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Life_is_Simple
3-6-13, 2:39pm
Because "Questions about Detective Shows" was so fun, let's do another. Retain the following list in your post, and add items to it at the proper letter. These will be names of detective shows (minus "The" if it starts with The)
A -
B -
C - Columbo
D -
E -
F -
G -
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S -
T -
U -
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -
decemberlov
3-6-13, 2:43pm
A -
B -
C - Columbo
D -
E -
F -
G -
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S -
T -
U - Unsolved Mysteries
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -
A -
B -
C - Columbo
D -
E -
F -
G -
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O -
P - Prime Suspect
Q -
R -
S -
T -
U - Unsolved Mysteries
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -
A -
B -
C - Columbo
D -
E -
F -
G -
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M - MIss Marple
N -
O -
P - Prime Suspect
Q -
R -
S -
T -
U - Unsolved Mysteries
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -
A -
B -
C - Columbo
D -
E -
F -
G -
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M - MIss Marple
N -
O -
P - Prime Suspect
Q -
R - Remington Steele
S -
T -
U - Unsolved Mysteries
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -
A -
B -Barnaby Jones, Baretta
C - Columbo, Cannon, Castle, CSI Everywhere
D - Diagnosis Murder
E -
F -
G -
H -
I - Inspector Morse
J -
K - Kojak,
L - Law & Order (all of them)
M - MIss Marple, Magnum PI, Miami Vice, McMillan & Wife, Monk, Mannix, McCloud, Moonlighting
N -
O -
P - Prime Suspect, Picket Fences, Police Squad
Q - Quincy
R - Remington Steele
S - Streets of San Francisco, Starsky & Hutch
T - Twin Peaks
U - Unsolved Mysteries
V -
W -
X - X Files
Y -
Z -
A - Avengers
B - Baretta - Barnaby Jones
C - Columbo - Cagney & Lacey - Castle - Closer (The)
D - Dragnet
E - Ellery Queen
F -
G -
H - Hawaii 5-0
I -
J - Kojak
K -
L - Luther
M - MIss Marple - Mannix - Moonlighting - McCloud - Monk
N - Nero Wolfe
O -
P - Prime Suspect
Q -
R - Remington Steele - Rockford Files
S - Starsky & Hutch - Streets of San Francisco
T -
U - Unsolved Mysteries
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -
Edited: Oops, I stepped on Gregg.
Life_is_Simple
3-6-13, 3:42pm
I combined Gregg's and Alan's. Hope I didn't miss anything. Btw, did you two get together and watch TV as kids? :laff:
A - Avengers
B -Barnaby Jones, Baretta
C - Columbo, Cannon, Castle, CSI Everywhere, Cagney & Lacey, Closer
D - Diagnosis Murder, Dragnet
E - Ellery Queen
F -
G -
H - Hawaii 5-0
I - Inspector Morse
J -
K - Kojak,
L - Law & Order (all of them), Luther
M - MIss Marple, Magnum PI, Miami Vice, McMillan & Wife, Monk, Mannix, McCloud, Moonlighting
N - Nero Wolfe
O -
P - Prime Suspect, Picket Fences, Police Squad
Q - Quincy
R - Remington Steele, Rockford Files
S - Streets of San Francisco, Starsky & Hutch
T - Twin Peaks
U - Unsolved Mysteries
V -
W -
X - X Files
Y -
Z -
sorry about that mess..LOVE everyone's lists!
A - Avengers
B -Barnaby Jones, Baretta
C - Columbo, Cannon, Castle, CSI Everywhere, Cagney & Lacey, Closer
D - Diagnosis Murder, Dragnet
E - Ellery Queen, Elementary
F -
G -
H - Hawaii 5-0
I - Inspector Morse
J -
K - Kojak,
L - Law & Order (all of them), Luther
M - MIss Marple, Magnum PI, Miami Vice, McMillan & Wife, Monk, Mannix, McCloud, Moonlighting
N - Nero Wolfe
O -
P - Prime Suspect, Picket Fences, Police Squad
Q - Quincy
R - Remington Steele, Rockford Files
S - Streets of San Francisco, Starsky & Hutch, Sherlock
T - Twin Peaks
U - Unsolved Mysteries
V -
W - Wallander
X - X Files
Y -
Z -
Fun thread!
