# sherlock series 3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 18, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312 "2013-03-18T23:15:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312/1 "2013-03-18T23:15:23Z")
filming has begun. [https://twitter.com/SteveLawes/status/312696898362413056/photo/1](https://twitter.com/SteveLawes/status/312696898362413056/photo/1) the apartment has been dressed. the first episode is called “the empty hearse.” [http://www.sherlockology.com/news/2013/3/18/episode-one-title-reveal-180313](http://www.sherlockology.com/news/2013/3/18/episode-one-title-reveal-180313) the reunion scene should be interesting. i wonder if john will target someone’s nose or teeth this time. i was relieved to see that the coat survived the fall. i kept chanting “not the coat” “not the coat” “take the coat off before you jump” “noooooooooooo.” little rubber balls are very handy for giving blood, as well as pulse suppression. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312/2 "2013-03-19T02:36:46Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > little rubber balls are very handy for giving blood, as well as pulse suppression. You know my methods, Watson. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312/3 "2013-03-19T02:45:12Z")
Yay! We just finished watching the last episode of Series Two, and I’m jonesing bad, man! I’m constantly in awe at the quality of programming that the BBC keeps putting out (my other favourite show is “Misfits”). ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312/4 "2013-03-19T03:08:36Z")
My best friend said that the first thing John and Sherlock are going to do is kiss. I don’t think that’s going to happen. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312/5 "2013-03-19T03:11:30Z")
“We’re not…oh, forget it.” ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312/6 "2013-03-19T03:31:38Z")
I think I read somewhere recently that Series 4 has also been greenlit, but that may have been unofficial and premature. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312/7 "2013-03-19T04:34:55Z")
Found this show a month or so back and I’m already eagerly awaiting the next series. “I always hear ‘Punch me in the face’ when you’re speaking but it’s usually subtext.” ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312/8 "2013-03-19T04:55:01Z")
Any word on when it will be shown? Will it be shown in the UK first or shown on BBC America at the same time? I can’t wait! ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312/9 "2013-03-19T11:26:51Z")
there are murmurs of dec. or jan for bbc. no murmurs on when pbs will show. talk is that they will film epi 1 and 2. then a bit of a break for freeman to do hobbity things, then epi 3. bc and mf are signed up for series 4, and bbc would be daft not to green light it. ---
**Author:** ![BrokenBriton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@BrokenBriton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrokenBriton)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312/10 "2013-03-19T11:29:53Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Yay! We just finished watching the last episode of Series Two, and I’m jonesing bad, man! I’m constantly in awe at the quality of programming that the BBC keeps putting out (my other favourite show is “Misfits”). data point: Misfits isn’t a BBC show (Channel 4). Fwiw, the drama output on British TV this past couple of months has been awesome - at least 5 stations really hitting form at once. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312/11 "2013-03-19T11:37:12Z")
> [@BrokenBriton](#): > > Fwiw, the drama output on British TV this past couple of months has been awesome - at least 5 stations really hitting form at once. It’s been a good run hasn’t it. Did you watch Utopia? ---
**Author:** ![BrokenBriton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@BrokenBriton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrokenBriton)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312/12 "2013-03-19T12:03:34Z")
Trying to catch up with that in particular. That’s the big miss for me, atm. But yes, drama-wise a hell of a run, and great to see C4 back on form. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312/13 "2013-03-19T12:34:36Z")
> [@Pai325](#): > > Any word on when it will be shown? Will it be shown in the UK first or shown on BBC America at the same time? I can’t wait! Estimated airing time in the UK: around Christmas. Masterpiece is the US co-producer, so it shows on PBS stations in the US–not BBCamerica. There’s generally quite a delay; _Downton_ Series 4 will premiere on Masterpiece next January, that’s one reason to put _Sherlock_ off. (And a reason many US _Sherlock_ fans own all-region DVD players.) ---
**Author:** ![Parenchyma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Parenchyma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parenchyma)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312/14 "2013-03-19T14:19:24Z")
The fastest way to watch it legally in America is to preorder the DVDs from AmazonUK. They have them ready to ship as soon as the last episode is aired. I got mine trans-Atlantically 5 days after _The Reichenbach Fall_ aired in Britain. If you wait for PBS it’s very hard to remain unspoiled and there’s scenes missing. Plus I want to give my financial support to something so well done. ---
**Author:** ![BrokenBriton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@BrokenBriton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrokenBriton)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312/15 "2013-03-19T14:35:44Z")
I’d have thought the fastest legal way was with a VPN i.e. live or on an iPlayer immediately after transmission: £5 a month, what’s not to like … ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312/16 "2013-03-19T15:25:08Z")
The VPN is not, strictly speaking, legal for US watchers. When streaming a BBC show “live”–a message comes up reminding you that only UK license holders are allowed to do so. If the VPN is working OK, apparently you _could_ go ahead & watch it. Using the iPlayer later produces no such message–& iPlayer viewings count when they calculate the ratings. So I don’t feel that guilty about using iPlayer. But I _do_ buy the DVD’s ASAP–if I truly love a show & want its creators to continue creating. For something like _Downton Abbey_, I read the reviews & the snarky comments at UK sites. But have no need to actually see the thing until it shows up on PBS. (With _added_ scenes last series!) ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312/17 "2013-03-19T15:49:47Z")
> [@BrokenBriton](#): > > Trying to catch up with that in particular. That’s the big miss for me, atm. > > But yes, drama-wise a hell of a run, and great to see C4 back on form. ` Did you watch _The Challenger_ on BBC 2 last night? William Hurt, playing Richard Feynman, about the inquiry into the shuttle disaster, co-produced by the Open University (!) Well worth a watch for all the geeky US posters in BBC threads who have magical access to such things. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Barking\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312/18 "2013-03-20T01:45:38Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > there are murmurs of dec. or jan for bbc. no murmurs on when pbs will show. > > talk is that they will film epi 1 and 2. then a bit of a break for freeman to do hobbity things, then epi 3. > > bc and mf are signed up for series 4, and bbc would be daft not to green light it. Mr. Cumberbatch ought to be doing hobbity things as well (don’t tell Sam!) He’s meant to be playing the Necromancer/Sauron in Hobbit movies along with Mr. Freeman. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312/19 "2013-03-20T01:56:47Z")
> [@Barking\_Dog](#): > > Mr. Cumberbatch ought to be doing hobbity things as well (don’t tell Sam!) He’s meant to be playing the Necromancer/Sauron in Hobbit movies along with Mr. Freeman. And Smaug. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312/20 "2013-03-20T02:18:21Z")
> [@BrokenBriton](#): > > data point: Misfits isn’t a BBC show (Channel 4). > > Fwiw, the drama output on British TV this past couple of months has been awesome - at least 5 stations really hitting form at once. They all fit into the category of, “Really good shows with really thick accents” to me. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-series-3/653312.md?page=2)