Review of Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something New

I get Hallmark's desire to try again and not waste the talents of Marilu Henner and Steve Bacic (with no new Garage Sale Mysteries), but Hallmark should have left well enough alone. The Ro and Sally characters are tragically miscast. While the cast could likely hold its own with an independent storyline, they couldn't do the original justice. This feels like Hallmark trying to stick it to Candace C. Bure for leaving... but it backfired. The girls don't look like they would grow up into adult versions of Ro and Sally, and the personalities are too different to even suspend disbelief. It's just all wrong. Take the name Aurora Teagarden off the series, and let the cast find its way under a new concept. Good luck.