Since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle penned his popular tales of amateur sleuth Sherlock Holmes in 1887, he's captured the imagination of readers. And filmmakers/TV execs anxious to translate the astute detective's annoying charm to the screen. With Sunday's (May 6) debut of "Sherlock" Season 2 on PBS, the clamor for Benedict Cumberbatch's Holmes is growing into a frenzy.
But all the buzz has Zap2it wondering -- is Cumberbatch the best Holmes ever?
The truth is the character is so appealing, there's plenty of room for concurrent Holmes projects. In addition to Cumberbatch, Holmes is also played on the big screen by Robert Downey Jr. in a pair of blockbuster Guy Ritchie movies. And though both are loved, they couldn't be more different.
In fact, the most popular Sherlocks over the years -- Cumberbatch, Downey and the nosy (What? He's a detective) Basil Rathbone each took a markedly different approach to the character. Rathbone's Holmes was cold, aloof and unerring. He also sported what became the shorthand for the legendary detective -- a tweed deerstalker cap and matching coat.
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