Top 10 TV detectives
10 ) Mike Hammer
9) Bobby Gorin
8) Lenny Briscoe
7) Mick Belker
6) Thomas Magnum
5) James Rockford
4) Adrian Monk
3) Frank Columbo
2) Spenser
1) Thomas Banacek
1)Jim Rockford
2)Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett version)
3)Frank Columbo
4)Barney Miller (hey, he was a detective)
5)Joe Friday
6)Frank Pembleton
7)Bunk Moreland
8)Lester Freamon
9)Dale Cooper
10)Thomas Banacek (but mainly for his solving the mystery of how to score with a lot of women and never get hit with a paternity suit).
I'm sorry, I don't know 7-9. Who are they? I haven't seen the tv Sherlock Holmes, I guess I'm missing out. I've read my lions share of Holmes novels and like Banacek I never figure them out. My favorite Sherlock Holmes was Christopher Plummer in MURDER BY DECREE?
shareBunk Moreland and Lester Freamon are from The Wire, man--the greatest cop show of all time. Dale Cooper, of course, is from Twin Peaks. The weirdest cop show of all time.
Jeremy Brett's Holmes is the definitive version. The early ones are the best, since Brett's health began to decline in the later seasons, and they were getting to the later Holmes stories, which are of a lesser caliber.
I never watched Twin Peaks and I didn't have HBO which is where THE WIRE was on.
shareFYI, Cind5. The name is Spenser with an S like the poet :-)
shareYou're right. I'm idiot. I read all the novels as well and yes I'm ashamed of myself. BTW emp, why don't you tell us your top ten, please.
shareI gotta think about that one, since I am mostly a Spenser nut (I don't consider Banacek a detective, although I like the show). And the name is Eric to my friends :-)
shareMy name is Eric as well. And spelled correctly just like yours. And I'm guessing I'm 2 years older than you.
shareI just got done watching "Stone Cold" and I saw the rest of them movies w/ Tom Selleck, so I'll give a honorable mention to JESSE STONE. He's not in the top 10, but some really fine movies and a very interesting character.
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It's probably been at least a year since Twin Peaks was said to be making a comeback.
The question begging to be answered is: Year 3 or reboot?