BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / What if Sherlock was never real?

**Posted by Mattlocked** November 6, 2012 6:41 pm

http://nyah86.tumblr.com/post/20260821570/summary-what-if-sherlock-was-never-real-what-if

**Posted by besleybean** November 6, 2012 6:59 pm

Holy Mary.

**Posted by Mattlocked** November 6, 2012 7:06 pm

Not a video, but an "interesting" song.

http://fiendish-thingie.tumblr.com/post/16239682885/burn-you-a-bbc-sherlock-parody-based-of

**Posted by SusiGo** November 6, 2012 7:44 pm

Mattlocked wrote:
http://nyah86.tumblr.com/post/20260821570/summary-what-if-sherlock-was-never-real-what-if

Did you notice the date it was posted?

**Posted by Mattlocked** November 6, 2012 8:00 pm

LOL Fits!

**Posted by Sam** November 7, 2012 6:49 am

Cool idea! Kinda creepy in a way too.

**Posted by besleybean** November 7, 2012 6:52 am

Bizarre, was more of the word for me!

**Posted by SusiGo** November 7, 2012 8:07 am

Well done and creepy and an April Fool's joke (I suppose).

**Posted by KeepersPrice** November 7, 2012 12:06 pm

Sam wrote:
Cool idea! Kinda creepy in a way too.

This was the device used in the movie "A Beautiful Mind". His friends - especially his gregarious, outgoing college roommate - all appear real to him, and also to us the audience. Then we discover these people are all the product of his schizophrenic mind. It quite blew me away when I saw the movie.

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**Posted by besleybean** November 7, 2012 8:39 pm

But I don't see this with Sherlock, at all.

**Posted by Mattlocked** November 7, 2012 9:14 pm

No. But the video was "nice".

**Posted by Sam** November 8, 2012 5:03 am

KeepersPrice wrote:
Sam wrote:
Cool idea! Kinda creepy in a way too.
This was the device used in the movie "A Beautiful Mind". His friends - especially his gregarious, outgoing college roommate - all appear real to him, and also to us the audience. Then we discover these people are all the product of his schizophrenic mind. It quite blew me away when I saw the movie.

Oh yeah! I've seen the movie twice but totally didn't make the connection. Blew me away as well.

**Posted by SusiGo** November 8, 2012 7:24 am

Yes, for me it's one of the rare moments in film when you are totally swept off your feet by surprise. And it was so incredibly well done that I had no idea although my husband suspected something. It was a bit like "Sixth Sense" when you realise what Bruce Willis has become. But I wouldn't like this for Sherlock although the video's original.

**Posted by besleybean** November 8, 2012 7:25 am

And thankfully it isn't going to happen for Sherlock.

**Posted by SusiGo** November 8, 2012 7:35 am

Definitely not.

**Posted by Sentimental Pulse** November 9, 2012 2:51 am

Very clever video. Well done! Why do i think this person was a fan of St. Elsewhere? Autistic snowglobes anyone ?

**Posted by Sammy** November 10, 2012 7:04 pm

The girl who made this is German and very talented in making fanvideos. I've subscribed to her on Youtube for like forever.

I've always liked this idea - I actually think it could totally work. Very sad, though. But think about it... Sherlock is so brilliant and weird it's hard to believe he really exists.
This would make an amazing movie...

**Posted by besleybean** November 10, 2012 7:31 pm

Tho not canonical.

**Posted by Davina** November 10, 2012 7:57 pm

I'm a bit confused. He doesn't REALLY exist. He is a fictional character.

**Posted by Sammy** November 10, 2012 8:00 pm

Yeah, I mean... not real in the fictional world. :D
Of course it's not canonical, but a very interesting concept. As well as the idea that Sherlock just made up all his cases (and Moriarty) to make himself important.