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'''Sherlock Holmes''' (usually assisted by his trusty sidekick '''Dr. John Watson''') is an famous character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who appears not only in many novels and short stories by Conan-Doyle himself, but also in many different homages, spin-offs and stand-alone works because all of the original works of Conan Doyle featuring the character fell into public domain (which even makes possible not giving any credit for Conan-Doyle). Sherlock Holmes is generally considered as one of the most important staples of mystery genre (if not the most important). He is also often considered one of the first modern superhero archetype predecessors. | '''Sherlock Holmes''' (usually assisted by his trusty sidekick '''Dr. John Watson''') is an famous character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who appears not only in many novels and short stories by Conan-Doyle himself, but also in many different homages, spin-offs and stand-alone works because all of the original works of Conan Doyle featuring the character fell into public domain (which even makes possible not giving any credit for Conan-Doyle). Sherlock Holmes is generally considered as one of the most important staples of mystery genre (if not the most important). He is also often considered one of the first modern superhero archetype predecessors. | ||
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* ''[[The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson]]'' - A Soviet television series from 1979-1986 starring [[Vasily Livanov]] as Sherlock Holmes and [[Vitaly Solomin]] as Dr. Watson. | * ''[[The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson]]'' - A Soviet television series from 1979-1986 starring [[Vasily Livanov]] as Sherlock Holmes and [[Vitaly Solomin]] as Dr. Watson. | ||
+ | [[File:The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson DVD Cover.jpg|thumb|none|200px|''[[The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson]]'']] | ||
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* ''[[Sherlock]]'' - An ongoing British television series which premiered in 2010 starring [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] as Sherlock Holmes and [[Martin Freeman]] as Dr. Watson. | * ''[[Sherlock]]'' - An ongoing British television series which premiered in 2010 starring [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] as Sherlock Holmes and [[Martin Freeman]] as Dr. Watson. | ||
+ | [[File:SherlockBBCPoster.jpg|thumb|none|200px|''[[Sherlock]]'']] | ||
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* ''[[Elementary]]'' - An ongoing American television series which premiered in 2012 starring [[Jonny Lee Miller]] as Sherlock Holmes and [[Lucy Liu]] as Dr. Joan Watson, a female version of character. | * ''[[Elementary]]'' - An ongoing American television series which premiered in 2012 starring [[Jonny Lee Miller]] as Sherlock Holmes and [[Lucy Liu]] as Dr. Joan Watson, a female version of character. | ||
+ | [[File::Elementary S1 DVD Cover.jpg|thumb|none|200px|''[[Elementary]]'']] | ||
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[[Category: Disambiguation pages]] | [[Category: Disambiguation pages]] |
Revision as of 10:51, 4 January 2014
Sherlock Holmes (usually assisted by his trusty sidekick Dr. John Watson) is an famous character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who appears not only in many novels and short stories by Conan-Doyle himself, but also in many different homages, spin-offs and stand-alone works because all of the original works of Conan Doyle featuring the character fell into public domain (which even makes possible not giving any credit for Conan-Doyle). Sherlock Holmes is generally considered as one of the most important staples of mystery genre (if not the most important). He is also often considered one of the first modern superhero archetype predecessors.
Film
- Without a Clue - A 1988 comedy directed by Thom Eberhardt starring Michael Caine as Sherlock Holmes and Ben Kingsley as Dr. Watson.
- Sherlock Holmes (2009) - A 2009 film directed by Guy Ritchie starring Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes and Jude Law as Dr. Watson.
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows - The 2011 sequel to the 2009 film, again directed by Richie with Downey Jr. and Law reprising their roles.
Television
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson - A Soviet television series from 1979-1986 starring Vasily Livanov as Sherlock Holmes and Vitaly Solomin as Dr. Watson.
- Sherlock - An ongoing British television series which premiered in 2010 starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Dr. Watson.
- Elementary - An ongoing American television series which premiered in 2012 starring Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson, a female version of character.
[[File::Elementary S1 DVD Cover.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Elementary]]