Who IS Sherlock Holmes - Neil McCaw

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  • Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
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    More than a century after first emerging into the fogbound, gaslit streets of Victorian London, Sherlock Holmes is universally recognizable. And yet many of his most recognizable features don't appear in Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories. So who exactly is Sherlock Holmes? Who's the real "great detective," and where do we find him? Neil McCaw traces the evolution of Sherlock.
    Lesson by Neil McCaw, animation by Lasse Rützou Bruntse.

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  • @solokiwidestroyer
    @solokiwidestroyer 8 лет назад +5595

    the irony that the detective that solves mysteries is one himself in A way.

  • @petermarsh4578
    @petermarsh4578 8 лет назад +6497

    Can we take some time to appreciate the fantastic animation in this episode?

    • @Trysmiling
      @Trysmiling 8 лет назад +16

      +Peter Marsh (breadloaf64) It was amazing!

    • @CatalinaThePirate
      @CatalinaThePirate 8 лет назад +26

      +Peter Marsh (breadloaf64) - Yes! Lasse Rützou Bruntse is the animator, and the work is brilliant.

    • @breannaw7254
      @breannaw7254 7 лет назад +18

      Agreed!!! The end walk cycles are particularly amazing!

    • @TeddyBear-je8rs
      @TeddyBear-je8rs 7 лет назад

      Peter Mars

    • @hihikhkh789
      @hihikhkh789 7 лет назад +1

      I totes agree!

  • @sammysamsam333
    @sammysamsam333 4 года назад +5648

    Sherlock Holmes: Into the Sherlock-verse

  • @harmony137
    @harmony137 7 лет назад +1049

    'But is still Sherlock, Our Sherlock.' Awww XD

  • @kingshuksaha9204
    @kingshuksaha9204 3 года назад +274

    "Will the real Sherlock Holmes please stand up?"
    Benedict Cumberbatch and RDJ: Here!
    Jeremy Brett: Ahahahaha

    • @struggler856
      @struggler856 6 месяцев назад +2

      Rathbone says hi

    • @Anushka-h9p
      @Anushka-h9p 16 дней назад +1

      ​@@struggler856 Rathbone's good, but JB is THE Sherlock Holmes, always!

  • @tattypoo
    @tattypoo 8 лет назад +3554

    That is the beauty of reading. If you don't like how the characters are said to look, you can use your imagination to redesign them. Interpretation is the beauty. That's why many stories have no illiterate on besides the cover of the book.

    • @tattypoo
      @tattypoo 8 лет назад +73

      *illustration

    • @cha5
      @cha5 8 лет назад +32

      +Khadijah Johnson True, Although I always imagine Holmes as illustrated by Sidney Paget, For me he'll always be the signature Sherlock Holmes artist. It's always funny to look at some of the pre Paget Sherlock Holmes illustrations, they're pretty bad IMHO including one from the 1890 edition of The Sign of Four which has a fatish Sherlock Holmes with a mustache under a W.C. Fields type of bulbous nose and a Nigel Bruceish Watson screaming his head off standing right next to Holmes at the scene of the Sholto murders.

    • @localtriggerfan1998
      @localtriggerfan1998 8 лет назад +30

      I know. The real Holmes is the one in the book. -Everyone else is an idiot.-

    • @JonatasAdoM
      @JonatasAdoM 7 лет назад +15

      And THAT's why I like movies, they create an standard to which we all can agree to.
      And in the future most likely we will have many adaptations of the same piece so you get to pick your favorite

    • @ethanha8942
      @ethanha8942 7 лет назад

      Khadijah Johnson k

  • @rattler163
    @rattler163 8 лет назад +915

    "will the real Sherlock Holmes please stand up!"
    ha, love it.

    • @egglandsbest6240
      @egglandsbest6240 8 лет назад +40

      please stand up please stand up

    • @julianjimenez4046
      @julianjimenez4046 8 лет назад +25

      I think we're gonna have a problem here...

    • @ggwp638BC
      @ggwp638BC 8 лет назад +24

      +Julián Jiménez Y'all act like you never seen a british person before

    • @rever4217
      @rever4217 8 лет назад +1

      +GGWP what.

    • @rattler163
      @rattler163 8 лет назад

      +rever4217 half Life (2) puns

  • @masodemic4509
    @masodemic4509 8 лет назад +778

    As much as I love the interpretations of my number 1 favorite fictional character, the best actor who has portrayed Holmes so far is definitely Jeremy Brett. He even received a letter from Conan Doyle's daughter saying "You are the Sherlock Holmes of my childhood"

    • @Nourahmedhs
      @Nourahmedhs 3 года назад +46

      I knowww As much as I love Benedict Cumberbatch as sherlock but yes Jeremy Brett remains the best

    • @Waseem_Safdar
      @Waseem_Safdar 3 года назад +6

      Absolutely! 👍🏻

    • @stuglenn1112
      @stuglenn1112 3 года назад +6

      Truthfully it's not even close, Brett's Holmes is by far the best. Rathbone is a distant second.

    • @serafinmalaluan6440
      @serafinmalaluan6440 3 года назад +17

      I'm now thinking that sherlock may be a time lord what with all his new faces, mannerisms and adventures. what do you think?

