Last week Sherlock began filming!

Let's do this then. #Sherlock #setlock pic.twitter.com/4Plp8qRdRc

— amanda abbington (@CHIMPSINSOCKS) April 5, 2016

Remember, things from the cast/crew are not necessarily setlock.  Although Amanda kindly marked her Tweet as such.  =twinkle=

(S2) Signaling.

And that was the signal!

I'd never noticed it before.  Jim scares me.  As well he should, he's a deeply scary man.  Not human; he left humanity behind long ago, wearing his body like unwanted clothes.

Allow me to backtrack.  I was rewatching a favorite fan video... it involves Reichenbach, so if any feels still bother you, you might want to skip the video itself.

For your Entertainment | Jim Moriarty (2012)

YT and the Special!

Starting out with some bonus candy from SDCC 2014:  Benedict Cumberbatch on Sherlock Season 4, Doctor Strange, Penguins of Madagascar.  Published on Jul 25, 2014.

All about the Special...

"The affair of the aluminium crutch, as well as a full account of Ricoletti of the club foot and his abominable wife " #221Back #Sherlock

— Douglas Mackinnon (@drmuig) October 28, 2015

Well, all about how to locate and/or buy the Special... after these words from Team Sherlock, that is.  ;d  Plus more trailers -- because why not?  :D

Watch the cast and crew reflect on how #Sherlock has become a global success: https://t.co/uAWcMPxUPT #221Back https://t.co/mm1oLoRLIQ

— Sherlock (@Sherlock221B) December 16, 2015

*** Beware! spoilers for the Special are inside that trailer.  They were in costume. ***

UK Sherlock fans! Tickets for cinema screenings go on sale 2nd Nov. Head to the @Sherlockology website for more info https://t.co/EXrZTLAIEZ

— Sherlock (@Sherlock221B) October 28, 2015

Christmas and Team SH Tweets.

And because we can't stop thinking about our Christmas gift coming from the BBC...

Here's a trailer that is mildly spoilery for the special, using Mark's text (in second Tweet).

Dearest @Markgatiss STOP Your telegram to Dr Watson has arrived STOP #Telegram221B pic.twitter.com/8qWYIdeeB5

— Sherlock (@Sherlock221B) December 16, 2015

My dear Watson. Stop. See you on the television and the kinema on New Year’s Day! Stop. Please don’t ever. Stop. #Telegram221b

— Mark Gatiss (@Markgatiss) December 16, 2015

Team Sherlock (!) and Dr. Strange.

Actually, to sum up -- this is all Twittery and links which includes the Moff's award [go, Steven!] via Louis Moffat, plus Mark's interview, and then it's all Ben:  Little Favour, Dr. Strange, Hollow Crown's Richard III.

ᒪIᖴETIᗰE ᗩᑕᕼIEᐯEᗰEᑎT ᗩᗯᗩᖇᗪ. ᔕO ᑭᖇOᑌᗪ pic.twitter.com/7EJ5ET0fF7

— Louis Moffat (@Curly_Moffat) October 24, 2015

Mark Gatiss is interviewed by Tor.com... and it's a lot of fun, trust me!

. @marvel's #DoctorStrange now filming at #Longcross Film Studios in Surrey, via @Screendaily #BenedictCumberbatch

— cumberbatchforum (@cumberbatchfrm) November 11, 2015

And there's also new promo pictures of Ben as Richard III out.  They must be on tumblr -- and certainly on Twitter! -- 'cause I'm not finding them via Google.  8(  Apparently the gif and the pics are clipped from the trailer for the BBC's upcoming show lineup.

Awards: Ben's CBE! Moff's OBE.

Wayyyy too many Tweets... maybe a link or two as well.  ;b

Congratulations again, Mr. Cumberbatch. Hope you will be a sir one day! #CBE pic.twitter.com/VvWcCukG2A

— Cumbercat (@catpat23) November 10, 2015

The BBC on Honours, including CBE.  Ben's agency says "Congratulations to our newest "Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire" (and no, I didn't know what CBE stood for either!).

small vid of #BenedictCumberbatch at Buckingham Palace #CBE https://t.co/byhY6wigh4 pic.twitter.com/RLWcBKAdCd

— lichtblickpink (@lichtblickpink) November 12, 2015

Dramatic charity; more on the Special!

