Over the last few months, I've become interested in learning more about detective shows that, for whatever reason, never stayed on TV screens for more than one or two seasons. My last couple of posts on this topic focused on…
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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,…
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Hawaiian Heat (1984 detective show)
By working on this blog and putting together my TV Detective Database, I have become particularly fascinated with detective shows that, for whatever reason, never stayed on TV screens for very long. Many of these short-lived detective shows have for the…
Crazy Like A Fox (1984 detective show)
Running this blog, and putting together my TV Detective Database, has taught me a lot about the history of detective shows. More recently, I have become more and more fascinated with those detective shows that, for whatever reason, never stayed…
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…
British detective shows, new in 2022
As part of my mission to compile a TV Detective Database listing all mystery/detective/crime shows ever made, I am getting a head start in compiling a list of mystery shows produced in the United Kingdom that premiered (or have been announced to premiere)…
American detective shows, new in 2022
As part of my mission to compile a TV Detective Database listing all mystery/detective/crime shows ever made, I am getting a head start in compiling a list of mystery shows produced in the United States that premiered (or have been announced to premiere)…
In Memoriam: Murder, She Wrote guest stars we lost in 2021
It has now been more than 25 years since Murder, She Wrote aired its final episode. Over the past year, I have been struck by how often I would hear the news that yet another actor that I knew from…
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1980s TV detectives at Christmas
When I was a kid, I was addicted to TV. I would read the TV guide and plan out my entire week based on what was airing on a given day and at a given time. When one show finished,…
Film Noir themed episodes in detective shows
Over the past month I have noticed that, for some communities on Twitter, November is also known as #Noirvember --- a month to celebrate the film noir genre. Seeing so many people posting about the genre got me thinking about…
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