On a mission to document trivia from Murder, She Wrote and other detective shows.
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,…
Read More Murder, She Wrote TV Guide cover story from December 1992
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…
Read More Murder, She Wrote TV Guide cover story from December 1988
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…
Read More Interview with new Murder, She Wrote author: Terrie Farley Moran
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…
Read More Murder, She Wrote TV Guide cover story from January 1987
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…
Read More 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. Although there is now an archive of TV Guide covers, it is much more difficult to find an archive of the articles published…
Read More Murder, She Wrote – TV Guide cover story from March 1985
If you're like me, you're always on the lookout for holiday-themed shows to watch this time of year. Although much of this website is devoted to Murder, She Wrote, I must admit that the show wasn't really one to air…
As we are approaching Hallowe'en, I wanted to immerse myself in seasonally appropriate television. In particular, I wanted to create a playlist of Hallowe'en-themed episodes of my favorite show: Murder, She Wrote. However, I found that, unlike many other American…
Read More Murder, She Wrote: Spooky episodes to watch on Halloween
It is a well-known fact among Murder, She Wrote fans that there were two main locations that were used to film the episodes that took place in Cabot Cove: the "Jaws Lake" at Universal Studios; and the town of Mendocino,…
After five seasons of Murder, She Wrote, Angela Lansbury needed a break from the grueling filming schedules. Her initial 5-year contract was coming to an end, and the two-part season finale "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall" was initially meant to…
