ANSWERS Wikipedia episode – 1) a) The Hounds of Baskerville is based on one of the most The Hound of the Baskervilles famous of the original stories: what was the story’s title? b) Who wrote this episode? Mark Gatiss c) What in fact was the killer in the TV version? Drug induced fantasies d) Give three ingredients which the writer has included, to Contemporary horror, conspiracy contrast with traditional ghost story. theories, genetic modification e) What is Baskerville in the BBC episode? (in the original A military research base it’s a large country house) Sherlock Factsheet 2) Roughly how many times has Sherlock featured on the About 10 front of the Radio Times in the last 3 years 3) Which binary opposite sums up one of the main themes Certainty/uncertainty of the series? Sherlock in print 4) What year & month did the Radio Times run a Feb 2015 3 cover artwork competition? 5)a) According to the Guardian in Jan 2016 in which China – country was Sherlock a particular success? b) How many people watched series 3 in 2014, in the 98m country mentioned? 6) Which newspaper does Sam Wollaston write for? What is The Guardian + TV critic/reviewer his main job at the paper? BBC Sherlock Website 7) Which part of the official website has a written by John Watson’s blog ‘diary’ one of the fictional characters 8) Complete the tagline from the series (it’s on the DVD and reimagining also near the top of the web page) A thrilling, funny, fast-paced contemporary of the …………………… Arthur Conan Doyle classic 9) How would you describe the fill’ on the Marble, stone, grain, mottled, dirty ‘texture Urban, edgy SHERLOCK typeface and what are its connotations? Sherlockology 10)a) Who owns and produces the Sherlockology site Hartwood (the production company) b) How does it establish an instant direct link with Twitter feed audiences? Bonus what three letters best describe reactions to the WTF – episode’ S4E3? ‘final /20 marks
ANSWERS Wikipedia – episode 1) a) The Hounds of Baskerville is based on one of the most famous of the original stories: what was the story’s title? b) Who wrote this episode? c) What in fact was the killer in the TV version? d) Give three ingredients which the writer has included, to contrast with traditional ghost story. e) What is Baskerville in the BBC episode? (in the original it’s a large country house) The Hound of the Baskervilles Mark Gatiss Drug induced fantasies Contemporary horror, conspiracy theories, genetic modification A military research base Sherlock Factsheet 2) Roughly how many times has Sherlock featured on the front of the Radio Times in the last 3 years About 10 3) Which binary opposite sums up one of the main themes of the series? Certainty/uncertainty Sherlock in print 4) What year & month did the Radio Times run a 3 cover artwork competition? Feb 2015 5)a) According to the Guardian in Jan 2016 – in which country was Sherlock a particular success? b) How many people watched series 3 in 2014, in the country mentioned? China 98m 6) Which newspaper does Sam Wollaston write for? What is his main job at the paper? The Guardian + TV critic/reviewer BBC Sherlock Website 7) Which part of the official website has a ‘diary’ written by one of the fictional characters John Watson’s blog 8) Complete the tagline from the series (it’s on the DVD and also near the top of the web page) A thrilling, funny, fast-paced contemporary …………………… of the Arthur Conan Doyle classic reimagining 9) How would you describe the ‘texture fill’ on the SHERLOCK typeface and what are its connotations? Marble, stone, grain, mottled, dirty Urban, edgy Sherlockology 10)a) Who owns and produces the Sherlockology site b) How does it establish an instant direct link with audiences? Hartwood (the production company) Twitter feed Bonus – what three letters best describe reactions to the ‘final episode’ S4E3? WTF /20 marks