Sadly, it's a Sherlock convention. My other half, who got me into Doctor Who is also a Holmes fan.
I like late 19th and early 20th century crime fiction, but the works of Arthur Conan Doyle are not among my favourites. Moffat and Gatiss' revamped version for the 21st century is very clever, and certainly watchable, but it's just a (good) TV programme. Maybe the problem is that Benedict Cumberbatch just isn't David Tennant...
Update
Just back from Sherlocked. In comparison with the Doctor Who 50th, which was the last convention I attended at ExCel, it was disappointing. Not really surprising, when Doctor Who has 50 years of episodes, fiction and related stuff (albeit with a long gap in the middle), whereas Sherlock has only 9 ninety-minute episodes. We had basic tickets, rather than one of the event 'packages' which meant that we were second-class citizens. We didn't even get passes, just ink stamps on our hands. With this level of access we were entitled to admission to the main event space and could attend talks on the second stage (most of which seemed to be about cosplay, which doesn't interest me) and the special effects demonstration by Danny Hargreaves in the main stage. We could also see a taxi and a bus (big deal!) some room sets and a costume and prop display. We were however able to buy tickets for another of the main stage talks, 'Ladies of Sherlock', which also gave us free entry to a session with Messrs Moffat and Gatiss. Without that, it wouldn't really have been worth our while to attend the event.
 |
| Wedding outfits from John and Mary's wedding |
The problem with the prop and costume displays is that most of the Sherlock costumes are just fairly ordinary clothes. It's not quite the same as coming face to face with a Silurian or a Cyberman, or meeting K9. I mean, taking a photo of a London bus is not actually that difficult, if you live or work in London.
I noticed quite a few TARDIS bags (and even dresses) among the attendees, and one of the merchandise stalls had Doctor Who action figures. It would have been perverse to go to a Sherlock event and buy a 10th Doctor figure, though, wouldn't it?