ICYMI: Benedict Cumberbatch and James McAvoy at the hugely powerful @Dramaticneed #TheChildrensMonologues last night pic.twitter.com/NAZkLWXm6g

— cumberbatchforum (@cumberbatchfrm) October 26, 2015

Dramatic Need 2015 site and its review on Cumberbatchweb.

Amanda notes in passing at Radio Times that filming s4 "will start in April" (the article is about her Tweeting, Martin's thoughts, and her new show Cuffs as well).

Everything else has spoilers to one extent or another and is about the Special.

Halloween candy: the Special!

Herein be spoilers, so if you are avoiding all news of the 2015 Sherlock episode, aka the Sherlock special, this would be a post to skip.  Entirely.


For the first time ever, PBS viewers and BBC viewers get to see Sherlock on the same day, i.e., New Year's Day 2016.  Mark your calendars, fandom!

There are some lovely pictures in that link, so I've added it for us all to savor.

As per usual, I will not spell out spoilers.  I'll mask spoilers here until probably late January and/or early February.

That's after this ep has come out, since not everyone gets to see every thing on the Interweb and the big screen at the same exact moment.

However, if you move past the cut, you have willingly entered into the land of spoilers.  Things Moffat has admitted up front, and/or things Mark has dropped via Twitter, and/or the rest of Team Sherlock, which includes crew, cast, and everyone else official.

Alas, poor Yorick...

A tale of Hamlet told in Tweets and links... well, and pictures.

#HamletBarbican the biggest UK event screen opening of 2015 https://t.co/JCR4wULvS0 #BenedictCumberbatch

— Cumberbatchweb (@cumberbatchweb) October 21, 2015

Andrew's birthday; cons; VIDS; China!

Happy birthday to #Sherlock & #SPECTRE star Andrew Scott! Watch his BAFTA 60 Sec Challenge: https://t.co/LNRXv5fZUU pic.twitter.com/H0QKJPPeur

— BAFTA Guru (@BAFTAGuru) October 21, 2015

Remember how they had some big shindig back in April 2015?  I found some videos of the guys there for us all to enjoy.

There you go, have some early Halloween candy.  :b

Xmas 2015 special: spoilers?!

Holy frijoles, it's been 29 days since my last post!

Apologies, dear fandom.  I've been ill, on deadlines, and other assorted chaos that masquerades as Life to distract one from the Interweb.

But hey, there is Sherlock candy for us all, so I'm back in time, so to speak.  Better'n cake, yes?


Amused... everyone from Variety to Tor Books are talking (Tweeting) about the new BBC Sherlock trailer.  Have you seen it yet?  Actually, there are TWO trailers.

This is the teeny 10-second vid... because the 1:30 [that's minute and seconds, sorry!] trailer follows the cut.

See a bit more… Wednesday 7 October. 9pm. BBC One. #221Back #Sherlock https://t.co/7vCrT5FjHN

— BBC One (@BBCOne) October 6, 2015

OTOH, you can rest assured that since I didn't see either til today, we're all frazzled.

Belated happy birthday to Martin!

Happy Birthday to Martin Freeman! pic.twitter.com/o87qkt8MNT

— Sherlock (@Sherlock221B) September 8, 2015

Happy Birthday Martin Freeman! You've made the world a better, more interesting place by acting & by being yourself. #44ReasonsWhyWeLoveYou

— Red Runners (@Evening_Sue) September 8, 2015

Sorry to have missed this -- doing the post sooner, that is.  I didn't miss his birthday on Twitter, hence many RTs there; but then our Internet went down after supper...  oh well.

Reminder: actors are people too.

At CNN's Talk Asia:  What makes Benedict Cumberbatch 'monstrously uncomfortable'?

In Tweet below as well.

Benedict Cumberbatch’s CNN Asia interview https://t.co/7wSLVvjHVX Thanks to the kind uploader

— Cumberbatchweb (@cumberbatchweb) September 5, 2015

Sherlock stars Abbington and Freeman receive death threats in Cumberbatch Twitter storm... death threats from a bunch of people who are fools, because if you cannot criticize someone else without threats, there is something severely wrong.

Bad cess to the fools threatening not just Amanda and Martin, but also Tim Roberts; he lost his job.

Film and stage Tweets come after the cut.

