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

More Oscar candy...

"I won. We all won." - Benedict Cumberbatch on missing out on #Oscars2015 best actor trophy http://t.co/c4rzR8ujOG pic.twitter.com/EWAcWusHpE
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) February 23, 2015

Digital Spy has a transcript of Ben's video here.

Benedict Cumberbatch, his Cumbercollective and awards season 2014/2015 in a nutshell #Oscars2015 pic.twitter.com/bBP9KaVX2V” Cute
— BENELOCK (@nicole5castle) February 25, 2015

EW has the backstory behind Graham Moore's acceptance speech for his TIG Oscar.

Unlocked Con: free. :)

You can't make the Sherlocked con?  Nor can I.  Which applies to most of fandom, I expect.

But tumblr's Final Problem is hosting a free online party that same weekend, April 24-26.  You can still hang out with fellow fans at Unlocked: The Unofficial Sherlock PJ Party!

This is for ALL Sherlock fans anywhere.

TIG won an Oscar!

The Oscar for Adapted Screenplay goes to... pic.twitter.com/ebrIEUbl7w
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 23, 2015

HuffPo:  Graham Moore Gives The Oscars' Most Moving Acceptance Speech.

Graham Moore's beautiful #Oscars acceptance speech pic.twitter.com/wrxTIiRuCk
— Bustle (@bustle) February 23, 2015

Fave Tweets (etc.) from Oscars 2015.

Best of luck tonight, #BenedictCumberbatch! You've already won the Oscar of our hearts. That sounded weird. But it's true.
— TrishB (@StormingTeacup) February 22, 2015

"A bit squishy on the carpet." - Benedict Cumberbatch https://t.co/JD2hD1fqDW
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) February 23, 2015

Throwback to last year when Benedict said he'd love to bring his mum #Oscars. This year he brought them all. http://t.co/TWuukNZzjO
— Cumberbuddy (@Cumberbuddy) February 22, 2015