On a mission to document trivia from Murder, She Wrote and other detective shows.
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
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 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…
While doing research for the TV Detective Database section of this website, I was struck by just how many TV shows in the 1950s had their origins in radio dramas. But of course, when you think about it, it shouldn't…
Read More 1950s detective TV shows that originated as radio shows
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…
I have posted before about how September always makes me think of school and so I've been thinking a lot this month about TV series set in academic settings. One recent series that came to mind was How to Get…
[Updated on September 28th 2020 with survey results] Just as I did for Season 4 and Season 5, I wanted to find out what fans think is the best (and worst) of Murder, She Wrote's season 6 episodes set in…
