I’m a bit of a late adopter to the Sherlock Holmes craze – and it was only watching Robert Downey Jr in the Sherlock Holmes blockbusters that sparked my interest.
I love his Sherlock – obviously clever, an absolute master of disguise, but he’s also a very physical Sherlock *cough* – he does an awful lot of fighting. Often in his vest, or bare-chested.
Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock is clearly utterly brilliant, and very attractive to the ladies, but he’s a much colder Sherlock.
For me, though, the best Sherlock Holmes of the current crop has to be Jonny Lee Miller in Sky Living’s Elementary. He has that whole detached/unattainable thing going on, he’s remarkably intelligent, but he also has a vulnerability which frankly, makes him irresistible.
Which Sherlock Holmes do you like best? I’d love to know.
Absolutely 100% agree. Jonny Lee Miller’s Elementary is one of the few programmes that ALL of us will sit down and watch. Love him.
Jonny Lee Miller *drooool*
It just has to be Benedict Cumberbatch, easily the best adaptation ever.
I couldn’t agree more!
Roy and I had this conversation the other night. I love Elementary and look forward to the next series. I love the take on it and Lucy Liu’s developing role and…. yes, I am rather fond of Jonny Lee Miller himself, brilliant actor and great character.
Benedict’s version was great, well balanced and very enjoyable however of the three recent adaptations it has to be the Sky Living one for us.
I never really felt for Downey Junior’s versions.
Not sure where “I couldn’t agree more” was going. I got distracted mid-comment. I suspect it meant something along the lines of “Yes I love Sherlock too”. 🙂