Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Sherlock Fandom Fun


Hey Everyone, 

Sherlock Time! 

So what is a Fandom to do when the cliff hanger leaves the two main characters separated by 'death' and the villain dead and bleeding from a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head?

Some fandoms go online to talk/blog about it and although we did a lot of that... we like to cover all our bases. So we also...

Took it to the Streets!!!!!


And here. 


Also here. 


Craft time! 







This is a world wide phenomena that has not slowed down in the past year. There are even stories that this is not the first time Sherlock fans have come together. When Sir Aurthur Conan Doyle attempted to kill Sherlock Holmes in the books, people wore black arm bands in protest and sorrow and took to The Strand.
They did this out of sadness but also to show solidarity. And I think that is what the buttons, stickers, graffiti, and art is about. To show solidarity among fans that we take this very seriously. It has been fun walking down the street and seeing a flyer. Nodding at someone when we both notice that we are wearing the same 'I believe in Sherlock' pin. As the new season draws closer fans have been revving up for what will happen when Sherlock returns. And until he does return I am going to enjoy all of the creative ways people are fighting John Watson's War.


You can see what fans are posting and creating at #BelieveInSherlock on tumblr and at I Believe in Sherlock Holmes/Moriarty is real on FaceBook.

And now for some teasing.....




Post by Jasmine
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2 comments:

  1. "When Sir Aurthur Conan Doyle attempted to kill Sherlock Holmes in the books, people wore black arm bands in protest and sorrow and took to The Strand." Actually, that appears to be a myth foisted upon biographer John Dickson Carr by Doyle's son Adrian. There are no known contemporary accounts of armband wearing Strand readers.

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  2. That is why I said there were stories about it : ) I'm sorry if there was any confusion that it had actually happened, although there are people who are looking for details on it. It's always nice to see someone who knows there Sherlock. Thanks for reading!!!! - Posted on behalf of Jasmine

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