Tron (1982). A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.

[Aretha Franklin voice] Great gowns, beautiful gowns. 3/10.

Watson: I have an errand on Oxford Street. Let us go out for some fresh air and a sandwich.

Holmes: I am not hungry.

Watson: We will enjoy the Yuletide decorations. The lights. The shop windows.

Holmes: You are arguing against your case, Watson.

Watson: I insist. Or I shall go alone—but trust me, I will make you pay later.

...

There is so much to unpack here. JUST WHAT IS HE IMPLYING?? 🤣

Book 2 of 2024 complete!

What Child is This? by Bonnie MacBird

I really enjoy these full length Holmes and Watson adventures, and though this was a little shorter than the others, it was still a nice read.

And my favourite quote...

It's a little sad but also a little funny

when they r… when. when the when uuugggghgh when their lifelines are linked ooouuugggghhh when their blood flows together aaaaaggghhhhkk

sorry if this has been asked already, but do you know of any decent pastiches that involve holmes getting put through the wringer? (mentally or physically, i'm not picky). i know that watson being kidnapped or otherwise put in a position of distress by some baddie is a fairly common trope, but i haven't seen much of the reverse.

Good question! Let's see... I'm going off memories here, which might not be 100% accurate, but here are the ones I can think of:

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution by Nicholas Meyer -- the obvious one lol

Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula by Stephen Seitz -- this one is extremely silly but Holmes does go through some shit in it

The Thinking Engine by James Lovegrove -- another one that's very silly/cracky, but IIRC has a part where Holmes gets addicted to a new drug and starts spiraling down mentally before begging Watson to "save" him

Art in the Blood by Bonnie MacBird -- has Holmes getting tortured by the baddies

Dust and Shadow by Lindsay Faye -- I think this had a certain amount of Holmes angst?

I'd love to read more though, if anyone else has any recs!

1-25 also hehe

Mockingjay

I actually can't remember. Maybe Catching fire?

The inheritance games. The naturals. The Librarians.

Jennifer Lynn Barnes and Bonnie Macbird.

The Belladonna series. I got the first book and didn't even read it!!

Narnia

I don't know.

Grayson Hawthorne. Edmund Pevensie. (He was my first fictional crush!!)

A sherlock Holmes book. Can't remember the title.

the Brothers Hawthorne

i hope I answer this right, but i love nerdy book smart men. Especially if he is a librarian.

Stupid love triangles.

Grayson Hawthorne.

I have a lot! Grayson Hawthorne. Avery Grambs. Flynn Carsen. Johanna Mason.

The Grandest Game

Once upon a broken heart

Art in the blood. (Sherlock Holmes)

Watson

Narnia

Moriarty

My bed

The Hungr games series

not sure.

two hours for a 300 page book.

Don't have one. Whatever I feel like reading.

((You like the mystery genre? 👀 Can you recommend some books? I'm always on the lookout for new mystery books to read!))

((I’m the same way, Anon! I’m always on the lookout for new things to read! I’m happy to help out with this. This is one of those kinds of things I always love to help with lol.

I compiled a list with variety, so hopefully you’ll find something here that you would like. And a lot of these are the starts of series as well! I put a ** by ones that are of a series.))

The June Boys - Court Stevens

We Were Kings - Court Stevens

Thr3e - Ted Dekker

Obsessed - Ted Dekker

Stalking Jack the Ripper - Keri Maniscalo**

Magpie Murders - Anthony Horowitz**

The House of Silk - Anthony Horowitz

The Tarleton Murders - Breck England

A Study in Scarlet Women - Sherry Thomas**

The Stuff of Nightmares - James Lovegrove** (not technically but he writes a lot of books in this category)

Comes a Horseman - Robert Liparulo

Art in the Blood - Bonnie MacBird**

Vicious - V.E. Schwab** (not really a mystery but worth the read)

The Gray Man - Mark Greaney** (not really a mystery but worth the read)

Hope this helps! And this is just a fraction of my little library, so if you need more I’ll see what I can come up with.

Good luck and happy reading!!))

