Murdoch Mysteries... - Page 2

Warped9 · September 10 2012, 08:36 PM

I've just finished watching Season 2. Still good, but it felt a bit different with so much attention on the Murduch/Ogden relationship. Mind you I personally don't find Ogden attractive, but thats beside the point.

Looking forward to Season 3.

Warped9 · November 5 2012, 04:55 AM

I've just finished watching Season 4 and continuing to really enjoy this series.

Murdoch has gotten himself into a real pickle by letting that woman go (the one who killed her attacker from years earlier) at the end of the season. I'm eager to see Season 5.

Spot's Meow · November 5 2012, 05:41 AM

I've only actually seen one episode, but I really did enjoy it. It was available through Netflix instant watch. However, I've been too busy to pick up another show to watch, so I'll have to wait on this one, but I do think I'll like it, it's my kind of show.

Warped9 · February 5 2013, 05:50 AM

I've just finished watching the three made-for-TV movies adapting the first three Murdoch novels written by Maureen Jennings.

Overall they feel a bit more like the original books (granted I've only read the first one so far). They are a touch edgier than the subsequent television series. Peter Outerbridge as William Murdoch seems a bit stuffy at first yet slowly we get to know him and he seems a bit more like the book version of the character. I must say, though, that I didn't care at all for Colm Meaney's portrayal of Inspector Brackenreid---he comes across as a bit over-the-top and forced.

Overall it's a worthwhile viewing and it takes awhile to get into it particularly if you're more familiar with the television series. Yet after all is said and done I do prefer the series and the characters' portrayals. The series feels more energetic, more dynamic and interesting while the telefilms feel a bit more plodding. With that said I'd say I prefer the original novels better. The books are more detailed and more believably plotted and give you a better sense of setting.

Even so it has to be acknowledged that these three telefilms are what generated the interest to get the series off the ground and into production.

lennier1 · February 5 2013, 06:02 AM

Have to agree. The movies are quite nice, but it's hard to compete with the chemistry of the show's cast and how its writers have learned to make good use of that.

Owain Taggart · February 5 2013, 06:10 AM

Yeah, after I discovered the TV series, I watched at least one of the movies and I found it hard to get into. The TV series has its charms.

Lonemagpie · February 5 2013, 07:07 PM

The TV show - new episodes started last night in the UK - is a bit of steampunky fluff. I love it, would love to write one.

Owain Taggart · February 5 2013, 09:29 PM

Ahh yeah, season 6 has been pretty good so far! In particular the episode with Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle

The following one that appeared last night (with the nude colony) was rather good too. In general, I'm finding the stories to be even more clever this season.

September 10 2012, 08:36 PM	#16
Warped9 Admiral Location: Brockville, Ontario, Canada	Re: Murdoch Mysteries... I've just finished watching Season 2. Still good, but it felt a bit different with so much attention on the Murduch/Ogden relationship. Mind you I personally don't find Ogden attractive, but thats beside the point. Looking forward to Season 3. __________________ *STAR TREK:* 1964-1991

November 5 2012, 04:55 AM	#17
Warped9 Admiral Location: Brockville, Ontario, Canada	Re: Murdoch Mysteries... I've just finished watching Season 4 and continuing to really enjoy this series. Murdoch has gotten himself into a real pickle by letting that woman go (the one who killed her attacker from years earlier) at the end of the season. I'm eager to see Season 5. __________________ *STAR TREK:* 1964-1991

November 5 2012, 05:41 AM	#18
Spot's Meow Vice Admiral Location: California	Re: Murdoch Mysteries... I've only actually seen one episode, but I really did enjoy it. It was available through Netflix instant watch. However, I've been too busy to pick up another show to watch, so I'll have to wait on this one, but I do think I'll like it, it's my kind of show. __________________ Time present and time past are both perhaps present in time future. And time future contained in time past. —T.S. Eliot

February 5 2013, 05:50 AM	#19
Warped9 Admiral Location: Brockville, Ontario, Canada	Re: Murdoch Mysteries... I've just finished watching the three made-for-TV movies adapting the first three Murdoch novels written by Maureen Jennings. Overall they feel a bit more like the original books (granted I've only read the first one so far). They are a touch edgier than the subsequent television series. Peter Outerbridge as William Murdoch seems a bit stuffy at first yet slowly we get to know him and he seems a bit more like the book version of the character. I must say, though, that I didn't care at all for Colm Meaney's portrayal of Inspector Brackenreid---he comes across as a bit over-the-top and forced. Overall it's a worthwhile viewing and it takes awhile to get into it particularly if you're more familiar with the television series. Yet after all is said and done I do prefer the series and the characters' portrayals. The series feels more energetic, more dynamic and interesting while the telefilms feel a bit more plodding. With that said I'd say I prefer the original novels better. The books are more detailed and more believably plotted and give you a better sense of setting. Even so it has to be acknowledged that these three telefilms are what generated the interest to get the series off the ground and into production. __________________ *STAR TREK:* 1964-1991

February 5 2013, 06:02 AM	#20
lennier1 Commodore Location: Germany	Re: Murdoch Mysteries... Have to agree. The movies are quite nice, but it's hard to compete with the chemistry of the show's cast and how its writers have learned to make good use of that. __________________ Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.

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February 5 2013, 06:10 AM	#21
Owain Taggart Commodore	Re: Murdoch Mysteries... Yeah, after I discovered the TV series, I watched at least one of the movies and I found it hard to get into. The TV series has its charms.

February 5 2013, 07:07 PM	#22
Lonemagpie Writer Location: Yorkshire	Re: Murdoch Mysteries... The TV show - new episodes started last night in the UK - is a bit of steampunky fluff. I love it, would love to write one. __________________ "I got two modes with people- Bite, and Avoid" Reading: Mystery Man (Colin Bateman) Blog- http://lonemagpie.livejournal.com

February 5 2013, 09:29 PM	#23
Owain Taggart Commodore	Re: Murdoch Mysteries... Ahh yeah, season 6 has been pretty good so far! In particular the episode with Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle The following one that appeared last night (with the nude colony) was rather good too. In general, I'm finding the stories to be even more clever this season.