A - Agatha Christie, Adam Twelve
B - Baretta, Booker, B.L. Stryker
C - Columbo, Cracker, Cannon
D - Dalziel and Pascoe
E -
F - Frost (Inspector)
G -
H - Hardy Boys Mysteries, Hart to Hart, Hunter, Hardcastle and McCormick, Have Gun Will Travel, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
I - Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Ironside
J - Jake and the Fatman
K - Kojak
L -
M - Morse (Inspector), Murder She Wrote, McCloud, Mannix, Mike Hammer, Man in a Suitcase, Manhunter, Maigret
N - Nancy Drew Mysteries, New Tricks, Nero Wolfe, Nightstalker
O -
P - Poirot, Prime Suspect, Peter Gunn, Perry Mason,
Q -
R - Rebus, Rosemary & Thyme, Rockford Files, Remington Steele
S - Sherlock Holmes, Starsky & Hutch, Streets of San Francisco, Spenser (For Hire), Simon and Simon
T - T.J. Hooker
U - Untouchables
V -
W - Wallander, Wycliffe
X -
Y -
Z - Zoe Busiek (Wild Card)
A - Agatha Christie, Adam Twelve
B - Baretta, Booker, B.L. Stryker, Banacek
C - Columbo, Cracker, Cannon
D - Dalziel and Pascoe
E -
F - Frost (Inspector)
G - George Gently
H - Hardy Boys Mysteries, Hart to Hart, Hunter, Hardcastle and McCormick, Have Gun Will Travel, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
I - Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Ironside
J - Jake and the Fatman, Julie Lesceut
K - Kojak
L -
M - Morse (Inspector), Murder She Wrote, McCloud, Mannix, Mike Hammer, Man in a Suitcase, Manhunter, Maigret, Midsumer Murders
N - Nancy Drew Mysteries, New Tricks, Nero Wolfe, Nightstalker
O -
P - Poirot, Prime Suspect, Peter Gunn, Perry Mason,
Q - Quincy
R - Rebus, Rosemary & Thyme, Rockford Files, Remington Steele
S - Sherlock Holmes, Starsky & Hutch, Streets of San Francisco, Spenser (For Hire), Simon and Simon
T - T.J. Hooker
U - Untouchables
V -
W - Wallander, Wycliffe
X -
Y -
Z - Zoe Busiek (Wild Card)
M-Magnum P.I.
P-Petrocelli (one of my faves from the 70's)
How is "L" still blank? -- Law & Order
B-Blue Murder
F-Foyles War
I-Inspector Lewis
J-Jonathon Creek
M-Murder Investigation Team
T-Taggart, Trial and Retribution
C-Campion, Cadfael
D-DCI Banks
F-Father Brown
L-Lasts Detective
M-Murder in Suburbia
N-Numbers
P-Pie in the Sky
T-Touching Evil
A - Avengers
B -Barnaby Jones, Baretta
C - Columbo, Cannon, Castle, CSI Everywhere, Cagney & Lacey, Closer
D - Diagnosis Murder, Dragnet
E - Ellery Queen, Elementary
F -
G -
H - Hawaii 5-0
I - Inspector Morse
J -
K - Kojak,
L - Law & Order (all of them), Luther
M - MIss Marple, Magnum PI, Miami Vice, McMillan & Wife, Monk, Mannix, McCloud, Moonlighting
N - Nero Wolfe
O -
P - Prime Suspect, Picket Fences, Police Squad, Perry Mason
Q - Quincy
R - Remington Steele, Rockford Files
