#BBC Countdown

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BBC DR WHO COUNTDOWN - DAY 2

[whatsupmykentuckyfriedfuckers]

We did movies so now we're doing TV shows:

I have a very strong feeling which ones will be the top voted

[wavesechoes]

Sealing Arthur's doom

Merlin 1x08, The Beginning of the End / Aeschylus, Oresteia / Merlin 5x13, The Diamond of the Day (pt.2)

[retrocgads]

UK 1987

[dimensionwho]

Hey lovely, folx.

8 SLEEPS to go until DOCTOR WHO DAY.

8 sleeps? That’s ages! What if I get bored, or need a television, a couple of books? Anyone for chess? Bring me knitting.

💙💙🎄

[lisbeth-kk]

Mrs. Hudson attends the first ever birthday party in 221B.

January 6

The fact that Epiphany and Sherlock’s birthday fell on the same date, should surprise no one. He’s quite smug about it himself, like the drama queen he is. I’m inserting an eyeroll right here! This is me a tiny bit inebriated with one glass too many of Tawny Port. No matter, it’s been a lovely day…

My Sacher Torte turned out to be perfect. The sponge had just the right consistency, the apricot jam I bought was exquisite and the chocolate glaze appeared shiny and rich. Sherlock almost drooled when he saw it. 

“Happy birthday, Sherlock,” I say after I hand the cake to John. 

I go over to hug him, and he embraces me for a long time, whispering his thanks, and finishes with kissing my cheek. His eyes are more green than blue today, and they shine bright. He’s happy, I realise. 

Molly comes straight from the airport, a curtesy of Mycroft apparently, which Sherlock scoffs about, but only out of habit it seems. There’s no trace of hostility, and Molly brings a gift that makes Sherlock beam inappropriately. 

“You got your hands on his ears!” Sherlock exclaims when he’s unwraps and opens the small box. 

Molly blushes furiously and looks utterly pleased with herself. Her blush deepens when Sherlock kisses her cheek and thanks her more politely than I’ve ever witnessed him do. 

“Perhaps wait with those until the party’s over?” John suggests mildly with such fondness in his voice, it almost makes me blush too. 

“Of course, John,” Sherlock agrees softly, though I can see he aches to examine whoever’s ears Molly has gifted him. 

***

After my fourth, or was it the fifth glass of port, I take my leave. Molly accompanies me downstairs to collect Tim. I’ll miss him, but in the long run, I think he’s better off with Molly. I’m too accustomed to live alone, and Tim’s onslaught on my furniture is something I can do without. Besides, what I saw before I descended to my flat, made it quite clear that my taxing days are over. 

I turned to close the door to 221b behind me and right there, in front of the fireplace, John cupped Sherlock’s face in his hands, while Sherlock’s hands were secured around John’s waist. Just before their lips met, I heard John’s whisper, and it made my heart swell with affection for the two men. 

“Happy birthday, my love.” 

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Thank you for following this 37! days of posting with your kind comments, reblogging and encouragement through it all, with the occasional Flash Fiction Friday and Extended Fluffbruary inbetween. And let me express my heartfelt gratitude to Silvergirl who's inspired me to write until this very special day in the Sherlock fandom <3

What to do after this? Ah, yes, I know; prepare for Fluffbruary only weeks away!

[xxxlunathecatxxx]

☆*: .｡. "That's Politics." .｡.:*☆

So I'm gonna try post some screenshots of Matt every(week)day up until his birthday. Let's hope I stick to my word. ;)

P.S: Party Animals is bloody underrated.

[quotidian-oblivion]

This was supposed to be a short drabble about baby Merlin using magic. Somehow, this turned into a 3-shot with Balinor + Hunith's love story, Hunith struggling to be a single parent, and her watching Merlin grow. Warning: angst galore, soft parent-child love, some fluff, and a hopeful and happy ending which somehow makes you cry.

New fic! Beta-ed by @tireddruid

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Gathering of the Greatest Gumshoes - Number 23

(For whatever reason, this entry didn't post when it was supposed to. Not sure what went wrong. Regardless, here it is now.)

(As I said on a previous post, putting this one up super early because I'll be flying out of state tomorrow, which means getting to bed and getting up early.)

Welcome to A Gathering of the Greatest Gumshoes! During this month-long event, I’ll be counting my Top 31 Favorite Fictional Detectives, from movies, television, literature, video games, and more!

SLEUTH-OF-THE-DAY’S QUOTE: “Mess and I are very old friends.”

Number 23 is…Humphrey Goodman, from Death in Paradise.

