Video Games for Sherlock
Today my son and I had an interesting conversation about:
"I finished that book about Sherlock Holmes. The last one was not about Sherlock at all. It was about Moriarty and how he wrote a paper on Single Body Theory of the asteroid belt so that he could commit the perfect crime," he said.
I took a moment or five to question to myself. Firstly, not knowing anything about the solar system, how the hell was Sherlock going to solve that crime? Secondly, I wondered if any of the writers for the show had pulled some inspiration from the same book. "Really? What perfect crime is that?" I asked.
"Moriarty mathematically charted orbits of the asteroids then backwards engineered their courses until they all were aligned into the single body, to determine HOW it blew up in the first place," he replied. Then stuck a spoonful of ice cream in his mouth, leaving to think about what he just said.
"So, the perfect crime would be how to blow up the planet?" I asked. I was hesitant to ask because from my point of view that would not be a perfect crime. But I had also, at that particular moment, forgotten that we had been talking about a Science Fiction book.
"Yes," he giggled. "Can you think of a better perfect crime?"
Well yes, but I didn't want to tell him that. I'm am older and much wiser than he. I have a very Spike way of looking at things. (Spike helped Buffy because he didn't want to destroy the earth. Spike lives on earth and likes it the way it is. Why would he want to help destroy it?)
That was when we were sadly interrupted by the radio intercom at the restaurant. I recognized the tune right away and was irritated by how suddenly loud it had become.
"What's that weird whiny noise?" He demanded. "It sounds horrible."
"That is a chipmunk."
"A chipmunk?" he asked, forgetting his ice cream.
"Yes, I hate them," I said. I really can't stand the chipmunks. I love Thomas Garcia, though. So, the only reason my kids even know about the chipmunks is because of Mr. Garcia. "Can we continue to talk about Sherlock so that I am distracted enough not to hear about the witch doctor?"
"What about him," asked my son, remembering his ice cream again.
"Dr. Watson is not as geeky as Sherlock." In the background, I heard a small child talking with his father about Batman. The conversation had been going on for a few minutes. I blurted, "But I don't believe that Sherlock would like Batman, at all." My son paused and looked shocked. "What?" I asked.
He shook his head. "The shock isn't because I don't agree. It's because I think you are really right. Sherlock would hate Batman." He paused a moment, then said, "Maybe he would like Tony Stark or Green Lantern."
"No. None of those," I replied with authority.
"Kickass," he blurted.
"Kickass? I haven't seen it, so I couldn't say."
"Well, it's about ordinary people in real life getting superpowers and what they do with them. It's reality based."
"Yes. I think Sherlock would have the reality based and a plausible hero type." Personally, I thought Spiderman for a moment and then changed my mind. Spidey is far too sentimental for Sherlock to understand. "Oh! You know, I bet he would like Stargate. That is a plausible sci-fi story." I paused and laughed. "He would hate Doctor Who with a passion."
"Yeah, I think your right. He would hate things like CSI. He would be yelling at the TV all the time."
"He would watch Sopranos or an organized crime show about villains," I said. "I wonder if would watch Peaky Blinders."
"I don't know that show," he said, finishing up his ice cream. "What kind of video game would he play?"
"Grand Theft Auto," I replied with no hesitation in my voice. "He's an adrenaline junky. And he loves Top Gear."
"I finished that book about Sherlock Holmes. The last one was not about Sherlock at all. It was about Moriarty and how he wrote a paper on Single Body Theory of the asteroid belt so that he could commit the perfect crime," he said.
I took a moment or five to question to myself. Firstly, not knowing anything about the solar system, how the hell was Sherlock going to solve that crime? Secondly, I wondered if any of the writers for the show had pulled some inspiration from the same book. "Really? What perfect crime is that?" I asked.
"Moriarty mathematically charted orbits of the asteroids then backwards engineered their courses until they all were aligned into the single body, to determine HOW it blew up in the first place," he replied. Then stuck a spoonful of ice cream in his mouth, leaving to think about what he just said.
"So, the perfect crime would be how to blow up the planet?" I asked. I was hesitant to ask because from my point of view that would not be a perfect crime. But I had also, at that particular moment, forgotten that we had been talking about a Science Fiction book.
"Yes," he giggled. "Can you think of a better perfect crime?"
Well yes, but I didn't want to tell him that. I'm am older and much wiser than he. I have a very Spike way of looking at things. (Spike helped Buffy because he didn't want to destroy the earth. Spike lives on earth and likes it the way it is. Why would he want to help destroy it?)
That was when we were sadly interrupted by the radio intercom at the restaurant. I recognized the tune right away and was irritated by how suddenly loud it had become.
"What's that weird whiny noise?" He demanded. "It sounds horrible."
"That is a chipmunk."
"A chipmunk?" he asked, forgetting his ice cream.
"Yes, I hate them," I said. I really can't stand the chipmunks. I love Thomas Garcia, though. So, the only reason my kids even know about the chipmunks is because of Mr. Garcia. "Can we continue to talk about Sherlock so that I am distracted enough not to hear about the witch doctor?"
"What about him," asked my son, remembering his ice cream again.
"Dr. Watson is not as geeky as Sherlock." In the background, I heard a small child talking with his father about Batman. The conversation had been going on for a few minutes. I blurted, "But I don't believe that Sherlock would like Batman, at all." My son paused and looked shocked. "What?" I asked.
He shook his head. "The shock isn't because I don't agree. It's because I think you are really right. Sherlock would hate Batman." He paused a moment, then said, "Maybe he would like Tony Stark or Green Lantern."
"No. None of those," I replied with authority.
"Kickass," he blurted.
"Kickass? I haven't seen it, so I couldn't say."
"Well, it's about ordinary people in real life getting superpowers and what they do with them. It's reality based."
"Yes. I think Sherlock would have the reality based and a plausible hero type." Personally, I thought Spiderman for a moment and then changed my mind. Spidey is far too sentimental for Sherlock to understand. "Oh! You know, I bet he would like Stargate. That is a plausible sci-fi story." I paused and laughed. "He would hate Doctor Who with a passion."
"Yeah, I think your right. He would hate things like CSI. He would be yelling at the TV all the time."
"He would watch Sopranos or an organized crime show about villains," I said. "I wonder if would watch Peaky Blinders."
"I don't know that show," he said, finishing up his ice cream. "What kind of video game would he play?"
"Grand Theft Auto," I replied with no hesitation in my voice. "He's an adrenaline junky. And he loves Top Gear."
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