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Sherlock

Sherlock blogging: “The Reichenbach Fall”

Tue, Jan 24, 2012
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There are a lot of ways in which this was 90 brilliant minutes of television drama, but the first way in which it’s brilliant is the opening moments…

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maybe tomorrow I’ll finally get my “Reichenbach Fall” blogging posted…

Mon, Jan 23, 2012
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In the meantime, please enjoy these videos, via John Watson’s blog…

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American modern-day Sherlock Holmes: now officially inevitable

Wed, Jan 18, 2012
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Someone make it stop, please.

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Doctor Who thing of the day: does the TARDIS appear in Sherlock: “The Hounds of Baskerville”?

Mon, Jan 16, 2012
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NO spoilers for “Hounds” in this post!

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Sherlock blogging: “The Hounds of Baskerville”

Sat, Jan 14, 2012
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There’s little resemblance to Arthur Conan Doyle’s story here, apart from the lashings of creepy atmosphere…

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Doctor Who thing of the day: how is Doctor Who like Sherlock?

Wed, Jan 04, 2012
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“The main character is a handsome, young, eccentric white man – played by a notably younger actor than in any previous versions – famed for his oddball intelligence…”

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Sherlock blogging: “A Scandal in Belgravia”

Wed, Jan 04, 2012
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My god, Sherlock Holmes is an unbelievable bastard, isn’t he? Yet I love him…

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Sherlock: Series 1 (review)

Sat, Dec 31, 2011
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The second series of Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’s brilliant, brilliant Sherlock is about to start tomorrow, and so my hand is forced: I must finally write about the first series…

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Sherlock returns!

Thu, Dec 08, 2011
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New Year’s Day, BBC One. Not till — ahem — May in the U.S.

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The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (review)

Wed, Oct 26, 2011
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A soulless CGI-animated remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Without a Harrison Ford to smirk and snark his way through it, natch.

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