    • @seulgi1211
      @seulgi1211 2 года назад +11

      Finally, someone who understands. There's a lot of uncultured swine here.
      They're either fan of BBC or RDJ, and Haven't delved deeper into Sherlock History, as much as they haven't read a single book.
      Brett is by far the best incarnation of the detective. Brett is Holmes.

  • @lambadajewo.4143
    @lambadajewo.4143 3 года назад +41

    "Will the real Sherlock Holmes please stand up?"
    *Jeremy Brett slowly rising from his sit and bowing in front of everyone*

  • @ry6184
    @ry6184 4 года назад +1725

    TED-ED: “Will the real Sherlock Holmes please stand up?”
    Benedict Cumberbatch: “I do believe I am CEO of the company.”

    • @peace5745
      @peace5745 3 года назад +80

      robert downey jr.:dear friend,you must be mistaken

    • @MrMaluraoj
      @MrMaluraoj 3 года назад +102

      @@peace5745 Jeremy Brett : you both are cute.

    • @udulaketagoda6055
      @udulaketagoda6055 3 года назад +23

      *RDJ version laughing in the corner to start a fight*

    • @uswabukhari880
      @uswabukhari880 3 года назад +32

      *Sherlock theme plays*

    • @beatrizreny5228
      @beatrizreny5228 3 года назад +20

      RDJ’s Sherlock is the worst for me, Benedict is the better

  • @c.r4a
    @c.r4a 8 лет назад +2155

    "i'm not your house keeper! i'm your landlady!"
    -mrs. hudson

    • @Tng_04
      @Tng_04 3 года назад +18

      Cant believe i found a weeb in a video about sherlock holms

    • @just_ise4418
      @just_ise4418 3 года назад +29

      @@Tng_04 you really can't judge a book by its cover

    • @josephinesakata9036
      @josephinesakata9036 3 года назад +1

      @@Tng_04 isn't this the norm ?

    • @randfahad7
      @randfahad7 3 года назад +1

      @@rbmk_741 Me too -and listening to kpop- lol you cant like too many things.

    • @daydreaming8110
      @daydreaming8110 3 года назад

      @@rbmk_741 same but mine is also making music and some other stuff.

  • @sadieoliviaren6419
    @sadieoliviaren6419 8 лет назад +4352

    so he's basically saying that Sherlock is a Time lord

  • @thomasrumney6645
    @thomasrumney6645 8 лет назад +745

    The name is sherlock homes and the address is 221b baker street

  • @aaryamishra5952
    @aaryamishra5952 4 года назад +116

    Mrs Hudson in BBC Sherlock Holmes -" Im Not your housekeeper im your landlady! "
    This video- "Mrs. Hudson- the housekeeper "

  • @rakhisingh6249
    @rakhisingh6249 4 года назад +192

    "Sherlock, our Sherlock"
    Russians: Yeah

    • @dallasgrey4247
      @dallasgrey4247 7 месяцев назад +1

      Never forget USSR Sherlock Holmes

  • @AliSiddiqui55
    @AliSiddiqui55 8 лет назад +952

    Downey Jr. at 4:30 and Cumberbatch at 4:31, if I'm not mistaken.

  • @hhughes9465
    @hhughes9465 8 лет назад +6836

    Sherlock is whoever we want him to be. But he's mainly Benedict Cumberbatch :D

    • @SakshiSingh-sl2wh
      @SakshiSingh-sl2wh 8 лет назад +120

      100 %

    • @user-se8mi2io1v
      @user-se8mi2io1v 8 лет назад +180

      +Honey Hughes
      One day I saw a fight between two drunk people. One said that Soviet Sherlock is the best. Another started to beat him, saying: "Benedict Cucumber is my favourite!". Those drunk people were me and my friend.
      Well, Soviet Sherlock is the best.

    • @rachitamaharjan6435
      @rachitamaharjan6435 8 лет назад +15

      Haha right

    • @berry2862
      @berry2862 8 лет назад +35

      My kind of people

    • @geraldinegiron936
      @geraldinegiron936 8 лет назад +5

      yassss

  • @shannongaskin902
    @shannongaskin902 8 лет назад +2715

    at 4:30, I know you got excited when you saw sherlock from BBC

  • @joemama4776
    @joemama4776 4 года назад +484

    Sherlock
    Watson
    Moriarty
    Mrs. Hudson
    *Sad Irene Adler *

    • @mrflip-flop3198
      @mrflip-flop3198 4 года назад +21

      Oh hey, you dropped this → noises

    • @MatthewCYN15
      @MatthewCYN15 4 года назад +35

      Mycroft

    • @Midori-n4d
      @Midori-n4d 4 года назад +25

      Mary??
      Mycroft??

    • @--bountyhunter--
      @--bountyhunter-- 4 года назад +9

      Irene Adler didn't die.Sherlock saved her when she was about to get killed in Afghanistan.

    • @manashbhatta9253
      @manashbhatta9253 4 года назад +23

      She appeared in just one story but the character is so good that she is now one of the main and best characters.

  • @lenastorm6280
    @lenastorm6280 5 лет назад +8

    4:18 I love, how you put Basil in this! That's one of my favourite Diseny-movies!

