The Set Is On

So with that in mind, I think it’s officially time to put this blog into hiatus. If I’m still around when news of whatever’s next breaks--be it s5, another special, or whatever else they could possibly throw at us--then I’ll be back here posting about it. I’ll still be around tumblr in the meantime, so if for some reason you have questions about anything, you can still feel free to drop me an ask and I’ll reply privately.

Before I go, I just want to say thank you all for sharing the s4 setlock journey with me, and I truly appreciate all of the love that you’ve thrown at me along the way. It really was so much fun sharing this with all of you.

Hi, sorry, yes I am technically still active here, though I know I haven’t posted anything since before TFP aired. I def needed a bit of a break after the emotional rollercoaster of new content and the constant vigilance of the prior 8 months or so. But I am here still. (And I do need to get around to reblogging a bunch of the post-TFP stuff that I’ve missed. Maybe I’ll try to catch up on that a bit this weekend...)

I’m in the same place as you–I don’t want to see other people’s impressions either. In that case it’s probably safer to avoid tumblr and twitter as much as possible if you can, and that’s what I plan to do, but I also have set up a pretty extensive blacklist, too, just in case (because like you, I know I won’t be able to stay entirely away). Here’s what’s on my list:

tfpfinal problems4e3s04e03finalespoilerreviewpreviewarticlepressbfiscreeningsurprisetwistrugpullshock

I put an asterisk after all of those on my blacklist so that it catches variations on them as well, so you’ll probably want to do that, too. (Otherwise, it will catch “spoiler” but not “spoilers”, for example.)

My other two pieces of advice would be to blacklist things we know from setlock or other episodes are likely to be part of TFP and possibly appear in reviews–Moriarty, Eurus/Euros, sister, boat, beach, etc.–and to blacklist people’s urls, as needed. I’ve blacklisted a few people who I know for sure are attending the screening, just in case, and I’ve also blacklisted several people I follow who I know commonly post untagged spoilers. With all of that, you’ll definitely end up hiding things that aren’t about TFP at all, and inevitably something might still slip through, but it should definitely help a lot.

(Re: this tweet, with Ruther’s caveat here) 

We definitely never saw Lara anywhere. That doesn’t mean they didn’t sneak her by us, but as far as what we actually saw, no, she wasn’t around for any of filming.

Even with the possibility she slipped by us somewhere, I would take that news with the largest grain of salt just because that site is not very accurate. For example, here’s their cast list for the s3 dvd:

Russell Tovey, Pano Masti, and Amber Elizabeth were all in s2 and made no appearance at all in s3, yet there they are on the list for s3. And it’s not as if they just put up the list for the wrong series by accident either--Lars Mikkelsen and Alan Bond appear in s3 but not elsewhere. They clearly just have bad info. It’s quite a bit of a mess. And that’s why I didn’t even bother posting it here in the first place--the likelihood that it’s wrong is pretty high. 

It’s something we’ve never tried before – the first of its kind – and keen eyes and ears around the world will be waiting in anticipation to interact with the great detective himself. Tonight’s #SherlockLive promises to be an adrenalin-pumping rollercoaster ride for more than just the fans enjoying it!

At 8pm, fans of BBC One’s famously eccentric detective will get the chance to solve a live and exclusive 30-minute Sherlock case on BBC One Twitter and bbc.co.uk/sherlock. In a BBC drama first, Sherlock writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss will be tweeting live as Sherlock Holmes, interacting directly with the audience as they help to solve the case. Audiences will pit their wits against the world’s finest sleuth as they use their powers of deduction to take part in their very own moment of BBC Pure Drama.

At BBC Wales’ digital drama team, we’re used to creating interactive experiences for drama fans, but this takes things to a whole new level. We’ve never before had the co-creators putting their brilliant brains together live in front of the whole world.  These masters of character creation will join writer Joe Lidster, who’s dreamed up tonight’s plot, fully aware this could take off in any direction. Exciting? Yes. Terrifying? Absolutely – in a good way.

It’s an idea we’ve had for some time – I’ve just been waiting for the right opportunity to try it out. What could be better than bringing together sheer genius and testing Sherlock against the rest of the world? Sherlock Holmes’ unique style of deduction offers a fascinating format to play with, and social media means anything’s possible.

Sian Davies, who has spent the past month producing this, spent hours working with Joe and the Senior Producer Alice Rothwell to work out the painstaking structure of the script. Christmas was put on hold for us, as we worked non-stop to make sure we went live before episode three goes out on Sunday. What exactly could we achieve in approximately 30 minutes? What would give us enough depth for everyone to be stretched, while keeping it entertaining? Don’t forget, Sherlock Holmes is notorious for being easily bored.

When I approached Steven and Mark with the idea, with Hartswood Films’ Series Producer Sue Vertue, they swiftly saw the chance to have some real fun with this. For them, it’s also a chance for Sherlock Holmes to show his true character as he responds to the tweets that interest him. We don’t know what people will ask and we have no idea yet how he’ll respond.

We do know the demand for more Sherlock is sky high. We also know people want to test themselves and compete with him – but he’s the world’s most brilliant mind, so can they come anywhere near? We’ll find out tonight.