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what's your phone wallpaper: a wonderful drawing of solaire during the game and in the bad ending; i also have a reading mode with a different wallpaper ( even if i rarely activate it ) with one of the thumbnail art of detective void. last song you listened to: "the bends" by doomtree. full welcome to night vale mood, i'm listening to it in loop because i have a literal animated video in my head with it. currently reading: "the devil's due" by bonnie macbird. it's so good up to now, and i'm always happy to read more sherlock holmes story written well! <3 last movie: "dungeons and dragons: honour among thieves"! i think it became my actual new favourite movie and ultimate comfort movie, i literally cried when i told my therapist about it. technically i saw other movies in between, but the dnd movie was the last one i actually sit down and watched start to finish, instead of keeping it as background. what are you wearing: long sleeved black shirt with a space jam shirt on top ( i'm COLD okay ), black jeans, and double socks ( i am VERY cold don't judge me :C ). piercings / tattoos: none, but i'd love to have a tattoo one day! i even know already some i'd like to have. almost all of them are borderlands-themed. glasses / contacts or both?: glasses! i used briefly contacts, and i still know how to use them, but i don't have the money to take them. and also i like glasses enough. <3 last thing you ate: pasta with red ragout, cooked by yours truly! <3 favorite color(s): sapphire blue is the absolute favourite. current obsession: MMMHH i'd say darkest dungeon 2 and welcome to night vale. i have my head full of cecil all the time, it's ABSURD the inspiration i have for him. do you have a crush?: gestures at gio!! <3 favorite fictional character?: sherlock holmes. the books one, not the [ waves ] others. read the books, please, i swear he's SUCH a wonderful character, PLEASE JOIN ME. IT FEELS LONELY HERE.

tagged by: i stole it from gio. <3 tagging: anyone who wants to do it!

[1] “I see that you doubt me, Mr. Holmes. Then tell me this: how do I know that you drink your coffee black? That you eat very little? That you play a stringed instrument? That you care very much for the man sitting beside you? Too much, perhaps. It may be the death of you.”

[2] “Ah, Doctor Watson! The fourth observation? Correct, as were the others. You did not see the expression on Mr. Holmes’ face when I struck you on the side of the head.”

I was inspired to read The Three Locks by Bonnie MacBird from this post by @nessahero​! 

Context – the speaking character is a perceptive stage magician. He hits Watson on the side of the head (quite hard!) as part of his sleight of hand. Holmes (the cad that he is) states that only three of those deductions are true, which this character quickly disproves. I wanted to draw “the expression”! 

1, 15, 38 and 40 for book recs :)

HELLO FRIEND :D @thebraxiatelcollection

1. a book close to your heart: I’m gonna say the night circus because I read it for the first time around the end of 2017. It’s the book that really started my book collection so I have a special place for it in my heart 😊♥️

15. a book rec you really enjoyed: ohhhh so many!! I recently read Art in the Blood by Bonnie Macbird and that whole series was incredible— definitely some of the best mysteries I’ve ever consumed. I highly recommend!, Also gonna recommend an adult fantasy for you: Rage of Dragons (by Evan Winters)

38. your favourite series: well, technically my favorite series is gallifrey whahah, but for books i have a few favorites such as the shades of magic trilogy, arc of a scythe trilogy, lord of the rings, the stormlight archive, and anything by elizabeth lim (I also read the gilded wolves trilogy and the shadow of the fox trilogy this year which were both very enjoyable series!)

40. a book with a black cover: piranesi by Susanna Clarke or Frenchman’s Creek by daphne du maurier (both have beautiful writing and black covers)

Holmesian Christmas gifts: “What Child is This? A Sherlock Holmes Christmas Adventure” by Bonnie MacBird from Cliff and Karen Biggers, and “Sherlock Holmes and the Necronomicon” by Sylvain Cordurie and Laci from Charles Rutledge. 📚 🎄 https://www.instagram.com/p/CmeS52lu9QI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The Earth Station One Podcast - The 2022 Geek Holiday Gift Guide

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The Earth Station One Podcast - The 2022 Geek Holiday Gift Guide

Brace yourself! The holiday season is coming and Mike, Mike, Mary Ogle, Richard Ewell, and Kevin Eldridge have some gift ideas worthy of the ruling house of Westeros. All this, along with Angela’s A Geek Girls Take, Ashley’s Box Office Buzz, and Shout Outs!