  • @TEDEd
    @TEDEd  8 лет назад +62

    Hi everyone! Here's a sneak peak at Monday's video: ow.ly/4nsehq. Can you guess what it's about? Fair warning-- this one is pretty tricky.

    • @Silver-fn2ou
      @Silver-fn2ou 8 лет назад +1

      something related to cooking?

    • @callisto742
      @callisto742 8 лет назад +5

      +TED-Ed
      Gold Extraction?

    • @Panda_Roll
      @Panda_Roll 8 лет назад +3

      +TED-Ed purifying water?

    • @TheGeneralJos
      @TheGeneralJos 8 лет назад +3

      Separating substances?

    • @gesapps
      @gesapps 8 лет назад +1

      +TED-Ed I would also guess Gold extraction.

  • @calebn4399
    @calebn4399 8 лет назад +465

    4:24 Well one thing for sure, he ALWAYS (I think) had elbows.

    • @PeaceYin
      @PeaceYin 8 лет назад +2

      +Caleb N Hahaha!

    • @thinkinglikesherlock6343
      @thinkinglikesherlock6343 8 лет назад +17

      +Caleb N Excellent observation!

    • @rawalpindi7233
      @rawalpindi7233 8 лет назад +3

      lmao

    • @SanaSamaha
      @SanaSamaha 8 лет назад +46

      I'm sure there's an interpretation somewhere where Sherlock is a double arm amputee.

    • @s19tealpenguin61
      @s19tealpenguin61 7 лет назад +13

      What about about Cephalopod Holmes? My own interpretation where the famous detective is a squid?

  • @woodfur00
    @woodfur00 8 лет назад +98

    He's a Time Lord. Dude. He's. A. Time. Lord. You fucking set that up.

    • @helpme5785
      @helpme5785 7 лет назад

      Your icon is fitting for this comment

  • @Yozory
    @Yozory 7 лет назад +92

    "Sherlock, our Sherlock" 😍

  • @thevulture3142
    @thevulture3142 5 лет назад +79

    “Will the real Sherlock Holmes please stand up?” lmao 😂

  • @TheSingingBUn
    @TheSingingBUn 7 лет назад +107

    Jeremy Brett to me is my favorite sherlock actor. His version not only clung to the book so faithfully, he really kept the mannerism and the novel atmosphere. Tho, I have to give credit to young sherlock holmes because that was my first introduction to the Holmesian lore. And BBC Sherlock that gave me the kick to read Doyle's novels. I got curious after I read the book, so I looked at other adaptations and encountered Jeremy Brett's version.

  • @rubycrimson1353
    @rubycrimson1353 8 лет назад +223

    Is it weird that I knew most of this information already?
    When the sentence "Elementary my dear Watson" appeared I literally screamed at the screen saying "He never said that!! That was not cannon from Doyle!" And then the guy in the video said it right after. I was relieved. haha

    • @gamd4521
      @gamd4521 8 лет назад +1

      Ruby Crimson actually in the spanish version of the Sign of Four Sherlock does say "elementary my dear Watson"

    • @rubycrimson1353
      @rubycrimson1353 8 лет назад +17

      If in the Spanish version he says that, it clearly means that the book itself was poorly translated since in the cannon that was never said. If a work is poorly translated you cannot tell people that the character actually said it in "some other langue version" because it clearly wasn't the author's intention to write it nor it had the author's permission for it to be said. The author was not responsible for the lack of care of the translator.

    • @accountname5586
      @accountname5586 6 лет назад +1

      WitchPrincessComplex so true.

    • @lone2234
      @lone2234 5 лет назад +16

      @@witchprincesscomplex8150 I know this is a couple years ago but Doyle write Sherlock smiling a lot in the books and I love it. He also has a tiny bit of humor in him. Everytime I read the original books I don't imagine his voice as sarcastic but somehow I imagine it as warm.

    • @brijeshabraham3393
      @brijeshabraham3393 5 лет назад +1

      @@gamd4521 that is the movie. We're talkinbout the book

  • @finnpalm9951
    @finnpalm9951 8 лет назад +618

    While I am not a purist, I do consider Doyle's stories to be the "real" Sherlock. I do enjoy some of the adaptations, including the latest movie franchise.
    I do think that saying that Joseph Bell "is" Sherlock Holmes is a bit of a stretch. However, I do believe that Doyle was inspired by Joseph Bell's personal nature and work when "designing" his character. Back through history medical practitioners had a more detective-like role, since what a doctor does is literally looking for clues and deducting the most probable cause, something which is true to this day. Today we have specialists in certain medical disciplines, like autopsy for example. This hasn't always been the case.
    Oh and by the way, Holmes does use the word "elementary", although he doesn't use the phrase "Elementary, my dear Watson". Also, Holmes is described to be wearing a deer stalker cap in "The Hound of the Baskervilles".

    • @shehzormujthedi9843
      @shehzormujthedi9843 8 лет назад +9

      The Hound of The Baskervilles, you mean?

    • @shehzormujthedi9843
      @shehzormujthedi9843 8 лет назад +8

      If I remember right, The Curse of the Baskervilles, is the name of the second chapter of the novel.

