#TheGameIsSTILLOn

[smarthily]

Happy 10th anniversary, “A Study in Pink”, happy 10th anniversary, Sherlock!! 🎉

[manhasetardis]

“We felt to each other at once. […] Something in me made me do it and something in him drew me that way. […] We were familiar at once - I put my hand on his knee - we understood.” - Peter Doyle about meeting Walt Whitman

“One of the first things I said was that I should call him ‘Oscar.’ ‘I like that so much,’ he answered, laying his hand on my knee. He seemed to me like a great big, splendid boy. He is so frank, and outspoken, and manly. I don’t see why such mocking things are written of him.”  - Walt Whitman about Oscar Wilde

“Suddenly, however, as we neared our destination he seated himself opposite to me - we had a first-class carriage to ourselves - and laying a hand upon each of my knees he looked into my eyes with the peculiarly mischievous gaze which was characteristic of his more imp-like moods.” -  Arthur Conan Doyle, The Problem of Thor Bridge 

“‘There now,’ said Charlie with a smirk. ‘Isn’t this nicer?’ Mr Jackpot turned his huge eyes on me in a kind of mute enquiry. A moment later he put his hand on my thigh. Well, what was I to do? For the well-bred gentleman there was surely only one recourse. I fucked him.” - Mark Gatiss, The Vesuvius Club

[bcth-uk]

A new set of stamps celebrating Sherlock

Benedict Cumberbatch and his co-stars have received a very special honour. The Royal Mail is issuing a set of stamps to celebrate the famous detective, featuring images from the BBC TV series.

When UV light is shone over the stamps, hidden details from a mystery storyline are revealed.

The stamps go on sale from August 18, 2020.

[waitedforgarridebs]

Enjoy this preview of BBC Sherlock series 5.

[miss-bame]

Why is this giving me hope?!

(Please tell me I’m not the only one)

[silver99johnlocked]

10 years of this amazing show that changed my life in so many ways

BBC SHERLOCK

[lovelyruinedlady]

Happy anniversary to this utterly amazing show! Going back to where it began 10 years ago...

[procrastinate-holmes]

Well, on celebration of the 10 years I spent the whole day crying because I will never get over the fact that THIS SHOW ACTUALLY HAPPENED. I was unable to see tumblr or reddit or anything, I was a gay crying mess.

So, here I am today pressing reblog button for my lord sherlock

[videosimadewheniwasbored]

#TheGameIsSTILLOn

[bertytravelsfar]

Ten Years - Ten Fics

Ten years of Sherlock deserves marking, and for me, the best bit about Sherlock is the fans. What a talented bunch of buggers you are! You embroider, knit, rhyme, sing, paint, draw, crochet, role-play, photograph and manip, quilt, bake, cosplay, discuss, meet up and write some of the best fanfiction there is. This is my tiny contribution to today’s proceedings - my (current) favourite ten fics and why  -hey, maybe you have missed one of these. Who knows?

I watched from the first episode and I read from about 2015 but didn’t pick up a pen until 2017 when life gave me a little hiatus of my own. I thought I’d written my last story and that I was a very lucky reader to be in such an active, skilled fandom, but the lure of  Sherlock and John pulled me back into writing and I’m thrilled that they did. I’ve read a lot of stories and have been amused, entertained, devastated, enthralled and delighted by the range of work out there. So here are my current top ten (which was as hard as hell to pick!). Ask me next month and it will different again, but on this anniversary day, these are the stories that fill me with Sherlock-y love and appreciation for this incredible fandom.Read the tags before you partake in the feast - my cup of tea might not be yours!  In no particular order —

The Ice Skating AU - Working on the Edges by earlgreytea68. 

What can I say about this one that hasn’t already been said? This is a recognisable John and Sherlock but in a totally AU field. Sherlock is a figure skater, John is a hockey player and it’s the Winter Olympics. The supporting cast are all there and I was on the edge of my seat the whole time as I read it. The dialogue is spot on, the excitement is hold your breath-worthy. One of the first things I read in Sherlock fandom and has never been out of my top ten since.

The Mountain Rescue AU - Whiteout by sincewhendoyoucalme_John.

