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The Granada Series 

I won't rate each one individually because to me they are all good. There are none that I would rate anything other than 4 stars

The Eligible Bachelor

The twists in some of these, no matter how well I come to know Holmes, never cease to surprise me

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The Creeping Man

Quite a disturbing tale if you really stop and think about it, but I am afraid I could really see it happening

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The Master Blackmailer

I liked this one especially the very end

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The Last Vampyre

I may very well be the one of the few people who really likes this one. Though I can't see how they got all of this 2 hour one from that short story.

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The Illustrious Client

It only shows just how far lies can get someone.

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Shoscombe Old Place

I didn't quite get the part about Jasper..........he did go after the carriage, I have had dogs and that made no sense to me. Shoscombe Prince was simply stunning to look at

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The Boscombe Valley Mystery

I have seen other versions of this with Peter Cushing. Difficult to say what I like best

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The Problem Of Thor Bridge

Sometimes Doyles tales are very sinister in nature

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Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax

Lovely setting, beautiful lake scenery, perfectly depressing story

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Wisteria Lodge

Well the Granada series surely toned this one down to a palatable taste. Aside from some parts I liked this one

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Silver Blaze

What little experience I have with horses helped me to appreciate this one more that I might have otherwise. 

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The Devil's Foot

I loved the setting of this and the bit of twist I had not really expected. I always love it when Holmes goes off on another subject as well as the obvious

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The Greek Interpreter

I finally met Mycroft and I must say I like him. Man much of the same qualities I daresay I possess

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The Copper Beeches

I liked this one. The ending was not quite how I imagined it

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A Scandal In Bohemia

This is what I fell in love with and the shimmer of the candlelight still enchants me

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The Dancing Men

This one had me till the end

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The Naval Treaty

I never saw that end coming

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The Solitary Cyclist

Not one of my favorites but still enjoyable

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The Crooked Man

I really rather liked this one quite a bit

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The Speckled Band

I love it when I am prompted to go back to the book where something is referenced and find it and hunt down the explanation

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The Norwood Builder

How can you not love secret rooms

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The Resident Patient

I liked the deception to Trevelyan though I thought it could have been fleshed out a bit more. All the characters could have been

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The Blue Carbuncle

In this rare instance I like the book version better

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The Six Napoleons

Subtitles would have been  helpful but aside from that I liked this one

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The Man With The Twisted Lip

I enjoyed this one and it got me to thinking what kind of trouble someone could get into doing that

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The Abbey Grange

One of my favorites

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Hound Of The Baskervilles

As close as there is, at least till now, to the original.  A most definite watch

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The Dying Detective

Excellent on both Brett and Hardwicke's acting here, I really had thought Holmes had come down with it for a while

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The Golden Pince-Nez

Always have a hard time pronouncing this one, but I do love it

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The Red Circle

They had me going until they told me she was in that room

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The Mazarin Stone

Combining two stories into one can sometimes go very wrong but that is not the case here.  Even without my beloved Jeremy in most of it, I still really really liked this one.

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The Cardboard Box

It breaks my heart it had to end, but it ended very well.  Rest In Peace my beloved Jeremy, thank you for the most excellent Holmes I have ever seen.  

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The Red-Headed League

I like the acting here, top notch but I just don't like the story itself.  Never have

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The Final Problem

It deviates only slightly away from the story.  I think a few of the details should have been left

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The Empty House

Here I liked the novel better, but obviously Granada showed more emotion

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The Priory School

I have to give this one to the novel, lots of details were changed

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The Second Stain

I am glad the series omitted that tacky scene with Lady Hilda.  I wish they had not left out the bee keeping detail though

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The Musgrave Ritual

I really like the way Watson was much more a part of this than in the novel

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The Bruce Partington Plans

Hmmm to me it is a tie, the Granada or the story.  Both have some lines that I love

Sign Of The Four

Liked the book far more than any of the screen adaptations I have seen.

The Three Gables

Here was where I fell in love with Gary Cady

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She blogged she was done reviewing the series, but she will never be done watching me

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