Ekkehard wrote:
>I don't quite know about how much publicity voters
and list members wish the
>TOP 111 list to get. I, at least, would like to
publish it in my German
>webzine Crime Corner (www.crime-corner.de) - would
that be ok with
>everybody?
Fine with me. I'll sure post it on my site, with plenty of
links and stuff. I'm pleased, of course, that so many P.I.s
made the list. Although not all P.I.s are hard-boiled, it's
pretty clear that the private eye is intrinsically linked
with the hard-boiled genre (not that most of us ever had much
doubt).
The whole process has been entertaining, if a little
frustrating at times, the way it's dominated the list. It's
interesting to see the high regard in which some relatively
obscure characters are held, for one. And how availability
affects the vote. Some of my beloved pulp characters and
relatively forgotten P.I.s who just made it to the list could
easily rank much higher, I think, if only more people had
read them. And, of course, it's a little disappointing that
supporting players from popular novels (bolstered in some
cases by popular films) cracked the list, while protagonists
from some now difficult-to-find novels and series didn't
crack it at all. Like, Jo Gar didn't make it? Bummer... but
understandable. (Which is why folks like Crippen & Landru
are so important...)
Thanks, Mark. I think we all owe you one, for the time you
put into this. And to Bill, of course, for letting you have a
place to play.
Let's do another poll in, oh, about four or five years.
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