Great Detectives

Ensemble Parody/Spoofs/Homages of Sleuths

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:43:21 GMT

Much as spoofs of the horror genre will feature analogues of Dracula, the Frankenstein Monster, the Wolfman, Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers, etc., occasionally spoofs of the crime genre have featured analogs of various series. Obvious example; Murder By Death, with counterparts of Miss Marple, Charlie Chan, etc.

http://mikegrost.com/robotman.htm

The Testing of Robotman (1951). Writer: Joe...

The Silver Age of Detective Fiction

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:25:31 GMT

People often think of around 1920 to around 1939 as the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. The Nicaraguan government seems to agree, since when they commemorated the founding of Interpol, they released stamps of famous fictional sleuths of literature (ones who had debuted in literature), and only three of them did not debut before 1920 and none debuted after 1939.

So, I tried to think of what would serve as the Silver Age of Detective Fiction, if any fictional sleuths had gained...

How many TV/film adaptations of The Double Take did they make?

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:14:04 GMT

Has anyone made a list of how many times Roy Huggins adapted The Double Take for those TV series he worked on?

Travis McGee film coming up

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:41:01 GMT

http://monsterkidclassich...-Deep-Blue-Good-Bye.html
An interesting test case, in that I wonder if they will do it as a period piece. The last McGee novel stands at 25 years ago.

Attempts at Detective Movie Series in Recent Years

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:51:52 GMT

While walking around one day in the inner city, I walked up a flight of steps for a bit of exercise. I saw people dressed up for a Harry Potter film. I realized that in less than 10 years, six Harry Potter films had reached theaters, all (so far as I know adaptations of J.K. Rowling's books).

An unfortunate observation occurred to me: could I name a detective story (or least conventional, non-paranormal thriller) author who had done something comparable? Sadly, no. For while...

Question about the Shadow; Three X and Double Z

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:12:35 GMT

Took out Otto Penzler's book Great Detectives. Walter Gibson mentions that he based Double Z on a New York terrorist called Three X. Anyone have any info on this case?

Sotomayer honors Erle Stanley Gardner

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:49:37 GMT

Sotomayer honored Erle Stanley Gardner recently by mentioning Perry Mason. Gardner's founding of the Court of Last Resort does indeed qualify him as a human rights activist, so she did well to honor him.

http://tarlton.law.utexas...p/etext/lsf/nevins24.htm
Francis Nevins wrote an article detailng Erle Stanley Gardner.

MR. & MRS. NORTH

feeds@yuku.com (rayban) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:30:40 GMT

This series was a popular radio show and then transferred to television. It only ran for two seasons from 1953 to 1955. It starred Richard Denning and Barbara Britton and Francis De Sales as Lieutenant Weigand. I remember it with a particular fondness.

And I finally got to watch three of the episodes on a DVD presentation. Jerry was a book publisher and Pam was his ever-present wife. They lived in "glamorous" Greenwich Village and were always involved in a crime....

Murdoch Mysteries

feeds@yuku.com (Morgan the Poisoner) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:39:25 GMT

Did anyone see Murdoch Mysteries, the Canadian TV series starring Yannich Bisson? Bisson plays inspector Murdoch, a Canadian policeman with more than a little incommon with Sherlock Holmes. Only the first episode has been broadcast over here so far, but I found it very enjoyable, desite the frequently ill-fitting, vaguely Edwardian-looking costumes. At the moment, I'm looking forward to episode four, in which Murdoch joins forces with Arthur Conan Doyle, played by Geraint Wyn Davies....

Sgt. Cribb is on Youtube, including the seldom seen pilot.

feeds@yuku.com (bkohatl) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:59:03 GMT

I had never seen the pilot before and it was a special treat. Sgt. Cribb is called in by his superiors to investigate the possibility that a woman on death row is innocent. I won't give it away the storyline, but it involves a brilliant criminal mind who nearly got away with it.

Other than Charlie Chan and Sherlock Holmes, what prose detectives have received animated cartoons?

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:50:19 GMT

Other than Charlie Chan and Sherlock Holmes, what prose detectives have received animated cartoons?

Human Target returns to TV

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:38:09 GMT

http://www.mania.com/preview-human-target_article_115190.html

Leslie Charteris' Saint comic strip; Charteris seemed quite supportive, but how come the TV show did not get a comic book adaptation?

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:25:53 GMT

Mike Benton put out a book detailing crime comics. He noted that the Saint made no original comic book appearance after 1950, although the comic strip ran into the 1960's. This seems odd, as Charteris not only wrote the Saint comic strip, but some of the stories later got adapted into prose Saint stories. Did they ever explain this?

Detectives who have had mystery magazines named after them

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:39:07 GMT

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine
The Saint Mystery Magazine
The Executioner Mystery Magazine
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...utioner_Mystery_Magazine
The Phantom Detective Magazine (included as the character's name not actually "The Phantom Detective" but the Phantom)

Disappearance of the private eye film and detective films in general

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:49:02 GMT

http://jabootu.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3882

Discussing the 1982 version of I, the Jury, someone wrote

"The problem, though, was that by now the whole 'private eye'...

Volvo Saint commercial from around 1997-on Youtube?

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:20:13 GMT

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Saint theme tune question; a record for use of a theme tune for same character?

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:12:41 GMT
Did the Saint theme tune appear in the 1940's Saint films? It later got used in the 1960's and even in the 1997 Kilmer film. That might set a record.

Nero Wolfe TV show question on A & E

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:59:38 GMT
Quick question; when did the Maury Chaykin series take place? I have heard that it took place from around the late 1940's to the early 1960's depending on the episode.

Sgt. Cribb

feeds@yuku.com (bkohatl) — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:43:26 GMT
I think few TV detectives have come closer to giving you a sense of the time in which they lived than Sgt. Cribb of Scotland Yard. Sat down and watched 5 episodes yesterday, probably will watch the rest today and tomorrow. In an odd sense, the closest anyone has ever come to capturing the "times and mores" of a place was Spencer for Hire, which did a really great job of giving you the feel of the real Boston.

Great Series, not to be missed.

Private Eyes films since the 1970's

feeds@yuku.com (Scathach80) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:08:18 GMT
Relatively private eye films have gotten made since the 1970's, and fewer have produced sequels. A tentative list

I, the Jury
V.I. Warshawski
Devil in a Blue Dress
Big Sleep
Darker Than Amber
Heaven's Prisoners
Occasional Hell
Eight Million Ways to Die
Two Jakes
Empty Beach
Farewell My Lovely
Drowning Pool
Deadly Illusion

Great Detectives

Ensemble Parody/Spoofs/Homages of Sleuths

The Silver Age of Detective Fiction

How many TV/film adaptations of The Double Take did they make?

Travis McGee film coming up

Attempts at Detective Movie Series in Recent Years

Question about the Shadow; Three X and Double Z

Sotomayer honors Erle Stanley Gardner

MR. & MRS. NORTH

Murdoch Mysteries

Sgt. Cribb is on Youtube, including the seldom seen pilot.

Other than Charlie Chan and Sherlock Holmes, what prose detectives have received animated cartoons?

Human Target returns to TV

Leslie Charteris' Saint comic strip; Charteris seemed quite supportive, but how come the TV show did not get a comic book adaptation?

Detectives who have had mystery magazines named after them

Disappearance of the private eye film and detective films in general

Volvo Saint commercial from around 1997-on Youtube?

Saint theme tune question; a record for use of a theme tune for same character?

Nero Wolfe TV show question on A & E

Sgt. Cribb

Private Eyes films since the 1970's