    • @finnpalm9951
      @finnpalm9951 8 лет назад +21

      +Shehzor Mujthedi You are absolutely correct. My mistake. Been a while since I read it. I should reread it tonight. :)

    • @shehzormujthedi9843
      @shehzormujthedi9843 8 лет назад +9

      Haha, it's perfectly fine. Do read it again. It's an amazing work really.

    • @finnpalm9951
      @finnpalm9951 8 лет назад +8

      +Shehzor Mujthedi Well, it's not my favourite story, but I agree it's good.

  • @LeticiaVL15
    @LeticiaVL15 5 лет назад +36

    I love the fact that I searched so much about Sherlock that I already knew all of the information in this video! I've read his stories since I was a child and he's been my favorite character since ever!

  • @t0nyst4rk98
    @t0nyst4rk98 5 лет назад +13

    I love how at 4:30 and 4:31, it shows the Guy Richie movie interpretation(starring RDJ as Sherlock Holmes and Jude Law as Dr. John Watson) as well as Steven Moffat and Mark Gattis' interpretation(Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Dr. John H. Watson) on BBC.

  • @NightcoreLabOfficial
    @NightcoreLabOfficial 8 лет назад +145

    I got to love Sherlock from watching Detective Conan

  • @Crowthezotaxmaster
    @Crowthezotaxmaster 8 лет назад +911

    Sherlock is a timelord. A new face but a old methods.

  • @celestetong4191
    @celestetong4191 7 лет назад +36

    Sherlock was, is and will always be my favoutite fritional character!

  • @sayanroy1641
    @sayanroy1641 4 года назад +17

    1:47 in the original stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock's pipe use is frequently mentioned .

  • @hrishikeshchanekar9846
    @hrishikeshchanekar9846 Год назад +12

    Some of the quotes by Holmes in the original works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are better than the ones attributed to him by other writers. To quote a few
    "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains however improbable must be the truth"
    "Where there is no imagination, there is no horror"
    "These are deep waters Watson"
    Respects to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for creating the most inconic character in the history of literary fiction.

  • @Elizabeth-mj5br
    @Elizabeth-mj5br 8 лет назад +57

    When I saw the end I knew BBC Sherlock would appear and I wasn't disappointed

  • @someperson2500
    @someperson2500 8 лет назад +27

    4:16 aaah The Great Mouse Detective! :D i was thinking about this while watching the video. did NOT expect for him to be included. nice!

    • @roseFairy601
      @roseFairy601 4 года назад +1

      Yep, I liked that they added him in it

  • @ggwp638BC
    @ggwp638BC 8 лет назад +239

    When I first read Doyle's novel, I was very confused. The description of Holmes wasn't even near of what I had in my mind. Imagine someone that never watched Star Wars, and only knows Darth Vader through other people's interpretations of the character, and when he finnaly goes watches the movie, he sees a completely different character.
    From what I could see, after reading it, is that every interpretation of Holmes is how each autor takes what they most liked in the original Holmes, and works that as his main feature. And after those, we had the ones who took the interpretations of others and made their own interpretations.
    There are so many different Holmes, it goes from a range of British midle-aged kind of weird man, to an Eastern Europe Blonde Lolita. A Holmes for each taste.
    If I have to ellect one as the true Holmes, I would put the original one as the true character. Not exactly because it was the first one, but because every other version and interpretation has roots in Doyle's creation. That Holmes is every version of Holmes ever made, packed into a single character.

    • @fashbaz4282
      @fashbaz4282 8 лет назад +6

      Good rant. I approve of this!

    • @ggwp638BC
      @ggwp638BC 8 лет назад +5

      +Callum Pengelly I agree with you, it wasn't the best example I could use (thinking about it now, Luke Skywalker would be a way better example). But it is still valid. Tecnically, every Sherlock Holmes should look the same, or at least look like each other. But it has been so many years, and so many re-interpretations, that each one is very different and unique, sometimes going completely against the original one. Yet, their roots are the same, and they are all Sherlock Holmes

    • @localtriggerfan1998
      @localtriggerfan1998 8 лет назад +5

      My apologise, but did you just say 'Eastern Europe Blonde Lolita'? Is that from Gosick?

    • @ggwp638BC
      @ggwp638BC 8 лет назад +7

      Scarlet deVillain Yes, it is. Apart from Holmes as the blonde loli Victorique, Watson is pretty much Kujou, and Gregson/Lestrade appear together as Grevil.

    • @april147
      @april147 3 года назад +4

      I love the way you put it and I agree with you. Every adaptation took what they like from conan doyle's sherlock holmes but at the end of the day, without Arther Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes none of these would have existed.

  • @lizmarielaescobarcandia3153
    @lizmarielaescobarcandia3153 5 лет назад +11

    All the time I think I was wrong, because I never read that Sherlock said "elementary my dear Whatson" but some people only see the movies (bad haha) now, I'm very happy because this video is amazing, thanks for all the team of TED-Ed! (And for subtitles in Spanish so much thanks)

  • @inmyheadathousandworlds
    @inmyheadathousandworlds 8 лет назад +305

    Anybody else notice the little nod tho The Great Mouse Detective?

    • @idakiilerich6541
      @idakiilerich6541 7 лет назад +10

      anonymouse n finally someone said it!

    • @sageserendipity
      @sageserendipity 7 лет назад +6

      anonymouse n Yes! I'm so happy!

