Beverly Hills Buntz (1987 detective show)

Following up on my last few posts, this post profiles yet another short-lived detective series of the 1980s: Beverly Hills Buntz, which premiered in November 1987. Only 13 episodes of the show were produced, and four of those never made…

Murder, She Wrote: Debonair in Death by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran

As followers of this blog are probably already aware, the long-running TV show, Murder, She Wrote, also inspired a long-running book series of the same name. First established by Donald Bain with the publication of Gin & Daggers in 1989,…

Early detective shows starring Black actors

Historically, the detective show genre hasn't been particularly diverse. As recently as 2011, mystery shows like Midsomer Murders have been under scrutiny for their lack of diverse representation. And in the early days of detective dramas, the (often titular) star…