S - Streets of San Francisco, Starsky & Hutch, Sherlock
T - Twin Peaks
U - Unsolved Mysteries
V -
W - Wallander
X - X Files
Y -
Z -
Life_is_Simple
3-6-13, 7:04pm
Maribeth - We HAD Law and Order, then it fell off ! :laff:
LOL! :laff: I think we are losing things from our list. Ok, if someone wants to make a Master List, go ahead. Otherwise, I may do it later ;)
Life_is_Simple
3-6-13, 7:48pm
Ok, here is the official list. Did I miss anything :D
A - Avengers, Agatha Christie, Adam Twelve
B -Barnaby Jones, Baretta, Booker, B.L. Stryker, Banacek, Blue Murder
C - Columbo, Cannon, Castle, CSI Everywhere, Cagney & Lacey, Closer, Cracker, Campion, Cadfael
D - Diagnosis Murder, Dragnet, Dalziel and Pascoe, DCI Banks
E - Ellery Queen, Elementary
F - Frost (Inspector), Foyles War, Father Brown
G - George Gently, Get Smart
H - Hawaii 5-0, Hardy Boys Mysteries, Hart to Hart, Hunter, Hardcastle and McCormick, Have Gun Will Travel, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
I - Inspector Morse, Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Ironside, Inspector Lewis
J - Jake and the Fatman, Julie Lesceut, Jonathon Creek
K - Kojak,
L - Law & Order (all of them), Luther, Lasts Detective
M - MIss Marple, Magnum PI, Miami Vice, McMillan & Wife, Monk, Mannix, McCloud, Moonlighting, Morse (Inspector), Murder She Wrote, Mike Hammer, Man in a Suitcase, Manhunter, Maigret, Midsumer Murders, Murder Investigation Team, Murder in Suburbia
N - Nero Wolfe, Nancy Drew Mysteries, New Tricks, Nero Wolfe, Nightstalker, Numbers
O -
P - Prime Suspect, Picket Fences, Police Squad, Poirot, Peter Gunn, Perry Mason, P-Petrocelli (one of my faves from the 70's), Pie in the Sky
Q - Quincy
R - Remington Steele, Rockford Files, Rebus, Rosemary & Thyme
S - Streets of San Francisco, Starsky & Hutch, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Spenser (For Hire), Simon and Simon
T - Twin Peaks, T.J. Hooker, Taggart, Trial and Retribution, Touching Evil
U - Unsolved Mysteries, Untouchables
V -
W - Wallander, Wycliffe
X - X Files
Y -
Z - Zoe Busiek (Wild Card)
That is the ultimate list, Life_is_Simple! http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/smileys/sherlock-smiley.gif?1292867671
All of the old classics had the best opening/closing themes, too!
Life_is_Simple
3-6-13, 8:09pm
That is the ultimate list, Life_is_Simple! http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/smileys/sherlock-smiley.gif?1292867671
All of the old classics had the best opening/closing themes, too!
Nice Smiley Mrs-M! Yeah, this has been a good team effort :) We used our powers for good (over evil) ;)
Lots of fun indeed. I love that smiley, too!