    • @Mmarveemm
      @Mmarveemm 5 лет назад +9

      THEY PUT IN BASIL OF BAKER STREET!!

    • @schizoidboy
      @schizoidboy 5 лет назад

      I saw it.

    • @davidharder7024
      @davidharder7024 5 лет назад +7

      That's an underrated Disney film in my opinion. Basil and Rattigan are brilliant and egotistical characters. Also, you cannot fault Vincent Price's performance as Rattigan. He's completely there in the role. Most times with celebrity voices, you can see them in your mind's eye saying their lines into the mic in the recording booth. Try to do that with Price in The Great Mouse Detective. His speech and the animation just blend together flawlessly.

  • @melmeiro
    @melmeiro 8 лет назад +25

    Without having any controversy, Sherlock Holmes is still one of the most influential character as his own sarcastic, but mostly clear-sighted charisma influenced millions of people around the world. And yet, he has also been featured on a series of upcoming movies, TV Shows, stages and books as more people, especially young generation, dreaming of having a very own adventure.

  • @nikola9610
    @nikola9610 8 лет назад +104

    so Sherlock Holmes is the Doctor in the way that he always changes but stays the same

  • @praneelpathak657
    @praneelpathak657 4 года назад +43

    I am so much big fan of Sherlock Holmes that whenever someone mentions this word, I don't know why but I think for 1 sec that they have mentioned me. I do not mean I think myself as Sherlock, I am just connected to him so strongly. Even if am in lazy or sleepy mood watching phone, if this word appears, my brain immediately turns my alert mode on. *I LOVE SHERLOCK!!*
    Edit: one thing left........ *WHEN IS SEASON 5 COMING??????*

    • @nettie5098
      @nettie5098 3 года назад

      ++++

    • @JamesBond-sg3xl
      @JamesBond-sg3xl 3 года назад

      This is ocd

    • @lin_0_1
      @lin_0_1 2 года назад

      @@JamesBond-sg3xl?? no man, they just rlly like sherlock holmes

  • @Acelovingchoice
    @Acelovingchoice 7 лет назад +13

    Sherlock Holmes was one of the first stories I ever read and since I live in Pakistan so as a child I didn't know he was popular. All the things you've mentioned were the things I wondered as well when I started watching characters based on him. 😊

  • @pinkpandamiranda
    @pinkpandamiranda 8 лет назад +13

    This was animated so well. I'm gonna watch it again just for the animation.

  • @lliines
    @lliines 8 лет назад +35

    4:24 the way that guy walks just makes me laugh so hard XD

  • @RK-ep8qy
    @RK-ep8qy 8 лет назад +185

    …and after each particular story ends the Doctor rises again a little changed perhaps, but with a new face and fresh mannerisms or turns of phrase but still essentially the Doctor, our Doctor

  • @kumzukimchen2414
    @kumzukimchen2414 4 года назад +8

    The narrator, Addison Anderson, has such a warm n enticing voice.
    Part of me why I watch ted-ed is to listen to his voice.😜🤩🤩🤩

  • @KawaiiDansu
    @KawaiiDansu 7 лет назад +25

    Jeremy Brett is the real Holmes on screen. The Granada series was purposely a canon accurate project, after there being so many takes on the character in the past.

  • @awienc
    @awienc 8 лет назад +1831

    What if Stephen Hawking is the real slim shady but we will never know because he can't stand up?

    • @nuff6512
      @nuff6512 6 лет назад +12

      😂😂😂

    • @ricardoestrada5837
      @ricardoestrada5837 6 лет назад +4

      🤣

    • @thebohemiancowboy2805
      @thebohemiancowboy2805 6 лет назад +8

      Dror Frid It’s slang

    • @xFirebird925x
      @xFirebird925x 6 лет назад +9

      It's just a jokey way of saying things. Unless serious discussions are held over some websites, no one really cares about grammar (and esp. not RUclips).

    • @copyrighted4382
      @copyrighted4382 6 лет назад +11

      @@drorfrid meme language my friend, it's okay you're just a beginner.

  • @Emrysanimation
    @Emrysanimation 8 лет назад +164

    Sherlock Holmes is a time lord.

    • @alexandrajean3739
      @alexandrajean3739 8 лет назад

      yes!!!!

    • @westside786asy
      @westside786asy 8 лет назад

      +Brandon W What? She said he's a Time Lord, not The Doctor.

    • @westside786asy
      @westside786asy 8 лет назад

      +Brandon W Yeah, he is a Time Lord. He's not the only Time Lord though, just one of many.

    • @westside786asy
      @westside786asy 8 лет назад

      +Brandon W Ok yeah I'm fine with that.

    • @westside786asy
      @westside786asy 8 лет назад

      +Brandon W Awesome sarcasm. -_-

  • @MariamDawa
    @MariamDawa 8 лет назад +40

    As an avid Holmesian I knew all of the less-known facts mentioned at the begining LOL.
    But it kinda pisses me off how a lot of people associate Sherlock Holmes with BBC Sherlock and not the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's books.

  • @beccae8685
    @beccae8685 3 года назад +7

    I feel like we can all agree that the Holmes of Doyle’s books is the original. But characters, like people, can grow and change through time. I am not the same person I was 10 years ago and, naturally, Holmes isn’t the same as he was 100 years ago. The interpretation you like best is your Holmes. And that’s amazing!

