickstarter-funded <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1722808047/sherlock-holmes-a-playing-card-deck">Sherlockian-themed playing card set</a>, a recent TED talk by <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/10/literary-critic-parul-sehgal-invokes.html">Parul Sehgal</a> on jealousy and much more. Finally, in place of the Editor's Gaslamp, they read an editorial by Sherlock Peoria's <b>Brad Keefauver</b> titled "<a href="http://sherlockpeoria.blogspot.com/2013/11/zismanian-scholarship.html">Zismanian Scholarship</a>" comparing Father Ronald Knox and Johnny Knoxville.<br />
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If Duncan's observations are accurate, the "younger generation" of Holmes-enthusiasts are drifting away from both the original Sherlock Holmes source material as well as the decades old Sherlockian societies, leaving the future of 'Sherlock Holmes' uncertain. So what is to be done? "<i>If the traditional society model is to survive it needs to attract new blood. However, must it change itself significantly to do so and at what cost?</i>" Perhaps Duncan is being overly pessimistic and all is not lost, but his concerns are worth taking seriously. </div>
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The Baker Street Babes formally announced this year's <b><a href="http://bakerstreetbabes.tumblr.com/post/66808205655/are-you-a-sherlock-holmes-fan-victorian-film">Daintiest Thing Under a Bonnet Charity Ball</a></b> happening Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 8:00 pm at the <a href="http://www.theplayersnyc.org/Welcome.html">Player’s Club</a> in New York during BSI Weekend 2014 - if you don't have your schedule handy, the Ball immediately follows the <a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/bsiweekend/speaker.html">BSI Distinguished Speaker Lecture</a> with Dr. James O'Brien. <a href="http://bakerstreetbabes.com/charity-ball-raises-2500-for-the-wounded-warrior-project/">Last year</a> the auction raised nearly $2,500 for <a href="http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/">The Wounded Warrior Project</a>, an organization that seeks "to raise awareness and enlist the public's aid for the needs of injured service members." Why did The Babes choose the WWP to raise money?<br />
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I had the good fortune of attending last year's Charity Ball and I wouldn't miss the second annual ball for anything. In the interest of full disclosure, last year I assisted in compiling the auction lots and gave a toast to Mrs. Stoner - the young widow of Major-General Stoner, of the Bengal Artillery and doomed wife of Dr. Roylott - and this year I'll be organizing auction lots and helping out in other ways, hence I might be a little biased in my support of this event. But if you don't believe me, I encourage you to ask anyone in attendance last year if they enjoyed themselves or not - I suspect you will receive a resounding "YES!" Check out <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcaric/sets/72157632513390325/" target="_blank">Melinda Caric's Charity Ball 2013 photoset</a> and stay tuned for more information.</div>
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<a href="http://www.axess.se/default.aspx?news=3393"><b>Mattias Boström</b></a>, Swedish Sherlockian and author of <a href="http://www.mattiasbostrom.se/2013/07/29/fran-holmes-till-sherlock-nagra-tidiga-kommentarer/"><i>Från Holmes till Sherlock</i></a> (which translates in English to <i>From Holmes to Sherlock</i>) has been setting fire to the Swedish literary world in recent months. Just this past weekend, <a href="http://deckarakademin.org/hem/2013-ars-basta-kriminalromaner-utsedda/">The Swedish Crime Writers' Academy</a> awarded Boström the prize for Best Non-Fiction Book 2013! And even more impressive, <i>Från Holmes till Sherlock</i> was<br />
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The entire staff of Always1895 and I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere will be rooting for you Mattias - <b>let the force of Vincent Starrett be with you!!</b></div>
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<a href="http://www.johnhwatsonsociety.com/1/post/2013/11/the-society-announces-the-monograph-series.html"><b>The John H. Watson Society</b></a>, having just released to great acclaim their inaugural 150 page issue of <a href="http://www.johnhwatsonsociety.com/society-publications.html"><i>The Watsonian</i></a>, announced this week that the society's first monograph <b><i>Coin of the Canonical Realm</i></b> is published and ready to enter the libraries of Sherlockians everywhere: "<i>in this, the first monograph published by the John H. Watson Society, Nicholas Utechin sets out to make 21st century sense of all the 19th century mentions of money in the Sherlock Holmes stories</i>."<br />
