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

More meta on s3, bit of s4.

I can't be the only one still hungry for speculation... right?   A few of the tumblr users -- whose meta I loved -- have gone dormant.  Final Problem said she's reluctantly speculating, but if you're watching her Moran posts, it looks like that's changed.  :)

About that missing actor's name [from Empty Hearse] and was his character apprehended -- or not?

And why wasn't he credited?  And... and... that elevator button.

(For more, use FP's tag; here's her original LONG intro-meta on Moran .)

Some HLV speculation about something I'd been wondering about, i.e, recreational meta from Three Patch Podcast.  Very pleased someone else had thought it through!

Team SH from January.

May be things you didn't know...

Progs incl #Sherlock & @BBC_TopGear drive record-breaking 3.5bn @BBCiPlayer requests in 2014 http://t.co/ocRGCgOnRj pic.twitter.com/N3CrO1wmJO
— BBC Press Office (@bbcpress) January 22, 2015

SHERLOCK FANDOM!!! It's @nellidge birthday! (If you don't know who that is, it's the actor who plays Mike Stamford. Also, be ashamed.)
— chlo (@hedgehogmurs) January 1, 2015

Well, I certainly didn't know this!  I feel bad that I didn't wish David happy on his actual birthday (I found out a week or more later).

SH candy: Meta of s4 and s3.

Were you following the SH Spesh setlock when it got really spoilery?

No, I mean that, there's a point -- circa 30-Jan-15 as well as later -- when that happened.  It's possible these were done to fake us out.  But they looked like rather major plot spoilers.

Final Problem discussed this item at length here.

And cupidford has a visual compare/contrast to FP's post.

Before setlock, BTW... this always happens.  :D

Interviews Martin, Rupert -- Babes' s4 predictions.

Let's talk about Martin.  These are all 2014 interviews.  Expect s3, Richard III, Fargo, and Gollum.  Because all those go together... okay, maybe not.

If you haven't read Martin's Shakespeare invented Gollum interview over at the Telegraph, you should.

Why Martin Freeman Pretended His Wallet was Stolen at His ‘Sherlock’ Audition at BBC America.

Mark Gatiss interviews Martin Freeman at Radio Times.


As for Sherlock s4, remember not to trust what our friendly writer =cough= trolls say, despite things like this at the Telegraph (s3 spoilers in link and title).  Wait until we're in setlock.

He's got a new box.

Major SPOILERS for s3.  

For that to make sense, you need to read this amazing and insightful essay about Sherlock, John, and s3 by acafanmom.  Brilliant.

Done that?  Okay.

Change of pace via tumblr.

No s3!  Instead, some goodies from Sherlockian tumblr.  8)

Canon Fodder Friday.  Because if you haven't read the original Sherlock Holmes stories, you're missing... well, okay, SOME are treats.

This one, mm, not exactly.  "A Case of Identity" does end with something of note.  Don't read that until/unless you have indeed read the whole story.

(I lied, actually "A Case of Identity" does appear in s3.  But if you blink, you'll miss it.)

But if you'd like a silly version of various original stories, Final Problem will oblige you.  "The Adventure of the Gloria Scott" had me in stitches:  or, the Soldier for the win!

Although her annotations for TBC -- do not read if you haven't read that story either! -- are killing me.  I just reread that story myself.

Radio Times, s3 spoilers, s4...

Radio Times wants to update you on Sherlock s3 -- and s4.  Here's a quick gleaning of some of their recent articles.  8)

Season 4:  early?