Mick C. Wrote:Anyone?

NewYorkjoe Wrote:Christopher Lee.

Hammer's Dracula.

NYj

sigokat Wrote:
Sam, glad I could introduce another fan to the wonderful works of Jeremy Brett as Holmes. They are a true delight to watch. Even though I enjoy them all I think my ultimate favorites are:

The Second Stain
The Six Napoleans
The Sign of Four (2 hours)
The Solitary Cyclist
The Speckled Band

Don't forget the 2 hour "films" as well. I listed one already, but I believe there are 4 total. I'd have to get out my DVDs and check to be positive though.

Sam Wrote:I have 2 "films" - The Last Vampyre and The Hound of the Baskervilles. My favorites so far:

The Crooked Man
The Golden Pince-Nez (At a point near the end the "professor" is looking at Holmes with the most murderous visage I think I've ever seen. Incredible.)
The Dying Detective
The Greek Interpreter (Just because it's the first appearance of Mycroft!!)

sigokat Wrote:The Hound of the Baskervilles is a good one too. You can see that the "effects" are outdated, but the story is still awesome.

The Greek Interpreter is a great one as well and the beginning where Holmes is explaining his brother Mycroft's abilities is fun to watch.

I also like The Dying Detective. Again, Brett does an amazing job as Holmes in this one and when he's yelling at the guy (can't remember his name) from the lawn after he has kicked out the woman and children is great because you think Holmes' is just mad, but he's really setting the guy up for what Holmes' is planning. A great episode, indeed.

Scott Miller Wrote:Is there a specific order to watch the Brett episodes; you've got my curiousity piqued and it appears as though my library carries two collections: The Casebook & The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes and they also have a feature film collection.

sigokat Wrote:Well you can watch them in the order they were filmed (IIRC A Scandal in Bohemia was the first), but I'd have to look at my collection when I get home to see the real order.

If nothing else, just remember that The Final Problem comes BEFORE The Empty House. If you've read the stories you know why, but if not, make sure you watch those two in that order, not the other way around.

Scott Miller Wrote:Thanks for the info; I suppose I could have looked at the release dates but...

sigokat Wrote:No problem. Like any series though, they were filmed in a different order than release dates as well as I don't think they followed the order of the stories exactly. Brett also died before they were able to finish the entire series which is very unfortunate.

Scott Miller Wrote:I did a quick look over at imdb and it looks like there were three seasons: The Adventures OF SH, The Casebook of SH, and The Memoirs of SH as well as a handful of movies. Each season seemed to have between 6 and 12 episodes, does that sound about right?