Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ucla-cs.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrba!cepu!ucla-cs!das From: David Smallberg Newsgroups: net.books Subject: Canons Message-ID: <1055@ucla-cs.ARPA> Date: Tue, 4-Sep-84 16:22:28 EDT Article-I.D.: ucla-cs.1055 Posted: Tue Sep 4 16:22:28 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 14-Sep-84 20:34:16 EDT Organization: UCLA CS Dept. Lines: 9 ... Certain fictional universes spawn collections of devotees who decide on the canonical works which define the universe, and then spend countless hours filling in background and explaining inconsistencies in the Canon. TV and movies have inspired Star {Wars,Trek} fans, and sf & fantasy books inspire most others (e.g. Tolkien scholars). The earliest I can think of is the Sherlock Holmes world, with at least 80 years of debates about where Watson's bullet wound really is and the like. My question is, are the Sherlockians the earliest such group?