Literary Hub is trying to determine the best literary TV adaptation of all time. I have soft spots for Station Eleven, Mindhunter, Shogun, The Expanse, Normal People, and, especially, My Brilliant Friend. (Where is Fleishman Is in Trouble??)
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"I, Claudius" (1976) losing out to "My Brilliant Friend" - well, that must be a pretty brilliant friend, because Claudius rocks hard:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074006/
Not in the bracket and probably not considered sophisticated enough, but I wonder how far something like Arthur or The Magic School Bus would've gotten in the Cozy section.
Great point. The new Babysitters-Club on Netflix completely rocked. Maybe we should create our own bracket of kids’ shows/movies?
A lot of these matchups feel impossible for me, like picking a favorite child. That said, Shogun losing to Sherlock is a shanda! This one shouldn't even be close - Sherlock is actually bad! (OK, I'll calm down. I did like it at first, but I feel like its terrible forth season made me re-evaluate the first seasons, and rewatching it with a somewhat critical eye made me realize that even the first seasons suffered from the same flaws that ruined the 4th for me.)
+1 for Shogun. Though a little worried about where Season 2 is gonna go.
This makes me an old man, but the BBC/Mystery! Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes is my vote for best Holmes series. It's Gandolfini-level total embodiment of the character. The new one got only one thing right: Andrew Scott as Moriarty (if you absolutely must have a young Moriarty). Jesse R., I see you!
Also, no Silo?
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