  • @alexandraE09
    @alexandraE09 3 года назад +10

    'will the real Sherlock Holmes please stand up?'
    My mind: I think it's kinda hard to stand up in a grave

  • @Joe1up
    @Joe1up 8 лет назад +20

    4:17 The Great Mouse Detective will always be my favorite adaptation =D

    • @ViktoriousFlutes
      @ViktoriousFlutes 8 лет назад

      Filtration or density of different substances?

    • @aiyeuhhh
      @aiyeuhhh 4 года назад

      He is cool uwu

  • @UnknownGunslinger
    @UnknownGunslinger 8 лет назад +836

    Ok Sherlock Holmes is the doctor then. Mystery solved 😂

    • @carlspringer7024
      @carlspringer7024 8 лет назад +17

      Dammit you beat me to it

    • @justbeforethedawn3998
      @justbeforethedawn3998 7 лет назад +16

      same man, different face

    • @K9aircraft
      @K9aircraft 7 лет назад +20

      I don't think that Holmes is the Doctor, but I do think that he is a Time Lord that for some reason has been allowed to regenerate more than 12 times.

    • @abhisheksubramanian1613
      @abhisheksubramanian1613 7 лет назад +1

      holy... i was literally about to type this dude!

    • @hazelm6663
      @hazelm6663 7 лет назад +2

      I was legit about to say that, then I saw this. +1 like

  • @risinglolreplays1299
    @risinglolreplays1299 8 лет назад +47

    Summary: Sherlock Holmes is the epitome of logic and deductive reasoning. The universal image of our beloved detective comes from our regional and cultural interpretations. Doesn't matter who he or she is, I love Sherlock Holmes

  • @ChanwooPark-me1wc
    @ChanwooPark-me1wc 2 года назад +4

    저도 셜록 홈즈 시리즈를 참 좋아하는데, 이 캐릭터가 이런 과거가 있을 줄은 몰랐네요. 독자들이 원작의 등장인물에 추가 설정을 더해서 만들었다는 점에서 현대의 셜록 홈즈는 참 매력 있는 인물인 것 같습니다. 좋은 영상 감사합니다!

  • @bogart7076
    @bogart7076 4 года назад +4

    0:49 smiles in Jeremy Brett in the 1984 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series😌

  • @MilanMilan0000
    @MilanMilan0000 8 лет назад +85

    ...🎶 please stand up, please stand up! 🎶

  • @martymitch8375
    @martymitch8375 8 лет назад +14

    Kudos to the animator of this clip!

  • @manofconstantsorrow
    @manofconstantsorrow 8 лет назад +44

    Jeremy Brett - the ultimate Sherlock Holmes.

    • @biswarup3264
      @biswarup3264 4 года назад +1

      I love that actor in Sherlock Holmes

    • @TuttleCapt
      @TuttleCapt 3 года назад +5

      Superbly acted, and with one or two exceptions those Granada adaptations were quite faithful to the canon. Pity he is no longer with us, and more pity he did not did get to adapt all the stories.

  • @el-mehdibenchaib9950
    @el-mehdibenchaib9950 6 лет назад +26

    The amazing Sherlock Holmes. He has a huge impact on human imagination. This person of fiction turns to live with and in us forever.

    • @SP-ux9ep
      @SP-ux9ep 3 года назад

      True, how beautifully said!

  • @AsaStanleyKemler
    @AsaStanleyKemler 7 лет назад +27

    Can we take a sec to appreciate that they included Basil of baker street (from The Great Mouse Detective) in with the other interpretations of Sherlock Holmes?

  • @paulwilliams3980
    @paulwilliams3980 8 лет назад +53

    It all makes sense now. Sherlock is a TIMELORD! Think about it, he keeps changing in appearance,speech, different points in time, he's all shady, has companions, and solves mysteries!!!

    • @mr13579100
      @mr13579100 8 лет назад +3

      +Paul Veilside well A companion really

    • @888SpinR
      @888SpinR 8 лет назад +2

      +Paul Veilside This gives a whole new meaning to Wholock!

    • @DalgonaC
      @DalgonaC 3 года назад +2

      I was going to type that. You were 5 years early! This is the year 2021, we are in need of a Sherlock Timelord to save us from Covid 19. Where is he when we need him!

    • @R.M.MacFru
      @R.M.MacFru 3 года назад

      I will now point you towards a story line for the 4th Doctor called "the Talons of Weng-Chiang."

    • @udulaketagoda6055
      @udulaketagoda6055 3 года назад +1

      Sherlock holmes is the sacred time keeper?

  • @whatzittooya3873
    @whatzittooya3873 8 лет назад +4

    I love how they included the great mouse detective at the end.

  • @tuskinekinase
    @tuskinekinase 8 лет назад +6

    I suddenly find striking similarity between the cultural phenomenon of Holmes and that of Alice (in wonderland). Both based on real-life person, both have iconic features that are not mentioned in the text but are invented by the illustrator (Alice's long blonde hair and pinafore are invented by illustrator John Tenniel, while the real-life Alice was dark-haired), both adapted into countless form, embodying different ideas, and we still recognize them.

