Elementary, Watson

[UncleRogi]

While this may be the wrong forum, Sherlock Holmes was DEFINITELY a product of fantasy.

Sherlock Holmes is so well known that some think he was a real person!

Any Sherlockians about? And what is your fav story, novels notwithstanding.

"The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle," Though "The Red Headed League " is a masterpeice of misdirection!

 

[O'Dib]

fiction does not equal fantasy.

 

[Forbin]

Indeed. Holmes was no more fantasy than Philip Marlowe or Spenser. I don't recall him fighting dragons or elves, or having supernatural powers. the stories were of the Detective/Mystery genre.

 

[Kirkman1987]

Of the short stories, I liked Speckled Band and The Musgrave Ritual the best. My favorite of the books is Hound of the Baskervilles.

I love Rathbone's version of Hound, but Jeremy Brett is the best screen Holmes.

The Nicholas Meyer books are also quite good.

 

[T'Baio]

They've written books based on that movie already!?!

 

[Gaith]

Favorite short stories: "Charles Augustus Milverton", "The Dying Detective".

Favorite novel: Nicholas Meyer's "The Canary Trainer", with his two others close behind.

Haven't seen any screen Holmes yet, so I don't have a favorite there... and yes, I do think this thread fits better in TV and Media.

 

[Neroon]

Even though Rachel McAdams was rather fantastic looking in the recent film version of the redoubtable Mr. Holmes (Sherlock, not John) ... this really is more of a topic for the Miscellaneous forum.

 

[sojourner]

^Really? I would think this fits solidly in tv/media.

 

[RJDiogenes]

It can go either way, as we've had a recent Thread related to Sherlock; if UncleRogi would like it moved to get more action, I (or any Mod) would be happy to do so.

Incidentally, as I said in the other Thread, new Sherlock Holmes stories can be found in every issue of Strand and they're usually quite good.

And, yeah, a lot of people do think that Holmes was real (and he was based on a real person). 221B Baker Street gets a lot of mail addressed to Holmes, although most of those people are just playing the game.

 

[Kail]

Of the short stories, I liked Speckled Band and The Musgrave Ritual the best. My favorite of the books is Hound of the Baskervilles.

I love Rathbone's version of Hound, but Jeremy Brett is the best screen Holmes.

The Nicholas Meyer books are also quite good.

You are reading my mind. These are my exact same thoughts.

 

[Brent]

I read this thread title as Emma Watson, and was disappointed when I opened it.