Ok, here is the official list. Did I miss anything :D
A - Avengers, Agatha Christie, Adam Twelve
B -Barnaby Jones, Baretta, Booker, B.L. Stryker, Banacek, Blue Murder
C - Columbo, Cannon, Castle, CSI Everywhere, Cagney & Lacey, Closer, Cracker, Campion, Cadfael
D - Diagnosis Murder, Dragnet, Dalziel and Pascoe, DCI Banks, Disappeared on ID
E - Ellery Queen, Elementary
F - Frost (Inspector), Foyles War, Father Brown
G - George Gently, Get Smart, Grimm
H - Hawaii 5-0, Hardy Boys Mysteries, Hart to Hart, Hunter, Hardcastle and McCormick, Have Gun Will Travel, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
I - Inspector Morse, Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Ironside, Inspector Lewis
J - Jake and the Fatman, Julie Lesceut, Jonathon Creek
K - Kojak,
L - Law & Order (all of them), Luther, Lasts Detective
M - MIss Marple, Magnum PI, Miami Vice, McMillan & Wife, Monk, Mannix, McCloud, Moonlighting, Morse (Inspector), Murder She Wrote, Mike Hammer, Man in a Suitcase, Manhunter, Maigret, Midsumer Murders, Murder Investigation Team, Murder in Suburbia
N - Nero Wolfe, Nancy Drew Mysteries, New Tricks, Nero Wolfe, Nightstalker, Numbers
O -
P - Prime Suspect, Picket Fences, Police Squad, Poirot, Peter Gunn, Perry Mason, P-Petrocelli (one of my faves from the 70's), Pie in the Sky
Q - Quincy
R - Remington Steele, Rockford Files, Rebus, Rosemary & Thyme
S - Streets of San Francisco, Starsky & Hutch, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Spenser (For Hire), Simon and Simon
T - Twin Peaks, T.J. Hooker, Taggart, Trial and Retribution, Touching Evil
U - Unsolved Mysteries, Untouchables
V -
W - Wallander, Wycliffe
X - X Files
Y -
Z - Zoe Busiek (Wild Card)
I've added Grimm and my favorite ID program, Disappeared.
I thought it was a shame that we had some letters without representation, so here's my second pass although try as I might, can't come up with a Y.
A - Avengers, Agatha Christie, Adam Twelve
B -Barnaby Jones, Baretta, Booker, B.L. Stryker, Banacek, Blue Murder
C - Columbo, Cannon, Castle, CSI Everywhere, Cagney & Lacey, Closer, Cracker, Campion, Cadfael
D - Diagnosis Murder, Dragnet, Dalziel and Pascoe, DCI Banks, Disappeared on ID
E - Ellery Queen, Elementary
F - Frost (Inspector), Foyles War, Father Brown
G - George Gently, Get Smart, Grimm
H - Hawaii 5-0, Hardy Boys Mysteries, Hart to Hart, Hunter, Hardcastle and McCormick, Have Gun Will Travel, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
I - Inspector Morse, Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Ironside, Inspector Lewis
J - Jake and the Fatman, Julie Lesceut, Jonathon Creek
K - Kojak,
L - Law & Order (all of them), Luther, Lasts Detective
M - MIss Marple, Magnum PI, Miami Vice, McMillan & Wife, Monk, Mannix, McCloud, Moonlighting, Morse (Inspector), Murder She Wrote, Mike Hammer, Man in a Suitcase, Manhunter, Maigret, Midsumer Murders, Murder Investigation Team, Murder in Suburbia
N - Nero Wolfe, Nancy Drew Mysteries, New Tricks, Nero Wolfe, Nightstalker, Numbers
O - O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
P - Prime Suspect, Picket Fences, Police Squad, Poirot, Peter Gunn, Perry Mason, P-Petrocelli (one of my faves from the 70's), Pie in the Sky
Q - Quincy
R - Remington Steele, Rockford Files, Rebus, Rosemary & Thyme
S - Streets of San Francisco, Starsky & Hutch, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Spenser (For Hire), Simon and Simon
T - Twin Peaks, T.J. Hooker, Taggart, Trial and Retribution, Touching Evil
U - Unsolved Mysteries, Untouchables
V -Vegas
W - Wallander, Wycliffe
X - X Files
Y -
Z - Zoe Busiek (Wild Card)
U-Unsuitable Job for a Woman
http://www.thrillingdetective.com/tveyes.html#y Has an alphabetical list of detective shows.
Life_is_Simple
3-6-13, 11:24pm
Good job Alan!
Ok, so for the letter Y, I have a new relaxed rule. If anyone can come up with a Detective Show character's first or last name (or the actor's first/last name), that is what we will put in for Y.
Life_is_Simple
3-6-13, 11:48pm
OR...
We may have to make up our own detective show starting with the Letter Y:
Ye Old Simple Living Detective Show
Starring: Us :laff:
Yeti Detective....abominably good!
