| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HTA ID | HTA-0485 |
| Title | Sherlock Holmes — Laurie R. King Interview |
| Date | c. 2009–2010 |
| Date Confidence | MODERATE — References Robert Downey Jr. Sherlock Holmes film (December 2009); King's Mary Russell series ongoing |
| Program | KRON 4 News Weekend |
| Station | KRON-TV, Channel 4, San Francisco |
| Duration | ~4:00 (estimated) |
| Format | Studio interview |
Henry interviews mystery author Laurie R. King about her Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series. The interview takes a playful approach to the Holmes mythology — Henry and King engage in a mock-serious discussion about whether Holmes is real: "I have to object to the idea of if there is a Sherlock Holmes though. Come on now." "There really is. Of course. Would someone like Arthur Conan Doyle lie to us?"
The conversation also touches on the Robert Downey Jr. film and King's opinion of that interpretation. The piece captures Henry's love of literary play and his comfort with authors who share his sense of humor.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| People | Henry Tenenbaum (Reporter), Laurie R. King (Author) |
| Organizations | KRON-TV |
| Locations | KRON studio |
| Subjects | Mystery fiction, Sherlock Holmes, literary adaptation, film |
| Themes | Fiction as reality, literary play, adaptation |
| Tone | Playful, literary, witty |
"I have to object to the idea of if there is a Sherlock Holmes though. Come on now." / "There really is. Of course. Would someone like Arthur Conan Doyle lie to us?"
"His obituary has not been in the Times of London."
"He's making movies — so by the way who's it, that Robert Downey guy?"
Studio interview. Laurie R. King is a Bay Area mystery author (lives in the Santa Cruz Mountains) whose Mary Russell series imagines a young woman who becomes Holmes's partner and wife. The playful tone of the interview — treating Holmes as real — matches King's own approach to the character.
| Type | Reference |
|---|---|
| Theme | Author interviews — David Talbot, Eric Maisel |
| Theme | Literary play — Henry's love of wordplay and fiction |
| Era | KRON San Francisco period |
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Transcript source | sherlock+holmes+(Henry+and+Laurie+R.+King).txt |
| Video source | Not located |
| Storage location | Transcript: local (/KRON/) |
| Analysis mode | Transcript Only |
| Date analyzed | 2026-07-05 |
| Access notes | Partial transcript; audio quality issues evident in transcription. |
Laurie R. King's Mary Russell series (beginning with "The Beekeeper's Apprentice," 1994) is one of the most successful Sherlock Holmes continuation series. King is a Bay Area author, making her a natural KRON guest. The interview's playful insistence that Holmes is real connects to Henry's own theatrical sensibility — he's a performer who understands the joy of maintaining a fiction.