Viewing Old Mystery TV Shows Can Be Entertaining

By Karina Frost


Every young person around should take the time to watch "Remington Steele, " "Simon and Simon, " "McMillan & Wife, " "Mrs. Columbo, " "Columbo, " "Nancy Drew, " "The Hardy Boys" and "Murder She Wrote." Americans realize that these are the old mystery tv shows that were produced many years ago.

The series "Simon and Simon" deals with two brothers who are both detectives. The younger sibling is blond and very good looking while his older brother is ugly and going bald. Each week they try to put their talents together in order to solve mysteries and crimes which go on in a small town. Their mother is always there to lend her moral support to both of them.

"Murder She Wrote" was on the air for many years and it featured an older woman who enjoyed solving crimes. She was very much like Ms. Marple in the Agatha Christie books. The main character was quite smart and no killer could ever get the best of her. In the end she would always have the murderer arrested and sent off to prison for their dastardly crime.

Younger people growing up in the 80's loved to watch the very handsome detective named "Remington Steele." Remington was a fictional character which a woman made up in order to gain clients. She was not doing so great as a solo female private investigator since many men did not take her seriously. Once she introduced the charming Mr. Steele her business immediately took off. He was a real human being who would laugh, cry and even fumble cases from time to time.

Whenever a crime is committed on the beach Joe and Frank Hardy will always be around to solve it. These two young men are known as "The Hardy Boys" and the world remembers them from many books that were written. The guys enjoy dating, surfing and romancing each and every good looking chick that comes their way. They are also good at catching thieves, murderers and other people who enjoy doing criminal acts.

"Nancy Drew" took her crime solving skills more seriously than the boys. She was a solo act even though she occasionally teamed up with Frank and Joe. Nancy even let Frank Hardy romance her from time to time. Her best girlfriend would always come to her aide whenever any of the mysteries got out of hand.

Peter Falk will always be remembered as the best detective on American television. He had a flair for playing "Columbo" and no one else could ever play this unique character. This great detective tried to become fake friends with all of his suspects before slapping the handcuffs on their wrists. He would also attend their parties and other social events in order to get closer to them. These people were fooled by his kindness and eventually they would confess to every possible crime that was committed.

His wife had her own television series called "Mrs. Columbo" even though viewers never saw the two of them together. Her series did not last for very long since she had a different style than her husband. Sometimes these episodes were very light in their writing style which made the program boring.




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