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<a href="http://bakerstreetbeat.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-full-life-and-story-often-retold.html"><b>Dan Andriacco</b></a> asks "just how many biographies of Arthur Conan Doyle does one need?" I've read many a Sherlockian's answer to this question in books, journals and monographs (an answer that ranges anywhere between all of them to none of them), with the overarching theme being that, to date, no single Conan Doyle biography can be called 'definitive', a few can be called 'informative but incomplete' and still some can barely be called 'competent'. But Andriacco isn't attempting to stir the Conan Doyle biography controversy pot here; he simply wants to point out that he picked up two of the newest biographies at his favorite used bookstore: <a href="http://amzn.to/1iVkmUu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Conan Doyle: The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes</i></a> (2007) by Andrew Lycett, and <a href="http://amzn.to/17YssJM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle</i></a> (2008) by Russell Miller.<br />
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<a href="http://barquelonestar.com/newsletter/"><b>The Crew of the Barque Lone Star</b></a>, a scion society based out of the greater Dallas / Ft. Worth area, released the November 2013 issue of their irregular publication "<a href="http://barquelonestar.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/the-bilge-pump-vol-1-no-6-november-2013.pdf">The Bilge Pump</a>" (click to download the PDF) featuring minutes from their last local gathering, an interesting essay on how Watson's naming of the tales gave "his imagination full rein. And how magnificently he rose to the occasion", a quiz, information about the quickly approaching 2014 BSI Weekend, a well-argued essay by Ronald Brackin<b> </b>on the truth behind Watson's reference to the <i>Lone Star</i> (the doomed ship mentioned in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_Orange_Pips">"The Adventure of the Five Orange Pips"</a>), discussion points related to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Resident_Patient">"The Resident Patient"</a> by <a href="http://sherlockpeoria.blogspot.com/">Sherlock Peoria</a>'s Brad Keefauver, a pastiche titled "The Wrong Cabman" and plenty of random Sherlockian tidbits. As fantastic as publications like the <i>Baker Street Journal</i> and other expertly produced and stalwart Holmes publications are, I also love DIY, local Sherlockian newsletters and zines like this. You can follow them on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BarqueLoneStar">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/BarqueLoneStar">Twitter</a>. </div>
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<a href="http://gothamist.com/2013/11/13/nypd_turned_to_patrolman_to_create.php#photo-1"><b>NYPD Patrolman's Illustrations</b></a>, created  in 1974, was a pamphlet designed to help New Yorkers deal with the grim realities of city life at the time (e.g., "<i>Before entering your vehicle, make an examination of the backseat or any other place where an intruder might hide...a driver seated behind the steering wheel practically defenseless against quick attack</i>."). The NYPD tapped Patrolman Leo Poulsen whose "<i>illustrations depict a New York of shady, bell-bottomed operators, cartoonish Bowery tropes, full-figured women, and fairy tale characters, all rendered in that bizarre '70s-style caricature that is that is both playful and unsettling</i>." The below illustration is the only one that features a character in the style of Holmes and Watson, but it's a classic example of just how recognizable the form of Holmes is - even if Watson appears to be either checking out Homes' derriere or looking to score some scratch for the gambling table (assuming that Holmes won't give him his checkbook back). </div>
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<a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/shop_item.php?item_id=38"><b>The Sherlock Holmes Society of London</b></a> released the artwork for their 2013 Christmas card which features stunning, graphic novel-style artwork by one <a href="http://www.bryan-talbot.com/">Bryan Talbot</a> who "has worked on Batman, <i>The Sandman</i>, Judge Dredd and many other series, and his work has appeared in publications as diverse as <i>Wired</i>, <i>Street Comics</i> and <i>The Radio Time</i>s." The card will be produced in full colour with a sepia tint, and will be available in packs of ten. The cost includes postage and packing. Make sure to follow the SHSL on Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/SHSLBakerStweet" target="_blank">@SHSLBakerStweet</a>) for news, events and other SHSL-related events.</div>
