Two more aspects of Murder, She Wrote to appreciate --
^^ the tone
^^ the homages.
The overall show (12 seasons) has a tone, and within its parameters, each episode has a tone.
puzzling
spooky
(a little) shocking
rough-and-tumble
cozy, small-town
sentimental
problem-solving....
------------------------------- And the homages - there were a few, over the years, in various episodes. There's one that's clearly a "nod" to The Postman Always Rings Twice,
and one of the episodes in Boston with private eye Harry McGraw uses a voice-over with extravagant, "hard-boiled" language which I thought must be an homage to the writing of Dashiell Hammett or maybe that of Raymond Chandler, and I finally settled on the theory that it's an homage to both.
Oh, and did we mention that wardrobe accessory which needs no homage and commands its own tone - the - scarves??!
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