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I don't see Poirot effortlessly unbending iron fire pokers. Also Jeremy Brett's Sherlock and Peter Falk's Columbo are better TV detectives than some fat frog
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Jeremy Brett was a gorgeous man. And a good actor, unlike Bobbert the Younger and Binefrid Colmersby. The OG was Poe's Dupin. Jim Barris posted:That's the wrong century holmes 
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May 24, 2017 19:59
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I haven't seen Poirot, I've seen all of Sherlock. Poirot is probably way better.
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May 24, 2017 20:33
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I would have thought Nero Wolfe more to goon liking.
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May 24, 2017 20:46
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Comfy Fleece Sweater posted:Didn't need a male helper/lover to hang around his every narcissistic word. Hastings. Also Poirot is vain as hell, but he backs it up.
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May 24, 2017 21:41
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I don't read because I'm a millennial, but I watched a few seasons of the show on Netflix. Only real complaint is that Hastings is the sort of companion who's so dumb it's a miracle he can even dress himself in the morning, and only exists to be constantly amazed and impressed at how perfect Poirot is at everything. In the show at least. His long suffering secretary that occasionally doubles as a badass spy is pretty cool though.
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May 24, 2017 23:08
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...and the pitch! posted:I would have thought Nero Wolfe more to goon liking. Seriously y'all Nero Wolfe is a fat incel shut in who solves crimes without ever leaving his house.
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May 24, 2017 23:27
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WatermelonGun posted:Seriously y'all Nero Wolfe is a fat incel shut in who solves crimes without ever leaving his house. He's more of a jughead than an incel
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May 24, 2017 23:28
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Both are cool and good detectives OP. That being said Poirot doesn't have the same ruthless streak that makes Holmes the OG. Poirot would never let somebody get away with murder because the victim deserved it (Charles Augustus Milverton), or straight up murder a guy by throwing him off a cliff (Moriarty).
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May 25, 2017 00:16
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MeatwadIsGod posted:I don't see Poirot effortlessly unbending iron fire pokers. Colombo was a great detective, but none of his cases would ever stand up in a court as they were all based on conjecture and sloppy forensics.
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May 25, 2017 00:17
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jazzyhattrick posted:Both are cool and good detectives OP. Poirot let an even dozen people get away with the same murder.
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May 25, 2017 00:22
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counterfeitsaint posted:I don't read because I'm a millennial, but I watched a few seasons of the show on Netflix. Only real complaint is that Hastings is the sort of companion who's so dumb it's a miracle he can even dress himself in the morning, and only exists to be constantly amazed and impressed at how perfect Poirot is at everything. In the show at least. Heh, I had the same thought watching the series. He seems to exist to just go "durrrr" and polish his car. It's almost a parody of Watsons, or how Watson used to be depicted all the time until the 80s.
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May 25, 2017 00:23
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Kuato posted:I've never seen Poirot, or read it. In fact I don't read at all because I'm not a loving god drat idiot nerd reject like C.F.C. I'm too busy having the secks with beautiful women (models!) to get anything done. Kind of a burden really. same
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May 25, 2017 00:24
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gleebster posted:Poirot let an even dozen people get away with the same murder. How the gently caress did I forget about the orient express?
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May 25, 2017 00:34
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poirot had lived his life based on never letting anyone get away with murder, and compromising so that a truly justified revenge killing went unpunished all but broke him. that movie was really dang good.
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May 25, 2017 00:39
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sherlock would beat up poirot
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May 25, 2017 00:39
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yo mamma a Horus posted:sherlock would beat up poirot just about anyone could, including miss marple. poirot was effectively a werepenguin.
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May 25, 2017 00:40
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Poirot would solve the case and put Sherlock in jail.
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May 25, 2017 00:40
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Sherlock is an autistic goon, hence the gbs popularity
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May 25, 2017 00:44
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Columbo would annoy Sherlock and Poirot into committing a crime and solidify his place as the greatest detective.
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May 25, 2017 00:46
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true, columbo was better at manipulating people than poirot and sherlock combined. it was such a joy watching him drive some rich rear end in a top hat into a frothing, self-incriminating rage.
