For many people, the name 'Angela Lansbury' conjures up feelings of cozy nostalgia. Due to her long-established role as Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote, as well as her many roles in Disney movies such as Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Beauty…
Top 8 detectives according to the 80s TV detective showdown
Back in March, I was inspired by a "Best TV Detective" tournament on Twitter to run my own "Best 80s Detective/Crime Show" tournament. I chose to focus on the 80s because I'm a fan of Murder, She Wrote and other…
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Murder, She Wrote TV Guide cover story from December 1992
Over the past several months, I have been documenting the various articles about Murder, She Wrote that were featured in TV Guide magazine during the show's original run. Previously on this blog, I have posted about the articles from March 1985,…
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Murder, She Wrote TV Guide cover story from December 1988
Since January of this year, I have taken it upon myself to document the various articles about Murder, She Wrote that were featured in TV Guide magazine during the show's original run. The show was featured five times on the cover…
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Interview with new Murder, She Wrote author: Terrie Farley Moran
As many fans of Murder, She Wrote may already know, the TV show inspired a long-running series of spin-off novels. The first book in the series, Gin & Daggers, was written by Donald Bain and published in 1989. The series…
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Murder, She Wrote TV Guide cover story from January 1987
This year, I have taken it upon myself to document the various articles about Murder, She Wrote that were featured in TV Guide magazine during the show's original run. The show was featured five times on the cover of the magazine…
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Detective shows set in Hawaii
I live in Canada, so the winters are long and cold. And when it gets to be the middle of winter, I start dreaming of my next vacation. It's not always possible (especially this year) to get away somewhere tropical.…
Murder, She Wrote TV Guide cover story from February 1986
Murder, She Wrote has graced the cover of TV Guide magazine five times during its original run. My post from last month profiled the first of these cover stories, from March 1985. Below, I continue in the same vein by…
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British mysteries on BritBox vs. AcornTV
After the difficulties of 2020, I wanted to reward myself this past Christmas by purchasing some more detective shows to watch. However, I'm very indecisive and couldn't decide on any particular ones to get on DVD, so I figured the…
Murder, She Wrote – TV Guide cover story from March 1985
Murder, She Wrote has graced the cover of TV Guide magazine five times during its original run. Although there is now an archive of TV Guide covers, it is much more difficult to find an archive of the articles published…
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