The Beagle Log, 10 September 2007 - Midsomer Murders

I’d like to try something a little different – a weekly discussion of a popular TV series. Each posting will focus on one series. Series may be current of no longer aired. This would provide a place to recommend watching or to warn off fellow Smith Chatters from those series you feel don’t merit a recommendation. Comments are open to anything that strikes your fancy: plot line, actors, or events that relate to your own experiences. Chatters are encouraged to suggest a series they would like to see as topics of future posts.

To kick this of, how about:

MIDSOMER MURDERS

Hello everyone!

Yes when you want to escape from the real world for a while this is a great series. Unfortunately it goes out on ITV and the adverts seem to take up more time than the story line. It is 'chocolate box' pretty and in that sense is about as far removed from our real life as anything can be. In England we live on a main road with ambulances, fire engines and police cars, all with siren´s blaring, dashing up and down all day (and sometimes night) long. We had a 'drive by shooting' and a chemical spillage on the road in the last 2/3 months so perhaps we are more like Midsommer than I thought!!

Here in Spain life is more peaceful although the locals shooting rabbits cause something of a stir from time to time! (Well, we think its rabbits and not each other)
We also suffer from low flying aircraft when they are crop spraying because we have an orange grove in front of us.

How about 'Waking the Dead' or 'Silent Witness' for some future discussion?

Adios Gillian

Hi everyone

I like watching Midsomer Murders too. We have had some real life murders in my town also. So I prefer to watch programmes like...LOST and other similar shows. But I do enjoy watching NEW TRICKS.

JFS

Gillian, what is ITV? Is this the regular broadcast channels or cable/satellite service?

Most viewers in the US, have the choice of straight broadcast that are the traditional 5, 6 or 8 or so channels. Most communities also have access to cable that include the broadcast channels as well as several hundred (depending on the service you subscribe to) other channels. Basic service will provide about 100 channels depending on the provider. Satellite has a similar offering as cable, is available to almost everyone, and is a competitor to cable.

Midsomer Murders, when it was on, was in a 2-hour time slot. On DVD, each episode is approximately 90 minutes: 25% of the 2-hour slot was devoted to commercials (adverts). DVD is the way to go!

When we first moved to Centreville, it was a quite country community. Today it has been engulfed by the metropolitan area along with sirens, shootings, and all the big city nonsense.

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Series suggested for future discussion are:
1. Waking the Dead
2. Silent Witness
3. New Tricks
4. Nero Wolf

Let’s see if anyone else makes a recommendation and then I'll pick one for this coming Monday.
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Don

Hi
Midsummer, well there can not be anyone left to find dead tho as there are so many murders....My husband has got to the stage he would not watch it and Lee,my son and I watched the other week and all he could do was critisied about the gamekeeping! but I do like it for light hearted television. Don ITV is and english TV channel.
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Maxine
Friendship~
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. - Oprah Winfrey

I have not been able to get into Heros, which is beening shown again on BBC2 in England but i like Dexter, Ghost Whisper and slient witness is ok as well
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Maxine
Friendship~
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. - Oprah Winfrey