TJLC Explained: [Episode 1] Establishing Context

Ever wondered what TJLC was all about? Or have you wanted a quick and easy way to explain to your friends what that complex diagram of plot details, creator quotes, and symbols hanging on your wall was for? Well you're in luck because this video series is for you!

In this series I'll be breaking down the theories and explanations surrounding everyone's favorite gay conspiracy. This first video establishes the background context for the TJLC reading of the show by talking about the original Holmes canon, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, what was happening at the BBC at the time Sherlock was commissioned, and Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat's personal history with Holmes/Watson. I really hope you enjoy it!

As you'll hear in the video, TJLC stands for The Johnlock Conspiracy or the idea that the writers of BBC Sherlock have intended for John and Sherlock to end up in a relationship together since the start.

Huge thank you again to @martinfreemen on tumblr for beta-ing and being a huge source of encouragement and support for this project.

I'd also like to thank @confirmedjohnlock who I forgot to mention in the video but gave a lot of helpful feedback on the tone and direction for the series.

The blogs mentioned here were:

http://tjlc.tumblr.com/
http://graceebooks.tumblr.com/
http://joolabee.tumblr.com/
http://martinfreeman.tumblr.com/
http://welovethebeekeeper.tumblr.com/
http://skulls-and-tea.tumblr.com/
http://loudest-subtext-in-television.tumblr.com/
http://martinfreemen.tumblr.com/
http://vauxhallandi1994.tumblr.com/
http://confirmedjohnlock.tumblr.com/

SOURCES:

1. Laws against Homosexuality in England
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/wilde/wildelawpage.html

2. Oscar Wilde's Trial & Dorian Gray
http://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/the-picture-of-dorian-gray-art-ethics-and-the-artist

3. Wilde and Doyle
http://www.mr-oscar-wilde.de/about/d/arthur_doyle.htm

4. Queer theory in the Holmes canon
http://welovethebeekeeper.tumblr.com/post/103107782048/a-reading-list-for-holmes-and-watson

5. Billy Wilder on The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/656430.Brief_Encounters
http://skulls-and-tea.tumblr.com/post/92670824071/i-should-have-been-more-daring-with-the-private

6. The Motion Picture Code
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Production_Code

7. @Skulls-and-Tea Masterpost on the BBC LGB Reports
http://skulls-and-tea.tumblr.com/post/88265935816/bbcrrmasterpost

8. Analysis written by @loudest-subtext-in-television (Look for Softly Softly)
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B-R0-ikRKha4YzVNc2hscnJRbjg

9. Portrayal of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People on the BBC, 2010
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/insidethebbc/howwework/reports/pdf/diversity_consultation_300910.pdf

10. Made to Last video with Mark Gatiss
https://vimeo.com/143986934

11. Mark Gatiss on the BBC never stopping him from doing something
https://vimeo.com/39766685

12. Mark Gatiss: The Film That Changed My Life
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/nov/07/mark-gatiss-sherlock-holmes

13. Mark Gatiss on genuine change
http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx0i01aSU21qdojd4o4_1280.jpg

14. Anatomy of a Hit
https://rts.org.uk/article/sherlock-anatomy-hit-%E2%80%93-event-report-and-video

15. Doctor Who: "The Snowmen" (2012)

16. A Chat with Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss
http://www.premiumhollywood.com/2010/10/23/a-chat-with-steven-moffat-and-mark-gatiss-sherlock/

17. Collider Benedict Cumberbatch Interview
http://collider.com/benedict-cumberbatch-interview-sherlock-war-horse-spielberg/

18. Mark Gatiss Interview: Writing Sherlock and Where It's Going Next
http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/sherlock/20560/mark-gatiss-interview-writing-sherlock-and-where-it%E2%80%99s-heading-next

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S01E02 - TJLC Explained: [Episode 2] The Creators Lie... A Lot