tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post5935065462985964312..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: In Defense of Midsomer MurdersLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-3993076362263780912022-08-22T14:30:07.295-04:002022-08-22T14:30:07.295-04:00Glad to hear it, Eve. I also enjoy Brokenwood, the...Glad to hear it, Eve. I also enjoy Brokenwood, the New Zealand equivalent, on Acorn.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-54027886150701674672022-08-22T13:41:56.539-04:002022-08-22T13:41:56.539-04:00I shamelessly love Midsomer Murders. It is indeed ...I shamelessly love Midsomer Murders. It is indeed "good clean murder", with wit, and I always enjoy it.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-51555018503795747152022-08-22T11:05:40.652-04:002022-08-22T11:05:40.652-04:00Thanks for "good clean murder," Melodie....Thanks for "good clean murder," Melodie. I plan to steal that line. Morse certainly left his mark, but don't Miss Marple and the domestic episodes of Poirot deserve the credit for originating Brit-murder on TV?Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-48009461486681389292022-08-22T10:22:58.883-04:002022-08-22T10:22:58.883-04:00Elizabeth, you made me smile this morning! I thin...Elizabeth, you made me smile this morning! I think perhaps Morse started the whole Brit-murder thing, but Midsommer cemented it. I like to think of it as 'good clean murder' - something I could watch with my grandmother, were she still here. When so many crime shows focus on the degradation of women through human trafficking, it's a relief to be able to watch a show that takes the art of murder down to simplicity: one human wanting what another has, for the most part.Melodie Campbellhttp://www.melodiecampbell.comnoreply@blogger.com