Based on The Horn, this is a story about AirZermatt - the mountain rescue helicopter crew. Their rescue expert is Sherlock Holmes and their paramedic is John Watson. Again the rest of the cast are in there somewhere, cleverly placed. This story is a punch in the heart and saves the biggest one until the end, when you see the story behind it. Written like an episode, it follows the action as a camera crew filming a documentary, which gives it an extra twist as John and Sherlock try to avoid the cameras. It’s top ten because of the tension, the evasion and the epilogue. 

The Friends to Lovers Fic - What Friends Do by agirlsname.

This story took my breath away. Stunning voices and flawless writing in a story about Sherlock’s naivety when John moves in with him. He has no reference point, never before having had a friendship like the one he has with John. And John, although nominally in the wrong here, is just as adrift as Sherlock is, in his way. A gorgeous, delicate dance of falling in love and feeling betrayed. Also, because I fangirl-ed the author SO hard on this one, she became a friend instead of telling me to stop being weird, as she should have done! 

The Dark Materials Crossover - The Republic of Heaven by Blind_Author.

Even if you haven’t read Philip Pullman’s classic series, this story is a treasure. In a world where everyone has a daemon, John and Sherlock and their friends are misfits, thrown together by chance. Moriarty is the new whisper on the underground and as the boys and their daemons become embroiled in this new danger, it’s their differences that will be the deciding factor. I’m a sucker for soul-mates like the daemons in this story, and even when the boys are being slow about it, their interactions are gorgeous. 

The Classic - The Quiet Man by ivyblossom

All in John’s POV, this story has a place in the all time Sherlock Hall of Fame. After the Fall, John is not doing very well, and even when his friend is returned to him, John still struggles to keep reality and dreams apart. It is heartbreakingly immersive as we watch Dr Watson struggle, written as this is, in the style of an inner monologue. Fascinating, affecting and stylish.

The Hot One - The Great Sex Olympics of 221B by XistentialAngst. 

This list wouldn’t be complete without the story that has made a lot of Johnlockers VERY happy. This story is one that takes you by surprise, expecting x-rated shenanigans (which you get, oh yes!) but with a side order of brilliant character work. Oooooh! at the good times, Awwwwww! at the sweetness and sigh with happiness at the ending. And a good time was had by all. 

The Folk Tale Story - The Curse of the Cool Coat by IncognitoBae

From my incoherent notes, I believe I enjoyed this one quite a lot! It’s a retelling of the Selkie myth with Sherlock as the Selkie and John as the man who falls in love with him. It’s beautiful and wistful and clever, with great voices. With an unusual style and at just under 5K words, it’s not long, but every word has impact. A beautiful story, well told. 

The Classic II - Points by Lifeonmars

In my notes on this story I have written, ‘If John had to have a Mary, this is the Mary he deserved.’ A fix-it, it is a long, sweet, slow build towards what we always already knew and they did too, ultimately - that Sherlock and John were made for each other. Lovely, lovely, lovely. 

 The WIP - Noctiluca Scintillans by Alexaprilgarden

I don’t normally read WIPs. I have read too many that have left me high and dry. This one is one I have made an exception for. And AU, teenlock story it begins with two boys on holiday without their parents for the first time. Meeting on a campsite in France, the writing in this story is so visceral that you cannot help but be drawn in by their emerging love affair. Sunshine, sand, sea and angst - the boys are just how I imagined teenaged John and Sherlock would be. It has two more chapters to come, but with so much to savour I can wait. 

The Go-to Happiness Fic - Because Blah Blah Blah Happy by cwb

This story has saved many a day for me. Feeling low, feeling worn down, feeling anxious - whatever it is, this story brings a grin to my face and a lightness to my heart. It’s hilariously written but with a sweet message and I want to leave more kudos than I’m allowed to avoid scaring the author! John has had it with Sherlock’s ways and writes him a list of grievances. Laugh out loud funny and wipe a tear from your eye happy! 

The truth is I could go on and on - there are SO DAMN MANY PERFECT STORIES in this fandom and a hundred other authors whose work I want to highlight here, more 10/10 fics than I can pick from. Writers who are still here, others who have moved on, some who turn out brilliant work over and over, and others who write one perfect story and call it quits. 