Tweets onstage and elsewhere. :D

Trailer of Paul McGuigan's Victor Frankenstein is out now, with James McAvoy, Daniel Radcliffe and Andrew Scott! https://t.co/amy5HHroQx

— Cumbercat (@catpat23) August 18, 2015

Here are bits of Hamlet, various members of Team Sherlock, various pics... pretty much a little smorgasbord.

He came outside even though Sophie was there to watch the play. #Hamlet #BenedictCumberbatch #Stagedoor 17/08/15 pic.twitter.com/D0ip6Uh5YM

— Delena ❤️ Rumbelle (@MiraBatched) August 17, 2015

A gathering of Tweets (mostly Hamlet).

Today is not just a big day for Benedict Cumberbatch, his mum Wanda Ventham celebrates her 80th birthday today! pic.twitter.com/NsGjfBUCue

— cumberbatchforum (@cumberbatchfrm) August 5, 2015

If you are in London for #Hamlet also get a ticket for #ThreeDaysInTheCountry starring Mark Gatiss. Heartbreakingly funny!

— Cumberbatch Germany (@Cumberbatch_DE) July 29, 2015

Exclusive first look at the trailer for Patrick Marber's #ThreeDaysintheCountry. Playing now. https://t.co/g3V4df8yWu

— National Theatre (@NationalTheatre) August 5, 2015

WSJ's Speakeasy:  Benedict Cumberbatch Fans Line Up for the Star’s ‘Hamlet’ Turn at the Barbican in London.

A transportative evening in Elsinore by way of @BarbicanCentre. Don't worry, there will be no #spoilers from us! #HamletBarbican

— ntlive (@ntlive) August 5, 2015

The star bringing Shakespeare to the masses: Benedict Cumberbatch from the Express.

Benedict Cumberbatch's excellent @BBC_TopGear episode is back on @BBCiPlayer http://t.co/BtvhhtrrV4

— cumberbatchforum (@cumberbatchfrm) August 5, 2015

If you're in London, keep in mind the tube strike.  (No, REALLY.)

Useful info for the tube strike #hamletbarbican https://t.co/vSdmjEP4uh

— cumberbatchforum (@cumberbatchfrm) August 4, 2015

From Whats on Stage, 5 tips for first time theatregoers going to watch Cumberbatch in Hamlet.


I'll do a future post about NTL airing Hamlet for all of us what can't make it to London... later.  I promise.  Apologies for being gone -- two cons, new gig, car woes -- things have been crazy-busy.  Cumberhugs to you all!

Cumberbaby and CBE: whoo!

Congratulations to Benedict Cumberbatch and wife Sophie Hunter who had a baby boy on Saturday.#Cumberbaby pic.twitter.com/qhA3aZukrY

— t2 (@t2telegraph) June 14, 2015

Cumbercupcake: Welcome to the world babybatch ! #cumberbaby #BenedictCumberbatch #SophieHunter pic.twitter.com/Vjv12ckfou

— cumbermuffin (@vereentjoeng) June 13, 2015

That is all.

Cumberbatch update 2 via Tweets.

. @DailyMirror article on stunt doubles includes this pic of Benedict and @ZacharyQuinto from #startrek #intodarkness pic.twitter.com/NOBHCZZmm2

— cumberbatchforum (@cumberbatchfrm) June 9, 2015

Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of, who do the things no one can imagine. RIP Alan Turing who died on this day in 1954

— cumberbatchforum (@cumberbatchfrm) June 7, 2015

Amazing! Congratulations! https://t.co/6xPUHYPaU1

— cumberbatchforum (@cumberbatchfrm) June 5, 2015

Shere Khan; various 2014 snippets.

@adamackland hi:) Benedict's handprints finally revealed in Cracow:):) pic.twitter.com/KrrBSCeszU
— Marzena Bachleda (@MarzenaBachleda) September 25, 2014

Benedict Cumberbatch: 'Sherlock special and series 4 will be phenomenal' at Digital Spy -- also includes an hour of interview with Andrew Scott!

Grab bag with My Dear Bessie love letters...

Because Twitter is the path to knowing learning things.  ;D

A cure for the hiatus -- go to another planet!

A waiting strategy for #Sherlock. (via http://t.co/hCWL3OtIJq) #interstellar pic.twitter.com/9ztImsuSRh
— Diane Duane (@dduane) April 14, 2015

Video:  Benedict Cumberbatch’s ‘Sherlock’-ish Car Ad for China via Anglophenia.