Morning Show Mysteries (TV Mini Series) Morning Show Mystery: Mortal Mishaps (2018) User Reviews

Cyanide in the cake

[bkoganbing · 7/10 · 22 January 2018]

Hallmark Mystery Channel has now another female amateur detective in its stable. They have more female detectives working on series at this point than Herbert J. Yates had cowboy heroes under contract to Republic Pictures back in the day. Based on a story by morning show legend Al Roker, Holly Robinson-Peete stars as a restaurant owner and chef who does a regular cooking segment on a morning talk show.

But Robinson-Peete is about to lose it all when the producer of the show is poisoned from a cake baked at her restaurant. At least everyone thinks it was a cake from there. This also is connected to the death of the co-host of the show Robinson-Peete appears on previously thought to be from anaphelaptic shock.

Investigating the homicide turns out to be an old friend of Holly's, Rick Fox. These two have history going back to high school and both married the wrong people. This will be a recurring theme if the series catches on. I'm sure we will have at least two or three more from this series.

The solution is really under everyone's noses, someone who is an eager helpful Harriet who is taken for granted by all.

The series is off to a good start.

Too obvious

[lukep-00867 · 7/10 · 28 January 2018]

We knew who dunnit in the first 7 minutes. What a shame. I wanted to like this so much, but it just wasn't up to par.

Entertaining and interesting

[alyancey-68187 · 7/10 · 1 August 2018]

I liked the characters and the plots are good. IMO Holly Peete makes the show but she's not the only good character and her chemistry with Fox has a subtle quality. I know one person had it figured out early but we didn't. If you like entertaining mysteries it's worth watching.

Morning Show Mystery: Mortal Mishaps

[JoBloTheMovieCritic · 6/10 · 20 July 2019]

6/10 - promising new series from Holly Robinson Peete

Actors save this

[allisonjoys · 7/10 · 12 July 2020]

I'm judging this against the other murder mysteries on Hallmark. The actors are likable to keep me watching but the storylines are lacking and predictable. I love that Hallmark has a series with Black actors but they deserve better. Please keep the series but find better script writers, please.

Mortal mishaps

[coltras35 · 6/10 · 22 July 2023]

Billie Blessings has gone from beloved chef, restaurant owner, and morning show segment host to the prime suspect in a murder case when one of the executives at the network dies from poisoning. When the head chef at Billie's restaurant is arrested and held as a suspect, Billie takes matters into her own hands by digging deeper into a mystery that could incriminate people close to her while risking her own life in the process

There's some great chemistry with the leads, the mystery is quite interesting, but it's convoluted at times with so many name dropping of suspects and it tends to drag, but it's adequately entertaining enough.

Very entertaining new series

[elainezz · 10/10 · 11 August 2019]

I have been a Hallmark movie fan for many years. I did not find this predictable at all. The acting was decent and definitely on par with all the other Hallmark movies. I am glad to see Hallmark adding more diversity to their movie lineup. Can't wait to watch more episodes in this series!

Not great

[holly-25743 · 4/10 · 16 September 2018]

Holly Robinson Pete is not a very good actress so it's hard to pay attention to the storyline. Pretty mediocre.

Interesting

[msxheard · 10/10 · 31 July 2018]

First, I love the cast of characters. Honestly, this is the better of the two in the mystery series. All things being fair it's more than worth a watch. I would like to see more of this series. I think it is on par with all the other mystery series you find on the Hallmark Mystery Movie Network.

Bad Acting

[mtonyahunterlewis · 5/10 · 19 January 2020]

I was disappointed with the horrible acting. It did not appear natural. Especially that episode where she was taking to the dog.

Holly Robinson

[kuddlebaby · 10/10 · 12 May 2020]

The show is great. It has really good plots, keeps me returning to see the awesome cast; Holly Robinson is superb and her radiance shines through. I love her! Thanks to Hallmark I get to enjoy these Morning Show mysteries. I'll keep coming back for more!!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Blah acting

[jeankincaid · 4/10 · 24 April 2019]

I love the Hallmark Murder Mystery Movies, but this is my least favorite series. Holly Robinson is not a good actress in this, she is kind of blah. Actually the whole cast is blah except the ones that stared in Murder, She Baked or the others. It needs new life.