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Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open /Round 1 & 2 of the 2022 Geek Holiday Gift Guide 0:48:12 Box Office Buzz 0:50:20 Round 3 & 4 of the 2022 Geek Holiday Gift Guide 1:32:48 Round 5 of the 2022 Geek Holiday Gift Guide 1:55:00 A Geek Girls Take 1:57:12 Show Close

Gifts Mentioned In this Episode Mary Ogle Moon Rocket Coin Bank with One Spaceman The Iron Giant: Signature Edition Ultimate Collector’s Edition Blue Ray Jim Lee Batman Collection Lego Set Bean Box Coffee + Chocolate Tasting Box The Folio Society JAWS

Kevin Eldridge The Illustrated AL Danger Will Robinson: The Full Mumy Beyond Bigfoot and Nessie Someday Is Today Sinkhole

Richard Ewell Gore Noir Magazine NOPE -Steelbook- Best Buy Exclusive Sun-Man and the Rulers of the Sun (Target Exclusive) Pinsploitation Universal Studios Orlando

Michael Gordon “What Child Is This: A Sherlock Holmes Christmas Adventure” by Bonnie MacBird with illustrations by Frank Cho “TCM Underground: 50 Must See Movies” by Millie de Chirico and Quatoyiah Murray Storyworth Exclusive 40th Anniversary Wrath of Khan Pop Package Drunken Dragon Hotel

Mike Faber Geeky Jerseys Lights, Camera, Accordion!: Eye-Popping Photographs of “Weird Al” Yankovic, 1981–2006 A Die Hard Christmas : The Illustrated Holiday Classic Fellowship of the Maps State Art Hello – Will You – I Do – Standard Style – Map Canvas Print, Anniversary Gift

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Was that [MATTHEW GOODE]? Oh no no, that was just [SHERLOCK HOLMES], a [CANON CHARACTER] from [SHERLOCK HOLMES]. They are [FORTY-TWO] years old, use [HE/HIM] and [ARE] aware that they are not actually from Washington DC. Too bad they can’t stray from this city for long.

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date of birth: 6th January 1854 age upon arrival: 37 height: 6′2″ hometown: nr Corfe Castle, Dorset, UK significant other: John Watson species: human

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how long has your character been here? Sherlock arrived in the city in April 2019

what is your character’s job He’s still working as a consulting detective, though he doesn’t quite have the volume of cases that he had back in London.

where has your character been pulled from in their fandom Post-The Final Problem. After fleeing from the Reichenbach Falls he ended up travelling whilst the world presumed that he had died alongside Professor Moriarty. Some months into his travels through Europe, he woke up in present day Washington.

has any magic affected your character No

and any other information you might find useful for us and the other members to know!! - I’m basing Sherlock off of the 1984-1994 series because the vibes are immaculate and also the original stories, along with some aspects from pastiche novels incl. the novels by Bonnie MacBird and the Enola Holmes series - He hasn’t been able to give up smoking, although he has somewhat cut down on it. Sherlock has however managed to give up his drug habit, and no longer relies on his seven-per-cent solution of cocaine or on morphine. - He’s adapted pretty well to the time jump all being said, and no longer wishes to return to his original time. - In late 2021, after the engagement, Sherlock moved back in with John and they have a pet cat, Nellie. He and John eloped on New Years Day 2022, 141 years to day after they met - Sherlock has a younger sister, Enola, who’s twenty years younger than him.

Happy 71st birthday to Bonnie MacBird - born on Nov. 5, 1951

Bonnie MacBird, along with Steven Lisberger, is the co-creator of TRON (1982). She co-wrote the story for TRON with Lisberger - and is also credited as creator of characters for TRON: Legacy.

Her [future] husband, computer engineer Alan Kay, was the inspiration for TRON character Alan Bradley.

The character of Alan Bradley was based in part on Kay, and, along with the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab, the lab in the film was based on Kay's lab at Xerox PARC. Kay and MacBird married in 1983.

https://macbird.com/about/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084827/trivia

https://tron.fandom.com/wiki/Bonnie_MacBird

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_MacBird

https://www.listal.com/bonnie-macbird 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Kay

Disney's Tron is Now 40 Years Old

Disney’s Tron is Now 40 Years Old

Image: Disney Another week in July, another momentous anniversary for a sci-fi IP. This weekend, the movie celebrating a big milestone is Disney’s Tron, which released on July 9 all the way back in 1982 and is now 40 years old. Let’s do some reminiscing, shall we? Directed and written by Steven Lisberger from a story he conceived with Bonnie MacBird, the film starred Jeff Bridges as a game…

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