Mjeteconer
Just perfect...
XoWizIama
Excellent adaptation.
Cleveronix
A different way of telling a story
dianemitchell-35129
Popcorn for the eyes. Great characters and great acting. Such a delight to watch from this era and with the little twist of inventions and inventors. Ranks up their with classics from Agatha Christie and Jeremy Brett in Sherlock Holmes. I have enjoyed the way each character has evolved and really appreciate that the writers had the pulse of their audience with the gruff and intelligent inspector Brackenreid. Doctor Ogden is a delight and a great example to even the women of this era. Crabtree, I think I'm in love with this character's personality the most. And of course Murdoch, who plays the part perfectly. Each actor has created their persona to perfection.
Myra Singletary
I have absolutely fell in love with Murdock Mysteries/The Artful Detective. I am on season 7 and looking forward to 8 and 9 and hopefully ,many years to come! William Murdock is so true to his word and will follow his conscience no matter what. He has put his best friends behind bars because it was the proper thing to do. Constable George Crabtree is my hero. He comes off as a buffoon but can decipher a case almost as good as Murdock. My favorite episode to date is The Murdock Trap Season 6 April 15, 2013. I love the dynamics of William and Julia. They are proof that you can't help who you fall in love with. Julia is not the kind of woman you would expect William to date or marry.
bkoganbing
I got my first exposure to Murdoch Mysteries in Toronto on a trip and I have to say it was an interesting show. Hopefully someone in the States will see fit to broadcast this on one of the channels in my cable package.Yannick Bisson who has done a few Canadian television series plays the title role of Detective Murdoch. This man is college educated and an expert at those new fangled ideas in criminal justice like forensic science. He seems light years ahead of his colleagues. But they just go with the flow the way Captain Stottlemyre did with Adrian Monk.I have to say it was an enjoyable hour well spent. I liked Bisson's characterization. Bring it to the States.
dagallop
When pitching something against the likes of Poirot, you have to be good to even get noticed. This not only gets noticed but exceeds expectations significantly.When David Suchet formed the Poirot character he did an absolutely superb job of bringing Hercule Poirot to life, and then he maintained that level of excellence throughout the entire run of shows. Yannick Bisson has achieved the same greatness and produces a flawless rendition of Murdoch, again throughout the run (happily - so far! i.e. it isn't over yet). The supporting cast is far from 'supporting' in both shows. Where Hugh Fraser sustained the somewhat demur character of Captain Hastings, Thomas Craig has done so as the sometimes narrow minded Inspector Brackenreid. Although Poirot lacked female 'power houses' such as Helene Joy, it did have its fair share of 'second ladies'. Murdoch has an abundance of lady leads and plays the combination very well, although at times the convoluted plots lose a lot in trying to string intricate webs around the relationships associated with them. The Hurdoch-Ogden saga was so extrapolated that by the time they finally pulled it together it had spanned some 50 episodes! Ahem.. Although I personally dislike intensely the 'cliff hanger' approach, Murdoch only added this much later on. That isn't to say that I have seemingly gained an admiration for this tactic, but more so a disappointment that they feel it is needed to maintain the viewing figures! FYI: if the show is good, you don't need that! If you start doing it this late on (series 8 really), you yourself are starting to doubt the attraction to the show!In conclusion; this show is a must see for anyone that likes the crime drama, with the relationship angle firmly entrenched from time to time. Also those who like the period dramas, although some of the tenuous links to future inventions, inventors and events are just that; tenuous! It should also appeal to anyone that simply likes a 'comfortable show', it has neither bad language or unnecessary violence, reflects some of the ideologies that were forming at the time and above all is well acted. I would however, being of British extraction, like to point out that some of the Inspectors colloquialisms are actually considered 'foul language' when spoken in the Motherland!
