That's awesome... thanks for sharing! I'm definitely going to have to dig out my Princess Bride DVD and watch it again. It's been awhile!

Liberty wrote:

This makes much more sense to me than them setting it up in the first place.  There are quite long gaps between the series', and presumably gaps in the writing of it, so I can see scope for the writers to change their minds about the characters, to see them in a new way or just want to do something different with them after a break. 
 

Exactly. Writers have the perogative to change their minds about their characters, or to try out new ideas. That's one of the most fun things about writing!

besleybean wrote:

I honestly find this discussion odd.
Do people normally watch TV shows and expect 2 guy leads to end up in a relationship?
When one doesn't do realtionships and the other is married to a woman.

Speaking for myself, as a general rule, no, I don't expect two male leads from a show to end up in a romantic relationship. In fact, I rarely ship characters from TV shows or movies at all. However, there's something special about Sherlock and John and their relationship that makes me feel they'd make a great couple.

Regarding their current statuses, we know that Mary will likely be out of the picture eventually, leaving John no longer married to a woman. As far as Sherlock, he originally didn't do close friendships either, but that changed when John came into his life. Why couldn't he change as far as relationships as well?

Oh... love those arms... all those cute little moles...

More ComicCon fun:

Lazarus wrote:

You guys...! 
http://amygloriouspond.tumblr.com/post/92306706597/legit-johnlock-scenes-handcuffs-in-the-bedroom
*wiggles eyebrows*

Well, that was the perfect thing to see right before going to bed. I wonder what kind of dreams I'll be having tonight....
 

Nice to meet another new Sherlock fan! I've only been on the forum a few weeks, and so far, it seems like we come from all age groups (many are what the high school and college-aged people would consider "older.") It's interesting how much Sherlock draws such a wide variety of fans.

There's also the fact that you're never too old to fangirl (especially over somebody like Benedict).

tonnaree wrote:

Another good one.

http://acafanmom.tumblr.com/post/74618166042/addendum-the-empty-hearse-1a

Not meant to be johnlock but a very well thought out read.

I spent the better part of the evening reading that. In fact, it's keeping me up well past my bedtime! Definitely worthwhile though. I'm glad to finally have some explanations that make sense regarding why John kept looking away from Sherlock during the airport scene, and especially why Sherlock encouraged John to stay with Mary. I still can't forgive Mary for what she did, but at least I can understand why Sherlock seemed okay with her.

Thanks for sharing!

Regarding the attractiveness of Sherlock and John - I had to chuckle a bit at this discussion, because I'll be honest. When I first started watching the show, I didn't find Sherlock the least bit attractive. I knew that many people did find him hot though, and I kept wondering why. On the other hand, I thought John was adorable right from the start (perhaps because I already loved Martin as Bilbo and kept seeing him as that cute little hobbit). However, as I continued to watch, Sherlock gradually became attractive to me, and now I think he's gorgeous. I still think John is cute, too. I don't really see one as being hotter than the other, but they are both attractive in different ways.

besleybean wrote:

Possibly we all speak from our own experiences.
The 1st Sherlock forum I belonged to was run by a guy who was vehemently anti Johnlock.
The last one, well I don't know the girl's personal views, but certatainly Johnlock was prominent on the forum.
I certainly get the feeling in the fandom in general, Johnlock is the majority view. 
So I personally see no reason for Johnlockers to feel like any kind of persecuted minority and I can't say I've witnessed any behavour from anybody on here(or anywhere, actually), that should make them feel that way.

I didn't mean to imply that I thought Johnlockers felt like a persecuted minority, and I agree that there seem to be more Johnlockers than anti-Johnlockers. However, that doesn't change the fact that I've seen quite a few negative comments directed toward Johnlockers. Not so much here, but in comments on articles about Sherlock, comments on Youtube videos (granted, I should know better than to read Youtube comments), etc. I'm not saying that those comments are dominant - they're not - but they're there. I haven't seen such statements directed toward those who prefer to ship Sherlock with, say, Irene or Molly (to clarify - I'm not saying that fans of Adlock or Sherlolly aren't asked to defend themselves. I'm just sayin

Harriet wrote:

SusiGo wrote:

Ahem, Harriet, no, this is NOT what we wish to see. 

Well, in the US only, just like Sailor Moon

Oh, heck no. We US-based Johnlockers would riot at the offices of PBS (or whoever was responsible for such a thing. Or maybe we'd just move to Europe.

tobeornot221b wrote:

Lazarus wrote:

DEADED! 
http://221bsherlock.tumblr.com/post/92148348142/iregretthisdecision-ivyblossom

But oh so beautiful...
 

Aw... beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time.

I'm just glad our boys and our show got several nominations. It would be amazing if they won, but to be nominated is certainly noteworthy. Benedict sounds quite happy about the nomination, and if Ben's happy, I'm happy!