Life_is_Simple
3-7-13, 12:00pm
Peggy - YES!! :laff: Yeti Detective it is! Ok, it's on the list :+1:
A - Avengers, Agatha Christie, Adam Twelve
B -Barnaby Jones, Baretta, Booker, B.L. Stryker, Banacek, Blue Murder
C - Columbo, Cannon, Castle, CSI Everywhere, Cagney & Lacey, Closer, Cracker, Campion, Cadfael
D - Diagnosis Murder, Dragnet, Dalziel and Pascoe, DCI Banks, Disappeared on ID
E - Ellery Queen, Elementary
F - Frost (Inspector), Foyles War, Father Brown
G - George Gently, Get Smart, Grimm
H - Hawaii 5-0, Hardy Boys Mysteries, Hart to Hart, Hunter, Hardcastle and McCormick, Have Gun Will Travel, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
I - Inspector Morse, Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Ironside, Inspector Lewis
J - Jake and the Fatman, Julie Lesceut, Jonathon Creek
K - Kojak,
L - Law & Order (all of them), Luther, Lasts Detective
M - MIss Marple, Magnum PI, Miami Vice, McMillan & Wife, Monk, Mannix, McCloud, Moonlighting, Morse (Inspector), Murder She Wrote, Mike Hammer, Man in a Suitcase, Manhunter, Maigret, Midsumer Murders, Murder Investigation Team, Murder in Suburbia
N - Nero Wolfe, Nancy Drew Mysteries, New Tricks, Nero Wolfe, Nightstalker, Numbers
O - O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
P - Prime Suspect, Picket Fences, Police Squad, Poirot, Peter Gunn, Perry Mason, P-Petrocelli (one of my faves from the 70's), Pie in the Sky
Q - Quincy
R - Remington Steele, Rockford Files, Rebus, Rosemary & Thyme
S - Streets of San Francisco, Starsky & Hutch, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Spenser (For Hire), Simon and Simon
T - Twin Peaks, T.J. Hooker, Taggart, Trial and Retribution, Touching Evil
U - Unsolved Mysteries, Untouchables
V -Vegas
W - Wallander, Wycliffe
X - X Files
Y - Yeti Detective....abominably good!
Z - Zoe Busiek (Wild Card)
There was an Australian show called Young Lions. http://www.kolobok.us/smiles/artists/viannen/viannen_69.gif http://www.kolobok.us/smiles/artists/viannen/viannen_69.gif
- Avengers, Agatha Christie, Adam Twelve
B -Barnaby Jones, Baretta, Booker, B.L. Stryker, Banacek, Blue Murder
C - Columbo, Cannon, Castle, CSI Everywhere, Cagney & Lacey, Closer, Cracker, Campion, Cadfael, Charmed
D - Diagnosis Murder, Dragnet, Dalziel and Pascoe, DCI Banks, Disappeared on ID, Dr. G.:Chief Medical Examiner
E - Ellery Queen, Elementary
F - Frost (Inspector), Foyles War, Father Brown
G - George Gently, Get Smart, Grimm, Ghost Whisperer
H - Hawaii 5-0, Hardy Boys Mysteries, Hart to Hart, Hunter, Hardcastle and McCormick, Have Gun Will Travel, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
I - Inspector Morse, Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Ironside, Inspector Lewis
J - Jake and the Fatman, Julie Lesceut, Jonathon Creek
K - Kojak,
L - Law & Order (all of them), Luther, Lasts Detective, Lost and Found
M - MIss Marple, Magnum PI, Miami Vice, McMillan & Wife, Monk, Mannix, McCloud, Moonlighting, Morse (Inspector), Murder She Wrote, Mike Hammer, Man in a Suitcase, Manhunter, Maigret, Midsumer Murders, Murder Investigation Team, Murder in Suburbia
N - Nero Wolfe, Nancy Drew Mysteries, New Tricks, Nero Wolfe, Nightstalker, Numbers, Nova specials investigating ancient technology such as Roman baths or a large bamboo bridge over a river in China
O - O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
P - Prime Suspect, Picket Fences, Police Squad, Poirot, Peter Gunn, Perry Mason, P-Petrocelli (one of my faves from the 70's), Pie in the Sky
Q - Quincy
R - Remington Steele, Rockford Files, Rebus, Rosemary & Thyme
S - Streets of San Francisco, Starsky & Hutch, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Spenser (For Hire), Simon and Simon, Star Trek, Shocking Family Secrets
T - Twin Peaks, T.J. Hooker, Taggart, Trial and Retribution, Touching Evil
U - Unsolved Mysteries, Untouchables
V -Vegas
W - Wallander, Wycliffe, The Will
X - X Files
Y - Yeti Detective....abominably good!
