February 2012
“Tom tied a kettle to the tail of a cat,
Jill put a stone in a blind man’s...”
– Anonymous
I hereby demand all cast and characters of any...
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John Watkittens
Sherlockitty Holmes
Meowcroft Holmes
James Pawiarty
Moggie Hooper
Lynxstrade
“Tell me what you read and I’ll tell you who you are” is true enough, but I’d...”
– François Mauriac (via bookaddict24-7)
‘Elementary’–the new Sherlock Holmes on CBS
by grummelmaedchen
Huh? To be quite honest with you, I’m still giggling. According to the Internet buzz this afternoon, Johnny Lee Miller—who took turns with Benedict Cumberbatch last year, both starring in the National Theatre production of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein—is going to appear alongside Lucy Liu in CBS’ version of...
A Famous Speech: Was Dr. Watson a woman?
In light of CBS’ insistence in turning Dr. Watson into a woman, I am reblogging this famous speech, given in 1941 before the first and oldest Sherlock Holmes fan club in America - the Baker Street Irregulars.
Member author Rex Stout came to the annual dinner in New York for the first time and electrified Irregulars with a lecture, in which he “proved” that Dr. Watson was,...