Amateur sleuth shows used to be popular in the pre-csi era of television.
These series showcased detectives who were not police officers, were often quirky, and could best the cops at solving murders -- if they could get them to listen.
You're right if you think that sounds exactly like CBS' Elsbeth. Elsbeth has more in common with amateur sleuth series of the past than with the show it spun off from, The Good Wife.
Elsbeth is a modern take on classic shows like Columbo, Murder She Wrote, and Diagnosis Murder. Most shows it owes a debt to are no longer on television, but streaming services have given them new life.
Elsbeth Heralds the Return of Amateur Sleuth Shows
Amateur sleuth shows are part of the cozy mystery genre.
Nowadays, they've fallen out of favor -- these mysteries mostly air as movies on the Hallmark channel.
There was a time...
These series showcased detectives who were not police officers, were often quirky, and could best the cops at solving murders -- if they could get them to listen.
You're right if you think that sounds exactly like CBS' Elsbeth. Elsbeth has more in common with amateur sleuth series of the past than with the show it spun off from, The Good Wife.
Elsbeth is a modern take on classic shows like Columbo, Murder She Wrote, and Diagnosis Murder. Most shows it owes a debt to are no longer on television, but streaming services have given them new life.
Elsbeth Heralds the Return of Amateur Sleuth Shows
Amateur sleuth shows are part of the cozy mystery genre.
Nowadays, they've fallen out of favor -- these mysteries mostly air as movies on the Hallmark channel.
There was a time...
- 5/20/2024
- by Jack Ori
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: Malcolm Goodwin has been tapped to lead The Great Wall of Warren, an indie dramedy from writer-director Victor Hawks, which also stars Kirby Bliss Blanton (Project X), Vanessa Curry (Behind The Trees), William “Big Sleeps” Stewart (Coffee & Kareem), Ester Tania Jiron (Anniversary), Dax Rey (Swan Song), Jackie Burns (Power Book II) and Yolonda Williams (Robocop).
The film picks up two days before the lockdown of 2020 and finds Warren Grant (Goodwin) living his best Hollywood life, filling his days with frivolity and booze. Two days later, the world shuts down, and he soon realizes how his lifestyle had put him on an island of loneliness, with the damaged 12-year-old inside emerging. Without the distractions of the world, he is left with nothing but time to confront his loneliness and starts to spiral, deciding that the best way to combat it is to...
The film picks up two days before the lockdown of 2020 and finds Warren Grant (Goodwin) living his best Hollywood life, filling his days with frivolity and booze. Two days later, the world shuts down, and he soon realizes how his lifestyle had put him on an island of loneliness, with the damaged 12-year-old inside emerging. Without the distractions of the world, he is left with nothing but time to confront his loneliness and starts to spiral, deciding that the best way to combat it is to...
- 12/8/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Just yesterday, we reported that Jodie Whittaker would love to do a multi-Doctor story with Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor and David Tennant’s Tenth Doctor. Well, half of her wish is already coming true. Sorta.
You see, the BBC, in collaboration with Titan Comics, have just released a trailer for their new Doctor Who series, which shows the Tenth Doctor and his companion Martha Jones crossing over with the Thirteenth’s adventures. As the trailer depicts, it seems the comic will revisit the events of “Blink,” which aired in 2007 and was the tenth episode of the third season of the revival. It’s also widely considered one of the single best episodes of the show’s six-decade run.
Written by Stephen Moffatt, who would go on to be the showrunner for a while, we’re introduced to the Weeping Angels, statues who only move when you’re not looking at them.
You see, the BBC, in collaboration with Titan Comics, have just released a trailer for their new Doctor Who series, which shows the Tenth Doctor and his companion Martha Jones crossing over with the Thirteenth’s adventures. As the trailer depicts, it seems the comic will revisit the events of “Blink,” which aired in 2007 and was the tenth episode of the third season of the revival. It’s also widely considered one of the single best episodes of the show’s six-decade run.
Written by Stephen Moffatt, who would go on to be the showrunner for a while, we’re introduced to the Weeping Angels, statues who only move when you’re not looking at them.
- 12/24/2019
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
Interview James Hunt 16 Aug 2013 - 07:26
The creator of Kick-Ass talks to us about his new film, the Jim Carrey controversy, Nemesis and lots more...
A few weeks ago, we heard what Mark Millar had to say about Kick-Ass 2 while it was still being filmed at Pinewood Studios. But how has he felt about the project since? What on Earth was Jim Carrey's sudden distancing from the film all about? And what is Millar, now a celebrated and in-demand comic and movie industry figure, up to next?
James managed to find out the answers to those questions, and lots more, with this brand new interview with the man himself...
Please Nb: There's a mildly spoiler-y exchange in the middle of the interview that mentions the conclusion of Kick-Ass 2 and Man Of Steel. It's been clearly marked in case you want to avoid it.