Z - Zoe Busiek (Wild Card)
A - Avengers, Agatha Christie, Adam Twelve, Amazing Mr. Malone, American Gothic, Alien Nation
B -Barnaby Jones, Baretta, Booker, B.L. Stryker, Banacek, Blue Murder, Bourbon Street Beat, Barney Miller
C - Columbo, Cannon, Castle, CSI Everywhere, Cagney & Lacey, Closer, Cracker, Campion, Cadfael, Charmed, Charlie's Angels, Criminal Minds, Chips, Car 54, Where Are You?, City of Angels, Crime Story, Commish, Client
D - Diagnosis Murder, Dragnet, Dalziel and Pascoe, DCI Banks, Disappeared on ID, Dr. G.:Chief Medical Examiner, Dick Tracy, Defenders
E - Ellery Queen, Elementary, Equalizer, EZ Streets
F - Frost (Inspector), Foyles War, Father Brown, Fugitive
G - George Gently, Get Smart, Grimm, Ghost Whisperer, Get Christie Love!
H - Hawaii 5-0, Hardy Boys Mysteries, Hart to Hart, Hunter, Hardcastle and McCormick, Have Gun Will Travel, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Hawaiian Eye, Honey West, Hill Street Blues, High Incident
I - Inspector Morse, Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Ironside, Inspector Lewis, Inspector Gadget, I Spy
J - Jake and the Fatman, Julie Lesceut, Jonathon Creek
K - Kojak,
L - Law & Order (all of them), Luther, Lasts Detective, Lost and Found
M - MIss Marple, Magnum PI, Miami Vice, McMillan & Wife, Monk, Mannix, McCloud, Moonlighting, Morse (Inspector), Murder She Wrote, Mike Hammer, Man in a Suitcase, Manhunter, Maigret, Midsumer Murders, Murder Investigation Team, Murder in Suburbia, Mod Squad, Martin Kane- Private Eye, Man Against Crime, Matlock, Millennium
N - Nero Wolfe, Nancy Drew Mysteries, New Tricks, Nero Wolfe, Nightstalker, Numbers, Nova specials investigating ancient technology such as Roman baths or a large bamboo bridge over a river in China, Nowhere Man, New York Undercover, Nash Bridges
O - O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
P - Prime Suspect, Picket Fences, Police Squad, Poirot, Peter Gunn, Perry Mason, P-Petrocelli (one of my faves from the 70's), Pie in the Sky, Police Woman, Profiler, Practice
Q - Quincy
R - Remington Steele, Rockford Files, Rebus, Rosemary & Thyme, Randall and Hopkirk, Deceased (UK)... or, My Partner, The Ghost (Americanized version)
S - Streets of San Francisco, Starsky & Hutch, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Spenser (For Hire), Simon and Simon, Star Trek, Shocking Family Secrets, SWAT, 77 Sunset Strip, Surfside Six, Scooby Doo
T - Twin Peaks, T.J. Hooker, Taggart, Trial and Retribution, Touching Evil
U - Unsolved Mysteries, Untouchables
V -Vegas
W - Wallander, Wycliffe, The Will, Wonder Woman, Wiseguy
X - X Files
Y - Yeti Detective....abominably good!
Z - Zoe Busiek (Wild Card)
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