“I regret that I have kept you waiting,” said I, sitting down in my library-chair.*
At the heart of the Crew
While some of us obviously love the “new” Sherlock and/or Elementary, some of us clearly don’t. None of these love/hate relationships can however disrupt our ongoing love affair with the original stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, or, when we are playing ‘The Game,’ by Dr. John H. Watson, of course.
Studying the Canon, right from day one, has always been at the heart of the Crew’s on board activities. Our current studies in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes conclude later this month with ‘The Final Problem.’
Following a short hiatus in March (when we go out and about for Reel Back 1), our studies in The Return of Sherlock Holmes will commence in April when we enter ‘The Empty House.’
We’ve just given our Home Page a makeover to reflect our forthcoming ‘Return.’
Watson’s first wife
The late Fraser Smyth was one of our founding members, back in 1992. Fraser, who died in 1996, had the previous year published his own pastiche, The diaries of Mrs. John H. Watson nee Morstan. A few copies of the First Edition of this hardback book are still available for sale, for £10 (plus postage). Anyone interested should contact Mrs. Anna Smyth at anna.smyth@ntlworld.com .
Good News (for some)
Hooray! Elementary returns to Sky Living on 18 February at 9pm. This will be Episode 10 from Season 2. Viewers on this side of the Irish Sea are reminded that RTE2 continues to run Season 1 on a weekly basis (every Thursday night).
Bad News (for some)
Sherlock Series 4 may be delayed till 2016. Clearly that’s bad news for some, though some others of our acquaintance will be absolutely thrilled at the very idea of it, indeed we even know of one or two in particular who would cheer loudly to the rafters if Sherlock disappeared off a tall cliff forever. One thing we can be sure about, though, there’s absolutely little or no chance of that happening for a very, very long time.
Close to shark bait
In his article ‘Sherlock – a truly dreadful programme’, for our Elementary, my dear Sherlock Supplement (published February 2014) , Alex Kane refers to, and briefly quotes from an article which Editor Mike Gilson wrote for the Belfast Telegraph just after Episode 1 of the new Series aired. You can read Gilson’s article in full here.
Still on Sherlock
America reacts to Sherlock Series 3 Finale.
Sherlock shouldn’t be someone you’d want to cosy up with, says Cumberbatch. Be sure to read the comments which follows this piece.
Gay club scene cut from last Sherlock series
Cumberbatch’s little bit of fun video
“Four!”
Holmes & Watson sign in at Pebble Beach
It’s a quirky world!
Thanks to Peter Blau for digging this one out for us.
I hear of Sherlock everywhere on Flipboard
Website of the Week
Remember that our Links pages have an absolute of shipload of connections to the world of Sherlock Holmes. You are only a click or two away.
*Engr 275