@mekkaokereke
Have a #Columbo Day in honour of #PeterFalk and other actors who portrayed memorable #TVDetectives. Many of the American holidays are essentially mythological.

“I’ll tell ya somethin’ -- there are so many clues here, I just don’t know where to start!” #columbo #bluesclues #tvdetectives #classictv #isstevethevictim #isstevethekiller

Every time I hear the theme song, I'm back in Nana's living room on a Saturday night in the 1960s. "Perry Mason" is a favorite TV show of 2/3rds of our household, and Raymond Burr has now become a gay icon. Who'd 'a thunk it? #classictv #perrymason #tvdetectives #lawyer

Day 30 of AudioMo

This is the last day of AudioMo 2024. Did not truly understand how much a television show could have an effect on culture, perception and modern day polices about law enforcement.

This is a brief word or two about TV police detective, Columbo.

https://youtu.be/ey5339MKbkA

This is #AudioMo, a 30-day international challenge of sound and community.

For more info about AudioMo, please visit https://audiomo.vivaldi.net/2024/03/11/what-is-audiomo/

#AudioMo,Detectives,#TVDetectives

Day 29 of AudioMo

77 Sunset Strip was the most successful of the Warner Brothers clone detectives.

https://youtu.be/vOvV8bVP1XQ

This is #AudioMo, an 30-day international challenge of sound and community. This is my captioned audio about the TV detectives before Columbo.

For more info about AudioMo, please visit https://audiomo.vivaldi.net/2024/03/11/what-is-audiomo/

#AudioMo,Detectives,#TVDetectives

Day 28 of AudioMo

Peter Gunn was stylish, always in trouble and yet had a stable relationship with those that were close to him. This makes him unusual as a detective.

https://youtu.be/su4P9HMlaqY

This is #AudioMo, an 30-day international challenge of sound and community. This is my captioned audio about the TV detectives before Columbo.

For more info about AudioMo, please visit https://audiomo.vivaldi.net/2024/03/11/what-is-audiomo/

#AudioMo,Detectives,#TVDetectives

Day 27 of AudioMo

Continuing on the theme of a detective out of his or her element, McCloud was part of the NBC Mystery Movie of the Week along with McMillian and Wife and Columbo.

https://youtu.be/SfklqwVfDFY

This is #AudioMo, an 30-day international challenge of sound and community. This is my captioned audio about the TV detectives before Columbo.

For more info about AudioMo, please visit https://audiomo.vivaldi.net/2024/03/11/what-is-audiomo/

#AudioMo, Detectives,#TVDetectives

There can only be one theme this week. These are some of my favorite memes from this past week.

(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)

#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Trump #TrumpForPrison #TrumpFelon #34for45 #LockHimUp #34Convictions #TrumpTrials
#Columbo #PeterFalk #TVdetectives #1970sTV #ClassicTVShows

@BruceMirken

My theory has always been that #JessicaFletcher was a serial killer all along, and had been framing a series of innocent people for her crimes.

You can't convince me that there are that many murderers in one small town, or that even a professional detective would happen across that many dead bodies by mere chance.

#MurderSheWrote #TVShows #TVMysteries #CozyMysteries #TVDetectives #AngelaLandsbury #MurderMysteries

A joy of "Honey West" is watching Ann Francis and her guest stars wrestle Bruce the Ocelot, pretending this totally wild animal is a cuddly house pet. #ocelot #honeywest #annfrancis #TVdetectives

#tvdetectives #tv #jokes

Agreed 📺 🕵🏻‍♂️ 💚🤍❤️ #Columbo #PeterFalk #RobertCulp #detectives #TVDetectives #television #TVMastodon #CrimeFiction

4️⃣ On the whole, it's a passable two-hour movie. Far from being one of the best, it lacks spark but still stands as an above-average detective story.

5️⃣ It's the 9th (and final) script for the show by #PeterSFischer, who took his name off the credits. Also the 9th (and final) appearance on the show by #BruceKirby.

#TVDetectives #90sTV

Then there's a bus chase through the city streets at night and we end on a freeze-frame as McCloud delivers a knock-out punch.

5️⃣ Guest stars include: #NevilleBrand, #RossMartin, and #JoannaPettet.

6️⃣ This is the second of 4 scripts for the show by #MichaelGleason (creator of #RemingtonSteele).

#70sTV #TVDetectives

#McDonaldAndDodds 06 (2022) - 9/10
Delightful.

1️⃣ #SiânPhillips steals the show. Other guests include #AlanDavies and #CatherineTyldesley.

2️⃣ It’s another ridiculously-contrived murder case, but it hangs together perfectly. And it tells a story that is, in some ways, quite lovely. And sad.

3️⃣ From the murder-mystery point-of-view, it was impossible to know for sure who did it. The red herrings worked.

#TVDetectives

2️⃣ Following the murder at the end of part one, the #JamesBSikking vigilante plot goes in a different direction. Same with the #CraigHurley high school storyline, which is now revealed to be about a large-scale pornography ring.

3️⃣ This is really exciting storytelling. An example of the show at its very best.

4️⃣ Teleplay is by #TerryDNelson, long-time story editor on the show.

#80sTV #TVDetectives #CopShow

... a serial bomber starts hitting their stores.

3️⃣ Several solid character moments for Kojak and Crocker in this one. And a typically bleak worldview. Definitely one of the better episodes.

📺 December 1976: CBS aired #Kojak on Sundays before #Delvecchio. Against it, NBC aired #TheMoneychangers.

#70sTV #TVDetectives #ClassicTV

it’s the story of the mother of the accuser and their pain-filled relationship.

4️⃣ Great guest cast: #RogerEMosley (#MagnumPI) as the cop, #DorisRoberts (#RemingtonSteele) as the mother, #JoyceDeWitt (#ThreesCompany) as one of Baretta’s crew.

📺 Fall 1975: ABC aired #Baretta on Wednesdays in the middle hour of prime time, after #ThatsMyMama and before #StarskyAndHutch. Against it, CBS had #Cannon while NBC aired #DoctorsHospital.

#70sTV #TVDetectives

📺 Spring 1989: NBC aired #Hunter on Saturdays, in the final hour of prime time, after #TheGoldenGirls and #EmptyNest. Against it, CBS had #West57th while ABC aired #MurphysLaw.

📺 In terms of ratings, #Hunter was just outside NBC’s scripted Top 10 for the 1988-1989 TV season. It was at #11 between #InTheHeatOfTheNight (#10) and #NightCourt (#12).

#TVDetectives #80sTV

Against it, CBS had The CBS Tuesday Night Movie while ABC aired #MacGruderAndLoud.

📺 In terms of ratings, #Riptide was in NBC’s Top 5 for the 1984-1985 TV season. It was at #5 behind #Cheers (#4), #TheATeam (#3), #FamilyTies (#2) and #TheCosbyShow (#1).

#80sTV #ActionAdventure #TVDetectives #PrivateEye