Heaping Helping of Holmes, Part 2
Sherlock Holmes is the most portrayed, parodied, adapted, and extended detective in the history of the genre. In this episode (part 2 of 2), Afoot panelists discuss more of their favorite Holmes' depictions and extensions. This time: Failed TV pilots that use Holmes or Holmes-like characters, the movie Young Sherlock Holmes, House, M.D., Robert Downey, Jr's portrayal in movies, the movie of The Seven-Percent Solution, and the Mary Russell series by Laurie R. King.
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Show Notes
Young Sherlock Holmes (Glenn) Monty's quick picks:
- Slylock Fox
- Flashman and the Tiger
House, M.D. (Monty)
- The Case of the Two Watsons by Kate Beaton
- Mentions in other mystery novels: Dorothy Sayers' Peter Whimsy, Agatha Christie, Star Trek's Data Robert Downey, Jr. movies (Shannon)
- Set Decoration for the Robert Downey Jr. Sherlock Holmes (particularly the first shot, "Holmes & Watson's Quarters," with the fireplace)
David's quick picks:
- Tom Baker's Hound of the Baskervilles
- "Talons of Weng Shia-Ang," Doctor Who
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
- Alan Rickman as Holmes in a stage play (1976)
The Seven-Percent Solution (David)
More picks
- The Final Solution by Michael Chabon (David)
- "Study in Emerald" by Neil Gaiman (Glenn)
