Watching the TV series Poirot

I love British television, but PBS has been airing that series for almost a year. It's one of the few British series that I've never been very fond of. Don't watch it anymore. On Sunday nights, I do watch Father Brown, and a Canadian series called Murdoch Mysteries.
 
Paladin1950 said:
I love British television, but PBS has been airing that series for almost a year. It's one of the few British series that I've never been very fond of. Don't watch it anymore. On Sunday nights, I do watch Father Brown, and a Canadian series called Murdoch Mysteries.
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depends which Poirot...you get.. David Suchet is by far the most authentic... but Poirot has been played on TV and film by countless actors..I really much prefer Poirot which stars Suchet..... and that's what is shown on our TV.. he's been playing that part for many years now

The other murder mystery I like if you get the chance to see it is Midsomer Murders. They're all repeats now on our TV.. but I still like to watch them occasionally..
 
Agatha Christie's Poirot character began to take shape in 1914, over six years before he first appeared in one of her novels. In 1938, she wrote of him "There are moments when I have felt: 'Why - why - why did I ever invent this detestable, bombastic, tiresome little creature?'" :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
 
Tommy said:
Agatha Christie's Poirot character began to take shape in 1914, over six years before he first appeared in one of her novels. In 1938, she wrote of him "There are moments when I have felt: 'Why - why - why did I ever invent this detestable, bombastic, tiresome little creature?'" :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
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yes she did say that.. I have read just about every Agatha Chritie book that she wrote.. there's a lot out there that are supposedly written by her that she never did write.. however she wrote some terrible stuff as well...''The reader should forgive her for Tommy & Tuppence''... but she wrote some really good stuff.. Miss Marple included

Poirot was a brilliant invention.. and she would have liked him better if she'd lived to see David Suchet's interpretation.. because he fits her description to a Tee.. except he's not bombastic.. so he comes across to the viewer as a likeable personality

In film
John Malkovich portrayed the Belgian detective the worst.. IMO... and Albert Finney the best
 
hollydolly said:
depends which Poirot...you get.. David Suchet is by far the most authentic... but Poirot has been played on TV and film by countless actors..I really much prefer Poirot which stars Suchet..... and that's what is shown on our TV.. he's been playing that part for many years now

The other murder mystery I like if you get the chance to see it is Midsomer Murders. They're all repeats now on our TV.. but I still like to watch them occasionally..
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I've been watching Midsomer Murders on Saturday nights for quite a few years. I like all versions of the show, but I think I like the John Nettles episodes best. It's the David Suchet version of Poirot that I have seen. It just doesn't hold my interest. I wish PBS would take it off, and bring back Vera.
 
In this house, we've enjoyed Suchet's Poirot episodes very much. Most of them were kept to about 50-minutes length (to allow for TV commericials, I take it). There were three or so that were longer, more movie length. I could be mis-remembering, but I believe possibly 90 minutes(?)

No complaints with the short weekly ones, but we enjoyed the lengthier ones even more. The pace is different, the Poirot character, and the other characters in the stories, were much more developed. Hence, the stories seemed more realistic. Anyway, Suchet is the best Poirot we've seen on the screen.
 
Paladin1950 said:
I've been watching Midsomer Murders on Saturday nights for quite a few years. I like all versions of the show, but I think I like the John Nettles episodes best. It's the David Suchet version of Poirot that I have seen. It just doesn't hold my interest. I wish PBS would take it off, and bring back Vera.
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I hate Vera...really can't stand it.... I really dislike Brenda Blethyn..
 
hollydolly said:
depends which Poirot...you get.. David Suchet is by far the most authentic... but Poirot has been played on TV and film by countless actors..I really much prefer Poirot which stars Suchet..... and that's what is shown on our TV.. he's been playing that part for many years now
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I agree with you that Suchet was the most authentic. Outside of Malkovich's miscast portrayal, my next least favorite was Kenneth Branagh's Poirot in 2017's Murder On the Orient Express, and its two sequels. The mustache was ridiculous. I did enjoy Johnny Depp's part though.

BTW, have you seen Being Poirot (2013)? Suchet stars in and narrates this documentary about playing Poirot, and the real Orient Express train. I think you'd like it.
 
ChiroDoc said:
I agree with you that Suchet was the most authentic. Outside of Malkovich's miscast portrayal, my next least favorite was Kenneth Branagh's Poirot in 2017's Murder On the Orient Express, and its two sequels. The mustache was ridiculous. I did enjoy Johnny Depp's part though.

BTW, have you seen Being Poirot (2013)? Suchet stars in and narrates this documentary about playing Poirot, and the real Orient Express train. I think you'd like it.
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yep I also agree about kenneth Branagh... he portrayed Poirot with a greay mousache. and what was worse.. a goatee beard...

Poirots' pride and joy were his ''moustaches''.. and his hair both of which he kept dyed shiny black, and the moustaches waxed...plus he didn't have an egg shaped head.

Brannagh...
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Suchet
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hastings described Poirot in 'The mysterious affair at Styles'..thus

Poirot was an extraordinary-looking little man. He was hardly more than five feet four inches, but carried himself with great dignity. His head was exactly the shape of an egg, and he always perched it a little on one side. His moustache was very stiff and military. The neatness of his attire was almost incredible, I believe a speck of dust would have caused him more pain than a bullet wound.
 
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I've been watching Midsomer Murders for over a decade. Used to watch it more, but have seen it so many times, I don't really pay attention when it's on.

Never could figure out how a quaint, peaceful little village in the English countryside could have a higher murder rate than Chicago.
 
MrJim said:
I've been watching Midsomer Murders for over a decade. Used to watch it more, but have seen it so many times, I don't really pay attention when it's on.

Never could figure out how a quaint, peaceful little village in the English countryside could have a higher murder rate than Chicago.
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you're not alone... we all say that even here in our own qaint little English villages...:ROFLMAO:


Miss Jane marple... was exactly the same , she lived in ''St Mary mead''.. and there were more murders in that tiny hamlet in a month , than the Bronx....

The only thing I don't like about Midsomer is the way the wives of the detectives are so heavily involved... that just wouldn't happen.....

John Nettles was my favourite.. but even his prissy wife got on my nerves...
 
hollydolly said:
you're not alone... we all say that even here in our own qaint little English villages...:ROFLMAO:


Miss Jane marple... was exactly the same , she lived in ''St Mary mead''.. and there were more murders in that tiny hamlet in a month , than the Bronx....

The only thing I don't like about Midsomer is the way the wives of the detectives are so heavily involved... that just wouldn't happen.....

John Nettles was my favourite.. but even his prissy wife got on my nerves...
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Well then, this book is a must have/must read for all you denizens and your visitors!!!!

https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Murdered-Quaint-English-Village/dp/1984859625

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