there will be a fish

Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes, Due South, Numb3rs, House, Psych, Castle
Rating: G
Pairing/Characters: Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Benton Fraser, Ray Kowalski, Charlie Eppes, Larry Fleinhardt, Dr. Gregory House, Dr. James Wilson, Shawn Spencer, Burton Guster, Kate Beckett, Richard Castle
Warnings: discussion of pediatric cancer; rampant abuse of Sherlock Holmes quotations
Summary: All detectives are Sherlock Holmes, and they all have their Watsons. Six iterations of Holmes moments in six fandoms.

Notes: In addition to the cited quotes at the beginning of each section, each title is also from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories -- the first obviously from A Study In Scarlet, the second from The Valley of Fear, the third from "The Retired Colourman," the fourth from "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client," the fifth from The Hound of the Baskervilles, and the last coming full circle back to A Study In Scarlet. The second section was inspired by the POV character's own quote. The article mentioned in the last section is a real Victorian-era article, but is likely both anachronistic and not to be found in any publication Watson would actually read. No particular spoilers, but the Due South section is set sometime during season 3/4, the House section sometime during season 6, and the rest are scattered throughout their respective canons. Title from the Charles Caleb Colton quote. Enormous thanks to thespatz for putting up with me while I dragged her through my millions of rounds of revisions, and for giving me good advice along the way.

Also posted here on AO3.

( The Sincerest Form of Flattery )

1. ( Study In Scarlet (Due South) )

2. ( The Professor and the Crime (Numb3rs) )

3. ( The Side Door of Music (House) )

4. ( Respect For Your Brains (Psych) )

5. ( If The Earth Told A True Story (Castle) )

( No Crimes and No Criminals (Sherlock Holmes) )

This is what happens when I start catching up on Hawaii Five-0, Castle, and Lie To Me all at the same time, and start thinking about how endearing all their prominent father-daughter relationships are.

( the qualifications )

[Poll #1677238]

I just saw last night's Psych, ( spoilers )

ETA: Has anyone actually seen Stargate: Universe yet? Can you tell me if it's worth checking out?

Also, confession time: I may have watched Jurassic Park III (not at ALL because I've been seeing fic recs for it recently, of course) and laughed like a drain at the running satellite-phone-eaten-by-the-dinosaur gag. It was hilarious, no lie. :)

Watching Psych episodes right next to Dexter episodes is a really interesting study of tone and use of flashbacks.

Just so you know.