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<a href="http://sidgwicks.tumblr.com/post/67264801720/illustration-by-n-zeitlin-for-the-adventure-of"><b>Sidgwicks</b></a> posted another fantastic but unknown drawing from the Canon by Russian illustrator N. Zeitlin for “The Adventure of the Empty House”, <i>The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes</i>, Moscow: Detgiz, 1956.</div>
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<a href="http://www.sherlockology.com/news/2013/11/5/sherlock-s3e1-bfi-premiere-51113"><b>Sherlockology</b></a> announced a bit of very special news that should have London BBC <i>Sherlock</i> fans pulling a Percy Phelps, i.e. uttering screams, dancing around the room, shrieking a little more and then falling back limp and exhausted until treated with a medicinal tincture of brandy, à la the final scene in <a href="http://168.144.50.205/221bcollection/canon/nava.htm">"The Naval Treaty."</a><br />
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"On Sunday December 15, 2013 at 13:00 GMT, the <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">British Film Institute</a> will show S3E1: "The Empty Hearse" in a public screening at the National Film Theatre on London's Southbank, ahead of the yet to be announced first television airing in the UK on the BBC. The premiere will be followed by a Q&A with members of the cast and crew who will be in attendance." </blockquote>
Fantastic news right? Well, here's the proverbial parsley in the butter...you guessed it: <b><a href="http://youtu.be/yJxCdh1Ps48">SOLD OUT!</a> </b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[Paget's illustration depicting the precise moment when Holmes artfully uncovers the final course of Mrs Hudson's breakfast spread assumed to contain a Scotchwoman's idea of breakfast when in fact the long sought and fretted over Navel Treaty was revealed.]</span></span></td></tr>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/gotsherlock"><b>The Grand Game</b></a> Sherlock Holmes Trading Cards project continues to release new and exciting teaser art on their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gotsherlock">Facebook</a>, The sample card image below depicts one of my all time favorite Sherlockians (guess who?), but other likenesses recently posted include <a href="http://sherlockian.net/">Chris Redmond</a>, sci-fi author <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov">Isaac Asimov</a>, 32nd and 33rd presidents of the United States <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt">Franklin Delano Roosevelt</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman">Harry S. Truman</a> and <a href="http://redcircledc.org/index.php?id=39">Peter Blau</a> of <i>Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press</i>, just to name a few familiar faces you'll come across. Lastly, check out <a href="https://twitter.com/NPLH_221B">Ross K Foad</a>'s <a href="http://youtu.be/kjoZuwWRyMg">promotional video</a> for "The Grand Game.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: start;">[The above Grand Game card features the likeness of the man, myth and Sherlockian legend whose poem </span><a href="http://always1895.net/post/11857862603/starrett1-birthday-week-2011" style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">221B</a><span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: start;"> inspired the very title of my Always1895.net blog, Mr Vincent Starrett!]</span></td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2512680/Sherlock-season-trailer-Detective-lives-roof-fall.html"><b><i>The Daily Mail</i></b></a>, among a few other trillion sites, posted the first trailer for BBC <i>Sherlock</i> Season 3 "The Empty Hearse." If you want to stay pure of heart and completely spoiler-free, you probably shouldn't watch the trailer or even go to the Daily Mail page; in fact just don't go anywhere near the Internet or any other person who has been near the Internet until late January 2014. If you happen to have magic powers and acquired a ticket to the <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" target="_blank">British Film Institute</a> screening of the Season 3 premiere on December 15, 2013, then forget everything I just said and continue gloating in whatever fashion suits you best.<br />
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I've yet to watch the trailer or look overly close (I squinted) at the screenshots on the site because I sort of want to remain pure of heart - but because of editorial scrutiny, I've compromised and allowed myself to only view a single Season 3 image, that of a very wonderfully mustachioed John Watson - so how about we stop squinting at the same time, together, and just stare at Martin Freeman with a mustache? Then if at any time between now and when "The Empty Hearse" airs and you begin to have impure thoughts about 'just' looking at a few more screenshots or a 'friend' tries to show you something from Season 3, just close your eyes and think of Watson and his mustache and our hearts will remain pure. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[John H. Watson, looking great and ready for Season Three - but is he ready for the return of a certain private consulting detective.]</span></span></td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/plays/curious-case-watson-intelligence/"><b>The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence</b></a> opened this past week in NYC and will run until December 29, 2013. I'll be attending the performance this Friday, November 22, 2013 and if all the rumors I hear are true, NYC-area Sherlockians will be out in full force that evening. I'm really looking forward to seeing how they handle (our) Watson on stage and how the good doctor interacts with the other three Watsons on the bill. Check back early next week for a full review.</div>
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<a href="http://3garridebs.homestead.com/"><b>The Three Garridebs of Westchester</b></a> - for East Coast Sherlockians - is having their Annual Blue Carbuncle Luncheon on Sunday, December 29, 2013 at <a href="http://www.anamericanbistro.com/">An American Bistro</a> in Eastchester, NY. If you would like to offer a toast, tell a joke or a funny story, sing a song, or present a short work (maximum 5 minutes) that will add to the convivial spirit of the event, or for further information, please contact Sue or Ben Vizoskie.<br />
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<a href="http://sherlockholmesinbrentwood.com/"><b>Sherlock Holmes in Brentwood Holiday Play</b></a> "The Blue Carbuncle" - for West Coast Sherlockians - is happening on Sunday December 8, 2013 at a private residence in Brentwood, Los Angeles, CA  (address visible when you book your ticket). The host for the event is none other than annotator extraordinaire Leslie Klinger who will introduce the play and give a brief talk before the performance touching on some of the traditions of Sherlock Holmes' times and other elements of BLUE. Ticket sales will partially fund the show itself, though a percentage of the proceeds will be donated to the <a href="http://www.saveundershaw.com/">Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Heritage Trust, Ltd</a>. (aka <a href="https://www.facebook.com/saveundershaw">Save Undershaw</a>!) the group dedicated to restoring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's magnificent estate, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undershaw">Undershaw</a>. Click <a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/515041">here</a> to get your tickets - this show will sell out. </div>
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<a href="http://www.ies.sas.ac.uk/events/ies-conferences/ChallengerUnbound"><b>Challenger Unbound</b></a>, a one-day symposium (panels, lectures, coffee breaks, etc.) on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_Challenger">Professor Challenger</a> narratives, is happening on December 9, 2013 at the Institute of English Studies, Senate House, University of London. "A century has passed since the publication of Arthur Conan Doyle’s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_World_(Conan_Doyle_novel)"><i>The Lost World</i></a>. This one-day symposium offers an ideal opportunity to take stock of the Professor Challenger narratives and to reassess what these three novels and two short stories can offer to new generations of scholars, students, and enthusiasts." Sounds like a fun and  edifying way to spend a Monday. Learn more at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SherlockHolmesPastAndPresent">Sherlock Holmes: Past and Present</a> on Facebook. </div>
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<a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/bsiweekend.html"><b>The 2014 BSI Weekend</b></a> is less than two months away - and just thinking about the myriad of upcoming Sherlockian festivities/madness gives me the chills. If there is anyway you can travel to NYC for January 15 - 19, 2014, I strongly recommend doing so, for where and when else can you stumble across such a concentration of august and irregular souls all in one place, all prepared to not only celebrate <a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/the-curious-case-of-a-birthday-for-sherlock/?_r=0">the January 6th birthday of The Master</a>, but also to celebrate the society and culture which has developed around Sherlock Holmes, Dr Watson, the Sacred Writings and our Sherlockian forefathers and foremothers. To get a feel for what's in-store for January 2014 in New York City, check out Scott Monty's <a href="http://www.bsiweekend.com/">BSI Weekend</a> page for the action packed schedule, accommodation information, what Twitter hashtags to follow (ie. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23bsiweekend">#bsiweekend</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23bsi2014">#bsi2014</a>) and other related information.</div>
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