I like to say that Death in Paradise can practically be called “Doctor Whodunnit.” In a way, this show – which has been on the air since 2011, and is still going strong – feels very much like Doctor Who to me, in some superficial ways. The chiefest one is that, with its longevity, it’s changed out lead actors frequently: just as Doctor Who has the Doctor “regenerate” into new forms, played by new performers, to keep the series going, “Death in Paradise” does the same with its chief detectives.

The premise of the show is a classic, old-fashioned murder mystery program, in many ways. It all takes place on the island of Saint Marie in the Caribbean. The crimes that need to be solve tend to follow a similar format: the story begins with some person on the island being murdered (of course). The crime is usually made to look like a suicide or an accident, but there’s usually one small, seemingly incongruous detail that indicates it wasn’t. However, all of the possible suspects were either all together or in sight of each other at the presumed time of death. So, the great question becomes: how could any of them do it without tipping off the rest to their activities?

In the show, the crimes fall under the jurisdiction of the small but intrepid Honore Police Department. The department typically hires out agents from England and France alike, to serve. The main character is, so far, always an English detective inspector, who – through some means or another – ends up assigned to take charge of investigations. Over the 12 years the show has been going on, we’ve so far had four separate detectives, and ALL of them have been awesome. There’s the grumpy and pompous Richard Poole, the very first lead sleuth (played by Ben Miller); later came the jocular and carefree Jack Mooney (played by Ardal O’Hanlon); and, of course, there’s the current lead as of writing this post, the neurotic and hypochondriac Neville Parker (played by Ralf Little). Any one of them could have made a great choice on this list, and I was initially tempted to give ALL of the detectives in the show a collective slot…but after some consideration, I felt it was only fair to include just one. And if I had to pick just one, it would be the series’ second lead – whose era took place between Poole and Mooney – Humphrey Goodman, played by Kris Marshall.

Humphrey was the first truly “eccentric” character in the series, among the four detectives. Richard Poole was more of a fish out of water; a character who was the total opposite of the place he was in. He was formal, stuffy, proper, and the humor largely came from his pomposity being constantly punctured due to the stark contrast between himself and the island. Humphrey was a much more overtly friendly sort, and while he wasn’t exactly someone who got along on the island like it had always been home, he was much less rude and impatient. Instead, the humor with Humphrey came largely from his own personal oddities. Goodman is clumsy, socially awkward, technologically inept, and his moods turn on a dime; going from energetically bouncing around to stone cold serious at the flip of a coin. He was also perpetually hopeless in romance: at the start of his tenure, Humphrey was going through a divorce, and throughout his time on the series, he was constantly falling into and out of relationships with people. Indeed, it was love that eventually led to Humphrey’s departure: towards the end of Season 6 – having been on the show since the start of Season 3 – Goodman left Saint Marie to pursue a relationship with an old friend of his, Martha, in London.

This was not the end for Humphrey Goodman: the character turned out to be extremely popular with viewers, so much so that a spin-off show was created called “Beyond Paradise.” This series focused on the detective inspector’s adventures in England, as he continued to solve crimes with Martha at his side. Interestingly, this was also not the first time Kris Marshall had played a British sleuth: he had previously appeared in another crime series called “Murder City.” I must confess I haven’t watched either of these shows yet, as of typing this, but I REALLY want to. While the other detectives who solved the baffling mysteries of Saint Marie were all excellent fellows so far, Marshall’s D.I. Goodman is by far my favorite island inspector so far.

Tomorrow (in just a couple hours), the countdown continues with Number 22!

CLUE: “I am on a mission to protect the world’s idiots!”

[toruandmidori]

“Back on Earth we call this Christmas…”

Part of our ongoing mission to make every holiday a Wholiday with our festive Doctor Who Christmas card. 

Featuring a cute, classy paper cut style Christmas tree jam packed with whovian quotes and references. 

It’s the ideal xmas gift for Doctor Who fans this holiday season!

Buy online here.

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BBC DR WHO COUNTDOWN - DAY 0

[accentedstar]

Hello hello!!

This is my list of fandoms (in no particular order) that I would like to find a roleplay partner for! For fandom rps, I prefer to use canon characters, and I have listed ones I feel comfortable writing for! (Stars denote that I have already rped as them, though it might have been a while)

Even if they're not listed, if you see a fandom you like, let me know which character you would like me to play! I like a challenge >:3

List below the cut!

