Introduction

For those who don’t know, r/AskScienceFiction uses “Watsonian” to refer to an in-universe, suspension-of-disbelief perspective (i.e. you’re thinking like Sherlock or James Watson). They use “Doylist” to refer to an IRL perspective (i.e. you’re thinking like Arthur Conan Doyle).

I propose that we take advantage of the brevity and clarity this affords with two, potentially 3-4 terms.

(feel free to suggest more)

“Watsonian” candidates

  1. Randian
  2. Loialist
  3. Veriny
  4. Brownian
  5. Gleemanian (too ambiguous)

Book-specific equivalent

  1. Felian

Show-specific equivalent

  1. Danan
  2. Maksimian
  3. Steppinly/Steppinesque

“Doylist” candidates:

  1. Jordanian
  2. Robertian