My dear Watson Source [X]

I write these few lines through the courtesy of Mr. Moriarty, who awaits my convenience for the final discussion of those questions which lie between us. He has been giving me a sketch of the methods by which he avoided the English police and kept himself informed of our movements. They certainly confirm the very high opinion which I had formed of his abilities. I am pleased to think that I shall be able to free society from any further effects of his presence, though I fear that it is at a cost which will give pain to my friends, and especially, my dear Watson, to you. I have already explained to you, however, that my career had in any case reached its crisis, and that no possible conclusion to it could be more congenial to me than this. Indeed, if I may make a full confession to you, I was quite convinced that the letter from Meiringen was a hoax, and I allowed you to depart on that errand under the persuasion that some development of this sort would follow. Tell Inspector Patterson that the papers which he needs to convict the gang are in pigeonhole M., done up in a blue envelope and inscribed “Moriarty.” I made every disposition of my property before leaving England and handed it to my brother Mycroft. Pray give my greetings to Mrs. Watson, and believe me to be, my dear fellow

Very sincerely yours,

Sherlock Holmes

My dear Watson

I write these few lines through the courtesy of Mr. Moriarty, who awaits my convenience for the final discussion of those questions which lie between us. He has been giving me a sketch of the methods by which he avoided the English police and kept himself informed of our movements. They certainly confirm the very high opinion which I had formed of his abilities. I am pleased to think that I shall be able to free society from any further effects of his presence, though I fear that it is at a cost which will give pain to my friends, and especially, my dear Watson, to you. I have already explained to you, however, that my career had in any case reached its crisis, and that no possible conclusion to it could be more congenial to me than this. Indeed, if I may make a full confession to you, I was quite convinced that the letter from Meiringen was a hoax, and I allowed you to depart on that errand under the persuasion that some development of this sort would follow. Tell Inspector Patterson that the papers which he needs to convict the gang are in pigeonhole M., done up in a blue envelope and inscribed “Moriarty.” I made every disposition of my property before leaving England and handed it to my brother Mycroft. Pray give my greetings to Mrs. Watson, and believe me to be, my dear fellow

Very sincerely yours,

Sherlock Holmes

Then I have a blog recommendation for you. 

http://ibelieveinmycroft.tumblr.com/

As the blog so clearly states itself: 

“Come for the subterfuge, stay for the suit porn.”

I’ve been following this blog for a few weeks. It’s still a relatively young blog, still with less than 30 pages, but it’s quality. I’ve really developed a taste for the blog - and I keep wanting more. I can simply reblog a post just because of the insightful or funny remarks and comments from the blogrunner. I really hope he/she keeps it up!  

So this is a gem, and I want to share it with you. Looking for suit porn, Sherlock and Gatiss? That’s where you should go. 

Who was the real Moriarty? (Part 1) |Stuff You Missed In History Class (Podcast)

Who was the real Moriarty (Part 2) 

Who was the real Sherlock Holmes? (As posted earlier) 

I really recommend this for those interested! These are all podcasts (about 30 mins). The two hosts of the show introduce you to which real life persons most likely inspired Sir Doyle when giving birth to his characters. Enjoy! 

FIRST Elementary Preview Fall 2012!

Thoughts anyone? 

Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss says Mycroft Holmes is even more intelligent than the detective himself.

References in the original Sherlock Holmes stories suggest Sherlock’s brother does indeed possess superior powers of observation and deduction, although his sedentary nature prevents him from being an effective detective.

And Gatiss, who plays Mycroft in the series, says he’d like future episodes of the show to reveal more about the brothers’ abrasive relationship and Mycroft’s own talents.

“Why are the Holmes brothers the way they are? What are their parents like? Maybe we’ll see one day. I’d like to find a way of showing more than we have that [Mycroft] is actually even cleverer than Sherlock,” Gatiss said during a webchat with Sherlock’s US broadcaster PBS.

But he admitted it could be a long time before viewers learn more about the brothers’ enigmatic past. 

“Far better to leave things in everyone’s imaginations,” said Gatiss in response to a fan question about whether the Holmes family background was to be explained in the new series. “It’s nice to give little hints here and there but never a full answer.”

Gatiss revealed that the problem of how much information to give the audience about Mycroft and Sherlock had arisen during the making of A Study in Pink, the opening episode of the 2010 reboot. 

“We actually cut a bit from Pink which gave a bit too much away about the obvious frisson of animosity that exists between them,” the actor and co-creator said, adding: “It’s not there in the original stories. It comes entirely from Billy Wilder and Izzy Diamond’s brilliant [1970 film] The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes and Christopher Lee’s cold, disdainful Mycroft. If you haven’t seen it - do!”

Gatiss also discussed how he came to play the part himself, confirming that his Mycroft has a real-life inspiration. 

“Mycroft wasn’t in the pilot, so no [I wasn’t always planning to play him]. But when we came to rethinking and reshooting episode one it just sort of happened. I’d just auditioned to play Peter Mandelson in a TV film and we’d already discussed how reptilian and Mandelsonian we wanted Mycroft to be. We also saw a great chance to fool people into thinking I was Moriarty. And it worked!”

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A wild ship appeared! Mycroft and Anthea are now married in my head. I’ve considered it earlier. But now it’s back and blooming. (I don’t want Mycroft to be aloneeee)

Benedict Cumberbatch says he is at ease with the rival US Sherlock Holmes updateElementary.

CBS are developing a series with a very similar premise to the BBC’s Sherlock, withJohnny Lee Miller as Holmes and Lucy Liu as a female Watson. But speaking at a Q&A session to promote Sherlock’s US broadcast, the actor said he had no problem with it.

Cumberbatch said:”As we already know with the Downey Jr movie franchise that there’s room enough for two [Sherlocks], so why not three? [Elementary] will be different and I don’t think it’ll take away the love for ours, and there’s no reason to be churlish or bitter about them or what they’re trying to do.” He added that he considers Miller, who he starred opposite in a stage version of Frankenstein, as a friend.

The production team behind Sherlock are apparently less at ease with the US project. Earlier this year Steven Moffat revealed that when the US network approached them about remaking their modern-day Sherlock Holmes update they declined, but that CBS “went ahead and did it anyway.” His wife and co-producer Sue Vertue said that they would be “keeping a very close eye” to ensure that their rights are not infringed.

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Long in-depth interview. 

Read More

Part 1 here.

“No, Sherlock - you can’t just let him cry to see how long it takes until he stops!” 

“SHERLOCK! When it says “10-20 lbs” on the nappies, it refers to the baby’s weight, not the nappy’s potential capacity!”

“Father… I think I broke the skull on the mantlep-“

“John? You remember that time Hamish was just a toddler and crawled into a grocery bag? You took a picture of it. Well, I might have shown him the picture and told him that while other kids are born in the hospital, we bought him at Tesco.”

“Father. You said I could be whatever I want. Well, I want to be an astronomer. I want to know everything there is about the stars, planets and the solar system.”

I was looking at some ‘Garfield minus Garfield’ strips (leaving owner Jon Arbuckle alone in some sort of depressing, hopeless situation with seemingly no end) when something occurred to me:

…This could just as well have been Sherlock minus Sherlock. Leaving only John hopelessly alone and depressed in the strips. 

SHERLOCK WALL SKULL. TEEFURY RIGHT NOW!