Worlds Greatest Detective

[raptornx01]

braaaaaaaaaaiiinnnnss

ahem, BTW since no one in the thread had said it at the time, i can't let it be missed that Batman, is, and has always been a detective first and foremost. people just get distracted by the flashy depictions. even Ra's Al Ghul always called him "detective".

[Penfold]

Batman (he does detecting all the time! A cat hair! IT WAS CAT WOMAN OMG)

And he first appeared in 'Detective Comics'.

This was posted on page 1. However, he only received the single nomination (iirc) and didn't make the cut for the final poll.

I've edited the title now so we can all have a good general debate as to who's the best. My vote still goes for "Morse" although I have also enjoyed "Luther".

[meerkat]

I still prefer Columbo, followed very closely by Morse and Due South.

[Quatermass]

Y'know, I'm surprised nobody's mentioned L, the brilliant detective from Death Note.



I'm posting a couple of clips from Death Note. The first is to show L's prowess in tricking Light Yagami, aka supernatural killer Kira, into betraying his rough location and the fact that he can kill from a distance (this clip has loud sound, so turn the volume down)...




And another clip from later in the show, showing L (in person) discussing his intent to stop Kira with the police willing to work with him.

[Antiq]

Sherlock Holmes
Hercule Poirot
Morse
Jane Marple
Father Brown (Chesterton)

I don't think of Vimes as a detective really, he's a copper, it's different

[Bouncy Castle]

Astonishing write-up of S2 of Sherlock, by Michael Ausiello.

I spent the weekend devouring all three episodes of Season 2 (which premieres stateside on May 6) and I’m still basking in the afterglow.

The Steven Moffat-penned, Paul McGuigan-directed opener, titled “A Scandal in Belgravia,” is nothing short of a masterpiece. It picks up right where the Season 1 cliffhanger left off and marks the introduction of True Blood‘s Lara Pulver as Irene Adler, a dominatrix who may be hot for but is definitely bothered by the iconic sleuth.

Their “relationship” takes so many twists and turns throughout the 90 minutes that you literally don’t know where they stand with each other until the jaw-dropping final scene. Their first encounter is also pretty memorable (hint: one of them is completely naked).

Episodes 2 and 3 are also stellar, but the premiere is an absolute work of art. I can’t say enough good things about it. PBS and the BBC should consider giving it a limited, Oscar-qualifying run in theaters.


Presumably, theaters means cinemas?

Wow. High praise indeed.

[Bouncy Castle]

CBS have released the first trailer for "Elementary", their modernisation of Sherlock.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a ... video.html

[MongoGutman]

1: Sherlock Holmes
2: Sam Spade (duh)
3: Phillip Marlowe
4: Harry Callaghan
...oh and just one more thing before I go, I almost forgot. You know I'm terrrible like that, my wife, she says I'd forget my head if it wasn't screwed on. She's a big fan of your's you know, well sure she's got all your (books/records/movies) she keeps trying to get me to (read/listen/watch) but well, you know how it is, what with the... oh, yes, sorry, I know, you're a busy man and all it's just one more thing that's bothering me... 5: Colombo

[Sister Jennifer]

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Literary & Movie;

1. Columbo
2. Dirk Gently
3. Hercule Poirot
4. Thursday Next
5. Clarice Starling

The ones I like at the moment are the Whitechapel guys. Very good show I think.

[BobtheDrog]

1. Holmes
2. Harry Callaghan
3. Sam Vimes
4. Jack Frost
5, Chick Bowdrie