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Post by Fallenbelle on Dec 3, 2014 18:09:03 GMT
I'd settle for anything between 1:30 or 2:00hrs. But they'd really need to work on the mystery for it to last that long, so I think that I'd be happy with a normal length episode, having a shorter episode with a well-done balence of character development and mystery is better then something that is all long and boring. You don't have faith in the writers to pull this off? I want to see this!! I think with two hours, the writers would absolutely have the time they needed to do both justice. |
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Post by randomkiwibirds on Dec 3, 2014 18:37:10 GMT
I'd settle for anything between 1:30 or 2:00hrs. But they'd really need to work on the mystery for it to last that long, so I think that I'd be happy with a normal length episode, having a shorter episode with a well-done balence of character development and mystery is better then something that is all long and boring. You don't have faith in the writers to pull this off? Oh I think they could-it is completely possible, they have done it in the past (one could argue WotWS & OtW are 1:30 episodes) and if they keep that format then sure. As the mystery keeps moving and getting deeper and more complex. It's just when the mystery stagnates or was weak to begin with that I have issues. I do not want to be wishing "OH MY GOSH just SOLVE it ALREADY!" or even worse, fallling asleep during Murdoch Mysteries-the show is to great to have that happen to it. I've just been burnt by hour and a half Midsomer Murder epsiodes or even Lewis epsidoes for that matter- that I've literally been drifting off during. Now given they are completely different from Murdoch Mysteries, but the point is still there. |
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Post by Hodge on Dec 3, 2014 19:16:04 GMT
You don't have faith in the writers to pull this off? Oh I think they could-it is completely possible, they have done it in the past (one could argue WotWS & OtW are 1:30 episodes) and if they keep that format then sure. As the mystery keeps moving and getting deeper and more complex. It's just when the mystery stagnates or was weak to begin with that I have issues. I do not want to be wishing "OH MY GOSH just SOLVE it ALREADY!" or even worse, fallling asleep during Murdoch Mysteries-the show is to great to have that happen to it. I've just been burnt by hour and a half Midsomer Murder epsiodes or even Lewis epsidoes for that matter- that I've literally been drifting off during. Now given they are completely different from Murdoch Mysteries, but the point is still there. I used to watch Midsomer Murders when John Nettles was in it, don't like the new guy. It was ok, watched it for years as a light murder mystery. Never got into Lewis though I have seen a couple recently. They just aren't in the same league as MM and I have complete faith that they could pull it off. SotWS and OtW proves they can pull off two parters and all a two hour movie would be is a two parter stuck together. It would give them time to build the mystery and explore relationships a little more. I have to admit if the cast was willing to do it I'd even go for the odd TV movie once the show was over. |
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Post by bookworm1225 on Nov 22, 2022 1:20:25 GMT
We all know, of course, that MM has dropped in quite a few homages to various films or film genres--some obvious, some more subtle. (I always grin at this exchange from 'Kung Fu Crabtree:' Brackenreid: Forget it, Crabtree, it's-- Crabtree: It's what? Brackenreid: It's just the way it is.) So what film or film genre haven't they done that you'd like to see? Me, I'd like to see a take-off on the noir film 'D.O.A.' I haven't actually seen the film yet (I really need to check to see if Netflix has it), but I find the basic concept intriguing. Man goes out on the town while attending a convention. Next day, he feels ill, and doctors discover he's been poisoned (in this case, by a "luminous toxin"). No antidote, and he has only a few days to live, so he spends his remaining time working to find out who killed him, and why. I have this image of a short sequence. Person walks into Station House 4, and tells Detective Murdoch, "I want to report a murder." Murdoch asks, "Who's the victim?" Person replies, "I am." Cue Murdoch Eyebrows of Surprise, and cut to commercials. *grin* Dang. Almost 8 years to the day, and they're doing it - a noir episode that draws heavily on 'D.O.A.' *blows on fingernails, and polishes them against her shirt* |
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