A show cancellation coincides with a network executive's murder.A show cancellation coincides with a network executive's murder.A show cancellation coincides with a network executive's murder.
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Ann Morgan Guilbert
- Harriet De Vol
- (as Ann Guilbert)
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- TriviaThis episode's lead actor, "Bert Rodgers", is making fun of actor Fred Dryer, who was notoriously difficult on the set of Hunter (1984), on which this episode's "Beat Cop" is loosely based.
- GoofsJessica says, "Will we ever hear from Margaret Mary again?" when the character she is referring to is named Mary Margaret.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Mary Margaret 'Maggie' McCauley: Two years I've been waiting for this day and nothing, I mean nothing, is gonna spoil it.
Bert Rodgers: [off screen] Maggie!
[entering]
Bert Rodgers: I just finished reading this new script. What the hell are you trying to do? Ruin my career, huh? Who writes this drivel, anyway?
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
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A decent 'bookend' episode.
During the run of "Murder, She Wrote", there were quite a few episodes which did not feature Jessica Fletcher in the lead. Instead, the character introduces the episode but otherwise isn't present in the show. Why? Well, I read that Angela Lansbury needed a break from the rigors of a weekly show....but I also suspect they were trying to create spinoff shows. But, in the end, these shows never resulted in a series.
In "Murder--According to Maggie", Jessica tells the audience that the show is about one of her old talented students who is now a writer for television....and the show follows Maggie (Diana Canova) through the ups and downs (and murders) of working on TV. In this case, she acts like an amateur sleuth simply to prevent her show from being canceled!
The episode was decent...not great but also enjoyable. What I couldn't get past was the feeling that the show was meant as a commentary about the business....sort of like the writer airing their complaints about sleazy and two-faced network execs, actors and agents. This does make for an interesting story! Worth seeing.
In "Murder--According to Maggie", Jessica tells the audience that the show is about one of her old talented students who is now a writer for television....and the show follows Maggie (Diana Canova) through the ups and downs (and murders) of working on TV. In this case, she acts like an amateur sleuth simply to prevent her show from being canceled!
The episode was decent...not great but also enjoyable. What I couldn't get past was the feeling that the show was meant as a commentary about the business....sort of like the writer airing their complaints about sleazy and two-faced network execs, actors and agents. This does make for an interesting story! Worth seeing.
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- planktonrules
- Jan 8, 2023
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- Hooper Camera Centers, 21902 Devonshire St, Chatsworth, California, USA(Vincent's truck surveillance scene)
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