The Curse of the Baskervilles
I used to hate Sherlock Holmes. At my highschool, all freshmen had to read The Hound of the Baskervilles, which, I’ll admit, I found just as boring as everyone else. I had barely started it when I’d...
View ArticleIrene Adler’s Guide to the Perfect Victorian Woman
In the BBC’s Sherlock, the character of Irene Adler that appears in A Scandal in Belgravia has what can be described as an intimidating personality… Here, she’s a criminal who collects “insurance” from...
View ArticleThe Curious Case of Dr. House
I’m sure you’ve seen or heard of the show House, featuring a mean and egocentric doctor who solves difficult diagnoses. But what is the show really about? Sherlock Holmes. This was definitely...
View ArticleIt’s Elementary! Or not…
You may have heard about CBS’s new Sherlockian show, Elementary. It’s a modern interpretation of Sherlock Holmes that takes place in New York and features Watson as a woman and love interest. I got a...
View ArticleEveryone loves High Functioning Sociopaths!
Who is Sherlock Holmes? Well, he seems to describe himself as a a high functioning sociopath. In fact the BBC’s rendition of Mr. Holmes seems to display many traits of someone with a personality...
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Meeting the Other Holmes
Although the BBC’s Sherlock is my favorite interpretation of Holmes, its not the version of him that people first think of. No, that would be these guys. Downey Jr. and Jude Law play a respectable...
View ArticleSherlock’s Last Stand?
If you are a fan of Sherlock, you must be really excited for next August. Why? After months and years of Sherlock deprivation, Season 3 will finally be revealed, along with three new episodes. The show...
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The Boswell
We’re pretty familiar with the character of Holmes, but I think sometimes we neglect another character. After all, no Holmes is complete without his tenacious narrator. As Holmes himself puts it, “I’d...
View ArticleIt’s a Drugs Bust!
‘Which is it today,’ I asked, ‘morphine or cocaine?’ He raised his eyes languidly from the old black-leather volume which he had opened. ‘It is cocaine,’ he said, ‘a seven-per-cent solution. Would you...
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