I live in Canada, so the winters are long and cold. And when it gets to be the middle of winter, I start dreaming of my next vacation. It's not always possible (especially this year) to get away somewhere tropical.…
Category: Film & TV
British mysteries on BritBox vs. AcornTV
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…
1950s detective TV shows that originated as radio shows
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…
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How to Get Away With Murder (TV series)
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…
Fall 2020 US Network Crime Dramas
As a kid, I was quite addicted to TV. Whenever August would come to an end, I not only anticipated a new school year, but I also anticipated all the new shows and old favorites that I would soon get…
Garage Sale Mysteries (TV movies)
Earlier this summer, I got into watching Hallmark mystery movies. I've already written about Murder, She Baked and Aurora Teagarden Mysteries; but, more recently, I've also been watching the Garage Sale Mysteries. The series stars Lori Loughlin as Jennifer Shannon,…
Murdoch Mysteries (TV Series)
Since challenging myself back in January to watch a new-to-me mystery show every other week, I've discovered and enjoyed 12 detective series so far in 2020. When July came around, I started wanting to spend more time watching some of…
Aurora Teagarden (TV movies)
[Note: This post was updated on September 2021 in order to include information about the most recent movies in the series.] After finishing all the Murder, She Baked movies a couple of weeks ago, I continued with my binge of…
Murder, She Baked / Hannah Swensen Mysteries (Hallmark TV movies)
This post was updated on September 5th 2021 to include information about the most recent movie in the series. I don't know what it is about hot summer days that draw me towards made-for-TV movies. Maybe it has something to…
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Petrocelli (TV Series)
For the past year or so, I've been regularly looking through the TV Guide covers archive to so that I could share images of covers featuring mystery series to my Facebook page. A few weeks ago, I happened upon a…
Murder, She Watched 