Sherlock Holmes Is Real

Paul and Talon are joined by tea afficionado Heather Hinson who emphasizes the importance of letting Scotland Yard inspectors have their tea. Oh, and Watson has lost Sherlock Holmes, but we still have a double dose of Sergeant Wilkins, the unwritten hero of Sherlockian lore.

Paul and Talon look into Watson's documentary footage of a Victorian serial killer apparently suppressed by official histories, and Inspector Lestrade's first foray into filming.

Paul and Talon jump online for breaking news about a new cover-up in the history of the great detective Sherlock Holmes, this time involving comics.

What happens when John H. Watson, documentary film-maker, attempts to create the first fishing show and only manages to catch Sardines? Talon King and Paul Thomas Miller explore the finer points of more Watson documentary footage of an attempted vacation and England's worst bed-and-breakfast,  as always diving deep into just how real Sherlock Holmes is.

Does Watson's footage of the real events he re-wrote as "The Musgrave Ritual" make for a better story than the print version? Are lobsters and tomatoes a thing? And what was Sherlock Holmes's deal there? Talon King and Paul Thomas Miller are back analyzing Watson's documentary film like only such minds can analyze!

As a very special Blue Carbungle Eve treat, the host of some other podcast reads "A Christmas Goose" by Mary O'Reilly. Gather 'round the old timey radio and give this tale a listen!

Talon and Paul are back after an extra-long summer hiatus, and the analysis of Dr. Watson's evolution as a documentary film-maker is going strong. Talon's wandering accent is topped by his many pronunciations of the name "Durham," and Paul shows what a great musical ear he has for Watson's voice. Want to listen to talk of the REAL Sherlock Holmes as seen in Watson's footage? Then this is the podcast for you, especially if you can get through the opening to the part where they actually talk.

The Sherlock Holmes Realist Society joins Talon and Paul for a second time as they examine the footage for the case Watson would eventually write up as "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter." 

The brand new Sherlock Holmes Realist Society comes together to support and encourage our investigations of Watson's documentary footage by jumping straight into the fray. Watson's baby impression and the truth about Martha from "His Last Bow" are just a part of what you'll learn from this one. 

Iread Bleakly, an analyst analyst, has appeared in Paul's absence to help review the footage of a nervous Irishman. Basil of Baker Street's reality is questioned. Suspicions are raised of leprechaunism and many other things.

The actual live footage of the real Sherlock Holmes solving the case Watson would write up as "The Engineer's Thumb" is analyzed by King and Miller, as their investigation of the Watson documentary footage continues. They test the footage with an audience again, this time pulling the entire John H. Watson Society into the testing lab with mixed results.

The two men who definitely haven't drank the "1954 TV" Sherlock Holmes Kool-Aid (because one of them doesn't know what Kool-Aid even is) are back to not only analyze Watson's documentary footage -- now they're testing it on human subjects!  The trans-Atlantic investigation of the fictionalizing of the real Sherlock Holmes continues!

Talon King, Victorian film expert Paul Thomas Miller, and special guest, social anthropologist Raquel Rodriguez, look at some of the most disturbing of Dr. Watson's documentary footage to date -- his recordings of the serial killer called "Mother Hubbard" by the conspirators attempting to portray Watson's work as "just a TV show."

Man about town Talon King and Holmesian boy genius Paul Thomas Miller examine the found footage of "The Case of Harry Crocker," and note how many people in Victorian England looked similar to each other, the one-sided nature of London houses, and more indications of Sherlock Holmes as more criminal than detective. Sherlock Holmes is real, and the footage is out there! 

Paul Thomas Miller and Talon King are back, with one of the worst sound engineers in the podcast industry, Jimmy "Army" Buckles. Is the result a listenable podcast? We don't know, but if you make it to the end, you can hear Talon's mum play a jaunty tune on her squeeze box.

Casey Hills from "The Final Podblem" podcast joins Talon and Paul for some of the weirdest documentary footage so far, wherein a single word seems to derail logical thought, and at some point the guy who does the sound editing seems to come in and take Talon's place. It's an hour and a half of content nominally about less than a half hour of YouTube video.

You can find The Final Podblem at https://semiautomagicinc.com/the-final-podblem and wherever great podcasts are downloaded.

It was the best of episodes, it was the worst of episodes, as our panel of experts analyzes the footage filed under "The Case of the Shy Ballerina," referencing Billy Wilder, the myth of British sex, Victorian hat use, the Watsonic poetry style, and then completely fall out of character by the end. Better luck next time, listeners!

Does adding a professional counsellor help the show, or does it just lead Talon and Randy to more perversity as Paul tries to keep a modicum of dignity to the proceedings? And it's October, so a Watson-abusing ghost is as seasonal as pumpkin spice scones! Join the our documentary-analyzing team of supposed experts for an hour or so of supposedly analyzing evidence that this supposed Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson were real and . . . supposed!

With our resident Victorian film expert out of action this episode, amateur podcaster Talon King and Sherlock Holmes superfan Randy Davis attempt to analyze "The Case of the Texas Cowgirl" on their own. The results, missing the input of the more intelligent member of the team, are probably at the level this footage deserved.

Talon King, Victorian film expert Paul Thomas Miller, Sherlock Holmes superfan Randy Davis, and special guest Professor Amity Cannon, expert in secret societies, all join forces to break down the documentary footage that Watson based his novel "The Valley of Fear" upon, which was released to the You Tubes as "The Case of the Pennsylvania Gun."