2012 Olivier Award Nominations Announced
Just announced at the Mayfair Hotel in London, the prestigious Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards 2012 see a number of nominations for the excellent Frankenstein, starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
March 2012
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Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle Books: First ever USA and UK co-buy is in aid of Save Undershaw →
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Sherlock Holmes fans are making history today with the first ever USA and UK combined co-buy - and its raising awareness and funds for the Save Undershaw campaign.
Co-buying is a new twist on the ‘daily deals’ made famous by Groupon, Wowcher and Living Social. It lets fans group together for things they actually want - in this case Sherlock Holmes books.
The leading co-buy platform in the UK, BuyaPowa has kindly enabled 4 special co-buys, the first of which is live now and starting to really take off, to raise money for Save Undershaw. Fans can get the bestselling Holmes novel ‘Shadowfall’ for as little as £4 (about $6) - it’s currently already dropped to just £6 which is below even Amazon prices.
The most popular forthcoming bundle seems to be the short story collections.
To take a look and sign up for more information visit the Sherlock Deals site.
Sherlock DVD & Blu-ray US release date set for 20th May →
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Sherlock DVD & Blu-ray US release date set for 20th May. Beware some spoilers in the Entertainment Weekly article and the video trailer contains LOTS of SPOILERS so don’t watch if you really don’t want to ruin it for yourself.
Fandom Is A Way Of Life →
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TimeScale Productions latest documentary explores the world of ‘fandom culture’. Visiting various conventions and events around the UK, they aim to paint the most accurate portrait of fandom culture in the UK to date, speaking to fans, cosplayers, authors and creators to uncover this emerging scene in Britain.
Fandom Is A Way Of Life will reveal the fascinating world of fandom culture and what it means to be a fan.
For more information on the project and how you can be involved please see: Fandom is a way of life
THE MYSTERY OF THE 221 FLOOR PLAN
As the light began to draw in after a days filming on location of Sherlock series 2 in August 2011, two members of the Sherlockology team were sitting on the curb facing Speedy’s considering the real building used for the exterior shots of 221 Baker Street; No.187 North Gower Street.
The main topic of conversation was the fact that the exterior in reality simply couldn’t contain the interior flat we see on screen producing almost a TARDIS problem. A third member of the team overhearing the conversation, while passing to take more photographs as the crew prepared for the ‘Imminent and Daring Escape’ scene from ‘The Reichenbach Fall’, laughed at our conversation suggesting we sounded like a couple of Star Trek fans discussing how so many crewman’s bedrooms could in reality fit on the U.S.S. Enterprise (rather ironic considering what Benedict’s future project would turn out to be!) Although there certainly was a valid point made there, chances are other fans had pondered this very same question.
Early 2013 filming for Sherlock →
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The third series of Sherlock will start filming in ‘early 2013’, according to Beryl Vertue - one of its executive producers.
Vertue, who is speaking at the Nations and Regions Media conference in Salford today, told Ariel that it was too early to confirm transmission times for the next series.
Full story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ariel/17350954
*Please beware contains a spoiler for those who have not seen final episode of series 2*
Dear Sherlockology-Team, I'm the daughter of an architect and as such I grew up gaining the ability to picture a quite accurate floor plan in my head as soon as I walk around a building. Since I love BBC's Sherlock and watched it over and over again my head automatically tried to do the same with 221b Baker Street. It failed. Completly. Till now I have no idea how exactly that building works and it's giving me sleepless nights ... Could you possibly include a floor plan in you're sides update?
Hi there, thanks for your message.
The layout is indeed a little confusing as it does not in fact fit with the exterior of the building chosen for the series. This is because the interior is made up of sets and other locations but never the real interior of the house used for 221.
As this is a subject we have been asked frequently about, we will try and explain how the building works on a couple of tumblr articles over the next couple of days, so keep an eye out for those.
We would love to create a floor plan and it has been on our wishlist for the site for some time. Once we launch our new look site with series two content later this month, we shall endeavor to make a few enquiries and see if we can acquire either plans of the sets or at the very least room measurements so we can show the layout of the 221B flat more clearly for those interested in seeing a floor plan.
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SHERLOCKOLOGY (verb.)- the art of knowing everything and anything about the Sherlock series.
If only we were able to study this subject for a degree at University - Not a BSc (Bachelor of Science) but a BSh (Bachelor of Sherlock) perhaps?
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Save Undershaw Needs Your Help! →
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Save Undershaw needs 100,000 signatures from UK citizens on the HM Government petition for it to be eligible for debate in the House of Commons.
Please help spread to word.
Those outside the UK who wish to help, Undershaw need to get 10,000 followers on their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/saveundershaw
Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle Books: Updated Great Sherlock Holmes Debate Trailer Features CBS? →
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With so much news surrounding the CBS Sherlock Holmes adaptation in the last two weeks, the boys behind the very funny trailer for the debate felt compelled to knock up an updated version featuring the new female Watson……
The last chance to vote in the main debate question (BBC Sherlock vs Warner Brothers) is up today on The Great Sherlock Holmes Debate Facebook Page.
The Great Sherlock Holmes Debate 2 is made possible by the following:
MX Publishing in support of Save Undershaw
Team 1 - BBC Sherlock - Captain - Curly & the Baker Street Babes + Sherlock Holmes Society of London, Sherlockology, Kate Workman, Charlotte Walters, Dan Andriacco, Tracy Revels.
Team 2 - Warner Bros Sherlock - Captain - Burt Wolder + No Place Like Holmes, Gerry O’Hara, David Ruffle, Tim Symonds, Matthew Elliott.
Team 3 - The Traditionalists - Captain Nick Briggs (Voice of The Daleks) + Big Finish, Paul R Spiring, Phil Growick, Alistair Duncan, Marino Alvarez.
Press - Always 1895 and @always1895
Venues and Sponsors- Sherlock Holmes Pub, mPowa (Process credit cards with your smartphone)
“Moriartee” T-shirt from OtherTees
Our friends over at www.othertees.com have yet another fantastic Sherlock related t-shirt on offer, and not only that they have given us the opportunity to offer you a discount off the already low price. All you need to do is enter ‘Sherlockology’ at checkout and you will save an extra $0.6 USD, €0.5 EURO, £0.4 GBP! NOTE: Apparently there is a glitch with the discount code you need to select £GBP as currency for it to work at the moment. OtherTees are aware and are working on getting it fixed ASAP.
The tee is available to purchase until Wednesday 7th March 22:00 (GMT) so head on over to the OtherTees Site to be sure not to miss out on this excellent design.
If that wasn’t already enough to get you excited you also have the chance to win your very own Moriartee with the OtherTees Twitter competition. To enter and be in with a chance to win all you need to do is retweet the following:
Dear @OtherTees and @Sherlockology I’d like to WIN the #Sherlock #Moriartee t-shirt please!
The winner will be announced by OtherTees on twitter on 6th March at 22:00 (GMT).
Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle Books: CBS "In for a mauling" as preparations for The Great Sherlock Holmes Debate 2 hot up →
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The organisers of The Great Sherlock Holmes Debate 2 are warning that although the main ‘bout’ in the debate is the head to head clash between the two Holmes titans - BBC Sherlock and Warner Brothers - it may be CBS that comes out with the main mauling. The adaptation hasn’t even been made yet and…
Free Sherlock Holmes Collection App (Android) →
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Sherlock Holmes Book Collection
Contains the following books
1. The Study in Scarlet
2. The Sign of Four
3. The Hound of the Baskervilles
4. The Valley of Fear
5. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
6. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
