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Mycroft knows his brother well, saying Sherlock considers himself a dragon-slayer; the villains Sherlock catches are the equivalent of dragons. In Mycroft's opinion, Sherlock has "the mind of philosopher or scientist, yet he elects to be a detective".
A Song of Ice and Fire author George R. R. Martin once ranked it the fifth-best fantasy film of all time, and called Vermithrax "the best dragon ever put on film [with] the coolest dragon name". [23] Vermithrax is mentioned as an Easter egg in a list of dragons' names in the fourth episode of that book series adaptation, Game of Thrones . [ 24 ]
The 1892 cloth-bound cover of The Sign of Four after it was compiled as a single book. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle described how he was commissioned to write the story over a dinner with Joseph Marshall Stoddart, managing editor of the American publication Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, at the Langham Hotel in London on 30 August 1889.
When the episode catches up, gunfire rings out and each member of his senior staff is thrown to the floor. ... 27. Buffy the Vampire Slayer – “The Gift” (2001) ... Sherlock – “The ...
As with all episodes of Sherlock, [citation needed] the plot combines those of a number of works by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.. Sherlock's surprising ignorance, discussed on John's blog, about several commonplace subjects including astronomy, comes from A Study in Scarlet, as does Holmes' annoyance about ordinary people filling their minds with useless subjects.
Sherlock is a mystery crime drama television series that presents a contemporary adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. It was created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson. The first series of three episodes aired in 2010 ...
In the 1990s, Caliber Comics issued a four-part Sherlock Holmes Reader which features quotes from Holmes, a map of 221-B Baker Street, and canon story adaptations [12] as well as individual stories such as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes [12] and The Sussex Vampire. [13] 2009 brought the Black House Comics series The Dark Detective: Sherlock Holmes. [14]
In June 2011, it was announced that Russell Tovey would appear in Sherlock series two in its second episode. [5] Tovey, who liked Sherlock for staying true to the style of the novels despite its modern twist, said of the experience: "It's amazing to be a part of it", adding, "I got to act with Benedict and Martin which was awesome". The actor ...