Agatha Christie’s Poirot

[Noname215]

I have the unfortunate feeling that Season Fourteen will be the end of it. I just watched Murder on the Orient Express, and I thought that David Suchet’s acting was terrific in this. You actually question his loyalties to the law in the end, and you don’t know whether he is asking for God’s forgiveness or he is praying for their souls. Either way, this is a magnificent series, an amazing actor, and a movie worthy of an Academy Award. Albert Finney wasn’t as good, Peter Ustinov tried, but Suchet really nailed it.

Aside from that, talk about anything else involving Poirot and his little grey cells.

[coolsome]

The next seires will be the last one its been confermed there filming the last books.

ITV are to produce the final season of Poirot in 2012[4]:
There are four novels:

• The Big Four (1927) (which itself was based on a collection of short stories)
• Dead Man's Folly (1956)
• Elephants Can Remember (1972)
• Curtain: Poirot's Last Case (1975)

and a collection of 12 related short stories:

• The Labours of Hercules (1947)

[Noname215]

I’m not watching Curtain. I won’t be able to go through it.

[coolsome]

Originally Posted by Noname215

I’m not watching Curtain. I won’t be able to go through it.

Ik what you mean! The book was hard enough to finish.

[FitzoliverJ]

Dig down, I think we've already got a "Poirot" thread.

[flesk]

Originally Posted by FitzoliverJ

Dig down, I think we've already got a "Poirot" thread.

There is the Poirot Revival Thread, but you killed it months ago.

[Haggis]

Originally Posted by Noname215

I have the unfortunate feeling that Season Fourteen will be the end of it.

Yep, as has been mentioned before, the next series will be the last. Which is just as well, since they've pretty much run out of stories to adapt.

I just watched Murder on the Orient Express, and I thought that David Suchet’s acting was terrific in this. You actually question his loyalties to the law in the end, and you don’t know whether he is asking for God’s forgiveness or he is praying for their souls.

I think he was praying for forgiveness, since it looked like he had a really hard time accepting the administration of justice by non-representatives of the law.

In any case, I liked the earlier, more light-hearted episodes better (also because of the Japp, Miss Lemon, and Hastings gang, and Hastings is coming back for Curtain, which should be reason enough to watch it despite sentimentalities ). While the latter episodes are acted out quite well, they tend to depart a lot from the source material. That's not always bad, but sometimes they just go overboard with it.

Suchet really nailed it.

David Suchet is Poirot. Others merely play him.

[FitzoliverJ]

Originally Posted by flesk

There is the Poirot Revival Thread

Thanks, I didn't have time to search for it this morning.

but you killed it months ago.

Killed? That's a bit harsh. Just because I was the last person to post, I killed it?!

[Haggis]

Originally Posted by FitzoliverJ

Killed? That's a bit harsh. Just because I was the last person to post, I killed it?!

Mais oui. Do you not see that all the evidence points into that direction? The stain on the carpet, the smudge on the "Submit Reply" button, the torn train ticket... ah yes, it was all clever, a bit too clever. You thought you could outsmart Poirot, to do him one better, hein?

Ma foi, you should know by now that there is no fooling Poirot! No pulling of the leg, as you say. No, no, thirty-six times no! There is but always one winner: the little grey cells.

[flesk]

Originally Posted by FitzoliverJ

Killed? That's a bit harsh. Just because I was the last person to post, I killed it?!

It was meant facetiously, but sorry if I offended you. You've got to admit the evidence against you is overwhelming though.

[Noname215]

Their adaptation of The ABC Murders is a king compared to the shitfest that was The Alphabet Murders.

[Darth Marsden]

Originally Posted by flesk

It was meant facetiously, but sorry if I offended you. You've got to admit the evidence against you is overwhelming though.

It's funny... it's normally me who kills threads. Watch!

[Edward VanHelgen]

Hey, great thread! I'm a huge fan of Poirot as well as Sherlock Holmes Granada TV series. Those are just classics.

However, I must admit I've hesitated to watch later Poirot seasons, you know, those without Inspector Japp, Hastings and wonderful Pauline Moran as Miss Lemon. Am I missing much?

[Haggis]

Originally Posted by Noname215

Their adaptation of The ABC Murders is a king compared to the shitfest that was The Alphabet Murders.

I've never seen The Alphabet Murders, but The ABC Murders happens to be my favourite Poirot episode, closely followed by Wasps' Nest.

Originally Posted by Edward VanHelgen

However, I must admit I've hesitated to watch later Poirot seasons, you know, those without Inspector Japp, Hastings and wonderful Pauline Moran as Miss Lemon. Am I missing much?

As much as I like the earlier seasons, there are some real gems to be found in the latter seasons as well, such as Five Little Pigs, one of my personal favourites. I also like the episodes with Ariadne Oliver, since those bring back a bit of that Poirot/sidekick dynamic from the earlier episodes.

[coolsome]

Originally Posted by Haggis

I also like the episodes with Ariadne Oliver, since those bring back a bit of that Poirot/sidekick dynamic from the earlier episodes.

Mrs McGinty's Dead is the best of the Ariadne Oliver ones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXB-ZYF7BVg

[Haggis]

Haha, yes, and that's a fabulous scene. "You can't make him a pansy!"

[coolsome]

Anyone see the ITV special on Sleuths with the Poirot special today they talked about Curtain.

[Noname215]

No!!! TAKE IT AWAY! POIROT CAN’T DIE!

[Ribs]

I like Poirot! I watched Orient Express a month ago, and really enjoyed it, despite the obvious differences. I liked seeing the fellow who plays Dr. Abbey on Downton Abbey in it as well.

[Noname215]

To be honest though, I preferred Peter Ustinov’s version of Death on the Nile to David Suchet’s.