Bay Area Sherlock Con is this weekend and we were lucky enough to get an introduction to one more guest of honor before Amy and I pack our bags and head to Santa Clara. Anna Padilla is a 21-year-old community college student from Sacramento, CA. With her passion for art […]
BASC Preview: Meet Guests of Honor The Baker Street Irregulars
Since 1934, one of the leading organizations in the continued scholarship and publication of all things Sherlockian has been the Baker Street Irregulars. Through numerous scion societies all over the country, and publications including the The Baker Street Journal, BSI has kept the study of Holmes, Watson, and Sir Arthur […]
Stockton-Con boasts a second successful year
Stockton-Con, in just its second year of existence, packed the Stockton Arena to the brim with upwards of 7000 pop culture enthusiasts of all sorts on August 4. Seeing that kind of turnout in my hometown was enough to get Joan Jett’s “Bad Reputation” playing in my head. Because despite […]
Deadbeat: Makes You Stronger by Guy Adams
Title: Deadbeat: Makes You Stronger Author: Guy Adams Release Date: June 11, 2013 Publisher: Titan Books Source: Titan Books Genre(s): Mystery, Horror Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Very mild GoodReads | Amazon One only needs to read a few pages into Deadbeat: Makes You Stronger to see that Guy Adams has strength in writing the Holmes-Watson dynamic. Tom […]
Being Human’s final season hits BBC America
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvcoXbVUtDU] When it comes to Being Human, the only thing more painful than, you know, the whole show, is waiting for the new season to reach the States. (Hey, not everybody downloads and streams). But at last, BBC America has begun running the show’s final season as a part of […]
Why, Even as BBC Sherlock Fans, Elementary Has Become Our Favorite
With the Elementary’s first season completed and BBC Sherlock’s third season still in the works, I’d like to take the time to write a potentially dangerous post: a side-by-side comparison of both of these modern reimaginings of Sherlock Holmes. By the end of Elementary’s finale, a few of us here […]
Orphan Black: Endless Forms Most Beautiful Recap
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unIJ8zE8fWk] Orphan Black has been a fast-paced, sometimes nerve-wracking journey, right to the end of its exciting first season finale, which I’m pretty sure will keep the audience’s adrenaline pumping until the show’s return next spring. Amelia, revealed to have given birth to twins Sarah and Helena, meets a restrained […]
Orphan Black: Entangled Bank/Unconscious Selection Recap
Alright Clone Club (is that our fandom name?), a lot has happened. I got a bit buried under finals, so let’s do a quick recap of episode eight, “Entangled Bank,” before we talk about this season’s penultimate episode. The couple’s getaway was a bust and Alison is divorcing Donnie. She […]
Elementary: The Woman/Heroine Recap [Season Finale]
Elementary may have taken some time learning to crawl before it could walk, but there’s no doubt that the show was in full sprint as it approached its exciting first-season finale. What could be a more shocking way to begin the end than to reveal that Irene Adler, whom Sherlock […]
Supernatural: Sacrifice Recap
We all saw it coming, right? If Crowley wasn’t going to let the Winchesters get their hands on a demon for the third trial, then of course Crowley was going to be the third trial. The brothers call Crowley just in time to save his date, Sheriff Jody Mills, from […]
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