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ALL SPOILERS, ALL THE WAY DOWN, FOR THE WHOLE SERIES.


I hated, hated, hated the end of series 3 of Sherlock—so much that I couldn't bring myself to post on it. I read fic a little while longer, except for that by a very few writers that I read a lot longer, but the third season really soured me on Sherlock. ( Here's why )

Onwards

( The Abominable Bride )

This episode had basically no redeeming features for me. I don't even remember any moments I enjoyed.

So why did I watch series 4? Am I a masochist? Or just too much an optimist, hoping they'll get better? I think I'm an addict hoping this hit will be as good as the first one was. Nope.

( Series 4 )

( Tag to The Final Problem )

Did anyone else see this article suggesting that Tom Hiddleston might come in to play the third Holmes brother? (What third Holmes brother, you say? Indeed.)

That's apparently based on this April piece.

It's probably just Mark Gatiss winding us up, but I'd have thought I'd hear something like this.

I keep meaning to post and not doing it! I will try to make some shorter posts instead of the kind of longer round-up that I'm not likely to finish.

I discovered that my fanfic site The Mead Hall went down, probably in late November 2012. I have been paying it so little mind that on the rare occasions I have looked in the last 18 months, I have found it not working and made a mental note to talk to Brilliant Husband and then promptly lost the mental note. I have done this at least twice before I realized that it's really down! On the other hand, my ownership of the site expires in July, and I'm not paying for it again, so I'm letting it go. I am in the process of moving my fanfic all to AO3; you can find me here.

I have 18 stories up now. None of my Primeval or Stargate: Atlantis stories have made it yet, but they will be there; if you want a specific story added that I haven't yet put up, just let me know, and I'll put it at the top of my List of Stories to Move!

Also note that I have given up on writing recommendation posts. I just can't manage to do it. I have been saving up Sherlock stories for a rec post, and I just don't think that's ever going to happen, because I've mostly gone off Sherlock except for stories by a few writers, and I cannot find the motivation to make a post for a fandom where I'm hardly doing any reading. Most of what I did mean to rec, I bookmarked on AO3, so you can go to that link above, click to see my profile, and then find my Bookmarks in the left-hand menu.

Moreover, I suddenly fell into Marvel and Captain America fandom. (Okay, more honestly: Winter Soldier fandom, with healthy sides of Captain America, Sam, and Natasha, though the proportions of those vary.) Aware that I can't manage rec posts, I have begun trying to make slightly fuller summaries of stories I'm bookmarking as recommendations so that not only can I remember them when I look back, but friends can decide whether they might want to read each.

On the downside, I realized yesterday that I appear to have tagged fully half the stories I've bookmarked "friendship," and I suspect I'd have tagged a lot more that way if I'd been tagging for people other than just me when I started making bookmarks. And "friendship" actually describes what attracts me to nearly all these stories, so you might not find it a useful tag if you decide to search my bookmarks.

Behind the cut: a brief summary of Where I Am in Fandom, for those who are curious—and to help me remember what I might want to tackle in individual posts. This list may change as I think of something else I want to remember. ( Fandoms )

If you have any interest whatsoever in Sherlock Holmes, either ACD or BBC (or possibly some other versions), go look at this Tumblr post now. You'll thank me later. Spoiler only for something you must already know.

I was so excited about Neverwhere being made into a radio show and then about World's End (see here) that I overlooked one more credit under Martin Freeman's name, which I just noticed today:
Saving Santa, where all the credits are voice credits, so it appears to be animated. Voices include:
Martin Freeman
Tim Curry
Tom Baker as Santa!
Noel Clarke
Chris Barrie

The title from The Mary Sue says it all: "BBC Sherlock Season 3 Has Been Delayed until 2014 Because Benedict Cumberbatch & Martin Freeman Are Too Awesome," by Jill Pantozzi.

Meanwhile, Small Child is now hooked on Elementary (how on earth did that happen?) but also on the Grenada Sherlock Holmes, so we're getting alternative fixes together. (She hasn't actually been allowed to see the BBC Sherlock yet due to violence, but given what she has now seen on Elementary, I think we need to revise that. Dear heavens, if I'd known some of the eps that were coming up, she'd never have been allowed a single ep of Elementary. But hey: Lucy Liu is awesome as Joan Watson.)

I've tried to mark these s1 & s2; some of the s1 stories have now been jossed, but I had them in my list to rec and didn't get around to them until too late! They're still worth reading!
I'm not differentiating the different s2 episodes.

UPDATE: This entry didn't post right, so I'm trying again. I will add that I have several more stories marked here and there to rec, but some of these have waited since December, and I have been losing track of things.

And I really hope this post posts correctly.

( Humor )

( Humor and Crossover )

( Drama and Character Study )

( Mystery )

From neadods, a piece by Benedict Cumberbatch's violin teacher, who had very little time to get the actor to look as though he really plays violin. Brilliant Husband is not as impressed with the results as I am, so your mileage may vary. It's very interesting to read.

Via awanderingbard: best AutoCorrect ever of Benedict Cumberbatch's name. See if you can predict it before you click. BH got the first name right on the second try. (Yay him!)

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This image was at the very top: (ETA: Thanks to nialla42 for converting my tiff to a jpg! I forgot LJ doesn't do tiffs!)



Am I missing something, or is PBS now officially slashing Sherlock and John? I find this hilarious and yet ever-so-slightly disturbing. (In a "you mean people at PBS know about slash?" way.)

PBS and NPR are co-marketing the series. Fresh Air had an interview with Steven Moffat a couple of days ago (must dig up), and Morning Edition had one with Benedict Cumberbatch this morning (heard it when it aired). The interviewer asked if there would be a third series, and Ben said, "Well, that depends on how this series ends, doesn't it?" As if we wouldn't know! Isn't that sweet! (Actually, my Mom and Dad don't know. Anybody else?)

PBS is on top of things enough to know about slash, and yet seems not to realize that not only has much of the world already downloaded the episodes, we could buy them from amazon.co.uk two weeks after it aired in the UK. (In fact, Brilliant Husband pre-ordered the series before it actually aired.)

So! Once was not enough. We have already begun to rewatch Sherlock s2; we do what we must because we can (as Jonathan Coulton might say). First, I'd like to note that I prefer the way White Collar does commentary: you can hear the episode and the commentary. Two minutes in, we switched off commentary on 2.01 of Sherlock because we couldn't hear a blessed word of dialogue. I wanted to hear the actors and writers, but I wanted to hear the dialogue more.

Here's my problem: I've identified a major bloophole that I haven't seen anyone else mention. ( Cut for spoilers for 2.01! )