  • @redwolf121990
    @redwolf121990 Год назад +1

    Including Basil of Baker Street in their Evolution of Holmes walk, I love it. 😂

  • @Queen1001N
    @Queen1001N 2 месяца назад +1

    A line from Elementary, a show based on Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock was looking into some comics to solve the murder of a superhero.
    “Unfortunately, the deaths in the comics involved being sent back in time, buried deep underground, made microscopic, impersonated by an alien and, my particular favorite demise, pushed over a waterfall, locked in the embrace of his nemesis.”

  • @flintwestwood9714
    @flintwestwood9714 6 лет назад +5

    Sherlock is a mystery solver. Who is intrigued by the unknown and the unsolved. He digs in deep to find out the truth and is never satisfied, he will still investigate the truth a little further until he absolutely understands, knows and grasp every detail involved. Real thinker who goes above and beyond the call of duty. With cleverness and true wit. Keen observer without leaving anything behind.

  • @peacewalking__
    @peacewalking__ 4 года назад +127

    The best adaptation was clearly Sherlock Gnomes.

  • @Firmus777
    @Firmus777 8 лет назад +18

    Sherlock Holmes is the very first superhero in a way. And he even wore a cape.

    • @slimemold4767
      @slimemold4767 4 года назад +1

      he really was, as well as the archetype for batman type superheros with robin sidekicks

  • @selena-9841
    @selena-9841 5 лет назад +2

    Ok the animation, specially the walking scene was just AMAZING AND BREATHTAKING AND OMG SO TALENTED

  • @Justjayisfine0
    @Justjayisfine0 2 года назад

    0:30 "Best friend and housemate Dr John Watson" had me cracking up

  • @nupurnishant9615
    @nupurnishant9615 7 лет назад +39

    I have read all that conan doyle has written of holmes , all stories and novels. If you wanna know who Sherlock Holmes is , just read the original conan doyle works . they correapond to a fairly consistent character of Holmes.

  • @moi1057
    @moi1057 3 года назад +4

    "Catch me if you can Mr Holmes "
    ~William James Moriarty

  • @ricardozapata9142
    @ricardozapata9142 8 лет назад +6

    Very interesting video! I was thinking about this the other day. I remembered that Sherlock never said 'Elementary, my dear Watson" and how I couldn't picture Sherlock without Benedict's face, even if I have read the books and saw first the Robert Downey's movies.

  • @reallytiredtm4869
    @reallytiredtm4869 5 лет назад +25

    No One:
    Eminem: Will the real slim shady please stand up?
    No One ever:
    Ted ed: Will the real Sherlock Holmes stand up?

    • @dkf315
      @dkf315 3 года назад

      I am Spartacus. No, I am Spartacus. I'm the real Spartacus. I am Spartacus......

  • @aauliridan404
    @aauliridan404 4 года назад +2

    i was so confused when people use that phrase "elementary, my dear watson" since i read all original stories of sherlock (4 novels and 56 short stories) because i can't find any. and then i watch this video, well i'm so glad i'm not wrong.

  • @PSYCHROCKS5
    @PSYCHROCKS5 8 лет назад +148

    Casually freaks out when Benedict is shown...

    • @jakubswitalski7989
      @jakubswitalski7989 8 лет назад +2

      +PSYCHROCKS5 Me too!

    • @Imru-Gamer
      @Imru-Gamer 8 лет назад +1

      +PSYCHROCKS5 No one mentioned him. he is cool right?

    • @jakubswitalski7989
      @jakubswitalski7989 8 лет назад +1

      Imru I
      Yes they did, you need a Sherlock eye to sspot him though...

    • @Imru-Gamer
      @Imru-Gamer 8 лет назад

      How come? if you don't mind me asking?

    • @Imru-Gamer
      @Imru-Gamer 8 лет назад

      +Jakub Świtalski true :)

  • @enomiellanidrac9137
    @enomiellanidrac9137 2 года назад +3

    Though the exact sentence "elementary my dear Watson" doesn't appear in Doyle's work, "elementary" alone is sometimes used by Holmes to qualify some of his conclusion, for instance in "The crooked man" : "Excellent!" I (Watson) cried. "Elementary" said he (Holmes)...

  • @valetscapin5987
    @valetscapin5987 8 лет назад +604

    Who is Sherlock Holmes ? Benedict Cumberbatch, of course ^^

  • @propronunciations4776
    @propronunciations4776 Год назад +2

    Have your fight about which actor was the best. They'll keep coming and going. But at the end of it all, I'll be having my time of the day diving into the world Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created. The unchanged, precious work of literature. The timeless classic.❤

  • @ApollonianShy18
    @ApollonianShy18 3 года назад +4

    One feature that I remembered very well from Connan Doyle's books is that ShH never ate before finishing a case...

  • @RonRicho
    @RonRicho 5 лет назад +18

    Your last two words sum it all up: "Our Sherlock"

  • @elfarmy7898
    @elfarmy7898 4 года назад +5

    I find it funny that I didn't really know of any of the adaptations. I've only heard as well as read about Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Seeing that there have been numerous such adaptations around the world is fascinating, to say the least.

