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Maybe, just Maybe Fozz. Don't believe Will Smith is right.
Kyle ~Special K: Rebel Leader~ wrote: "Demetrius wrote: "Kyle ~Special K: Rebel Leader~ wrote: "Demetrius wrote: "Maybe, just Maybe Fozz. Don't believe Will Smith is right.
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Tibbs is a black Sherlock Holmes. Cross is like a poor, not as bright, copy of Tibbs. Morgan Freeman is great and makes the characters credible.
Kyle ~Special K: Rebel Leader~ wrote: "Demetrius wrote: "Kyle ~Special K: Rebel Leader~ wrote: "Demetrius wrote: "Kyle ~Special K: Rebel Leader~ wrote: "Demetrius wrote: "Maybe, just Maybe Fozz. Don't believe Will Smith is right.
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Cross is very educated in "Spider" but not super smart, just ordinary. But to be fair, I'll have to read more books and see where he solved things no one else could--like Sherlock or Tibbs. He did, right?
Kyle ~Special K: Rebel Leader~ wrote: "Demetrius wrote: "Kyle ~Special K: Rebel Leader~ wrote: "Demetrius wrote: "Kyle ~Special K: Rebel Leader~ wrote: "Demetrius wrote: "Kyle ~Special K: Rebel Leader~ wrote: "Demetrius wrote: "Maybe..."
You are right. I do like his polymath mind that Tibbs has. At the same time, he is a lot like the rest of us. Maybe this is the way Patterson wanted him to be and not a superhero.
I wrote two short stories where I made Sherlock Holmes black (see bottom of Virgil Tibbs piece you looked at)
Kyle ~Special K: Rebel Leader~ wrote: "No, I don't have a Kindle or a Nook. I have no interest in them. I like holding a book in my hands. I'm old fashioned that way.
The Dogs Of Devonshire is very impressive. I like your prose and des..."
Thanks. I think there is a way to read the whole piece for free on your computer?
You can see I like Raymond Chandler, Hammett, and black detective stories, And I like having intelligent conversations with intelligent people such as yourself about it. Have a nice day.
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In The Heat Of The Ni..."
Tibbs is a black Sherlock Holmes. Cross is like a poor, not as bright, copy of Tibbs. Morgan Freeman is great and makes the characters credible.

htt..."
Cross is very educated in "Spider" but not super smart, just ordinary. But to be fair, I'll have to read more books and see where he solved things no one else could--like Sherlock or Tibbs. He did, right?

You are right. I do like his polymath mind that Tibbs has. At the same time, he is a lot like the rest of us. Maybe this is the way Patterson wanted him to be and not a superhero.
I wrote two short stories where I made Sherlock Holmes black (see bottom of Virgil Tibbs piece you looked at)

The Dogs Of Devonshire is very impressive. I like your prose and des..."
Thanks. I think there is a way to read the whole piece for free on your computer?
You can see I like Raymond Chandler, Hammett, and black detective stories, And I like having intelligent conversations with intelligent people such as yourself about it. Have a nice day.