Seen any hero recently that impressed you by his wits instead of his muscles or bravery? It seems that most storytellers (or better say producers) prefer either the sexy hero, the mars warrior type or transformational squire (like Luke Skywalker).

There is also this weird sort of science hero (often found in scifi or geeky movies) who solve problems either by analyzing them to death (in typical star trek fashion) - but they usually lack any character or charisma.

Whatever happened to those men and women with a humble but superior attitude, who work thru deep shit with their wits and compassion?!

PS: Actually Gregory House from House MD is more or less modeled on Sherlock Holmes style of investigation. All these CSI series rely less on smart, but gimmickry and lucky moments. It’s more drama, less brains.