April: mixed bag.

A variety of stuff today -- from speculation on s4 (thanks, Final Problem!) and the 2016 Special ep to Twitter and a fic.  And Mark's award!

Welcoming back to the #LettersLive16 stage #BenedictCumberbatch and @louiseBrealey #LettersLive16 pic.twitter.com/eBOV123FOD

— Letters Live (@letterslive) March 13, 2016

Fic written by A Study in Punk, one of the very best Sherlock RP players on Twitter:  "Deus Ex Machina" -- not what you think.

AND Mark won an Olivier!

Chuffed to bits!! pic.twitter.com/PdkdaCecyk

— Mark Gatiss (@Markgatiss) April 3, 2016

Final Problem gives you her spoiler policy, which is pretty thorough -- and describes how to block tags on tumblr.  And since that's possibly why you're here, for spoilers...

(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)

Team SH: Aug/Sept.

Sherlock's Louise Brealey enjoyed kissing Benedict Cumberbatch but slapping him was 'great' http://t.co/Nzaxd0CAHH pic.twitter.com/Vwlj4OM2qL

— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) September 29, 2015

Random Tweets (of 'Punk).

BRB - shopping with @AStudyInPunk. #Loki #Sherlock pic.twitter.com/yHdijGuXW0

— Loki. (@GodOfPuddings) May 29, 2015

Recap, spring 2015.

Things that happened during that very busy weekend in April, i.e., 24-26 April:

Missed @SherlockedEvent? RT & follow for a chance to win one of four 8x10 official #sherlocked photos (global comp) pic.twitter.com/S1rsyziLGX
— cumberbatchforum (@cumberbatchfrm) April 29, 2015

I know someone's got other pictures of the Sherlocked con, but it's not me.  At least not today it's not.  :b

UnlockedCon:  Did you log in?  Did you have fun?  What did you do that weekend?

(I went to Penguicon and ran a Sherlocked! discussion.  Had a blast.  Wish you'd been there too, my dears.)

Fannish Friday...

... Or, I have an eyeball.

Went to first day of Media*West yesterday.  This is a local fan-run con [ETA with their FAQ for your info], no guests, just fans.  It's lovely.

Panels on BBC Sherlock, tiny fandoms, audio goodies (run by my boyfriend -- about podcasts, BBC Radio 4, etc.), Benedict Cumberbatch, and also the Sherlock party.

At the latter we played Cards Against Humanity, the Sherlock version.  Much hilarity and rudeness!

The hostess at the party brought me a [lavender] tumbler of water that had an eyeball in it.  Which I got to keep.

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.

BAFTA TV awards.

Congratulations to Benedict Cumberbatch, who is nominated for #BAFTATV Leading Actor. His third for #Sherlock! http://t.co/IREPvGBEWH
— Hartswood Films (@hartswoodfilms) April 8, 2015

Ben's been nominated for six BAFTAs thus far and won the 2013 Britannia BAFTA.

TV historian @bettanyhughes on why #Sherlock should win at the #Bafta TV Awards http://t.co/wJsEZONj3g pic.twitter.com/YZJB9DJ3Hx
— Radio Times (@RadioTimes) April 13, 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!

Grab bag: April cons, vids, etc.

Fan vids!  You've missed them, you know.  ;)

Moonmouse did two silly ones that I like.  It took several watches before I stopped cracking up, in fact.

TMBG via Moonmouse!  Particle Man (Sherlock BBC) and Birdhouse In Your Soul (Sherlock and John + They Might Be Giants).

In the s3 spoiler zone:  liar | Sherlock BBC by Katrin Depp; also expect feels.

Fan vids; I Love Speedy's fan vid; Hamlet sale Monday!

Sherlock / Moriarty - When You're Evil by Sandy Quan

S1 and s2 with possible feels alert.  I was just amused by the song, which is very appropriate.  :D

These Boots I Made From You (Jim Moriarty + "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'") by MoonMouse... who has done other fan vids that I love, such as the Particle Man (Sherlock BBC) and "Birdhouse in Your Soul" fan vids.

A lovely instrumental (s1) vid that I adore:  Your Love Is My Drug - Sherlock by Lemon Swordfish

I've posted the latter several times too.


Also, if you're in London tomorrow, join the Baker Street Babes for this project!  