Again, if you want to read any of these, then read the tags! Most are M or E, and some of the have trigger topics in them.I’d love to read anyone else’s top ten, if they can narrow it down and I look forward to writing my next top ten - maybe for my birthday later this year. 

So thank you, Sherlock Fandom. Congratulations on being Ten Years Old!

Remember - Read Safely - Watch the Tags - Feed the Authors with kudos!

[smarthily]

You know what BBC Sherlock 10th anniversary also means? That it’s 10 years since the world got to know this sunshine 😊

Molly Hooper - a true gift of BBC Sherlock 💝

[tony-nat-loki-3000]

Happy 10 year anniversary of Sherlock!!!

Hopefully we get season 5 sometime before we're all old and until then, happy deducing!

[bcth-uk]

Sher10ck is coming! 10th anniversary of Sherlock

Arwel’s caption (16 July 2020):  

Good morning 🌞 Te.. Nearly t.. Te... Ten years??? Next week! Some Brazilian friends would like me to amplify #thegameisstillon (there you go) Keep an eye on @denofgeek #sherlock 

With the anniversary being just around the corner, here’s the reminder about this hashtag to all the Sherlock fans ⇩

TL;DR 25 July 2020 5pm Brazilian time (GMT-3 according to Google) we’re celebrating 10 years of Sherlock using #TheGameIsSTILLOn on Twitter.

Join in! And spread the word 😉

[xand-art-design]

Bbc Sherlock is 10 years old. Decided to draw something but it's taking longer than expected. This is the first half of the piece

[profangirl1996]

Celebrating 10 years of The Fandom That Waited. I am so proud to be in this fandom...we are a passionate, creative, intelligent group united by our love for Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Happy birthday Sherlock! #sherlock #sherlockbbc #10yearsofsherlock #thegameisstillon #221back #bakerstreetboys #astudyinpink #happybirthdaysherlock #astudyinpink #thefandomthatwaited #iamsherlocked #sherlockholmes #johnwatson #benedictcumberbatch #martinfreeman #johnlock https://www.instagram.com/p/CDFh6C4HVKA/?igshid=5g7tpcy0ehkc

[my-dear-holmes]

10 years of BBC's Sherlock

I have decided to write down my journey with BBC'S Sherlock just in time for the 10 year anniversary. I don't know if anyone wanted to know but this show is such a big part in my life that I wanted to share.

The first time I watched the show was when I was 11. We were in school, studying The Speckled Band and we watched the scene where Sherlock and John first met. My teacher said it was to demonstrate how emotionless and oblivious to romance he was. (I later called bullshit on this.) Watching that scene I felt like John Watson. I was amazed by Sherlock and his deductions. That one scene already had me hooked.

I thought it was amazing, and my class managed to convince my teacher to let us watch the whole episode. And god, I fell in love with everything about it. The humor, the characters, and the deductions. It was my new obsession.

Me and my mum sat down together to watch the rest of the series. At the time, series 3 had finished and TAB had recently aired. The trouble was, my mum was not as enthusiastic as me, and, in my own words, "wasn't watching it fast enough." I actually started rewatching the series before we had even finished all the episodes.

I related to both of the characters. Sherlock was seen as the outsider, as I often had, and put up a wall to stop himself from getting hurt, as I instinctively did. As for John, the whole "I'm definitely not gay" thing was very familiar to me since I had just started dating a girl, and even now I feel like I have to constantly maintain my "correct" sexuality. I shipped Johnlock, and it made me feel safe and at home knowing here could be queer people on TV.

When series 4 came out, I really didn't mind the first episode, really liked the second and thoroughly disliked the third. But I wasn't really on any social media, so had no idea if others shared my opinions.

For a while I was just really sad, but then I joined Tumblr and started reading fanfiction. It was brilliant. So many people shared my veiw! So! Many! Amazing! People! Fanfiction especially really helped me develop my writing and reignited my passion for reading.

So in conclusion, Sherlock (incoming cliche) really did change my life, and I'm still holding out hope for series 5.

Sorry, thats a lot of text, have a random gif I thought was cute.

Happy 10th anniversary!