┈ Countdown to Countdown (Online Comic) ╰┈➤ characters: ┆ Begonia Amour ┆ Iris Black ┆ Lillium White ╰┈➤ ships: ┆ Iris x Lillium

┈ Back to the Future (Movie Series) ╰┈➤ characters: ┆ Doctor Emmett Brown ┆ Marty McFly ╰┈➤ ships: ┆ N/A

┈ Epic (Musical) ╰┈➤ characters: ┆ Athena ┆ Odysseus ┆ Penelope ┆ Polites ┆ Telemachus ┆ Tiresias ╰┈➤ ships: ┆Penelope x Odysseus ┆Odysseus x a nap

┈ If We Were Villains (Book) ╰┈➤ characters: ┆ Colin Hyland ┆ James Farrow ┆ Meredith Dardenne ┆ Oliver Marks ╰┈➤ ships: ┆ James x Oliver ┆ Alexander x Colin

┈ Merlin (Television show) ╰┈➤ characters: ┆ Arthur Pendragon ┆ Elyan* ┆ Guinevere ┆ Lancelot ┆ Sir Leon* ┆ Merlin* ┆ Morgana Pendragon* ╰┈➤ ships: ┆ Arthur x Gwen ┆ Gwen x Morgana ┆ Arthur x Merlin

┈ Murdoch Mysteries (Television show) ╰┈➤ characters: ┆ Emily Grace ┆ George Crabtree ┆ William Murdoch ╰┈➤ ships: ┆ N/A

┈ Night at the Museum (Movie series) ╰┈➤ characters: ┆ Ahkmenrah ┆ Nick Daley ┆ Octavius ╰┈➤ ships: ┆ Jedediah x Octavius

┈ Percy Jackson (Television show, book) ╰┈➤ characters: ┆ Annabeth Chase* ┆ Grover Underwood* ┆ Nico di Angelo* ┆ Percy Jackson* ╰┈➤ ships: ┆ Annabeth x Percy ╰┈➤ notes: ┆ admittedly, I haven’t delved into the Riordanverse for a while. I did some rereading when the show came out but I’m still kind of hazy on some details so I’m doing another proper read through!

┈ The Goes Wrong Show (Television show) ╰┈➤ characters: ┆ Chris Bean ┆ Trevor Watson ┆ Max Bennett ┆ Vanessa Wilcock-Wynn-Carroway ╰┈➤ ships: ┆ Max x Sandra ┆ Chris x Trevor

┈ The Musketeers (BBC TV series)(PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE) ╰┈➤ characters: ┆ Aramis ┆ Athos ┆ d'Artagnan ┆ Constance ┆ Porthos ╰┈➤ ships: ┆ D'Artagnan x Constance ┆ Aramis x Porthos

┈ Zombies, Run! (Mobile Game) ╰┈➤ characters: ┆ Eugene Woods ┆ Janine de Luca ┆ Jody Marsh ┆ Sam Yao* ┆ Tony ╰┈➤ ships: ┆ 5am ┆ Jack x Eugene ╰┈➤ notes: ┆ I am only a few seasons in!

Please be sure to check out my roleplay rules!! :]

I also have my favourite genres and tropes listed!

[retrocgads]

UK 1987

[mydignityisinflames]

Oh David Lowe is feeding us BBC News theme girlies!

[lisbeth-kk]

Mrs. Hudson decides to go upstairs to check on the boys.

January 4

My mood was a bit better this morning. Emptying my heart, even to an animal, lifted the spirits a bit. Besides, I remembered how excited Sherlock had sounded when he beckoned John to hurry yesterday. Could it be the beginning of them finding their way back to what they once were to each other? I decided to go upstairs to observe for myself later in the day. 

“Ah, Hudders! You bring gifts, I see,” Sherlock greets me when I enter 221B for the first time this year. 

“Aren’t you clever! Ever considered being a detective?” I ask teasingly. 

There’s something about his stance that makes my heart flutter. He seems relaxed, and happy, his smile is the genuine one he reserves for me and John. Was yesterday a turning point after all? When John greets me equally joyous, my own smile brightens, and a warmth sets in my chest. 

“Is that jammy dodgers, I see?” John asks with beaming eyes. 

I roll my eyes at him, and he chuckles, and is soon joined by Sherlock’s deep rumble. If I died right now, it would be a happy death. 

“Join us and I’ll put the kettle on,” Sherlock says and walks to the kitchen before I can reply. 

I send John a questioning look. Since when did Sherlock make the tea when John’s around? I admit that I pinched my inner arm discretely to ensure I wasn’t dreaming. 

***

As I write this, my hands are shaking slightly. From joy, I might add. The hours I spent with the boys today, mended my broken heart and made my soul quite hopeful for the year lying before us. Apparently, the boys have started to move towards each other, which became quite evident with how they spoke to the other, and on a few occasions even touching the other’s shoulder or hand. I made sure to pinch myself numerous times and I’m happy to report that my arm and thigh are bruised by my own onslaught. If this day had all been a dream, it would’ve broken me, that’s for sure. 

Tim sensed the shift in my mood, I think, because he’s started behaving quite mischievous as cats have a tendency of doing…

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