{"id":208352,"date":"2014-06-02T06:48:03","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T06:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2014\/06\/02\/mylittlecornerofsherlock-deducingbbcsherlock\/"},"modified":"2014-06-02T06:48:03","modified_gmt":"2014-06-02T06:48:03","slug":"mylittlecornerofsherlock-deducingbbcsherlock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2014\/06\/02\/mylittlecornerofsherlock-deducingbbcsherlock\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

mylittlecornerofsherlock<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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deducingbbcsherlock<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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You\u2019re Mark Gatiss.<\/strong>\u00a0As a queer youth, you adored Sherlock Holmes, your favorite film adaptation being one of the only in which the detective is canonically gay and \u201cfalls desperately in love\u201d with Watson. You\u2019ve always loved to write, and published a trilogy featuring a bisexual spy, along with gay erotica (which all started with the angsty H\/W slash fanfic you wrote as a teen<\/strike>). You\u2019re a strong advocate for LGBT rights and speak frequently on the need for more queer representation in the media.<\/p>\n

Now you have the opportunity to co-write your own film adaptation of Holmes and Watson, set in modern times, with one of your best friends. What do you do?\u00a0Go.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

#first you might make Watson\u2019s brother a lesbian<\/a>#and The Woman so many other versions turned into Holmes\u2019s love interest?<\/a>#make her gay too<\/a>#and Moriarty<\/a>#you make him the gayest of all<\/a>#(because let\u2019s be honest<\/a>#teen!you wrote that slash too)<\/a>#then you take Watson\u2019s canon wife<\/a>#and combine her with canon Moriarty\u2019s right-hand man<\/a>#then have her shoot Holmes in the chest<\/a>#so he not only fights his way back from death for Watson<\/a>#but literally has to restart his heart<\/a>#THIS IS THE ANGSTY FANFIC YOU WROTE AS A TEEN<\/a>#but now you\u2019re taking that secret notebook out from under your mattress<\/a>#and you\u2019re showing it to the world and saying LOOK<\/a>#this version?<\/a>#this version is fine<\/a>#it\u2019s ALL fine<\/a>\u00a0(tags via OP deducingbbcsherlock)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

mylittlecornerofsherlock: deducingbbcsherlock: You\u2019re Mark Gatiss.\u00a0As a queer youth, you adored Sherlock Holmes, your favorite film adaptation being one of the only in which the detective is canonically gay and \u201cfalls desperately in love\u201d with Watson. You\u2019ve always loved to write, and published a trilogy featuring a bisexual spy, along with gay erotica (which all started … <\/p>\n

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