Londoners! Come to @speedyscafe tomorrow from noon to help with our I <3 Speedy's fan video! http://t.co/xWPPV2ktsw
— Baker St Babes (@BakerStBabes) March 13, 2015

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 fandom petition; CP con and more!

Good things for Sherlock fandom and the fandot... or in the immortal words of the Firefly fandom:  Can't stop the signal.

First, a petition asking the BBC to put the Sherlock 2014 special ep on the big screen worldwide was started by German fans.

And there's a Cabin Pressure con in Berlin.

Wanna see how far this screening petition goes?

@ninja_CE I did this, German http://t.co/QCRUOcfiYx + @TRassmagik ->English http://t.co/af6vRnfU2w Many thanks for adding info to your blog!
— Sherlock DE, engl. (@Sherlock_EN) January 21, 2015

Dear Fandot, the tickets for #EuroairdotCon2 are on sale now, please proceed to the counter: http://t.co/fYy3qtLz1I pic.twitter.com/ykrzFJhxmZ
— EuroAirdotCon (@euroairdotcon) January 17, 2015

The second such con, in fact.  8)  Looks like it travels -- just like the lemon!

TGG and that painting.

Can we just take a moment to consider how LONG it took Dear Jim to plan The Great Game?

Painting an oil painting takes time.  Imitating a master -- in such a way to successfully complete a forged painting -- takes time too.  A considerable amount.  The little old man mentioned in the show had to adjust his style to properly imitate what he meant to paint.  He'd make some sample paintings.  It wouldn't be something that took a few days.

Doing a successful forgery is complicated.  For the purposes of the show, they did some handwaving over how experts would be testing a painting, researching it, comparing it to past paintings, etc.

(Okay, let's be honest, they did a LOT of handwaves.  Realistically any specialist would have looked at the artist, his life, and what he was reputed to paint, and they'd've known long before SH that it was a fake.)

Let alone the other things, like the bribes.  Sure, Jim probably invested a lot of bribes.  He couldn't bribe everyone.  But he could bribe enough people for a short-term scam to work out.  Sort of.

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

Scattered setlock.

It looks like Douglas is having a problem with the signs now that filming's over... while Ruther2 has figured out what WIM stands for [not!].

Home in Scotland! Looking for these #ShSpesh signs to guide me home but they're not there! @DeCoursey @mangham_ben pic.twitter.com/pfeiAzDCTS
— Douglas Mackinnon (@drmuig) February 11, 2015

How is there more setlock??

This setlock is all from 7-Feb. through 9-Feb.  (Despite 10-Feb. being the final day of setlock, errr, outdoor filming.)

Last day in *REDACTED* for the #Shh locations team: Outstanding in their field @DeCoursey @CutThroatJake pic.twitter.com/zaYDlPb5Z7
— Bristol Film Office (@BrisFilmOffice) February 9, 2015

Setlock: London wrap.

That's a London Wrap!! Thanks for being considerate with the filming #setlock - big love from the locations team.
— Jeremy DeCoursey (@DeCoursey) February 8, 2015

The setlock tag at londonophile's tumblr.

Remember that random spoilers have been pretty serious for over a week:  be wary what you click on!

From the other side.... #shSpesh #setlock pic.twitter.com/GwumLhYWeI
— Douglas Mackinnon (@drmuig) February 7, 2015

Setlock: final weekend.

Morning! #ShSpesh pic.twitter.com/jWSMGIqjbH
— Douglas Mackinnon (@drmuig) February 7, 2015

The marvelous Ruther2 has made Part 6 of his setlock storify.  Because he's just that wicked awesome.  But--

Warning! he's marked these as Sherlock spoilers... which really makes me suspect that the spoiler level is MUCH HIGHER than previous setlock (i.e., setlock from 30-Jan. and 31-Jan.).

This week is mostly setlock!

Three Patch Podcast: Spoilercast 24 -- not putting the title here, it's a clear spoiler.  No, really.

Strangely enough, this pic of Sue Vertue doesn't look like a spoiler, despite being setlock [possible safelock?].

#SHERLOCK fans please avoid the #setlock #ShSpesh tag as filming continues today in Bristol. Some "major" spoilers out there!
— luno (@freewomenxgrape) January 31, 2015

It looks like this week's filming is major spoiler time, so be very very careful of whatever you look at, setlock-wise.