Fandom just took on a life of it's own - it was nuts. It's the first fandom where I've actually had trouble keeping what's "canon" and what's "fanon" straight. (I think it's especially hard with someone like Sherlock, which is notorious for having "fanon" things become "canon" - such as the deerstalker).

It's why I mention things like: Sherlock drives!! :P (According to Mark Gatiss, Sherlock drives because Martin Freeman doesn't. So, that's adorable.)

Really, it speaks to the QUALITY of this show a lot. It really is completely astounding what they put together. I actually don't MIND that we had to wait 18 months for it, because it seems that time was spent on making it completely awesome.