by mike | Jan 20, 2026 | Movies, Museums, Mysteries, Mystery Series, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
I came across a great new crime show from Acorn TV with the mundane title, Art Detectives. But there is nothing mundane about tackling crimes involving Vermeer paintings, 1000-year-old Viking gold, or artifacts brought up from the Titanic. A ONE-PERSON CRIME UNIT?...
by mike | May 19, 2025 | Holocaust, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, TV Shows, Uncategorized, Women |
The late actress, Ingrid Pitt, gained a great deal of notoriety while starring in a number of 1970s horror films from Britain’s Hammer Film Productions and other studios. But no fictional movie could match the unthinkable, real-life horror she experienced as a child....
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 | Feb 5, 2024 | Aging, Death, Football, Life, Movies, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
I was saddened to learn about the passing of Carl Weathers last week. The ex-football player-turned actor died “peacefully,” according to his family, in his sleep at the age of 76. Mr. Weathers played linebacker for Don Coryell at San Diego State University in the...
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...
