A show cancellation coincides with a network executive's murder.A show cancellation coincides with a network executive's murder.A show cancellation coincides with a network executive's murder.
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Ann Morgan Guilbert
- Harriet De Vol
- (as Ann Guilbert)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis episode's lead actor, "Bert Rodgers", is making fun of actor Fred Dryer, who was notoriously difficult on the set of Hunter (1984), on which this episode's "Beat Cop" is loosely based.
- GoofsJessica says, "Will we ever hear from Margaret Mary again?" when the character she is referring to is named Mary Margaret.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Mary Margaret 'Maggie' McCauley: Two years I've been waiting for this day and nothing, I mean nothing, is gonna spoil it.
Bert Rodgers: [off screen] Maggie!
[entering]
Bert Rodgers: I just finished reading this new script. What the hell are you trying to do? Ruin my career, huh? Who writes this drivel, anyway?
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
Featured review
Murder, Maggie Wrote
Have always been quite fond of 'Murder She Wrote'. It is a fun and relaxing watch that makes you think as you try to unwind in the evening. If one wants more complex, twisty mysteries with lots of tension and suspense 'Murder She Wrote' may not be for you, but if you want something light-hearted and entertaining but still provide good mysteries 'Murder She Wrote' fits the bill just fine.
Of the 'Murder She Wrote' bookend episodes, "Murder According to Maggie" is one of the best by quite some way and to me it is definitely the best of the bookends up to this point of 'Murder She Wrote'. It's not one of the best episodes overall, but for an episode both without Jessica investigating and not set in Cabot Cove "Murder According to Maggie" is pretty darn good. Maybe the mystery aspects could have kicked in slightly earlier but the only real fault agreed is the sloppy and needlessly repetitive business with the pencil.
The cast elevate "Murder According to Maggie" to a greater level. Diane Canova is a charming lead and ensures that attention never wanes, Maggie by quite some way is one of the more compelling lead characters of the bookends that isn't a recurring character (perhaps overall too). Leann Hunley and Talia Balsam are strong value and Tim Thomerson enjoys himself. "Murder According to Maggie" doesn't suffer, like some bookends do, from having too many characters or ones that are uninteresting, these characters add a lot to the light-hearted tone, fit the series-within-a-series well and make it interesting and drive the mystery along well.
Mystery-wise, "Murder According to Maggie" is mostly well-paced (though the beginning could have had a little more kick) and is clever and engaging with a suitably surprising ending. Perhaps though a little more standard than one would expect for something revolving around a former pupil of Jessica's considered by Jessica to be her brightest. It does tread familiar territory with the series-within-a-series/conflicts behind the scenes of a TV show but this didn't matter due to it still being interesting and worth investing your time in. Unlike some of the other bookends, especially from this season, "Murder According to Maggie" works very well as a standalone, has the light-hearted and amiable 'Murder She Wrote' spirit (so even without Jessica it feels like 'Murder She Wrote') and doesn't feel too much like a failed pilot episode.
Production values as ever are slick and stylish. The music has energy and has presence but also not making the mistake of over-scoring, while it is hard to forget or resist the theme tune. The writing is suitably light-hearted, amiable and intriguing.
All in all, for a bookend episode this is very good. 8/10 Bethany Cox
Of the 'Murder She Wrote' bookend episodes, "Murder According to Maggie" is one of the best by quite some way and to me it is definitely the best of the bookends up to this point of 'Murder She Wrote'. It's not one of the best episodes overall, but for an episode both without Jessica investigating and not set in Cabot Cove "Murder According to Maggie" is pretty darn good. Maybe the mystery aspects could have kicked in slightly earlier but the only real fault agreed is the sloppy and needlessly repetitive business with the pencil.
The cast elevate "Murder According to Maggie" to a greater level. Diane Canova is a charming lead and ensures that attention never wanes, Maggie by quite some way is one of the more compelling lead characters of the bookends that isn't a recurring character (perhaps overall too). Leann Hunley and Talia Balsam are strong value and Tim Thomerson enjoys himself. "Murder According to Maggie" doesn't suffer, like some bookends do, from having too many characters or ones that are uninteresting, these characters add a lot to the light-hearted tone, fit the series-within-a-series well and make it interesting and drive the mystery along well.
Mystery-wise, "Murder According to Maggie" is mostly well-paced (though the beginning could have had a little more kick) and is clever and engaging with a suitably surprising ending. Perhaps though a little more standard than one would expect for something revolving around a former pupil of Jessica's considered by Jessica to be her brightest. It does tread familiar territory with the series-within-a-series/conflicts behind the scenes of a TV show but this didn't matter due to it still being interesting and worth investing your time in. Unlike some of the other bookends, especially from this season, "Murder According to Maggie" works very well as a standalone, has the light-hearted and amiable 'Murder She Wrote' spirit (so even without Jessica it feels like 'Murder She Wrote') and doesn't feel too much like a failed pilot episode.
Production values as ever are slick and stylish. The music has energy and has presence but also not making the mistake of over-scoring, while it is hard to forget or resist the theme tune. The writing is suitably light-hearted, amiable and intriguing.
All in all, for a bookend episode this is very good. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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