Murder, She Wrote - The Complete First Season |  | Actors: Angela Lansbury, William Windom
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  104 reviews
Sales Rank: 7307
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 1114 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.5 x 1.9
MPN: MCAD26105D
ISBN: 1417023694
UPC: 025192610523
EAN: 9781417023691
ASIN: B00005JN8S
Theatrical Release Date: September 30, 1984
Release Date: March 29, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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There are two audiences for this DVD compilation of the first season of the enormously popular TV series Murder, She Wrote. The first enjoys the classic pleasures of the pre-forensics "whodunit," stories in which murder was not so much a crime as a logic puzzle; the joy here lay in how skillfully a writer could misdirect you. Murder, She Wrote--in which mystery writer Jessica Fletcher constantly stumbles across dead bodies in every setting imaginable, from a San Francisco drag show to a football field--doesn't have the elegance of an Agatha Christie or Rex Stout mystery, but the show was efficient at laying out its clues and cunningly used the audience's familiarity with television itself (the relative star power of the guests, the need for a dramatic high point before every commercial break, etc.) to mislead and manipulate. And of course Angela Lansbury, as Fletcher, was an ideal television presence: Warm and friendly, but with just a hint of the fierce, steely will she revealed in The Manchurian Candidate. Lansbury drove the show through an impressive twelve seasons (for which she received twelve Emmy nominations), plus multiple TV movies after its cancellation. The other audience for Murder, She Wrote: The Complete First Season consists of viewers for whom names like Bert Convy, Dack Rambo, and Barbara Babcock send waves of guilty pleasure down their spines. The promotional materials for this boxed set make much ado about brief appearances by stars-to-be like Andy Garcia (who appears briefly as "1st White Tough" in the pilot TV movie) and Joaquin Phoenix (who's around 10 years old and still going by the name Leaf), but every single episode is a festival of B-, C-, and Z-grade celebrities from the 1970s and '80s: Claude Akins, Tom Bosley, Jeff Conaway, David Doyle, Samantha Eggar, Lynda Day George, Morgan Brittany, Belinda Montgomery, Gabe Kaplan, and Lyle Waggoner, just to name a handful. Some of these names may be forgotten, but their faces (and scenery-chewing performances) will spark a Proustian rush of television memories. --Bret Fetzer
Product Description
Wildly popular for its entire 12 year run, MURDER, SHE WROTE is one of the most successful mystery shows of all-time. Angela Lansbury stars as Jessica Fletcher, a widowed mystery writer who stumbles across a murder in each episode, and cleverly deduces who the criminal is before anyone else can. Although the show followed a formula, the pleasure came from investigating the crime along with Jessica, and from Lansbury's charming portrayal of the amateur sleuth; she was nominated for an astonishing 12 Emmys for her role. Aside from the awards, Lansbury's performance was also groundbreaking, for MURDER, SHE WROTE was one of the very first (and still one of the few) American television programs to feature an older woman in the lead role. THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON contains the pilot movie THE MURDER OF SHERLOCK HOLMES and all 21 episodes from the premier year. It features many guest stars from the classical era of film and television, including Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Jose Ferrer, Milton Berle, and many others.
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 Murder She Wrote, The Complete First Season February 10, 2010
Michael Taylor (Indian Trail NC)
I have always been a fan of the "Murder She Wrote" series and was glad to be able to check this dvd from the local public library. There are around 12 or so episodes with a host of well-known people (Peter Graves, Forrest Tucker, John Saxon, Dean Jones, etc.) starring in different ones.
Each show flows freely and the murder of each episode usually happens at the beginning or very soon afterwards. The rest of each episode consists of Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) searching for clues and questioning a host of suspects. Of course, like Sherlock Holmes and other detectives, she nabs the criminal.
Each episode is around 45-50 minutes the time flies by as you enjoy each episode.
Watch and enjoy.
Recommended!
Murder She Wrote first season television series February 8, 2010
Patricia M. Armacost
I love it. It starts with the beginning with a two hour made for television movie and then the rest of the season weekly episodes. I love the short movies as I don't have a lot of time so one hour at a time is just enough for me to sit rest regroup and go!
An Enjoyable Series. January 3, 2010
Gary Peterson (San Diego, California USA)
My wife and I like to watch DVDs late at night before we go to bed. We prefer something that is somewhat bland but well done and pleasant to watch. Thus it is that we came upon "Murder, She Wrote," a CBS TV program series that dates back to the mid 80s. It was a popular program intended for the family hour and ran for many years. I always mildly enjoyed it. We ordered Season 1 and Season 2. We're almost through with viewing Season 1.
"Murder, She Wrote" is an enjoyable series. Angela Lansbury and the supporting cast do a fine job. The stories are lightweight, but fun to follow. We usually have figured out who the culprit is before the end of the program, but that's all right. Although the stories mostly involve murders, there is generally a minimum of violence, and we prefer it that way. A great deal of care has been takes in constructing these programs and it shows. The settings are marvelous and I love viewing old New England with the quaint housing and antique furniture. One of the stories took place at the University of Washington in Seattle, a university where I just happened to attend graduate school. They did a marvelous job with it.
We've enjoyed this series very much. It's not deep and thought-provoking. It's enjoyable and pleasant viewing and suites our needs well. We're looking forward to Season 2.
I might add, that this DVD package is the only one that I've ever seen where the DVD is recorded on both sides. A lot of user reviews have complained about the quality of the DVD disc itself. It seems a bit unusual, but we've had no problems with it.
Gary Peterson
 Horrible customer service November 20, 2009
T. Clark-Banks (St.Louie , MO)
First off I read the reviews about the seller and started off feeling confident.However. After my purchse I was provided with no tracking numbers even a week after my purchase.My credit card was already charged and I didnt even know the status of my order.I contacted the seller on three seperate occasions and never recieved a response. I couldn't file a claim because the system wouldnt permit me. I was furios and just when I had given up on the thought of my merch arriving it came USPS. They experience wouldnt have been so bad if the seller would have responded and let me know something and not leave me hanging. The dvds arrived in perfect condition but one of the disc was scratched and skips at the most suspenseful part of the movie. I would buy again from this sell because at least I'll know what to expect.
On time, good price, exactly as described. Overall - great! September 11, 2009
A. Stricklin (Nashville, TN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was purchased as a gift for my mother, who loves the TV series. The product arrived very quickly, and was very well packaged. It was exactly as described. An excellent value. Very good merchant!
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