  • @Artistmodro
    @Artistmodro 8 лет назад +362

    Conan Edogawa is Sherlock Holmes :)

    • @Metal_Fingers.
      @Metal_Fingers. 8 лет назад +25

      I watched Case closed as a child I am surprised I am not scared for life.

    • @bellenicht9874
      @bellenicht9874 8 лет назад +5

      Yes, he is~

    • @e.k.o5412
      @e.k.o5412 8 лет назад +2

      heiji hakuba

    • @Yoshikeeperjr
      @Yoshikeeperjr 8 лет назад +6

      no, he is a timelord! also the eleventh does play as sherlock Holmes. so it makes sence if he is a timelord

    • @ggwp638BC
      @ggwp638BC 8 лет назад +4

      +Artist modro I vote for Victorique as the anime Sherlock Holmes.

  • @yanikore
    @yanikore 3 года назад +1

    "Our Sherlock" loving this, also vindication for Moriarty the Patriot!! lol

  • @lavliness
    @lavliness 3 года назад +5

    0:29 I remembered Moriarty the Patriot ♡, I screamed

  • @gailcbull
    @gailcbull 3 года назад +5

    I think this oversimplifies why Sherlock Holmes continues to appeal to generation after generation. If you've ever read the original Conan Doyle stories, you know that Sherlock Holmes in the original stories doesn't stay the same throughout them. The first story was published in 1887. The final collection of stories was published in 1927. That's a span of 40 years. No character has been written by a single author for such a long period of time. And as Conan Doyle aged, Sherlock aged with him. The author's changing perspective is reflected in how Holmes is written. That is why it is so easy for so many adaptations to pick and choose whatever traits they want to focus on. It's why adaptations have varied so much over the centuries. And it's why he has become so endlessly adaptable to any ideology.

  • @linkat3066
    @linkat3066 8 лет назад +60

    Jeremy Brett is Sherlock Holmes to me

    • @crawllingchaos
      @crawllingchaos 7 лет назад +10

      Same, smh these squealing fangirls

    • @magnushelin007
      @magnushelin007 6 лет назад +7

      linkat | لنكات Same. The one and only.

    • @danacoleman4007
      @danacoleman4007 5 лет назад +4

      100% wholeheartedly agree!

    • @itzz_ayush8230
      @itzz_ayush8230 4 года назад +2

      Finding this comment😁😁

    • @darcyliz9993
      @darcyliz9993 4 года назад +3

      Yup. Looking for this comment. Brett is the best Holmes.

  • @dragondaniel0574
    @dragondaniel0574 2 года назад +8

    There is even a great quite underrated manga about sherlock with an anime adaptation but from Moriarty's POV (The villain side). It's called Yuukoku no Moriarty/Moriarty the Patriot

  • @dallasgrey4247
    @dallasgrey4247 7 месяцев назад +1

    The best adaptation of Sherlock Holmes is the Livanov movies from the USSR. They stuck to the books very closely, and tried to get actors that looked like the illustrations. They’re so good and accurate that some Holmes statues base their appearance on Livanov.

  • @jazminratzlaff5357
    @jazminratzlaff5357 Год назад

    Love this animation, sound effects, colours, and narration. Thank you Arthur Conan Doyle for Sherlock Holmes. The original look of Holmes is forever my fave. ♥️❤🖊️ 🔍 📚

  • @victorleite221
    @victorleite221 2 года назад +8

    Isso foi... lindo! Ótimo trabalho, TED-Ed!

  • @tinatingodoladze3322
    @tinatingodoladze3322 3 года назад +32

    Imagine creating such a wonderful character that whole world knows and loves after decades but considering him the least favorite character and a ''shame'' as a creator. Thanks to Sir Arthur anyway.

  • @InMaTeofDeath
    @InMaTeofDeath 8 лет назад +149

    Sherlock Holmes is Batman.

    • @mihir469
      @mihir469 8 лет назад +2

      That just might be true

    • @thedoctor5844
      @thedoctor5844 8 лет назад +1

      +InMaTeofDeath And Dr. House. Quite a range of work for Holmes.

    • @irun_mon
      @irun_mon 8 лет назад +2

      +InMaTeofDeath No I am sherlock, see. Ironman tony stark robert downey jr sherlock holmes

    • @julianswanson751
      @julianswanson751 8 лет назад +1

      +InMaTeofDeath Holmes seems to be the embodiment of the mastermind personality type. Batman seems to also have the same exaggerated personality so in a way that just might be true.

    • @NeoShameMan
      @NeoShameMan 8 лет назад

      +Irun Mon oh the IRON y

  • @storytimebyrichardslater
    @storytimebyrichardslater Год назад

    It's been a pleasure re-discovering the original stories.

  • @aurelia_aurita
    @aurelia_aurita 3 года назад +21

    For me, the real Sherlock Holmes (and Watson) will be always the one from the Russian adaptation. They are just awesome, I grow up with them and learned by heart all episodes before reading the book.
    But I watched a lot of other interpretations and genuinely loved them. This is the beauty of Sherlock Holmes, you always can find something new!

  • @nelsiegeografo9185
    @nelsiegeografo9185 3 года назад +9

    I wish this video has also included that Sherlock Holmes was at least partly inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's C. Auguste Dupin even though Sherlock himself criticized the latter.