wingsunfurled:

Watching this video [X] we couldn’t help but see certain similarities between BBC Sherlock and CBS Sherlock.

CBS Sherlock (Dog) // Joan Watson

BBC Sherlock (Cat) //  John Watson

Because Tumblr is in some serious need of some Mary Morstan appreciation.

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youarenotimpossible: YOU KNOW I NEVER NOTICED THAT

youarenotimpossible:

YOU KNOW I NEVER NOTICED THAT

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karlimeaghan:

Wholock AU: The Doctor tries to solve the mystery of Sherlock Holmes, the detective who keeps dying.

Oh. YES.

This is a collection of short stories by various authors, all inspired by the Sherlock Holmes canon. Some are about the characters in the original stories while others are about characters who read the original stories and were effected in some way. It’s hard to say which type I liked most. Certainly I’ve always enjoyed the further adventures of Holmes and co., but there’s a certain creativity behind the other type that is a bit more exhilarating. You know that thrill you get when you suddenly realize, Oh, that’s what the author is doing! Well, I got that more often from the second type of story than the first :-P I would definitely recommend this book to fans of Sherlock Holmes, and also to people who are just interested in detective stories in general. Oh, and Neil Gaiman fans will be pleased to know that his contribution is quite good!

This is a collection of short stories by various authors, all inspired by the Sherlock Holmes canon. Some are about the characters in the original stories while others are about characters who read the original stories and were effected in some way.

It’s hard to say which type I liked most. Certainly I’ve always enjoyed the further adventures of Holmes and co., but there’s a certain creativity behind the other type that is a bit more exhilarating. You know that thrill you get when you suddenly realize, Oh, that’s what the author is doing! Well, I got that more often from the second type of story than the first :-P

I would definitely recommend this book to fans of Sherlock Holmes, and also to people who are just interested in detective stories in general. Oh, and Neil Gaiman fans will be pleased to know that his contribution is quite good!

Fancast my Mary Morstan

This is purely for fic writing purposes. I’d appreciate whatever input people have.

If Mary Morstan were to appear in Elementary, who would you want to see cast?

I’ve read several books since this, but am only now posting about the fourth book I read this year, Their Majesties’ Bucketeers by L. Neil Smith. It’s not obvious from the cover, title, or blurb that this novel is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche … but it is! It is also SF. The story is a mystery set on an alien planet, and while the society in the story is very similar to Victorian England, the species that lives on this planet is nothing at all like humans. Instead, they are trilaterally symmetricalcrustaceans with a very low tolerance for moisture. (The species also has three sexes - all of which are necessary for reproduction - and there’s some interesting worldbuilding re: the status of each sex.) In true Sherlock Holmes style, the story is narrated by a Watson-like character (Mymysiir, who is a surmale) and features the deductive adventures of a Holmes-like character (Mav, who is male). There is also a prominent female character, Vyssu. I’ve seen other readers suggest she’s somewhat Adler-like, but I could take that or leave it. This book is pretty interesting, and I’ve reread it a few times since buying it a couple years ago. The mystery itself is good enough to draw me in, but what I particularly like is all the worldbuilding. In addition to the basics of how this alien society functions, Smith also includes social dynamics such as gender relations, class differences, and the like. I would definitely recommend hunting this book down (I found it at my local used book shop for under five dollars).

I’ve read several books since this, but am only now posting about the fourth book I read this year, Their Majesties’ Bucketeers by L. Neil Smith.

It’s not obvious from the cover, title, or blurb that this novel is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche … but it is! It is also SF. The story is a mystery set on an alien planet, and while the society in the story is very similar to Victorian England, the species that lives on this planet is nothing at all like humans. Instead, they are trilaterally symmetricalcrustaceans with a very low tolerance for moisture. (The species also has three sexes - all of which are necessary for reproduction - and there’s some interesting worldbuilding re: the status of each sex.)

In true Sherlock Holmes style, the story is narrated by a Watson-like character (Mymysiir, who is a surmale) and features the deductive adventures of a Holmes-like character (Mav, who is male). There is also a prominent female character, Vyssu. I’ve seen other readers suggest she’s somewhat Adler-like, but I could take that or leave it.

This book is pretty interesting, and I’ve reread it a few times since buying it a couple years ago. The mystery itself is good enough to draw me in, but what I particularly like is all the worldbuilding. In addition to the basics of how this alien society functions, Smith also includes social dynamics such as gender relations, class differences, and the like. I would definitely recommend hunting this book down (I found it at my local used book shop for under five dollars).

Professor Moriarty: The Hound of the D'Urbervilles PDF

robertdowneyed:

for those who wanted it (or don’t have the funds to buy the book)

Does this mean lots of people will have read it soon and there will be DISCUSSIONS and I can finally find out what other people think of the final chapter? PLEASE SAY YES. This book gave me a lot of feelings, okay?

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This, this right here. In Star Trek IV: The Undiscovered Country Spock says that this saying is attributed to his ancestor. But in Sherlock John jokingly calls Sherlock “Spock” during the very conversation this gif comes from.

Sometimes being a fan requires some interesting mental gymnastics.

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Just finished the first of my post-holidays books, The Hound of the D’Urbervilles by Kim Newman. The book was pretty good, and something I’d definitely recommend for people interested in either a general expansion of the world of Sherlock Holmes or about Moriarty and Moran in particular. It also references several other authors and works (including Star Trek. I’m not joking, it’s in an endnote) which is something that always gives me a thrill :-D I’d say my favourite chapters were probably “The Red Planet League” and “The Greek Invertebrate” (I don’t want to spoil the last one but a certain Moriarty detail quite amused me), but the final chapter really pulled me in and honestly had me at the edge of my seat in anticipation. This book definitely gets my vote of approval.

Just finished the first of my post-holidays books, The Hound of the D’Urbervilles by Kim Newman.

The book was pretty good, and something I’d definitely recommend for people interested in either a general expansion of the world of Sherlock Holmes or about Moriarty and Moran in particular. It also references several other authors and works (including Star Trek. I’m not joking, it’s in an endnote) which is something that always gives me a thrill :-D

I’d say my favourite chapters were probably “The Red Planet League” and “The Greek Invertebrate” (I don’t want to spoil the last one but a certain Moriarty detail quite amused me), but the final chapter really pulled me in and honestly had me at the edge of my seat in anticipation. This book definitely gets my vote of approval.