So, Kick-Ass 2 has...
The creator of Kick-Ass talks to us about his new film, the Jim Carrey controversy, Nemesis and lots more...
A few weeks ago, we heard what Mark Millar had to say about Kick-Ass 2 while it was still being filmed at Pinewood Studios. But how has he felt about the project since? What on Earth was Jim Carrey's sudden distancing from the film all about? And what is Millar, now a celebrated and in-demand comic and movie industry figure, up to next?
James managed to find out the answers to those questions, and lots more, with this brand new interview with the man himself...
Please Nb: There's a mildly spoiler-y exchange in the middle of the interview that mentions the conclusion of Kick-Ass 2 and Man Of Steel. It's been clearly marked in case you want to avoid it.
So, Kick-Ass 2 has...
- 8/15/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Benedict Cumberbatch is one of the most influential people working in the British entertainment industry - and no, it's not just his legion of female fans saying that.
Benedict Cumberbatch is going from strength to strength on both the big and little screen
The Sherlock star has been recognised in Broadcast magazine's annual survey of the top 100 most creative and successful figures from the worlds of TV and film, and includes those working in front and behind the camera.
However popular Mr Cumberbatch may be, however, he is not The most important figure in the "talent" section of the list. You can find out who rated in the top ten in the picture gallery below.
Sherlock seemed to have the golden touch in this year's list, with writers Stephen Moffatt and Mark Gatiss being named top of the writers' list, and the show's producer Sue Vertue coming in at the top of the her section,...
Benedict Cumberbatch is going from strength to strength on both the big and little screen
The Sherlock star has been recognised in Broadcast magazine's annual survey of the top 100 most creative and successful figures from the worlds of TV and film, and includes those working in front and behind the camera.
However popular Mr Cumberbatch may be, however, he is not The most important figure in the "talent" section of the list. You can find out who rated in the top ten in the picture gallery below.
Sherlock seemed to have the golden touch in this year's list, with writers Stephen Moffatt and Mark Gatiss being named top of the writers' list, and the show's producer Sue Vertue coming in at the top of the her section,...
- 7/5/2012
- by The Huffington Post UK
- Huffington Post
Joining a long lineage of actors who have played the slightly more grounded partner to Doctor Who—and in more recent years, the object of fixation for male fans—Jenna-Louise Coleman has been confirmed as the Doctor’s newest companion, with executive producer Stephen Moffatt saying the 25-year-old British actress will play a fast-talking live wire who will lead the Time Lord on “his merriest dance yet” (metaphorically speaking, presumably). Coleman is a relative unknown on these shores, although she has starred in the British soap Emmerdale, had a bit part in Captain America, and appears in the upcoming Titanic ...
- 3/21/2012
- avclub.com
Neil Gaiman is in the midst of a book signing tour to promote the release of a special 10th anniversary hardcover edition of American Gods. Earlier we reported that Tom Hanks’ Playtone Productions was producing a TV series of the award-winning novel for HBO. Gaiman is on board as an executive producer and the show is set to premiere in 2013 at the earliest.
Here is the book synopsis:
Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the magic day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life. But, just days before his release, Laura and Shadow’s best friend are killed in an accident. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts...
Here is the book synopsis:
Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the magic day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life. But, just days before his release, Laura and Shadow’s best friend are killed in an accident. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts...
- 6/30/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Karen Gillan may be the star of the BBC's "Doctor Who," but rumor has it she had a moment more suited to a super-awkward romantic comedy -- we're thinking the next "Bridget Jones" sequel, perhaps -- while on a recent promotional tour.
British tabloid The Mirror reports that 23-year-old Gillan found herself locked out of her New York City hotel room... without her clothes. Gillan, who was staying at the Ace Hotel with showrunner Stephen Moffatt and co-star (the latest Doctor) Matt Smith, tried to cover up with towels, but 7 Am is not an ideal time to be trying to hide your bare derriere in a busy hotel hallway.
Where's a Tardis when a girl needs one?
"We're unaware of this alleged incident," a spokesman for the BBC said, so we're hoping (for Gillan's sake) that the gossip rag is mistaken.
Gillan, Smith, and the Tardis return to BBC America in late summer.
British tabloid The Mirror reports that 23-year-old Gillan found herself locked out of her New York City hotel room... without her clothes. Gillan, who was staying at the Ace Hotel with showrunner Stephen Moffatt and co-star (the latest Doctor) Matt Smith, tried to cover up with towels, but 7 Am is not an ideal time to be trying to hide your bare derriere in a busy hotel hallway.
Where's a Tardis when a girl needs one?
"We're unaware of this alleged incident," a spokesman for the BBC said, so we're hoping (for Gillan's sake) that the gossip rag is mistaken.
Gillan, Smith, and the Tardis return to BBC America in late summer.
- 6/28/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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