The Smartest Person in the Room.
I have a deep and abiding love for detective television shows. For sake the sake of simplicity, let us call detective shows by the German word for it, "Crimi Shows." Being away from my family for awhile, I have increased my consumption of television thanks to Netflix.
My love for the Crimi began when I was very young and I found a complete, unabridged edition of Sherlock Holmes mysteries by Arthur Conan Doyle. Something about those stories clicked with me and I spent hours reading and rereading them. Shortly after discovering the book, the PBS channel had a series of adaptations starring Jeremy Brett as Holmes. I can remember nearly cheering as Holmes revealed murderers.
From there, it was on to "Quincy, MD" reruns. Now I watch "Veronica Mars", the new BBC update of the Holmes stories, "Sherlock", and "The Closer."
What attracts me to these shows in particular is the presence of a very strong, smart central character that can divine truth out of seemingly impossible situations. I have always wished to be that person-- the smartest guy in the room. Since I do not typically (ever?) find myself in that situation, these shows fulfill that lifelong dream.
It is my aspiration to some day write or star in a show like this. After all, what would be better than having an opera singer, travelling the world, solving crimes between rehearsals and performances? Heck, you could even find allegories between the show that I was singing and the murder. Come on... this is great, right?
Rob Thomas, you can call my agent any time to set something up.
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