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In the pantheon of great TV mystery series Murder She Wrote stands out. The longest running mystery show on television until surpassed by Law & Order, it scored in the top-fifteen of all shows for eleven of its’ twelve seasons and is still beloved in reruns around the world
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On Thursday night at 9 p.m. if you look hard enough, you will find The Finder, a new show from Fox that is a spin-off from Bones. The Finder in person is Walter Sherman (Geoffrey Stults – 7th Heaven, How I Met Your Mother, The Break-Up), Iraq war veteran with a brain injury that gives him an uncanny ability and desire to find things. The character is based on The Locator books by Richard Greener.
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If you have ever enjoyed one of Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels (there are eighteen of them so you’ve had plenty of chance), you owe it to yourself to check out the movie and for added fun, see it with a similarly inclined friend.
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Main Street
This shopping district bills itself as “a world away from the ordinary, a block away from the beach.” It’s about a mile long walk from Pico Boulevard south to Navy Street.
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Imagine you’ve just made a career change from lingerie buyer to bounty hunter and your first assignment is to bring in the hunk who did you wrong (twice) when you were growing up, and who is now a cop wanted for murder. In 1994, Janet Evanovich did just with her first Stephanie Plum book – One for the Money. She’s been at it ever since, through 18 books and now a movie starring Katherine Heigl.
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It takes a thief to catch a thief. It’s a sure-fire plot premise that can be traced back to the ancient Greeks. Raffles*, John Robie, Thomas Crown and Simon Templar have all worn the mantle with great style as portrayed by David Niven, Cary Grant, Steve McQueen, Pierce Brosnan and Roger Moore.
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Guess who’s watching TV?
Women, Middle Aged Women. “Women are the last vestige of the broadcast-dominant viewer,” according to John Spiropoulos, VP at MediaVest and director of video investment and activation. “Especially women over 50. The broadcast networks gear their programming to the female audience because they’re the ones most likely to watch entertainment programming. On average, it’s 65% to 70% female on network prime time, and with CW and others that focus on women, it skews 70% to 75% female for female-targeted shows.”
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It’s been a bumper season for Sherlock Holmes fans with a new movie, new BBC-TV series, a new novel featuring Holmes himself, and a book of short stories “inspired by” Holmes. He also makes appearances in two other books where he ably assists Mary Russell.
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Clovis Unified School District, north of Fresno, celebrated last year with a rebate of more than $100,000 from PG & E. Eight schools in the district participated in a pilot energy management program: Clovis High School, Kastner Intermediate School, and Cole, Maple Creek, Mountain View, Valley Oak and Weldon Elementary Schools, as well as the Center for Advanced Research and Technology (CART), a career-specific, lab-based school.
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The original Hawaii Five-O, which ran from 1968 until 1980, was the longest running crime show on American television until it was passed by Law & Order. And now it’s back.
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Too often our favorite literary sleuths, lawyers and LEOs (law enforcement officers) don’t make the jump to TV and movies with their personalities intact. John Sandford’s Certain Prey is a recent cringe-inducing example in spite of Mark Harmon in the leading role.
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In October, the U.S. Department of Energy sponsored its fifth Solar Decathlon. This year’s competition featured 19 colleges from five countries and four continents. The challenge: design, build and operate the most cost effective, energy efficient and attractive solar powered house. Ten contests over ten days pushed the teams to demonstrate each house’s performance, livability and affordability.
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This season (and a half) brought three new women cops to the small screen: Unforgettable’s Carrie Wells (CBS) starring Poppy Montgomery (Without a Trace), Prime Suspect’s Jane Timoney (NBC) starring Maria Bello and The Protector’s Gloria Sheppard (Lifetime) starring Ally Walker (The Profiler).
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In her new series, Sarah Michelle Geller (SMG) plays twin sisters, Bridget and Siobhan, who reunite after being estranged for six years. Bridget, a former stripper and recovering alcoholic, is running from the mob after witnessing a murder. Siobhan is living the high life of a rich society wife.
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on Nonviolence 101
on Murder She Wrote – He Wrote The Magic of Jessica Fletcher & the Memories of Scriptwriter Thomas B. Sawyer
on Murder She Wrote – He Wrote The Magic of Jessica Fletcher & the Memories of Scriptwriter Thomas B. Sawyer
on Mr. Monk On Patrol by Lee Goldberg/Interview/Giveaway
on Interview With Mystery author L.F. Crawford/Review/Giveaway
on Nonviolence 101
on Mr. Monk On Patrol by Lee Goldberg/Interview/Giveaway
on Murder She Wrote – He Wrote The Magic of Jessica Fletcher & the Memories of Scriptwriter Thomas B. Sawyer
on Mr. Monk On Patrol by Lee Goldberg/Interview/Giveaway
