by mike | Oct 2, 2025 | Mysteries, Mystery Series, Thrillers, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
Mon Dieu, this is quite a mystery series! This post first ran a few years ago. Award-winning Canadian writer Louise Penny is the author of the popular mystery series featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec police force, which services the...
by mike | Sep 25, 2025 | Mysteries, Mystery Series, Thrillers, TV Shows, Uncategorized, Women |
A fourth season came out since this post first ran, and it was simply titled Miss Scarlet, since the Duke ducked out. My bride and I just finished viewing the three seasons of the PBS Masterpiece mystery series, Miss Scarlet and the Duke, which we enjoyed. The stories...
by mike | Apr 28, 2025 | Humor, Mysteries, Mystery Series, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
The BritBox original series, McDonald and Dodds—a British crime drama whose setting is the historic city of Bath—ran for four seasons. There will not be a fifth. And that’s a bummer. To begin with, four seasons may sound significant, but they were only comprised of...
by mike | Dec 16, 2024 | Aging, Death, Mystery Series, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
A memorable tagline: “One Black, one white, one blonde.” Michael Cole, the “White Guy” from the popular 1960s-70s crime drama, The Mod Squad, passed away last week at the age of 84. In death he joins co-stars Peggy Lipton (2019) and Clarence Williams III (2021). FROM...
by mike | Nov 13, 2023 | Humor, Life, Mysteries, Mystery Series, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
Actually, Bob isn’t my uncle. My three uncles’ names were Ben, Lou, and Hymie. But this isn’t about family. It is about a delightful, often-used expression across the pond in Great Britain. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Watching as many British detective shows as I do, and for...
by mike | Sep 25, 2023 | Movies, Mysteries, Mystery Films, Mystery Novels, Mystery Series, Read & Critique, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
My bride and I love murder mysteries and detective dramas, cozy and otherwise. We’ve watched just about every series and movie from a number of different countries, especially the UK. I know why this particular genre appeals to me. To be blunt: I suck at deduction. I...
