Which detective series is better?

[Riesstiu IV]

Which of the two do you prefer, Hercule Poirot or Sherlock Holmes?

Hercule Poirot has a cool mustache, but Sherlock Holmes takes cocaine...

 

[MarineCorps]

I read the complete Sherlock Homes once, it's 1,221 pages long took me four months to finish it Tkae me about a week during the summer. SO sherlock is my vote.

 

[Pontiuth Pilate]

I read the complete volumes of both. Poirot easily beats Mr. Holmes...

But you should see the movies with David Suchet. Truly classic

Of course, if M. Clouseau was a choice

 

[Hitro]

Originally posted by Pontiuth Pilate
I read the complete volumes of both. Poirot easily beats Mr. Holmes...

But you should see the movies with David Suchet. Truly classic

Of course, if M. Clouseau was a choice

Agreed on all points.

 

[CivCube]

Sherlock Holmes, but I haven't read Poirot yet. What about Agatha Christie's heroine?

Besides, the chase scene in The Sign of Four was awesome.

 

[Civrules]

Monk!

Seriously, I think Sherlock Holmes is good.

 

[Smellincoffee]

I've never heard of the former, so I'll go with Holmes. Of course, my favorite mystery novel to date is Christie's And Then There Were None.

 

[polymath]

Holmes beats Poirot, even though Poirot is very good.

 

[Paalikles]

I cannot choose. M. Poirot has been a favorite of mine, ever since I started reading crime novels. Agatha Christie also wrote many other great novels - let's not forget Ms Marple
Voted for Poirot here - though Holmes is great reading. The two are different somewhat, both from the authors' styles and of course the characters.

As for filmatization: I saw Peter Ustinov as M. Poirot this Christmas, and that was a disappointing performance. David Suchet fitted much more to how I imagined Poirot, even though he had to gain a lot of weight and got some health problems because of that iirc.
Dont remember if Holmes's adventures were filmed, cant say I ve seen any, but there might have been some old rolls in black and white....

 

[thestonesfan]

I haven't read any of Poirot, but I have read the vast majority of Holmes stories. Most of them were great.

But Tintin beats them all!

 

[luiz]

I've read most Poirot and Sherlock books, and I have to say Poirot is better.

 

[Bozo Erectus]

Dirk Gently

 

[thestonesfan]

Fred Garvin

 

[Pontiuth Pilate]

Tintin?!?!

You mean Asterix, right?

 

[Riesstiu IV]

None of you realize that Hercule Poirot has the best mustache of all the detectives...

 

[polymath]

"Dont remember if Holmes's adventures were filmed, cant say I ve seen any, but there might have been some old rolls in black and white...." - Paalikles

There have been well over 200 Sherlock Holmes movies - he is the most portrayed character in the history of film - another reason why he's just that bit better than Poirot.