This Week In Fandom History

December 1893: Sherlock Holmes Fandom Goes Into Mourning


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The great game is on! And by the great game, we mean the invention of modern fandom as we know it. (Although we also discuss The Great Game, which: nerds.) This week, Emily and V go further back in the fandom time machine than we've ever gone or likely ever will. The Victorian gaslamp fandom of Sherlock Holmes lost their main man this week in 1893, and in the first documented act of modern fandom, promptly lost its shit. We take a look at what it meant to be a Sherlock Holmes fan back then and what it still means today. Are you a Sherlockian? Which adaptation is your favorite?

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