I saw the 1985 movie Fletch for the first time probably about 5 years ago. I was a fan of Chevy Chase and the movie looked like fun. I had no idea until after I watched the movie that it…
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My 5 most anticipated detective/mystery releases for September (2018)
Being a mystery buff, I'm always super excited for new releases in the detective/mystery genre. I'm hoping to make these posts a regular thing, where at the beginning of each month I list five releases I'm looking forward to the…
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Murder, She Wrote 3.18 “No Laughing Murder”
In this episode, Jessica is in the small town of Cooperville, New York. I looked it up: the town doesn't exist. However, there are two hamlets called Coopersville (with an 's') in New York state. Anyways, Cooperville is home to…
Murder, She Wrote 3.17 “Simon Says, Color Me Dead”
Yesssss, FletcherFans! It's a Cabot Cove murder this time! (I just can't contain my excitement!) Just the facts ma'am: Spoilers are in white font, so highlight the text below to reveal the answers. The victim was... Simon (that's not a spoiler…
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Murder, She Wrote 3.16 “Death Takes a Dive”
In this episode, Jessica has rushed over to Boston after her pal Harry McGraw called to say he's in trouble. Initially it turns out he just needs money, but later on he ends up being charged with 1st degree murder,…
Magnum, P.I. Posts on Hiatus
I have to start by apologizing that I'm breaking the promise I made in my post from a couple of weeks ago. I started this blog with the intention that I would do detailed summaries of Magnum, P.I. episodes once…
Murder, She Wrote 3.15 “The Bottom Line is Murder”
Jess is on the road to Denver, Colorado to visit her old friend Jayne, whom she hasn't seen in 7 years, so that she can give a TV interview at a station that her friend's husband works at. This is…
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Magnum, P.I. 7.10 “Kapu”
The title of this episode and the name of the [fake] Hawaiian island featured in it, "Kapu", roughly translates to 'taboo' in English. But I think a more descriptive title would be "Magnum goes (even more) Hawaiian", as this is probably…
Murder, She Wrote 3.14 “Murder in a Minor Key”
This is the first of the "bookend" episodes of the show, which means that it's meant to be about one of J. B. Fletcher's latest novels. Jessica occasionally appears on screen to narrate the episode, and while the episode isn't…
Magnum, P.I.: Episodic Reviews
Since the new Magnum P.I. reboot is set to premiere on September 24, 2018, I thought it timely to use this blog to take a closer look at the original series. Based on the trailer that has recently been released,…
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