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May 25, 2017 00:48
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The Kingfish posted:Poirot would solve the case and put Sherlock in jail. Sherlock had far too many friends in high places to get put away.
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May 25, 2017 00:57
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Sherlock is a Mary Sue bad rear end bullshit character. Christie actively hated the poo poo out of Poirot, it's why he's a more interesting character.
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May 25, 2017 01:00
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ElGroucho posted:Sherlock is a Mary Sue bad rear end bullshit character. Christie actively hated the poo poo out of Poirot, it's why he's a more interesting character. Mary Sues tend not to be self destructive drug addicts whose only only 2 friends are their roommate and their landlady.
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May 25, 2017 01:05
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jazzyhattrick posted:Mary Sues tend not to be self destructive drug addicts whose only only 2 friends are their roommate and their landlady. Never heard of an anti-hero, I take it? What about his ninja skills, Bruce Lee combat skills, and monstrous strength? All that's missing is some Navy Seal bullshit.
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ElGroucho posted:Never heard of an anti-hero, I take it? What about his ninja skills, Bruce Lee combat skills, and monstrous strength? All that's missing is some Navy Seal bullshit. Being a cool guy doesn't make you a Mary Sue.
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ElGroucho posted:Never heard of an anti-hero, I take it? What about his ninja skills, Bruce Lee combat skills, and monstrous strength? All that's missing is some Navy Seal bullshit. What ninja skills? He used a martial arts move to chuck a bloke off a waterfall in one story, you never see him beating up 20 guys at once or anything like that. I think you're confusing the books with the Robert Downey Jr. movies.
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May 25, 2017 02:15
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Comfy Fleece Sweater posted:Didn't need a male helper/lover to hang around his every narcissistic word.  I really must insist...
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May 25, 2017 02:27
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My favorite Sherlock story is The Adventure Of The Yellow Face, where a husband talks about mysterious circumstances involving his wife and Sherlock gets the conclusion that she's being blackmailed by her former husband who didn't die in that fire and turns out he's completely wrong about everything and there's absolutely nothing sinister going on...just black people! Then Watson's safe word is "Nobury" for when Sherlock gets to be too much.Big Beef City posted:
I loving loved it when Hastings jumped through a window to bail on Poirot and let him get arrested by the cops. "No point in me going to jail too old chap!"
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May 25, 2017 02:31
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Frank Drebin, best detective.
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May 25, 2017 02:37
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Columbo is a god-tier detective along with Tim Curry in Clue. In this thread we're debating who wins the Mrs. Fletcher league.
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Mr.Pibbleton posted:My favorite Sherlock story is The Adventure Of The Yellow Face, where a husband talks about mysterious circumstances involving his wife and Sherlock gets the conclusion that she's being blackmailed by her former husband who didn't die in that fire and turns out he's completely wrong about everything and there's absolutely nothing sinister going on...just black people! Then Watson's safe word is "Nobury" for when Sherlock gets to be too much. LOL, good poo poo
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May 25, 2017 03:01
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You'd think after a while people would think "poo poo they put Poirot/Holmes/Columbo on my case and that guy never loses, they already know I'm guilty, I may as well just admit it." I mean the police force assigning these guys may as well not even bother, if they're putting these detectives on the case it may as well be closed already.
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May 25, 2017 03:06
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Colombo isn't just observant and intelligent he is also a master manipulator of people to a greater then extent then poirot ever could be. Colombo also is an actual police officer instead of a 'private detective' like all these other amateurs.
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WatermelonGun posted:Seriously y'all Nero Wolfe is a fat incel shut in who solves crimes without ever leaving his house. The author Rex Stout 
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May 25, 2017 03:26
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The best incarnation of Sherlock Holmes was Gregory House
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May 25, 2017 03:28
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lmao, look at you guys who haven't heard of Jonathan Creek.
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May 25, 2017 03:29
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Frank and Joe Hardy, best detectives? I say yes. They had an adventure van.
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May 25, 2017 03:31
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I enjoyed the robert downey jr Sherlock movie
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Also Jude Law made an excellent Watson
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