# Movies you've seen recently (Part 1)

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**Created:** [September 29, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906 "2014-09-29T21:53:08Z")\
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> [@Boycott](#):
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> I think a story focused on Mycroft Holmes would make a great movie too.

There certainly are several pastiches (novels about Sherlock Holmes written by people other than Arthur Conan Doyle) in which Mycroft is the main character. In fact, some of these were cowritten by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. After retiring from playing basketball, he has been writing books, including Sherlock Holmes pastiches.

> **[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar)**
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> As head coach:
> As assistant coach:
> Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (/kəˈriːm æbˈduːl dʒəˈbɑːr/ kə-REEM ab-DOOL jə-BAR; born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. (/ælˈsɪndər/ al-SIN-dər); April 16, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. During his career as a center, Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP). He was a 19-time NBA All-Star—tied for the...

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