Quality!

[ginasharp · 8/10 · 21 July 2020]

I absolutely loved this movie and can't wait to watch the rest of them on Hallmark Movie Channel! It was so well acted and good quality writing. Kept me guessing to the end. Loved the twist and who the murderer was.

Al Roker

[bilc-01949 · 1/10 · 20 April 2019]

I will never watch anything that Al Roker Produces Writes Stars in

Hallmark should be more selected in their shows!

Nice changes within the cozy mystery formula

[mystery-frog · 8/10 · 11 October 2023]

This series follows Hallmark's cozy mystery formula, but there are some nice adjustments that make it have a little more realism:

1. Successful, glamorous woman ... but in this series, Billie Blessing's money is explained by her family owning a successful restaurant in addition to her own career (lots of work vs. Luck or just being downright unbelievably wealthy) 2. Slow-burn romance with a detective ... but Ian Jackson is an old acquaintance of Billie (her late policeman father's younger partner) 3. Involved, present maternal figure ... but instead of being overbearing, outrageous, or annoying, Aunt Cassandra is caring and funny and someone Billie can turn to for support.

I really appreciate these changes. Holly Robinson Peete brings a poise to her role that makes me think of a young Jessica Fletcher. Ian Fox does a good job of portraying an old, forbidden attraction kept in check. And Jesse Moss is always a wild card in anything he does, so it was a good choice to cast him in this because his presence added an element of suspicion for those familiar with his work.

I'd rank this above Mystery 101 and the Flower Shop and Matchmaker Mysteries, about even with the Aurora Teagarden and Crossword mysteries, but below the Chronicle mysteries.

Mortal Mishaps

[studioAT · 5/10 · 15 April 2021]

It's nice to see some diversity being represented in a Hallmark murder mystery series, and while this wanders a bit, I enjoyed this first instalment.

I look further to others.

It's a Hallmark murder mystery

[vlydianoctum · 8/10 · 2 August 2023]

So far, this show is.exactly as terrible as I thought it would be. I love it! Cyanide - excuse me, "cyanocide" comes in a canister and takes a huge amount to poison a cake. The characters immediately begin spouting obvious exposition. There is a crazy backstory about a man screwing over his boss/girlfriend and I can't wait until he ultimately shows up dead. I would recommend this to anyone for feels Murder, She Wrote is too scary. The EMTs.do a "preliminary tox screen" and declare a poison victim dead at the scene? In a packed restaurant? Marvelous. Holly Robinson Peete's acting is passable, Rick Fox's falls somewhere between basketball player and real actor, but Karen Robinson delights in a delivery just as awkward as her role on the also-bad Echoes. Definitely recommend for lovers of so-bad-its-good.

One genuine note: While HRP doesn't do the best delivery, the reveal is one of the more realistic I've seen in the genre. Sure there's a why-I-did-it speech, but there is an actual dialogue with sensible emotions. Also, as silly as it is, the actual mystery makes sense. It maybe wasn't the most unpredictable, but that can be hard to balance with dropping clues and not leaving plot holes. I find the latter two more important.

STOP THESE HALLMARK!!!

[Marynewcomb2013 · 1/10 · 30 April 2019]

How many "mystery" movie series are you going to make that follows the same plot lines? JUST STOP for crying out loud!!! I have been a fan of movies & mysteries channel for a long time, but continuing to do these same style movies is pushing us away!!! Change things up!! You had a good series going with Jewel & Colin but quit doing it!! No more of these & no more Fox as one of your actors!!!

This movie WASN'T 3 hours long??

[professor_of_gamez · 5/10 · 18 July 2023]

Yikes. I was sure it was. It was SO slow moving. I fell asleep at least once during the movie (which is unusual for me).

This is subpar for a Hallmark mystery movie. If you are looking for this type of movie, I would recommend the Aurora Teagarden, Garage Sale Mysteries, or the Murder She Baked series well before this one.

Are some IMDB users required to have longer reviews than other users? I only ask as the featured review (and many others) are less than 3 lines long and were accepted. Whereas mine is several times longer than that and it STILL says I need another 87 characters. Now THAT is a REAL mystery.