I agree that MSW provides a level of comfort and satisfaction that today's procedurals don't.  It's like today's TV writers don't know HOW to write stories that don't stretch over multiple episodes, which is unfortunate (and I say that as someone who obviously loves continuing drama, lol).

I also agree with the perception of Angela Lansbury being a sort of "It Girl" for the '80's.  Before MSW and "The Golden Girls," older women were portrayed in a very negative light on TV.  Usually, they were the nagging mother/grandmother or unhappy "spinster aunt."  They had no lives outside of the (male-dominated) home and family.  But MSW and GG turned that misconception on its' head, showing that older women, in fact, remained vital, curious and productive contributors of society.  Jessica Fletcher and the GG ladies showed audiences that life didn't stop at age 50; in fact, in many ways, it's just beginning!

Thanks for providing the full article, @kalbir!

Edited October 1, 20241 yr by Khan

You're welcome @Khan and I totally agree w/ you re MSW/GG.

https://deadline.com/2024/12/jamie-lee-curtis-murder-she-wrote-movie-top-choice-angela-lansbury-universal-1236203878/

I think this is a bad idea. 

Dame Angela will descend down from heaven only to put a stop to this. 

2 hours ago, DRW50 said:

https://deadline.com/2024/12/jamie-lee-curtis-murder-she-wrote-movie-top-choice-angela-lansbury-universal-1236203878/

I think this is a bad idea. 

Horrible idea, and bless JLC, but she’s so wrong for this.

4 hours ago, DRW50 said:

I think this is a bad idea. 

 

Yes, it is.

No no no no no...and no.

"No" to adapting MSW as a movie; and "no" to JLC portraying Jessica Fletcher.

Just. No.

Edited December 17, 2024Dec 17 by Khan

No, no, no.

No disrespect to Jamie Lee Curtis, but she is completely wrong for this. 

1 hour ago, I Am A Swede said:

No, no, no.

No disrespect to Jamie Lee Curtis, but she is completely wrong for this. 

Agreed!

At the moment, I'm rewatching "Unauthorized Obituary" (S8, E3) for, like, the 240th time; and it just saddens me to think there's a chance JLC could be stepping into Dame Angela's shoes.  And I've got nothing against JLC!  But she is just not Angela Lansbury.

I'll say what I always say in these situations. I'll gladly accept JLC doing her own mystery film that might have a similarity or two to MSW rather than an outright remake.

The other thing that concerns me is due to JLC being in Knives Out, they will try to turn MSW into one of those oh-so-clever, sneering Rian Johnson films that already feel so dated after only a few years. 

7 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

The other thing that concerns me is due to JLC being in Knives Out, they will try to turn MSW into one of those oh-so-clever, sneering Rian Johnson films that already feel so dated after only a few years. 

There's just no way they'll be able to resist making a "clever" meta reference to Jessica's friends dying (even though it makes no sense in the context of a movie). 

And they'll have her Jessica being pursued by an axe-wielding maniac at some point, because JLC is, after all, The Once and Future Scream Queen.