Location:
United States
Description:
An episode by episode analysis of the iconic TV series Murder, She Wrote hosted by Bridget Kies, a queer fan and media scholar.
Language:
English
Episodes
Special Episode: Murder, She Wrote's Legacy
3/18/2024
What influence has Murder, She Wrote had on contemporary TV mysteries? In this special episode, we'll talk about what movies, series, and even channels like Hallmark Movies and Mysteries owe our beloved series, and how they don't quite capture its spirit.
Duration:00:29:22
4.7 - If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly
3/11/2024
The night deputy might be having an affair with one of Loretta's beauty parlor clients...or all of them. Guest host Frank Berman investigates with Bridget.
Duration:00:30:07
4.6 - It Runs in the Family
3/4/2024
Guest host Frank Berman joins Bridget to talk about the first ever Jessica-free episode. Bonus Mr. Belvedere!
Duration:00:29:57
4.5 - The Way to Dusty Death
2/26/2024
Guest hosted by YOU! Bridget and fellow LanStans talk about this Macbeth riff set among high-powered executives.
Duration:00:25:33
Special Rebroadcast - A Little Yuletide Murder
1/1/2024
This week, we revisit an episode from January in which we discuss the Murder, She Wrote tie-in novel, A Little Yuletide Murder. Make sure you read the book before listening!
Duration:00:32:21
Special Rebroadcast - Mrs. Santa Claus
12/25/2023
Join us for a rebroadcast of our 2021 episode on Angela Lansbury's 1996 TV movie Mrs. Santa Claus.
Duration:00:37:04
Announcement and Teaser
12/3/2023
Listen to find out how you can participate in our next episode!
Duration:00:02:36
4.4 - Old Habits Die Hard
10/9/2023
Five words: Eileen Brennan in a habit. When Jessica goes to a convent, Bridget pretty much just laughs through the whole episode, and TJ takes a trip down school book fair memory lane.
Duration:00:30:11
4.2 - When Thieves Fall Out
9/25/2023
A grim episode in Cabot Cove in which Jessica seems to change character. Plus, TJ is hangry, and we speculate on what happened to Ethan.
Duration:00:30:43
4.1 - A Fashionable Way to Die
9/18/2023
We're going to Paris, baby! Jessica investigates a murder at a fashion show, and Bridget and TJ assess which is worse: the outfits or the accents.
Duration:00:28:06
3.22 - Murder, She Spoke
9/11/2023
While recording an audiobook, Jessica just happens to be around a murder in a recording studio. TJ and Bridget don't think she did it, but they are suspicious of how she decides to announce the solution.
Duration:00:28:07
3.21 - The Days Dwindle Down
9/4/2023
An interesting mashup of an old film noir and a hot take on the jurisprudence system, plus TJ and Bridget's usual hot mess banter.
Duration:00:35:00
3.20 - The Cemetery Vote
8/28/2023
In small town Idaho, the sheriff turns out not to be the bad guy, there's a magical ring, and TJ introduces the concept of the Cabot Cove diaspora.
Duration:00:27:59
3.19 - No Accounting for Murder
8/21/2023
Grady once again finds himself in the middle of something illegal, someone's living inside the walls of an office building, Mort isn't Mort, and an Irish guy who's not Michael Hagerty falls for Jessica.
Duration:00:30:48
3.18 - No Laughing Murder
7/24/2023
Let's take a trip back in time to the Borscht Belt, where things get out of control when videotapes go on sale. And we discuss the physics of stabbing oneself.
Duration:00:30:46
3.17 - Simon Says, Color Me Dead
7/17/2023
The gayest episode yet! Plus, Jessica's social graces carry Cabot Cove through the death of a painter, a murderous affair, and an economic class divide.
Duration:00:32:43
3.16 - Death Takes a Dive
7/10/2023
Harry McGraw is back in a hot mess of an episode that is redeemed by Adam West and Levar Burton! Plus, Bridget and TJ's friendship is in jeopardy over TJ's secret interests.
Duration:00:30:09
3.15 - The Bottom Line Is Murder
7/3/2023
Murderous teddy bears, deepfakes, and feminist lesbians. TJ and Bridget will sort it all out.
Duration:00:29:03
Special Episode - The Manchurian Candidate
6/19/2023
TJ and Bridget talk about Lansbury's performance and how the movie fit into her wider career. They also lament they "just don't make 'em like they used to."
Duration:00:40:19
Special Rebroadcast - Murder in the Electric Cathedral
6/12/2023
In contemplation of the news of Pat Robertson's death, we thought it would be useful to revisit this episode, originally broadcast in November 2022.
Duration:00:31:35