Since I last posted about my quandary on which Detective TV series to watch, I’ve managed to watch ’em all.<\/p>\n
I started by freebasing on seasons 7 and 8 of Monk<\/i>. It was great to finally get some closure on the whole Trudy (Monk’s deceased wife) mystery. They did a great job on tying up any loose ends by the last episode. It will be fun revisiting the series again one of these days.<\/p>\n
Turns out the batch of Columbo<\/i> stories had two of my favorites and another ep I’ve always regarded highly. My favorite story will be in the final batch (I just love “Columbo: Undercover”), but this batch had the delightful (and sad) story written by Peter Falk: “It’s All in the Game”. This one had Faye Dunaway and Claudia Christian as the conspirators, with Dunaway making a play for Columbo and Columbo seeming to play the game. Only the second time where he lets someone off (Christian, not Dunaway). The other episode from the batch that’s a favorite is “No Time to Die” which is remarkable for not actually having a murder in it. Instead, Columbo and his nephew have to race to clock to find out who kidnapped his nephew’s brand new bride.<\/p>\n
I’d also mentioned that I’ve been rereading my Campion novels. So now that I’m done with watching those other mystery series, I’m revisiting the Peter Davison series now. Watching Mystery Mile<\/i> right now and I’m quite impressed with the translation from the novel to the TV version. (Currently rereading Police at the Funeral<\/i> and I remember that story very well.)<\/p>\n
Oh, and Moon over Soho<\/i>, the sequel to Midnight Riot<\/i> (both by Ben Aaronovitch) is now out in the US, so I’ve been reading that each night. Enjoying it much as I did the first book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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