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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
Those three are my go-to series!  I always return to them!
I also enjoy returning to Midsomer Murders - my enjoyment varies with the changing of the sidekick sergeant - I enjoy the first idiot the most. |
Yes, I rather preferred Troy, but...you get what you get. Something clearly happened with the Sgt. Scott one--the guy that was the whole "fish out of water" guy, who fit so badly with the area there; he didn't even get a goodbye episode, like Troy did.
I freely admit, I have struggled with it, since Neil Dudgeon took over, but, it's a bit like Murder in Paradise; you just keep watching, lol. It's not Dudgeon's fault--the primary producer also retired (the guy that always had the horses in the first few scenes) and some of the writers. The mysteries don't seem to be quite as mysterious now. But, hey! More new MM in just what, two weeks, on Acorn, I think it is? Huzzah, Christmas comes and with it, more Midsomer Murders.
Joan Hickson--oh, I've yet to see anyone come as close as she to embodying Miss Marple! And I just...even though I liked Jonny whatsits as Holmes, in Elementary--I thought he did a passable job--he ain't Jeremy Brett. While I cut my Holmesian teeth on Basil, I still love Brett the best.
Suchet? Hell, what's to say? Until those last few
odd seasons and movies, where they started messing with the storylines and adding oddball crap, Suchet was the master at Poirot. (And inarguably, still is. I do have weak spots for Ustinov's silly movies!).
It's much how I felt about Edward Petherbridge, as LPW, compared to Ian Carmichael. I simply thought that Peterbridge sort of
conveyed Peter a bit better, but honestly, right now, I'd love to rewatch either/both of those! (And the Bunter dude was awesome.)
Hitch